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enchantment January 1, 2017 • Vol. 69, No. 01 USPS 175-880 • ISSN 0046-1946 Circulation 123,833

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 $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. 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 Tim Morrow, Secretary-Treasurer, Springer Electric Cooperative, Springer

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Duane Frost, 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 Cristobal Duran, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Taos Robert Caudle, Lea County Electric Cooperative, Lovington Robert Quintana, Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Mora Tomas G. Rivas, Northern Río Arriba Electric Cooperative, Chama Preston Stone, Otero County Electric Cooperative, Cloudcroft Jerry W. Partin, Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative, Portales Leroy Anaya, Socorro Electric Cooperative, Socorro Gary Rinker, 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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NATIONAL DIRECTOR David Spradlin, Springer Electric Cooperative, Springer

A world-class exhibit of a mineralogical collection.

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2017 Energy Efficiency Calendar Twelve monthly energy efficiency tips.

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Promising Technology to Survive Ice Storms

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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 Quintana, Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Mora Leroy Anaya, Socorro Electric Cooperative, Socorro

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Keven J. Groenewold, Executive Vice President, kgroenewold@nmelectric.coop Susan M. Espinoza, Editor, sespinoza@nmelectric.coop Tom Condit, Assistant Editor, tcondit@nmelectric.coop DISPLAY ADVERTISING Rates available upon request. Cooperative members and New Mexico advertisers, call Susan M. Espinoza at 505-982-4671 or email at sespinoza@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 ©2017, New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. Reproduction prohibited without written permission of the publisher.

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Co-op Newswire Electric Co-op Crews Attend Transformer School Electric co-op crew members attended an educational, training transformer school in Moriarty in December at the Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative.

Sunny Summer Solar Days Kit Carson Electric Co-op wants to serve its customers on sunny summer days with locally generated solar power by 2022. Kit Carson Electric CEO Luis Reyes announced the goal during a presentation and unveiling of a “solar plan” November 29. To hit that target, Reyes

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From across the state, over 25 electric co-op staff members participated in the transformer school. The purpose of the school is to receive educational training, and perform hands-on training so crew members may enhance their work skills to keep the power on, for you. The school is coordinated by the New Mexico Rural Electric Self-lnsurer’s Fund (NMRESIF), the NMRESIF Safety Committee and the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives Loss Control Division. said the co-op wants outside investors to build dozens of small solar arrays—about 1 megawatt each—across its service territory, and use those arrays to generate electricity to go directly to the co-op’s grid. By adding solar power in small increments, Reyes hopes to add substantial amounts of renewable energy without requiring major upgrades to existing infrastructure. “That size fits right onto our system,” Reyes said, explain-

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ing existing substations and transmission lines simply can’t handle larger facilities. The co-op currently has access to about 5 megawatts of locally generated solar energy. Under its solar plan, Reyes said the co-op wants 35 megawatts of solar generation capacity in six years, which would be enough power to serve all consumers when the sun is shining on summer days—the time of year when power demand from the co-op is at its lowest.

The Legislative Almanac Contains: • Photos • Email Addresses • Biographies • Committee and Seating Assignments • Office Room and Phone Numbers • Guide to Electric Co-ops To Get Your FREE Legislative Almanac: • Send a $1.36 stamped, self-addressed, 9”x12” envelope to: NMRECA, 614 Don Gaspar Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87505 • Download a pdf from www.nmelectric.coop • Download the NMRECA Legislative Almanac app from the App Store or Google Play • Available around Mid-January A Service Provided By: The New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association and your local electric cooperative.

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New Year, New Faces at the Legislature

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We welcome the new citizen legislators to their task and wish them the best of luck. It’s time to make new friends and introduce them to rural New Mexico.

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hen the first session of the 53rd Legislature breaks from the gate at noon on January 17th we will again see plenty of new faces in the two chambers. Six new members of the Senate and 13 new House members convene for a long session—60 days. They will roll up their sleeves and tackle many of the traditional challenges we see every year. After two years of control by Republicans in the House of Representatives, control in the 53rd Legislature will revert back to Democrats by a 38-32 majority. On the Senate side, Democrat control has gotten even stronger going from a 24-18 majority to a 26-16 advantage. Some of the new players are replacing legislators who retired or decided to run for a different office. But many come to their new position after hard-fought election battles—some against longtime incumbent legislators. But this level of turnover is not new to the New Mexico Legislature. Twenty-five out of 42 Senators were not in the Senate in 2008, and in the House that number is 52 out of 70. When the opening gavel sounds at noon on January 17th, we will see a very different legislature. There will be a new Speaker of the

House and a new Majority Floor Leader in the Senate. Other leadership positions will also have new faces. But many of the issues will remain the same. There are different priorities between the Martinez Administration and the Legislature. A budget deficit needs to be solved and many other critical needs tackled. The challenges facing this new legislature are far from trivial. Jobs, economic development, education, energy, environment, and water top a long list in which money runs out long before the discussion is over. It will take the best efforts of the Administration and all members of the Legislature to craft solutions to New Mexico’s challenges. A few more New Mexicans voted in the recent election. According to the Secretary of State’s office, about 804,000 voters cast a ballot as compared to about 786,000 voters in the last presidential election year. However, the percent of registered voters casting ballots dropped by a percentage point from 63 percent to 62 percent. The 2000 and 2004 elections also drew about the same number of voters. It’s easy to criticize the third of eligible voters who didn’t bother to exercise their right to vote.

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However, we should also applaud the two-thirds who did choose to participate in the democratic process. For the rural electric cooperatives, we will keep our eyes on the issues that affect our business. We will watch out for energy legislation and other bills that can impact how we provide reliable and affordable power to our rural consumers. With all the new blood, there are some institutional memories that will be hard to replace. But rest assured—someone always steps up. The voters will be watching to decide if their elected representatives are doing what they were sent to Santa Fe to do. Along the way, we will lament the loss of old friends and look forward to making new friends. New Mexico has a long history of people who meet the challenges of our dry and remote home. We have a new set of citizen legislators, willing to give their time to the state. We welcome them to their task and wish them the best of luck. It’s time to make new friends and introduce them to rural New Mexico.

