2017 june corridor

JUNE 2017

2017 summer guide Sailboat in the Desert

IN THIS ISSUE 2017 SUMMER GUIDE

Discover The Night Sky "A Fishy Story"

Sailboat in the Desert

SUMMER KIDSTUFF

VOLUME 3 - NUMBER 6

"Fir0002/Flagstaffotos"

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JUNE 2017 is community newsmagazine serving the I-25 / US-285 corridor, New Mexico 41, the Santa Fe Trail, old Route 66, the Turquoise Trail, the Salinas Salt Missons Trail, and the old Spanish Trail corridors of north central New Mexico.

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The Theodara R. sailed around the world for 10 years now visit her at Tinkertown Museum

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FROM THE EDITOR

Happy June and welcome to Summer,

I would like to share with you a response from our “A Veteran Affair” story which we featured in our May issue. This was submitted by Rene Rosa, one of the founders of that Wagon Mound organization and author of our May feature:

IN THIS ISSUE: JUNE 2017, VOLUME 3 NUMBER 6 FRONT PAGE - A Sailboat in the Desert - Tinkertown Museum 2 From the Editor - A letter from India re: “A Veteran Affair” 3 Feature - “ A Fishy Story” - Sailboat in the Desert 4 Feature - “ A Fishy Story” - Sailboat in the Desert 5 Event Hightlights - Early Summer (July 4 Celebrations) 6 On the water at New Mexico State Parks 7 Summer Fun for Kids 8, 9 June Calendar of Events 10 Business Spotlight - A musical legacy 11 Summer Music Events 12 Summer Farmers’ Markets 13 Business Matters/ Health & Wellness 14 Bits & Bites - “Ask Anna” / Tails of the Trails - Maxwell Land Grant 15 Backyard Astronomy - June Skies by Eric Saltmarsh Acorn’s Corner - Summer Stargazing The Corridor is a publication of Streamlynx, LLC

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Dear Editor, “I have physically mailed many copies of the May Corridor - including one to New Zealand and one to a young man in India. This young man, Dev, was to come to Wagon Mound to assist with the adobe project. Due to (the current situation in Washington), Dev did not come to America . . . People like Dev, people like the twelve year old Andre who has helped me lately, they are our hope for a brighter future.” Rene

“Dear Rene Just received the copy of ‘The Corridor’ you sent me. I find the idea of physical mail is still very moving because of the very fact that it is tangible. My generation is not really very used to receiving mails. I’d say the concept of receiving news from 13500 kms away which is not on a computer screen is really fascinating to me. I went through the editor’s page and even through McFarland’s gardening tips and tricks. It’s simply beautiful.

I thank you most sincerely for the update and the effort you take to keep me posted . . . The Corridor (specially the Side trips column) has made me wonder all day how beautiful and how my stay in Wagon Mound would have been. It has been very drab and dull since I started my internship here. The romanticism of your writing about the rolling clouds of canyons and rain in prairies makes me daydream of NM. ( I have a thing about seeing new landscapes) and it would have been thrilling to work beside a lady double my age and eight times more enthusiastic.

That little prose you wrote really made my day. You are working for a great cause Rene. I respect and appreciate it.

Editor/Publisher Marc-Paul LaRouche Assistant Editor Deborah A. LaRouche Designer Jefferson P. LaRouche Contributors: Doyle Dave Millie McFarland Eric Saltmarsh Cindy Levorah Rene Rosa Anna Soeiro

Warm regards and love to you and Rafael.”

D. D. , B.Arch. IV Year 13110012 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee As we kick off the season with our Summer Guide (pages 5 - 12) for June we offer something of a water theme. Our feature story is a transcription of a video interview that we filmed this April with Mari Anderson and Fritz Damler, 2 intrepid souls from New Mexico who shared their adventures on an island in the Bahamas as well as 10 years sailing around the world, and the 2 books that resulted from their experiences. The sailboat now resides in dry-dock at Tinkertown Museum.

On our Art and Culture page we revisit a Santa Fe music supply company, Borrego’s Guitar’s. This thriving locally-owned store is celebrating their 2nd anniversary on July 1, 2017. We also look at music, art and other cultural events coming up in June and July, including complete listings of July 4 events.