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Hale to the stars BY ALAN HALE

he new year of 2017 begins with Venus dominating our evening sky, shining brilliantly in the west after dusk and not setting until almost four hours after sunset. It maintains this position of prominence throughout January and February before sinking rapidly towards the western horizon during March. Somewhat above Venus is the Red Planet, Mars, which continues to fade as Earth continues pulling ahead of our neighboring world. Mars sets around 9:30 p.m. and continues doing so through April, although sunsets gradually become later, Mars’ altitude above the horizon accordingly shrinks. Meanwhile, the distant planet Neptune is visible very close to Mars on New Year’s Eve, and then is visible close to Venus 10 nights later. The giant planet, Jupiter, rises around midnight during January, and is highest above the southern horizon shortly before the onset of dawn. Meanwhile, over in the morning sky, both Mercury and Saturn can be seen in the dawn during the first half of January. Mercury gradually sinks into twilight by about the third week of the month, while Saturn continues climbing higher into the pre-dawn sky. This will be a rather momen-

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Saturn and its rings, as imaged by the Cassini spacecraft while in Saturn’s shadow on October 17, 2012. NASA photograph.

tous year for Saturn: the Cassini spacecraft, which has been orbiting around the ringed planet since mid-2004, has just been placed into a penultimate configuration of close flyby orbits, in preparation for its final plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere this coming September. One of the strongest “annual” meteor showers, but also one of the least-observed major showers, is the Quadrantid shower that peaks in early January. The shower is usually of very short duration, and this, together with the vagaries of the weather this time of year, generally conspire to make it quite difficult to observe. This year the Quadrantids, named after the no-longerrecognized constellation of Quadrans Muralis (the Mural Quadrant) located to the southeast of the Big Dipper’s handle, are scheduled to peak shortly after the onset of dawn on Tuesday morning, January 3. Thus, weather permitting, offer a reasonable chance for a good display, as many as 100 or more meteors per hour.

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January 13 • Crownpoint Navajo Rug Auction Crownpoint Elementary School 505-786-2130

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January 13-15 • Red River Winter Carnival Red River Ski Area 575-754-2223

January 28 • Eagle Nest Lake Fishing Tournament Eagle Nest Lake 575-377-2420

January 14 • Angel Fire Telluride Mountainfilm on Tour Angel Fire Community Center 575-377-1544

January 28 • Socorro Beauty and the Beast NM Tech Performing Arts 575-835-5688

January 14 • Chama Chama Winter Fiesta Village of Chama 575-756-2294

January 29 • Alto Pavlo, Mediterranean Music Spencer Theater 575-336-4800

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here’s nothing like walking into a warm kitchen on a freezing cold January day when something good is cooking for dinner. The aroma of a meatloaf baking in the oven, for example, will make you feel so glad to be home. Winter is the time when our bodies crave the substantial dishes that provide fuel for outdoors work and play. I love to collect recipes, particularly old family recipes, so when my high school friend Pam Valone Hovick’s husband Denny, who hails from Everett, Washington, served me his mother’s meat loaf “muffins” while I was a guest in their Denver home recently, I requested, and received, an unusual recipe called Rice Krispies Meatloaf Muffins, a family favorite of theirs. Its sweetness is reminiscent of barbecue, and the mustard flavor counterbalances the sweetness of the brown sugar. As I work part-time as a tour guide for Road Scholar (formerly known as Elder Hostel), I have the opportunity to meet people from all over the country traveling to New Mexico. At Balloon Fiesta, I met Sheila and Ron Szudejko from Cleveland, Ohio. Ron is an accomplished Polish chef who loves to prepare his grandmother’s recipes from the 1950s for his whole family. He shared with me his recipe for homemade kielbasa, which is much easier to prepare than you might think. “There’s no such thing as too much garlic,” is his philosophy.

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BY PATRICK KEEGAN AND AMY WHEELESS

Remodeling the Heart of Your Home Tips for an efficient kitchen remodel

ear Pat: We are planning to remodel our kitchen. We hope to incorporate energy efficient features that will help reduce our energy costs. What are things we can do to make sure our kitchen is as energy efficient as it can be? —Carlos Dear Carlos: Undertaking a remodeling project in any part of your home gives you the chance to make a space work better for your needs—including reducing your energy use. For many households, the kitchen is the heart of the home—meaning it is used the most—so incorporating energy efficiency measures here can have a real impact on your energy bills. Before starting a remodel, consider having a home energy audit completed by a certified professional. This energy assessment can help you identify major efficiency issues in your kitchen that you can address as you remodel. The audit can also identify other large efficiency investments your home may need that could make sense to invest in at the same time. For example, upgrading your heating and cooling system and ductwork during the same time as your kitchen remodel could be more cost-efficient than completing two separate projects. Following are additional tips and

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thoughts to consider while you go through your kitchen remodel: Kitchen layout and design During a remodel, homeowners often want to expand the kitchen. However, bigger isn’t always better—and enlarging the footprint of your kitchen will likely mean higher heating and cooling bills. Consider whether a more efficient layout in your kitchen could prevent a need for expansion. The design phase of your project is also when you will decide on placement of your major appliances and kitchen features. There may be opportunities to shorten plumbing runs to make hot water delivery to your sink and dishwasher more efficient and to add plumbing insulation to reduce heat loss. Also, think about heat sources in your kitchen and how they will affect your refrigerator—placing your refrigerator in a very sunny spot or next to your oven will make this appliance work harder and use more energy. Appliances If you are replacing any kitchen appliances, look for Energy Star-certified refrigerators, dishwashers and freezers to help save energy. In particular, refrigerators that are ENERGY STAR-certified

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Natural lighting, combined with overhead and task lighting, can make a kitchen functional and energy efficient. Photo Credit: Flickr user angryfrench.

will use about 10 percent less energy than standard models—and up to 40 percent less energy than a refrigerator from 2001. Once it is replaced, rather than moving your old refrigerator into the garage where it could use even more energy, ask your electric co-op how you can recycle it. They may even offer a program that hauls away your older appliance. Lighting Many remodeled kitchens incorporate lots of windows to ensure a bright, naturally-lit kitchen. Using natural light can make your kitchen feel more open and reduce reliance on overhead lights, but beware of overheating the room in the summer. Consider your home’s climate and orientation and how to use natural light strategically. In addition to overall lighting, a kitchen needs bright task lighting. Installing individual task lights on separate switches can help minimize the energy you use for lighting. Throughout your kitchen, install Energy Star light fixtures and bulbs, which are certified for energy savings, high quality and performance.

Kitchen ventilation Increasingly, homeowners are installing professional-looking hoods above stoves in their remodeled kitchens. Be sure to pick a highefficiency model sized for your needs and install it so that it vents directly to the outside. Remember that running a hood exhaust fan more frequently than needed can make your heating and cooling system work harder, as conditioned air is pulled outside. Overall comfort The kitchen is often a family’s gathering place, so installing zonal heat in this space could make sense—you could turn up the thermostat for the kitchen without warming the entire home. Other ways to ensure the kitchen is a comfortable room for your family are to address any building envelope issues noted in your energy audit: for example, increase wall and attic insulation, address duct and air sealing needs, invest in efficient windows and install window coverings that help block hot summer sun and blustery winter wind.

Promising Technology to Survive Ice Storms By Brian Sloboda

alk into any sporting goods or camping store and you will be faced with several types of water repellents that can be applied to boots, tents and other types of gear to keep it dry. What if you could apply a similar substance to power lines that would prevent them from accumulating ice and falling down? This technology could be here sooner than you think. Traditionally, chemists have referred to water repelling molecules as “hydrophobic.” A new generation of materials that repel water especially well has been dubbed “superhydrophobic.” Three different research groups in North America are investigating the development of superhydrophobic materials, and their work holds great promise for utilities that lose millions of dollars in damages caused by ice or (in coastal areas) seawater. The potential applications for this new material are numerous. Primary beneficial applications are to power lines, insulators and equipment, including hightension power lines and pylons. Other applications may include conductors and exposed electrical equipment at substations. The coating could also be applied to other power grid surfaces and structures where continued on page 15

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The new 85,000-square-foot Charles and Jessie Headen Center on the campus of New Mexico Tech in Socorro. Museum Director Dr. Virgil Lueth (t) and Museum Curator Kelsey McNamara (b). All photos in story by Ellen Rippel.

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ROCK solid home BY ELLEN RIPPEL

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rom the first moment visitors walk into the bright, sunlit, three-story atrium of New Mexico Tech’s Headen Center in Socorro, they are encouraged to share in the New Mexico geological experience. Signs saying “Feel free to touch—but please be gentle” are found on massive mineral specimens, inviting a hands-on experience for young and old alike. The building’s most popular attraction, the Mineral Museum, welcomes over 15,000 visitors annually. The exhibition hall houses a large collection of minerals, gemstones and fossils—not only from New Mexico but from around the world. A walk through the display area fills visitors with awe at the impressive exhibits. Tales of old mines and the history of the museum almost whisper from every stone. The mineralogical collection tops 15,000 specimens, and at any given time about 5,000 are on display—with twice as many pieces from New Mexico as there were in the former location. The mineral collection originated in 1889 to assist engineers and scientists (at what was first called the New Mexico School of Mines) to better understand the minerals of the state and

local mines. In 1928, a fire tragically destroyed the wooden building housing the museum, and the world-renowned mineral collection was lost in the rubble. By 1938, the school re-established the museum, and during the next 77 years various locations on the New Mexico Tech campus housed the collection. Meanwhile, the various divisions of the Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources were scattered across the Socorro campus of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology— also known as New Mexico Tech. In 2015, for the first time in the Bureau’s history, all components were finally combined under one roof. The magnificent new 85,000-square-foot center, named for benefactors Charles and Jessie Headen, includes faculty and employee offices, classrooms, conference rooms, laboratories, the publications office, and the bookstore. Dr. Virgil Lueth, Senior Mineralogist/ Economic Geologist and Museum Director, was in charge of the museum’s 2015 move. He credits the ease and satisfaction of this most-recent move to the exhibits finally being displayed in a professionally-designed building. “The moving in was relatively easy because the design facilitated

that. We had a lot more space so we started creating displays that we never had before.” The Mineral Museum’s mission is “to procure, display, and curate geological, mineralogical, and paleontological materials, primarily from the State of New Mexico, for the purposes of research, education, posterity, and enjoyment for the citizens of the state.” Museum Curator Kelsey McNamara varies her duties throughout the workweek to assure that mission is fulfilled. “My favorite part of the job is that it’s different every day. Some days I’m cataloging or working in the collections. Or I’m down in the x-ray lab trying

ogy workshop for K-12 educators. Welch is also the managing editor of Lite Geology, with current and back issues of the publication on the Bureau’s website. As part of its mission, the museum also conducts a three-day New Mexico Mineral Symposium each November at a nominal fee, providing “a forum for both professionals and amateurs interested in mineralogy.” Activities include field trips, presentation of papers and social gatherings. A variety of speakers share their lively and fascinating mineralogical experiences from around the United States and the world.

you can come and learn about the history of New Mexico. There’s something for everyone. It’s a world-class exhibit.” Ellen Rippel is a member of Socorro Electric Cooperative, and writer and author of Outlaws & Outcasts: The Lost Cemetery of Las Vegas, New Mexico. Colorful mineral specimens of all shapes and sizes adorn the shelves in the Charles and Jessie Headen Center on the campus of New Mexico Tech in Socorro. Photo below, a large “touch me” calcite specimen on a table overlooking the Headen Center atrium. The "M" Mountain reflects in the window above the door.

“Minerals are the building blocks of rocks.” Mineral Museum Curator Kelsey McNamara. to identify minerals for clients. Some days we have outreach groups come in and students do scavenger hunts and learn about minerals.” Over 2,000 K-12 New Mexico students annually receive services through the museum and outreach component of the Bureau, with educational programs specifically designed for various ages and grade levels. Teachers and students are invited to contact Susie Welch, Manager of the Geologic Extension Service. “If teachers schedule in advance and bring a small group of 25 or less, we can set up hands-on demonstrations for fossils and also for minerals and the products that are made from those minerals,” Welch says. The Educational Outreach office conducts Rockin’ Around New Mexico, a summer geol-

The Mineral Museum offers a wide selection of samples for sale ranging from fifty cents to over a thousand dollars. Young children delight in being able to purchase their very own minerals, perhaps igniting a spark of interest that will grow into a life-long passion for rock collecting. The bookstore has books, maps, puzzles, jewelry, plush toys, novelty tees, and note cards. Dr. Nelia Dunbar, appointed in 2016, is the first woman to serve as State Geologist and Director of the New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources in its 90-year history. She reveals both pride and enthusiasm when she speaks about the museum. “They don’t just have minerals, they have artifacts. They have history. So if you’re not really a rock and mineral person,

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Book Chat BY PHAEDRA GREENWOOD

THE TRUE SECRET OF WRITING: CONNECTING LIFE WITH LANGUAGE

MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS: DRAWING A SOUTHWEST AQUATIC HABITATS: COSMOPOLITAN LINE ON THE TRAIL OF FISH IN A DESERT

By Natalie Goldberg 2013, 236 pages, $16, www.simonandschuster.com

Edited by Carolyn Kastner 2014, 200 pages, $55 University of Texas Press 800-252-3206, www.utpress.utexas.edu

Our Natalie, of Santa Fe, has inspired two generations of devoted poets and writers. This is an empowering distillation of years of teaching experience and writing exercises interwoven with Goldberg’s spiritual practice—an Eastern Zen approach. The essence of the “true secret” is that the writer shows up to write. That writing isn’t always at the bottom of the list. Silence—the source of words— offers wisdom. She recommends we take on the struggle so something good may arise. “Keep it raw and alive.” Stir in a cup of kissing and love. Let go of your will and allow something universal or dark to emerge. She calls forth Hemingway, Wang Wei, an eighth-century Chinese poet, and quotes from the memoir of a dying friend. Literature is the most important thing, she insists. Five Sumptuous Stars! Buy it. Read it. Sit down and write!