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We have brought back our Summer Guide this year to highlight all of the Summer events that will take place this year, as well as outdoor opportunities for travel, hiking, boating, camping, farmers’ markets, fiestas, music festivals, art events and much more.

Be sure to check out our new column “Ask Anna” (Page 14) by regular contributor Anna Soeiro. If you have a question for Anna for future issues (also available online) please send them to editor@thecorridornm.com.

We hope you enjoy this issue and can take part in some of the events that we present – be sure to save our Summer Guide and visit our Calendar Pages to find out all the events taking place this month. To find out where you can pick up your copy of The Corridor (and to Find Out More) be sure to visit our online edition at www.TheCorridorNM.com Cheers and salutations, Marc-Paul LaRouche Editor/Publisher – The Corridor editor@thecorridornm.com As always, we invite our readers to submit ideas and written works to be considered for publication in The Corridor. We consider ourselves blessed to have the contributors who have helped us to maintain the interest and diversity for which we strive.

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A Fishy Story-Sailboat in the Desert Two Lives. Two Adventures. Two Books A video interview by Marc-Paul LaRouche with Fritz Damler and Mari Anderson (See the entire video online at thecorridornm.com) Fritz: My name’s Fritz and this is Mari. We’ve done one book together (PLUNGE: Midlife with Snorkel). We’ve been married for nineteen years. Not a month after we were married we left New Mexico and departed for the Bahamas and started building a home down there, where we spend our Winters.

We spent four years building that house. Afterwards, we wrote a kind of Venus and Mars rendition of Paradise.

Marc: And Fritz, prior to all of Fritz: When we first put the this you went on an adventure boat in the exhibit here in the for…a couple of days…? museum we published those ten letters and called it “Letters Frtiz: Yes. As Mari says, it’s Home”. That’s all it was, “Dear all the fun I had before we got family and friends”. About married (laughs). It was from the end of every year around 1981 to 1991, I was out on this Christmas time I’d sit down boat for ten years, sailing around and I would write about a six the world; just having a look-see or seven page typed letter and and see how the rest of the world send out fifty copies to friends lived. So, I wasn’t getting all the and family. “Ten Years Behind stories second hand, basically. the Mast” is based on those ten So the book that evolved from letters home. As more and more all that was Ten Years Behind people read “Ten Letters Home” the Mast, and that’s the story of they wanted to know a little more those ten years sailing. about the story. So I rewrote the Marc: Were you journaling whole thing as a travel memoir rather than just letters. during that time?

book together we pulled all that stuff together and consolidated it, so it ends up in two different points of view, really. There was my point of view and hers, and it kind of goes back and forth throughout the whole book.

Mari: It turned out that there were times when we shared an experience but our opinion about how that experience went, or what was important about that experience was a little bit different: Fritz’s point of view Marc: Did you begin writing and my point of view. the book while you were doing Marc: That’s actually what I construction? Were you making really enjoyed about the book. journals, or was it all from One of my favorite stories is memory?

Mark Twain’s story about Adam Mari: There was some and Eve. It’s written from journaling going on. I wrote Adam’s perspective and Eve’s some essays; more like short perspective, and it’s completely stories, about experiences that different. Of course Mark Twain we were having that were so wrote it all, but it reminded me unusual or memorable to us at of that – it (your book) is very the time that I wanted to make entertaining – I really enjoyed it. sure that they were captured. But Mari: We set the scene for that we didn’t start writing the book even when we left New Mexico seriously until several years after and we were bringing the boat we were done building. That’s out to the Bahamas. We started when we had enough energy to a log and a journal then, which think about writing. was given to us as a wedding Fritz: …And time! present. Fritz would make one entry, and the next day I would Marc: I always wonder about make an entry, so we sort of got that, because as I read your book, used to trading the stories back I thought “did they have time to and forth. I think that’s when write this down or did they have we noticed that there were times to go back and remember all of that I was terrified and he didn’t these details?” even notice, and there were times Fritz: A lot of it is from the when he was very upset and I journals and the short stories. I didn’t notice. So it helped us did a number of them as well. with the format.

When we started putting the

Fritz: I didn’t really journal much at all. I kept a log, a very basic log, of just weather situations, mileage; all that stuff that doesn’t interest anybody but me.

Marc: There’s a lot of it in the book, too. You talk quite a bit about the nautical pieces to it.