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Covarrubias, famous for his gouache and ink-drawn character studies, was also an accomplished painter, set designer and book illustrator. When he developed an interest in anthropology and archeology he expanded his skills to become a museum curator, art historian, cartographer, ethnographer, and documentary filmmaker. He promoted the indigenous art of the Americas and also directed programs in museum studies, dance and the excavation of cultural sites in Mexico. His transcultural travels alternated between ancient cultures and modern cities where he exchanged artistic views with some of the greatest modernists of the 20th century such as Georgia O’Keeffe. The exhibition catalogue from the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe includes some stunning photos of O’Keeffe sitting on the roof. Gelatin silver prints show Covarrubias posed with Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Covarrubias’ vision of art across the ages has nurtured the richness of modern art. Five stars!

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By Daniel Shaw 2013, 99 pages, $34.95 University of New Mexico Press 800-249-7737, www.unmpress.com Praise for this outstanding instructional book from Barbara Guth World’s of Wonder: Science Series for Young Readers. Shaw, who teaches science at Bosque School in Albuquerque, adds human interest to ecology by featuring young students who learn to collect scientific data on the health of our precious watersheds. Reading level is for young and/or seasoned adults. Shaw swims in and out of history with various vignettes: irrigation techniques developed by Native American pueblos along the Rio Grande; friendship along an international borderline; a deep-sea oil well explosion near the Louisiana Coast; the interaction between deserts and oceans; the danger of extinction because humans have taken so much water out of the ecosystem. Students learn how to test water for turbidity, to identify macroinvertebrates, how to see fish at the bottom of a creek. “One drop of water links us all.” Five stars!

QUILLS By Lloyd Tireman 2016/1945, 44 pages, $12.95 University of New Mexico Press 800-249-7737; www.unmpress.com This is another engaging children’s story in the Mesaland Series, first published from 1943 to 1949. Children are introduced to a secretive mammal they are likely to see only in a zoo. Nevertheless, they may believe in porcupines because the family dog trots home with a snoot full of quills that have to be removed by an expert. When Quills feels threatened he squats down, tucks his nose between his front paws and raises all his quills like a pin cushion. Many animals learn not to touch him. He likes to climb into the tops of trees and eat the tender branches. This often kills the trees. “I came to the tree/ cold and weary/I left the tree/warm and cheery,” a bird sang to Quills. Porcupines don’t have many friends, so this little bird was welcome. A good nature read for children.

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An Electrifying Story By Paul Wesslund

hat if Thomas Edison was a bad guy? An evil genius? A man so desperate to protect his inventions that he would bribe the police and even electrocute dogs to show his electric systems were better than his competitors? You’d have what writers like me have always been searching for—a dramatic, can’t-put-itdown story about electricity. Graham Moore’s new novel “The Last Days of Night” tells the based-on-fact story of the ultra-high stakes battle between Edison and George Westinghouse over nothing less than what kind of electricity would power the United States. As with any good novel, it’s also about more than just the basic plot—it’s about invention and the creative process. It’s about the business, scheming, teamwork, and luck that can make the difference between a genius who lives his life undiscovered and unknown, and one who enjoys wealth and fame.

Oscar-winning author The storytelling moves briskly through courtroom drama, corporate intrigue, romance, greed, and political corruption. It’s a history lesson, with a cast of famous characters, including the Wall Street baron J.P. Morgan, Alexander Graham Bell and eccentric inventor Nikola Tesla. The book includes an author’s note at the end to help separate fact from fiction. If it was a movie (and a movie is in the planning stages) it would be rated PG—a graphic description of the use of the electric chair plays a role, though the account was taken from actual newspaper reports of the day. Moore is most popularly known as the Oscarwinning screenwriter for the 2014 movie “The Imitation Game” about WWII codebreakers. “The Last Days of Night” tells its story through the character of Paul Cravath, the smart but inexperienced attorney Westinghouse hired to fight the scores of lawsuits Edison had filed against him. In the late 1800s, Edison was turning his invention of the light bulb into a network for electrifying the country, starting in New York City. The Westinghouse company had invented what it felt was a better light bulb, but the lawsuits claimed it was just a copy of Edison’s.

The much bigger issue came with how the electricity would be delivered to those light bulbs. Edison’s system used direct current (DC), which is what comes out of any battery you have in your home. Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla had developed alternating current (AC), so named because it actually changes direction about 60 times a second, as a more efficient way to deliver electricity over long distances. Alternating current won— AC is the kind of electricity found in your home today.

ice accumulation due to normal or supercooled water contact with subfreezing surfaces occurs. The invention could even prove beneficial for renewable energy applications, such as wind turbines and solar panels. Every winter, ice and freezing rain cause power lines to snap and equipment to short out. In coastal areas, sea spray coats distribution and transmission equipment with corrosive salt. These harsh conditions cost electric utilities—and consequently, consumers—millions

Fear of electricity A feature of the fight was a media relations war over whether AC or DC was more dangerous. In those early days of electricity, it created both fear and amazement since few people understood the phenomenon. In the 1930s, 40 years after the events in this book, electricity started coming to rural parts of our country. And some of those same fears came with it. One story told of a man who wanted to make sure a bulb stayed screwed into the overhead socket so the electricity wouldn’t flow out and electrocute everyone in the room. In the book, Moore covers the complexities of generating and delivering electricity—but he does so with a sense of excitement. The great gift to Moore was that his unlikely and compelling character, attorney Paul Cravath, was a real person. And he had a real romance with a real celebrity, who happened to have her own creative genius, backed by a cleverness for self-promotion and a willingness to cut ethical corners. The story ends on an intelligently positive note, making the point that invention and creation require a cast of talents. The book concludes with a tribute to all of the characters: “Only together could they have birthed the system that was now the bone and sinew of these United States. No one man could have done it. In order to produce such a wonder… the world required… Visionaries like Tesla. Craftsmen like Westinghouse. Salesmen like Edison.” Paul Wesslund writes on cooperative issues for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

of dollars every year in equipment damage. A superhydrophobic coating could prevent these problems and improve service reliability. Through the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), electric cooperatives have funded the testing of a superhydrophobic coating in cooperation with the National Electric Energy Testing, Research & Applications Center (NEETRAC) at Georgia Tech. NRECA and electric co-ops are actively involved in other trials to further the development of these materials. The materials need further testing and additional field trials, but one can only imagine the savings superhydrophobic materials will offer in preventing ice storm and seawater damage to utility equipment. Brian Sloboda is a program manager specializing in energy efficiency for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