Fritz: Yeah, there are. I try and keep the nautical lingo to a minimum in there. It’s not a “how-to-sail” book, it’s a “this is my adventure and this is what happened”. If you kind of read between the lines there’s a lot to learn about how to go about this; how to go about sailing around the world.

Marc: Can you say a little bit about where this boat is and how it got to be here? Also tell us a little about the history.

Fritz: Well this boat was built in 1936 in Maldon, England.

I’m the fifth owner of the boat.

The original owner of the boat named it “Thelma”. The third owner of the boat changed the name of the boat to “Theodora R”, who was co-ruler of Rome with King Justinian in 400 A.D.

I found the boat in Ft. Lauderdale, kind of fell in love with her, but it took six months for me to negotiate the purchase.

So, I spent six months calling it “Theodora R”, so when it finally became my boat, I couldn’t have Mari: The book really grew out changed the name, so I have kept of annual letters that you wrote the name “Theodora R”. home to friends and family every (STORY CONTINUED year when he was gone during ON PAGE 4) those ten years.

“Ten Years Behind the Mast”

by Fritz Damler “PLUNGE: Midlife with Snorkel”

by Fritz Damler and Mari Anderson

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A Fishy Story-Sailboat in the Desert (continued from page 3)

OPEN DAILY 9 am to 6 pm

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Visit Tinkertown Museum and see Fritz’s boat plus thousands of original artworks created by Ross Ward.

Located along the Turquoise Trail on the road to Sandia Crest

Fritz: After the ten years sailing, which ended near Mobile, Alabama, I tried to sell the boat for a couple of years and had no takers.

Carla and Ross (Ward) said “Hey, why don’t you put it in the museum and we’ll make a nautical exhibit out of it”. My first reaction was “are you kidding? This is a great boat – it’s got a lot of miles left in it” until she sank in her mooring the next year, it cost a lot of money to keep it down there, and things were starting to wear

Marc: Any plans Since that time for new books in the we’ve made several trips down to refuture? pair our own house, Mari: We’ve talked which, thankfully, about a book about is done, but we feel our experience, and like the effects of the really the experihurricane is still linence of the Crooked gering on many of Island (Bahamas) the local communicommunity around ties and that it might hurricane Joaquin provide some help (2015) which was and healing if we so devastating to asked people to tell Crooked Island. It us their stories. hovered over the island for 48 hours. Fritz: That’s the It was a category 4 same storm that hurricane, and basi- sunk the El Faro. cally ripped the is- As devastating as land apart. That was that storm was for October of 2015. Crooked Island there

on me. The idea of putting it in the museum started to gel. So I said “yeah, let’s put it in the museum”. So we trucked it up here, dropped it in place, built this shed around it and built the pier out. Now it catches peoples eye. If this boat were sitting in the Mystic seaport it would be just another boat in the water. Here, people really notice it. It’s a great dream exhibit, especially for kids in New Mexico; they go through here and go “wow, look at this!”.

were no lives lost or any serious injuries.

It was really just the 33 people on the El Faro that paid the price.

Marc: But you’re going back?

Mari: We keep going back. It’s a special place.

Marc: Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your books and to introduce us to your boat here at the Tinkertown Museum.

The Tragedy of the El Faro

The 790 foot long El Faro cargo ship AP photo

U.S. Navy screenshot from video of the El Farol at 15,000 feet below sea level near the Bahamas.

On September 30, 2015, at 2:00 a.m., El Faro left Jacksonville, Florida for San Juan, Puerto Rico, carrying a cargo of 391 shipping containers, about 294 trailers and cars, and a crew of 33 people—28 Americans and 5 Poles.

The ship’s master, Captain Michael Davidson, charted a course that, according to TOTE Maritime, owners of the ship, took the vessel a reasonably safe distance away from the hurricane.

“Marine Traffic’s last reported po-

Satellite image at 11:45 UTC (7:45 a.m. EDT) on October 1 depicting the approximate final position of the SS El Faro in relation to Hurricane Joaquin

Recovered life ring from the El Faro AP photo

situated near 23.2°N 73.7°W at 8:00 a.m., where winds in excess of 80 kn (150 km/h; 92 mph) and waves of 20 to 30 ft (6 to 9 m) likely battered the ship.”

feet down, on the seafloor near the Bahamas. The bridge where Hamm and Davidson struggled for survival had separated from the vessel’s hull, and lay a quarter mile away.