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Vecinos BY SHARON NIEDERMAN

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hen Keith and Jeannette Barras purchased the Hotel Eklund in Clayton in 2011, they got more than the historic saloon, mahogany paneled dining room, 26 restored rooms, and legends (like the story of the cowboy who rode his horse into the lobby sometime during the 1930s). In the kitchen of the 1892 hotel built by Swedish immigrant Carl Eklund, waited a loyal and formidable soul who knew every quirk and corner and who had worked three decades for a half-dozen different owners. Rosaria Rico is the Eklund’s living legacy. She has served the landmark hotel in the far corner of northeastern New Mexico since 1983 when she started out by washing dishes. A schoolteacher from Zacatecas, Mexico, who moved with her family to Clayton then stayed home to raise her young daughter, Rico one day found herself answering a help wanted ad at the Eklund. Without any formal training or inclination toward cooking, she learned by doing. “I started with the easy stuff,” she says, “nachos, enchiladas,” helping out however she could, gradually becoming more adept at the culinary arts.

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As “La Cocinera,” Rico’s talents and dedication expanded her role to that of supervisor of the preparation of the hotel’s original recipes, the red and green chile the Eklund is famous for, spicy posole and hearty green chile stew, as well as the entire menu of steaks, hamburgers, chicken fried steak, and pancakes sought out by locals as well as travelers who find their way to the Eklund from all over the world. “Our menu is in many ways her menu,” says Jeannette who is a Clayton native. The two women enjoy a close collaboration in the kitchen, selecting recipes, rising to challenges, and working together to ensure customers are satisfied, whether it’s a slow night or a Thanksgiving meal for 80 guests. “With the consistency of her cooking, she’s the standard bearer for our food,” says Keith. “Of course, she is well known to the community, and people often ask for her.” On one of the saloon’s walls are photographs of the outlaw Black Jack Ketchum, who was hanged in front of the hotel in 1901. A passing train whistles by on the tracks a quarter mile away, the soundtrack of a bygone era. Surely cattle barons sipped champagne in this Victorian dining room; cowboys who drove wagons at the Bell Ranch still stop in and share stories, and sometimes it seems like the entire history of the West is contained within the stone walls. Meanwhile, back in the kitchen, dinner preparations are underway. At home in her domain, preparing for her shift, Rosaria Rico has a job to do. And she doesn’t show the slightest interest in retiring. “I’ve been here 31 years,” she says, “and maybe I’ll be here for 100.”

What Makes a Utility Great By Justin LaBerge

or most folks, January is a time when we consider all the possibilities that lie before us in the next 12 months. A fresh calendar means a fresh start, and we can’t help but wonder how we can make the most of it. Perhaps we’ll shed a few pounds. Or go back to school. Or finally write that book. New Mexico’s electric cooperatives have been doing the same thing on a much larger scale. The energy industry is going through a period of unprecedented change. New technologies and changing consumer expectations are prompting electric cooperatives and other utilities to ask big questions about the future. How will we generate the electricity we need to power our lives, what services will energy consumers want, and how do we pay for these things in a manner that is fiscally responsible and fair to all co-op members?

To answer these questions, we need to ask one more question: What makes a utility great? In the co-op family, the answer to that question is simple. The greatness of a cooperative rests in its membership. If members are what make co-ops great, then it stands to reason that members should be at the heart of any plan for the future of our industry. And they are. As part of a nationwide effort to develop new ideas for operating the utility of the future, America’s electric cooperatives are promoting a model called the “consumer-centric utility.” A consumer-centric utility is one that offers safe, affordable and reliable power while helping members use and understand the energy technologies, products and services they desire. It takes an open-minded approach to resource development, offers a broad range of energy services to meet consumer expectations, innovates in ways that benefit all consumers, and uses its size and expertise to bring that innovation to consumers at lower costs and with fewer risks. If that sounds familiar, it’s because electric cooperatives already do many of these things. But as renewables, energy storage, home automation, and other energy technologies move from the pages of science fiction novels into our homes and businesses,

Members at the 2016 Farmers' Electric Cooperative annual meeting in House.

electric cooperatives are eager to help members make the most of these innovations. In some ways, you could say that technology is finally catching up to the cooperative way of doing business. It’s an approach that’s served our members well for 80 years, and it’s one we believe holds great promise for supporting energy innovation in a way that is safe, reliable, affordable and fair to all consumers. Because you—the members of the co-op—are who make New Mexico’s electric cooperatives great. Justin LaBerge writes on consumer and cooperative affairs for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

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Backyard Trails BY CRAIG SPRINGER There’s a Great Beauty in the Jemez Mountains It’s the greatest paradox that something so powerfully destructive could create a place so strikingly beautiful. The Valles Caldera National Preserve located between Los Alamos and Jemez Springs sits atop a super volcano, with the nature of its origin all around for the inquiring eye to see. Massive amounts of pumice, the ashy-colored flaky rock, abounds throughout the Jemez Mountains. It’s surprisingly light to hold. The “tent rock” structures prevalent throughout the Jemez Mountains are visual relicts of incessant wind and water erosion thousands of years in the making. Capped with a hard surface, the loose material beneath it washes away over time leaving tent-shaped cones of rock and earth. Several hot springs in the region are stoked by fires in the basement of planet earth. Geologists say the last explosions of this massive volcano so central to the Jemez Mountains ejected ash and debris that landed as far away as present-day Tennessee. What is left behind today is the soft immensity of large valleys of grasses rimmed in by rugged mountains studded with spruce, fir and ponderosa pine trees. Valle Grande is perhaps the preserve’s most visible feature. It’s all very pleasing to the eye. But there’s more to it than the big valley. The preserve is nearly square, reflecting our unique New Mexican heritage. Its present shape is derived from a land grant that sends it tendrils of history back to 1821. The artificial straight lines of the preserve’s boundary intersects with steep shapely contours of mountainsides that make art on a topographic map. The curvy meanders of 40 miles of meadow streams

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were once occupied by our state fish, the Rio Grande cutthroat trout. Today you can wrangle rainbow trout and brown trout from the pools of streams with colorful names that reflect ownership, experience and religious commitments. The place provides wonderful habitats for songbirds in the summer season. It's a habitat for deer and bear, grouse and elk—and people, too. The Valles Caldera National Preserve, managed by the 100-year-old National Park Service, is a national treasure you should visit this winter. You could combine a trip with visits to Bandelier National Monument, Jemez Springs or Los Alamos. Or you could make a whole day of this winter, snowshoeing or cross country skiing. It may be cold outside, but don’t let that keep you indoors. The preserve has ample opportunity for self-propelled winter activities and has snowshoes that you can rent. So visit a volcano this winter. Learn more at www.nps.gov/vall/index.htm

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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 or Visa accepted. Call 575-682-2308 or 800-603-8272. TRACTOR PARTS: SAVE 15-50% ON QUALITY Replacement parts for tractors. Large inventory for 8N and 9N Fords and TO20 plus TO30 Massey Fergusons. Visit us at Valley Motor Supply, 1402 E. 2nd, Roswell, New Mexico 88201. Or call 575-622-7450. OVERHEAD FEED BINS, 1 TO 4 compartment, 12 to 48 tons, save $45 to $75 per ton bulk vs. sack feed; Solar Pannel rack, 3 or 4 Pannel racks, 4 to 6 inch pipe; 20 and 40 foot shipping containers. Emery Welding, Clayton, NM. eweld98@yahoo.com or 575-374-2320. GOOD OLD TRACTORS FOR SALE NEAR Alamogordo. Farmall H on gas with sicklebar, 9-N on propane, big Case on propane, JD 30-10 on gas, JD 40-30 on diesel, miscellaneous disks, etc. Call 575-430-2876. WELDERS EQUIPMENT: HOBART 6-CYLINDER GAS WELDER on trailer, 250 hours, $1,900. 220-volt shop welder on wheels, welds steel and aluminum, $2,800. 220-volt older (1960s) Forney shop welder, needs leads, $400. Welding table with vice, 1,000 lb, 4’x4’x1’ steel, $850. Christopher, 575-770-0220. WANTED: I AM WANTING TO BUY a 12 or 14 foot double axle USED UTILITY TRAILER. Call 575-770-2507. 2006, 30-FOOT 5TH WHEEL RV. TOP of the line unit. King of the Road with bulldog goose neck hitch for easy hook up and pulling. Large slide out, very roomy. $8,500 or best offer. Motivated Seller. Call 575-418-7470. 2007 FREIGHTLINER: M2 BUSINESS CLASS 335-400 C9 Cat, engine brake, 6 speed, Allison transmission, 70” sleeper. 2009 Brute Hyd. Tail Trailer: 47’ long, 11’ Top Deck, 25’ Bottom Deck, 11’ Hyd. Tail, Self contained electric over Hyd. Tail with 15,000# electric winch. Freightliner, $32,500. Brute Trailer, $15,000. As unit, $45,000. 575-421-1809.

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CAT 416 B CAB: HEATER, 4 Wheel Drive, 4400 hours, tires 70%, $27,000. Call 575-421-1809. 1952 DC CASE TRACTOR, ORIGINAL IN very good condition. Engine runs good. Wide front end, narrow front end available. Ideal collector’s item. Will consider all reasonable offers. Call 575-882-4478 and ask for Bobby. Located in Anthony, New Mexico. GREAT OFFER ON SOLAR SUBMERSIBLE SURFACE/DEEP well pumps! ‘NRCS’ approved with 2-year warranty on selected pumps with affordable, easy installation! Order online: solarwellpumpsonline.com with a custom quotation or call 505-4293093. Designer Carports and fencing material available too. 24/7 service. LOTS OF BIG TEX DUMP TRAILERS in stock. Still selling a 25’ heavy duty gooseneck dual tandem for $8,575. That includes double jacks, toolbox, torque tube and spare. See everything on sandiatrailer.com or call 800-832-0603.

Country Critters AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES. PUREBRED, WORKING STOCK, good dispositions. Great pets, hiking buddies or ranch hands. Born November 14, 2016. First shots. Blue and red merles, black tris. Call 575-536-9500, leave a message.

Livestock Round-Up ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES (LIVESTOCK PROTECTION DOGS). 3/4 Anatolian, 1/4 Pyrenees. Protection for your sheep, goats, livestock, people children and property. Big loving beautiful dogs. $250. Call 575-637-4767 or 575-624-0898. FOR SALE: COMMERCIAL BRED ANGUS HEIFERS. 10 head due to calve in March and April to low-birth Angus bulls. Some heifers A.I. bred. Located near Estancia. $1,500 OBO. In Clayton, call 505-934-8742. Leave a message. CASEY COOPER CUSTOM SADDLE: RANCH CUTTER, 15.5” seat, good condition. Call 575-421-1809.

ROPE HORSE: 15 YEAR OLD MARE has been heeled off of and roped calves on her. Still has a lot of good years left in her. For information, call 575-644-2955. 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. Lowest prices only provide minimum standards, lower weights, and shorter warranties. Find out more! 575-430-1010. THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS! 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. Call 800-6038272 or 575-682-2308.

Odds & Ends COFFINS, CASKETS & URNS. SIMPLE, Natural, Unique. Delivery in New Mexico. Nationwide shipping. Call 505-286-9410 for catalog and FREE funeral information. Visit our website at www.theoldpinebox.com FIREARMS FOR SALE: RUGER MODEL 8500 AR-556 Nato 16” barrel, $560. Bone Arms Snake Slayer 45/410 3.5” barrels Bass, $400. Winchester Model 1892 Short Rifle Lever Action 44 REM Mag 20” barrels, $825. All new in box. Dave, 505-652-0106, 575-666-2140. BEAUTIFUL, PLAYABLE REED ORGAN WITH STOOL, and playable Storey and Clark spinet piano with bench. $800 each or both for $1,500. Near Ruidoso, New Mexico. Email: bcro@windstream.net or call 575-336-4015. CEMETERY MONUMENTS IS OUR BUSINESS. OVER 1,000 designs. An eternal memory of a loved one. TAOS MOUNTAIN HERITAGE. Email: taos_mt_heritage@msn.com or call 575-770-2507. Visit our website at: www.taosmountage.com