Ultimately, the ship lost all propulsion, leaving it “dead in the water” and at the mercy of the category 4 storm, Hurricane Joaquin, into who’s eye the vessel had moved.

The ship eventually sank during the storm. It would be months before This placed the vessel within the search crews found the wreckage. eyewall of Hurricane Joaquin, The El Faro had come to rest 15,000

No bodies were ever recovered. It was the worst maritime disaster for a U.S.flagged vessel since 1983.

sition of El Faro was 24.2747°N 74.94522°W at 4:01 a.m., heading south-southeast at 19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph).

According to a different marine positioning database, relayed by Reuters, the final relayed position of El Faro was 23.52°N 74.02°W at 7:56 a.m., about 35 nmi (65 km; 40 mi) northeast of Crooked Island.

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Source: Wikipedia (independently verified)

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JUNE 2017 Fun in the Water this Summer

El Vado Lake State Park

Santa Rosa Blue Hole - Santa Rosa, NM (Corridor staff photo)

Blue Hole appears in the midst of the desert like a great blue gem.

(Agua Negra Chiquita) Once known as Blue Lake, it is one of seven sister lakes connected underground by a vast system of water. This wonder defines Santa Rosa even as it seems to defy the surrounding red mesas.

Born of a geological phenomenon called the Santa Rosa sink, the place is magic—as water always is in a land of little rain. Nomadic tribes, cowboys driving their dogies cross the Pecos, and Americans going west on the Mother Road, Route 66, all sought respite here. santarosabluehole.com

Heron Lake State Park

Conchas Lake State Park

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Living in the High Desert of New Mexico it's easy to forget that there are still many options to get wet and wild this Summer. Whether it's splashing in a lake, jumping into deep water or riding the rapids, here are some options in north central New Mexico to consider for some real family fun this year.

Fenton Lake State Park

New Mexico State Parks with Lakes (please see this website for complete listing) www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/FindaPark

Morphy Lake State Park

El Vado Lake State Park Near Tierra Amarillo (northern NM) 575-588-7247 www.emnrd.state.nm.us/spd/elvadolakestatepark Heron Lake State Park Near Los Ojos (northern NM) 575-588-7470 www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/heronlakestatepark Conchas Lake State Park Northwest of Tucumcari 575-868-2270 www.emnrd.state.nm.us/spd/conchaslakestatepark Fenton Lake State Park Near Jemez Springs 575-829-3630 www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/fentonlakestatepark Morphy Lake State Park Near Mora (north central NM) 575-387-2328 www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/morphylakestatepark Rio Grande Nature Center State Park Albuquerque 505-344-7240 www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/riograndenaturecenterstatepark Santa Rosa State Park Santa Rosa (east central NM) 575-472-3110 www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/santarosastatelakestatepark Storrie Lake Sate Park Las Vegas (north central NM) 505-425-7278 www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/storrielakestatepark Sugarite Canyon State Park Raton (northern NM) 575-445-5607 www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/sugaritecanyonstatepark

Rio Grande Nature Center State Park

Santa Rosa State Park

Storrie Lake State Park

Whitewater River Outfitters

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Children will learn about the care and basic biology of native wildlife and plants.

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support from Santa Fe County, this fiveday camp is $30/child for families who live in Edgewood or Santa Fe county, or $70/ child for families outside this area. Daily snacks and drinks will be provided.

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Night Sky Star Party: July 22 Come learn about the night skies over Fort Union and what makes them so special at the special night sky party. There will be a short presentation about astronomy and telescopes to look through. The presentation will start at 7:30 p.m.