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TWO CABINS, 1800 & 700 SQUARE feet. 25+ acres in Ponderosa Pines @ 8,000 feet, north of Pie Town, NM. Hunting Unit 13. $450,000. For a DVD with a powerpoint walk-through, contact David Hanneman, 520-296-9236 or hannemans@cox.net CABIN HOME FOR SALE LOCATED IN Mt. Taylor. 1 acre, 1,125 square feet. 2 bedrooms, well, septic, phone, gravel and paved 1/2 mile from main road, RV pad, gated on dead-end road. 10 miles to Grants. $145,000. Call owner, John, 505-238-7079. LOOKING FOR WATER? GIFTED TO FIND underground streams. Reputable dowser with 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. RETREAT, RETIRE, HUNT IN CORONA! 40 acres adjacent to Cibola Forest, 2,200 square foot energy efficient custom-built home. Village water, barn, piñon/juniper. Great views, quiet living. Good access to Ruidoso, Albuquerque, Santa Fe. $279,000. Pictures available, call 505-350-9450. FISHING? BUY A CAMPSITE OR HOME south side of Bluewater Lake, 1/2 acre in trees, view of lake, water, septic, electric, $12,000. 1 acre all utilities, $16,000. 1/2 acre, $8,000. 2 acres, small house, all utilities, $42,000. 4 bedroom, 3 bath, fully furnished, all utilities, $80,000. Call David, 505-228-8439. ALTO LAKES GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB at Ruidoso Downs. Lake views. 2,800 square foot living, 1,024 square foot garage, 540 square foot covered deck and walkway. $298,700 now, while upgrading in progress. $496,800 value when finished. Call 608-2983015 or 575-937-3843.

13 ACRES IN KINGSTON, NEW MEXICO. Fixer-up cabin. Forest on 2 sides, Percha Creek on one side. Good well. Private, excellent for horses or livestock. Call Bob at 575-895-5333. MAGDALENA, NEW MEXICO. 10 ACRES FOR sale, all or part, all within the Village of Magdalena. All highway frontage is on Highway 60 or Highway 169, and is located a short distance from Highway 107. A beautiful site for Commercial or Residential use. Owner will finance balance after down payment. $20,000 per acre. Large Discount for Cash. Will trade for property in T or C area or almost anything of value. Owners health requires a lower altitude. Call 505-238-8258. 2.6 ACRES JUST SOUTH OF LOS LUNAS, Highway 314, Los Chavez area. Excellent home site. Irrigated, pipe fence, barn, all utilities. Private drive with gates. Motivated Sellers. 505-3194374 or 575-418-7470. UTE LAKE LIVING. LIKE NEW, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 30’x54’ modular home, concrete foundation, detached old red barn storage, pipe/chain link fenced on 3/4 acre yard. Location 600 N. Morningside Lane, Logan, NM. Fireplace, washer-dryer, dishwasher, refrigerators and many furnishings. Open floor plan layout, large master bed and bath. Village water and sewer. Near Ute Lake North entrance. Pecan, peach, and elm trees, level lot with excellent soil for gardening. Asking $135,000. Call 432-362-1101 to discuss any reasonable offer or proposition. THREE 2-1/2 ACRE LOTS FOR SALE. Pine Meadow Ranch near El Morro. Southwest of Grants. Level Lots with views and trees. $10,000 for all three Lots. Please contact Ed Carr, 505-6103895 or 505-296-6882.

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PROPERTY FOR SALE ON HIGHWAY 3, 6 miles from I-25 towards Villanueva State Park. All utilities plus Water Rights. Call Patsy at 575-421-1155. TWO BEAUTIFUL ADJOINING 20+ ACRE LOTS near Sumner Lake State Park. Tracks 7&8; located 10 miles north Ft. Sumner, NM on US 84 to SR 203, west past dam and park entrance. Level tracks excellent building sites, up to four homes. Ranch Estates under HOA with annual dues $150 each. Electricity available on edge of the properties. Good water, requires drilling. Asking $30,000 each, but will sell separately. Call 432-362-1101 to discuss any reasonable offer or proposition. MOUNTAINTOP LAND WANTED: MORA OR SAN Miguel Counties. 75+/- acres, secluded with trees, pastures, water, views. Including timber and mineral rights, not near any dumps, noise, air/light polution. Don’t want house or electric. All land contiguous. Call or text, 716-361-3618. LA SOMBRA DE LOS GIGANTES. 160 acres with 6 acre feet catchment. Between Ramah and El Morro National Monument. Four bedroom Karsten modular & garage with steel roofs. Good well, power, driveway, septic, propane, Kubota L4400 tractor. Nature-Properties.com, leave message. LOT FOR SALE IN TRUTH OR Consequences, NM. Can be seen at 413 Maple Street. Needs work. Close to schools and hospital. For information, call 575644-2955. Please leave message. LAND FOR SALE: 6.35 ACRES, FENCED, septic tank, well with new pump, phone and electric. Older mobile home, 20x40 metal barn, small storage shed. Located 2 miles east of Monticello, NM in Placitas. For information, call 575-644-2955. Please leave message.

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COUNTRY LIVING! 2 & 3 BEDROOMS, 2 baths, Mobile Homes on 1 acre in Highland Meadows Estates, 25 miles west of Albuquerque off I-40, low down, low monthly, owner financing. Call 505-814-9833. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!

Things That Go Vroom! 2001 CLASS A MOTORHOME FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND. Two pullouts, new tires, new batteries. 60,000 miles, mint condition. $27,500 OBO. Call 505980-3532 or 505-681-3908. See pictures at: Albuquerque. Craigslist.org/rvs/5867222390 VW CLASSICS: 1973 412 TWO-DOOR SEDAN, rare, 1800cc, needs fuel pump, $1,800. 3 Karmann Ghia-1963 hardtop 75% restored, $6,000. 1963 convertible no title or engine, some rust, $800. 1972 hardtop, no engine, $400. Christopher, 575-770-0220. CHEVROLET PARTS: 5 EACH 3-SPEED AUTOMATIC transmissions (1960-1980s), all for $500. 1975 truck grill, $400. 2004 Dura-max front bumper and plastic shield, $450. Christopher, 575-770-0220. DID YOU GET YOUR CHRISTMAS WISHES? No. Here they are: His and Her Classics. His, 1931 Ford Model A Deluxe Coup. Hers, 1976 MGB 50th Anniversary Model. Both in great shape, low miles and below NADA Book. Call 575-868-4578. 1984 JEEP CJ: 7 CYLINDERS, 4 speed, soft top, AMFM, good rubber, runs good. $6,000. Call 575-421-1809.