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JUNE 2017 Calendar of Events for June, 2017

Be sure to check out all of our events at http://thecorridornm.com/calendar/ Las Vegas, Pecos and North I25 Friday 8pm -12am - Astronomy Open House NMHU Ivan Hilton Science Building, Las Vegas, NM

Fri Jun 16, Sat Jun 17 & Sun Jun 18 - Art and Wine Festival - Brandenberg Park, Red River NM

Sat Jun 10 - 10am – 3pm - 13th Annual Luna Community College Car Show - Luna Community College, 366 Luna Dr, Las Vegas

Eldorado Friday 3:30-6:30pm - Eldorado Farmers Market – La Tienda, Eldorado at Santa Fe. Fri Jun 16 1-3pm – Zoo Van – Vista Grande Public Library, 14 Avenida Torreon, Santa Fe Sat Jun 17 8am-2pm - The Flea at La Tienda La Tienda at Eldorado, 7 Caliente Road, B-17, Santa Fe Sat Jun 17 9am-5pm – Annual Animal Event – Agora Shopping Center, 7 Avenida Vista Grande, Santa Fe Sat Jun 10 1:30-2:30pm - Pecos Presents: Rio Grande Pueblo Social History - Pecos National Historical Park, 1 Peach Dr, Pecos

Tue Jun 27-Sat Jul 29 - VGPL Artist: Birds of New Mexico by Judy Boyd – Vista Grande Public Library, 14 Avenida Torreon, Santa Fe

Thu Jun 15 7-8:30pm - Glimpses of the Past: The Long Walk of 1864 - Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center Building, 116 Bridge Street, Las Vegas Fri Jul 7 - Sun Jul 9 - Taos Pueblo Pow Wow - Taos Pueblo Sat Jun 17 & Sun Jun 18 8am-5pm - Fort Union Days - Fort Union National Monument, Los Alamos 3115 NM-161, Watrous.

Weekends Jun – Sept - Bandelier Cultural Demonstration Weekends - Bandelier National Monument, 15 Entrance Rd, Los Alamos

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Tuesday 7-9pm – Tuesdays at the Pond Concerts – Ashley Pond, 2300 Trinity Dr, Los Alamos Sat Jun 10 9am -2pm - Los Alamos Master Gardeners Plant Sale - Los Alamos Demonstration Garden, Central & Oppenheimer, Los Alamos

Sunday 10am-4pm - Railyard Artisan Market 1607 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday Jul 5-Aug 25 6-9pm - Santa Fe Bandstand Concerts - Santa Fe Plaza, 63 Lincoln Ave, Santa Fe. Santafebandstand.org Wednesday 6-7pm - Music on the Hill – St John’s College, 1160 Camino De Cruz Blanca, Santa Fe Saturday 8am-1pm - Santa Fe Artists’ Markets – Railyard, 740 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe Sat Jun 10 7-9pm - Gregory Porter Concert -

Wed Jun 21 6:30-7:30am - Bandelier Birding Walk - Bandelier National Monument, Juniper Campground, Los Alamos

Sat Jun 17 & Sun Jun 18 10am-2pm - Fly Tying - Pecos National Historical Park, 1 Peach Dr, Pecos

Fri Jun 23 & Sat June 24 - Bandelier Night Sky Fiesta - Bandelier Visitor Center, 15 Entrance Rd, Los Alamos Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe

Wed Jun 28 9am–4pm - 63rd Anniversary of Fort Union National Monument - Fort Union National Monument, 3115 NM-161, Watrous

Sun Jun 11 10am-8pm - Meow Wolf Community Day - Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Cir, Santa Fe

Fri Jun 30 – Tue July 4 - Las Vegas 4th of July Fiestas - Plaza Park, Las Vegas

Sun Jun 11 3-5pm - Santa Fe Raptor Center Fundraiser – Jean Cocteau Cinema, 418 Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe

Sat Jul 1 – Sun Jul 2 10am-5pm - Pendaries Art League Art Show - Pendaries Community Center, Pendaries Village,31 Lodge Road, Rociada Taos & Enchanted Circle

Tue Jun 13 10am-2pm - Arts Alive! Native American Foods - Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe

Fri Jun 16, Sat Jun 17 & Sun Jun 18 - Balloons Over Angel Fire - Angel Fire Resort, 10 Miller Ln, Angel Fire

Wed Jun 14 10am-2pm - Arts Alive! Retablo Painting - Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, 750 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe Sat Jun 17 & Sun Jun 18 and Sat Jun 22 & Sun Jun 23 - Santa Fe Studio Tour, Santa Fe

Sat Jul 1 10am-3pm - White Rock Visitor Center Artist Market - White Rock Visitor Center, 115 NM-4, White Rock

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Sat Jun 17 & Sun Jun 18 10am-4pm - Herb & Lavender Fair - El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Road, Santa Fe Sat Jun 17 & Sun Jun 18 10am-5pm – Santa Fe Artists Market – Cathedral Park, 131 Cathedral Pl, Santa Fe

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JUNE 2017 Calendar of Events for June, 2017 (continued)

Be sure to check out all of our events at http://thecorridornm.com/calendar/ Santa Fe (cont.)

Sat Jun 10 - Cerrillos Community Church JamSat Jun 10 7-9pm - Gregory Porter Concert - boree - Cerrillos Hills State Park Visitor Center, Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W San Fran- Cerrillos cisco St, Santa Fe Sat Jun 10 10am-3pm - Walkin N Circles Sun Jun 11 10am-8pm - Meow Wolf Commu- Ranch Jamboree - Walkin N Circles Ranch, 198 nity Day - Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Cir, Santa N Weimer Rd, Stanley Fe Sat Jun 10 & Sun Jun 11 10am-4pm - 14th Sun Jun 11 3-5pm - Santa Fe Raptor Center Annual East Mountain Fiber Farm & Studio Fundraiser – Jean Cocteau Cinema, 418 Monte- Tour - Edgewood Yarns & Fibers, 95 NM-344, zuma Ave, Santa Fe Edgewood Tue Jun 13 10am-2pm - Arts Alive! Native American Foods - Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe Wed Jun 14 10am-2pm - Arts Alive! Retablo Painting - Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, 750 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe Sat Jun 17 & Sun Jun 18 and Sat Jun 22 & Sun Jun 23 - Santa Fe Studio Tour, Santa Fe Sat Jun 17 & Sun Jun 18 10am-4pm Herb & Lavender Fair - El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Road, Santa Fe Sat Jun 17 & Sun Jun 18 10am-5pm – Santa Fe Artists Market – Cathedral Park, 131 Cathedral Pl, Santa Fe Sat Jun 17 11am -1pm - Kids Exceptional Rodeo - Rodeo De Santa Fe, 3237 Rodeo Rd, Santa Fe Thu Jun 15 10am-2pm - Arts Alive! Native American Books - Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe Sat Jun 17 8am-4pm - Poeh Summer Arts Market - Poeh Cultural Center, 78 Cities of Gold Rd, Santa Fe,

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday Jun 9-Jul 2 7:30pm – 9:30pm - Shakespeare On The Plaza - Civic Plaza, 1 Civic Plaza NW, Abq Friday, Saturday & Sunday Jun 9 – Jul 30 7-9pm and 1-3pm Sunday - Summertime in Old Town Concerts - Abq Old Town, 303 Romero St NW, Abq Friday Jun 9, 16, 23, 30, Jul 7 - 6:00pm – 9:30pm - Zoo Music Concerts - ABQ BioPark Zoo, 903 10th St SW, Abq

Sat Jun 10 11am-12pm - Plants and Wildflow- Sat Jun 10 10am-2pm - National Get Outdoors ers - Cerrillos Hills State Park, Co Rd 59, Santa Day - Tingley Beach, Abq Fe Sat Jun 10 10am-3pm - Junior Ranger Day Sat Jun 10 & Sun Jun 11 - Annual Madrid - Petroglyph NM - Petroglyph National MonuChallenge Softball Tournament - Oscar Huber ment, 6001 Unser Blvd NW, Abq Sat Jun 10 5-10:30pm - Heights Summerfest Memorial Ballpark, Madrid - North Domingo Baca Park, 7521 Carmel Ave Sun Jun 11 10-11am - Donkey Hike - Cerrillos NE, Abq Hills State Park, Co Rd 59, Santa Fe Sat Jun 10 7:30-9:30pm - Bobby Shew BeneTue Jun 13 6:30-7:30pm - Friends of Tijeras fit Concert for the Old Church - Old San Ysidro Pueblo Lecture Series: 10 Thousand Years of Church, 3 School House Road, Corrales Obsidian Use in New Mexico and Chihuahua Tijeras Pueblo Archaeological Site, 11776 NM Sat Jun 10 – Sat Jun 17 - Festival Flamenco International de Alburquerque - National Hispanic Highway 337, Tijeras Cultural Center, 1701 4th St SW, Abq. Ffi30.org Sat Jun 17 10am-3pm - Amigos Art in the Park and Ice Cream Social - Cerrillos Hills State Park Sun Jun 11 9-11am - Seasons of Growth Gardening Class - Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Visitor Center, 37 Main Street, Cerrillos 2401 12th St NW, Abq Sun Jun 18 9am-3:30pm - 14th Annual Father’s Day Car Show - NM 344 & Church Street, Sat Jun 17 2-3pm - Chautauqua Speaker Judith Avila: Chester Nez WWII Navajo Code Talker Edgewood - Petroglyph National Monument, 6001 Unser Fri Jun 23 & Sat Jun 24 10am-5pm - SASS Blvd NW, Abq World Championships of Cowboy Action Shooting “End of Trail” - Founders Ranch, 74 Barton Sat Jun 18 9am-2pm – Burque Bee City & PolRd (take 217 South to Juan Tomas, then left to lination Celebration – Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW, Abq Barton), Edgewood