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1986 1/2 TON PICKUP, 307 V8 engine, 4-speed manual transmission with new clutch. One owner with 72,000 actual miles. Runs good. Has some body damage. $1,000 firm. Call 575882-4478 and ask for Bobby. Located in Mills, New Mexico. 2016 CRUIZER 30 FOOT TOYHAULER: NEW. Power slide, generator, furnace, AC, AM/FM CD DVD. King bed, 2 TVs, propane tanks, 19 foot awning, fuel station. Ref, antenna, rear bench seats/bed, lounge chairs, water heater, shower, toilet. $37,000. Call 575-937-7764. 2015 CHALLENGER, 17,800 MILES, $20,500, OBO. 2007 Ford Focus, $2,850. 1971 Dodge pickup, V-8, auto, $2,500. 1972 Chevy pickup only 33,517 miles, sell or trade. 1970 Chevy 454 short box restoration project with extra parts and ‘68 truck. 2001 Freightliner C12 Cat engine, 10 speed, single axel, Day Cab, $11,500. 440 Dodge motor, $400. 1970 Dodge pickup Short Box Big Block restoration project, $3,000. SOULTS MOTORS Lemitar, 575-838-0758. 2010 CHEVY CAMERO RS COUPE: 3.6L V6 engine, 97,800 miles, yellow exterior, clean CARFAX, $14,950. Or, 2011 Jeep Wrangler Sport Package: 4x4, 3.8L V6 engine, orange exterior, 81,000 miles, clean CARFAX, low price $20,950. Call 505-832-5106. See pictures at www.uniqueenterprises.com 2010 CHEVY TAHOE LS: 4X4, 5.3L V8 engine, one owner, clean CARFAX, 105,700 miles, $20,950. Or our 2011 Toyota Camry LE: great gas mileage, 105,500 miles, FWD, cloth interior, only $10,950. Call 505-832-5106 for more information. See pictures at www.uniqueenterprises.com 2009 MINI COOPER S: 1.6L, L4, turbo engine, red exterior, 6-speed Manual, clean CARFAX., 113,000 miles, $8,950. Or 2016 Volkswagen Jetta SE: 3,000 miles, Factory Warranty, FWD, leather interior, one owner, clean CARFAX, $17,950. See pictures www.uniqueenterprises.com or call 505-832-5106. 2015 CHEVY CRUZE SEDAN: 1.8L L4 engine, only 16,300 miles, FWD, one owner, clean CARFAX, $14,950. Or 2015 Ford F-350: 6.7L, V8 Diesel engine, only 21,900 miles, 4x4, automatic, one owner, clean CARFAX, $52,950. See pictures www.uniqueenterprises.com or call 505-832-5106.

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2007 DODGE RAM 3500: 6.7L L6 Diesel, Quad cab, Dual Rear wheels, TRX4 Off Road, 211,840 miles, $23,950. Or 2012 Ford F-250: 6.7L V8 Diesel, leather, crew cab, one owner, clean CARFAX, 111,600 miles, $36,950. See pictures www.uniqueenterprises.com or call 505-832-5106. 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500HD: CREW CAB, 6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel, leather 163,150 miles, $21,950. Or 2005 Chevy Silverado 2500HD: 6.6L V8 Diesel, 204,900 miles, one owner, clean CARFAX, $18,950. See pictures at www.uniqueenterprises.com or call 505-832-5106. 2012 FORD F-350 KING RANCH: CREW Cab, Long Bed, 4x4, 6.7L V8 Diesel, 92,800 miles, $42,950. Or 2008 Chevy 2500HD LTZ: 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel, Crew Cab, 4x4, 90,400 miles, Camper Shell, $34,950. Call 505-832-5106 or see pictures at www.uniqueenterprises.com

Vintage Finds 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, paying $10-$25 single issues, $400-$800 bound volumes, library discards OK. Wanted: New Mexico Automobile License Directory (”The Zia Book”) and Motor Vehicle Register books 19001949, library discards OK, paying $75-$100 per volume. Bill Johnston, Box 640, Organ, New Mexico 880520640. Email: NMhistory@totacc.com or telephone 575-382-7804.

MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIBLES: MICKEY’S BEER SIGN, RESTORED, $250. Child’s Peddle Vehicles-fire engine, $500; Texaco truck, $250; 2 each older cars, $400 for both. Strip Printer, never used, 10 Fonts, $100. OLD GROWTH REDWOOD SLAB owned by signmaker for years, seasoned, extremely rare, $3,000. Christopher, 575-770-0220. CALLING OR EMAILING AN ADVERTISER? LET the advertiser know you saw the ad(s) in enchantment! RAILROAD ITEMS WANTED: KEROSENE LANTERNS, BRASS locks, keys, badges, uniforms, bells, whistles, and pre1950 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. REMINDER: THE FEBRUARY ISSUE DEADLINE IS January 9th.

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When Opportunity Knocks GREAT BUSINESS LOCATION, HIGH TRAFFIC AREA, highway frontage, in Melrose, New Mexico. For sale, rent or lease. Large building with lots of potential. Call 575760-5275 for more information. MATHEMATICS/ACT TEST MATH/SCIENCE TUTOR: SERVING HAGERMAN, Dexter and Artesia. Mathematics up to and including high school Algebra 2 plus Business Mathematics. Additionally, strategies for increasing scores on Math/Science sections of ACT Test. Call 575-317-7384. IN MY GARDEN THERE IS A large place for sentiment. My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful. ~Abram L. Urban

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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. CUSTOM NEON-LIT WALL OR WINDOW ART: Chevrolet Impala logo, 48”x30”, blue with custom paint and pinstriping, $1,700. Cat face, 16” round, yellow face, pink whiskers, green eyes, $500. Yellow neon lengths that create a zig-zag pattern, 40’ finished, $250. Christopher, 575-770-0220.

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Youth Artist Choice The Youth Artists ring in the new year with colorful drawings of sparkling apple cider and cute animals. February's theme is, My Superhero. Is your superhero your mom or dad, grandpa or grandma, a teacher, a police officer, or your pup? You can either draw your superhero or draw a big heart and write the name of your superhero: My Superhero is__________________. Spring begins March 20. Draw big beautiful flowers for March's topic: In Full Bloom.

Send Your Drawing by Email: We accept Youth Art drawings by email. Send jpg file and required information by the 9th to: enchantment@nmelectric.coop 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. Accept artwork up to age 13. 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.

John Barela, Age 11, Moriarty

Rye Brumley, Age 10, Estancia

Stella Lopez, Age 9, Vadito

Savanna Molina, Age 11, Nambe Pueblo

Zamara Montoya, Age 12, Alcalde

Jaydin Moore, Age 9, Veguita

Liliana Romero, Age 9, Anton Chico

Suzette Trujillo, Age 12, Lovington

Jaryn Bruce, Age 12, Melrose

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