Wed Jun 21 – Sat Jun 24 5-11pm - Rodeo de Sat Jun 24 10am-6pm - Wildlife Festival – Sat Jun 24 11am-5pm - New Mexico FermenSanta Fe - Rodeo De Santa Fe, 3237 Rodeo Rd, Wildlife West Nature Park, 87 N Frontage Rd, tation Festival – Gutierrez-Hubble House, 6029 Santa Fe Isleta Blvd SW, Abq Edgewood Wed Jun 21 10am-2pm - Arts Alive! Weaving Sat Jun 24 8am-2pm - TTVFD Annual Flea Sat Jun 24 7-8pm - Don Francisco and James - Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, 750 Camino Market - Turquoise Trail Volunteer Fire, 3 Tur- Concert - Petroglyph National Monument, 6001 Lejo, Santa Fe Unser Blvd NW, Abq quoise Trail Ct, Santa Fe Sat Jun 24 11am -7pm - Summer Heat Custom Sat Jul 1 4-7pm - First Saturday Gallery OpenCarshow & Concert - Downs at Santa Fe Race ing - Cerrillos Station, 15B 1st St, Los Cerrillos Track, 27475 W Frontage Rd, Santa Fe Albuquerque Fri Jun 23 5-7pm - Last Friday ArtWalk - Santa Fe Railyard Arts District, 544 S Guadalupe St, Jun 3- Jun 29 – Fold Spindle & Recreate: Santa Fe Books Reimagined Show – Placitas Community Library, 453 Hwy 165, Placitas Sun Jul 2 10am-5pm - First Sunday NM Residents Free - NM Museums, Santa Fe Sunday 10am-2pm - Rail Yards Market - Blacksmith Shop Abq Rail Yard, 777 1st Street SW, Turquoise Trail & Rt 66 Abq

Sat Jul 1 – Mon Jul 3 11am-7pm - 14th Annual Pork & Brew - Santa Ana Star Center, 3001 Civic Center Cir NE, Rio Rancho Sat Jul 1 8-11pm - Santana - Isleta Amphitheater Sun Jul 2 9-11am - Bosque Wild: Guided Nature Walk - Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors Blvd NW, Abq

Saturday Jun 17-Sep 2 6-9pm – Chuckwagon Thursday June 15, 22, 29, Jul 6 6-9pm - SumSupper Shows – Wildlife West Nature Park, 87 mer Nights Concerts Botanic Garden - ABQ N Frontage Rd, Edgewood BioPark Botanic Garden, Central Avenue Northwest, Abq Sat Jun 10 10am-3pm - Jacob Mastic Memorial Ranch Rodeo - Mortenson Arena, 96 Bonanza Creek Rd, Santa Fe NM

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JUNE 2017 BUISNESS SPOTLIGHT

Now until June 30

Second ary Annivers SALE

David and Leslie Borrego Owners - Borrego’s Guitars and Music Supply For more than 45 years, Santa Fe musician David Borrego has worked to help fellow musicians, young and old, find and enjoy their favorite instruments.

After a long career in consultative sales with a well-known music house in Santa Fe, Dave opened Borrego’s Guitars and Music Supply Co. in the St. Michaels Village West Shopping Center in Santa Fe. That was back in May of 2015. Today, as they prepare to celebrate their second anniversary, Borrego’s Guitars is a thriving concern, growing and expanding its product line and continuing to develop support for musicians from the entire region of north central New Mexico, from the East Mountains to Taos and beyond.

When Dave Borrego first conceived of his own shop, he had this ideal in mind: “local folks appreciate a good value, and they appreciate good quality products.” As Dave tells us, “our focus here is on service, quality products, excellent values, and being able to bring part of the world down to the local community”.

ukuleles, mandolins, banjos, percussion instruments, and the occasional dulcimer or other odd instrument (such as the ocarina, a recent best seller).

They have worked to re-establish the St. Louis, Mo. based Alvarez/Yairi guitar line, are pioneering the Teton Guitar in the Santa Fe area, carry a full line of the Washburn Guitar line (an American guitar manufacturer with roots going back to 1883), as well as Breedlove acoustic guitars (voted Acoustic Guitar of the Year in 2016). For electric guitars Dave features the Reverend brand, with amplifiers from Vox and Blackstone.

Being keenly aware of the pressure that internet pricing places on the local brick and mortar music store, Borrego’s Guitars strives to buy as intelligently as possible so they can pass along Internet pricing to their customers. They also provide services such as string changes, guitar repairs, minor electronics repairs, etc.

This year Borrego’s Guitars is a sustaining sponsor in the Platinum Music Awards, which will take place on July 21, 2017.

Borrego’s Guitars www.platinummusiand Music Supply cawards.org features acoustic guitars, electric guitars,

On Saturday. July 1st, Borrego’s Guitars will hold a Guitar Tasting Event at their location - 1636 St. Michaels Drive in Santa Fe, NM.

BREEDLOVE WASHBURN TETON • ALVAREZ VOX and BLACKSTAR Amps

Anyone can come in and try out their wonderful selection of new and used guitars and other musical instruments.

Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 11am-4pm • Next to Harbor Freight

There will be live music from 1 pm to 6 pm.

1636 St. Michael’s Dr., Santa Fe, NM

505-471-9043

www.borregosguitarsmusicsupply.com

Come out and enjoy complimentary frito pies, hot dogs andsoft drinks.

Everything in the store will be on sale.

Register to win free giveaways.

There will be plenty of free parking.

Don’t miss this very special event celebrating Borrego’s Guitars’ Second Anniversary!

Borrego’s Guitars and Music Supply Co. is located at 1636 St. Michaels Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87508 in the St. Michaels Village West Shopping Center, 3 doors down from Harbor Freight.

They are open MonSat 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday 11 am to 4 pm. Call Dave at 505-471-9043 for more information. borregosguitarsmusicsupply.com

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JUNE 2017

Summer Music 2017

Santa Fe Bandstand santafebandstand.org/ Santa Fe Bandstand is an annual summer long music festival on the Plaza in downtown Santa Fe. The 2017 season begins on July 5th and runs through August 25, 2017.

Santa Fe Bandstand is a free summer music festival on the Santa Fe Plaza. Brought to you by Outside In Productions, a nonprofit, community-based group established in the spring of 1995, to bring free, live performances, presentations and workshops to people confined to shelters, residential treatment facilities, nursing homes, correctional facilities, and any other institutions or human services programs where people would otherwise not have access to the arts.

St John’s Music on the Hill www.sjc.edu/ santa-fe/events/music-on-the-hill A free, family-friendly, summer concert series presented by St. John’s College.

Bring your picnic, meet up with friends and enjoy live music on the Hill. Concerts are on Wednesday evenings in June and July from 6 to 8 p.m. at the St. John’s athletic field.

Enjoy stellar performances under a starry New Mexico sky with beautiful music, compelling drama and stunning sunsets. Your night at the Opera will be a memorable experience for newcomers as well as opera lovers.

2017 Season: Die Fledermaus - Johann Strauss II Alcina - Georg Frederic Handel

The Golden Cockerel - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs - Mason Bates Lucia de Lammermoor - Gaetano Donizetti Opera Insider Tour - Tours for the 2017 season are offered once daily at 9:00 am, Monday through Friday: May 29, through August 25, 2017.

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ABQ BioPark Summer Concerts https://www.cabq.gov/culturalservices/biopark/events/summer-concerts Summer Concert Series http://www.cabq.gov/culturalservices/biopark/news/summer-beats-at-the-zoo-and-botanic-garden-1 General lawn seating for both venues. Blankets, lawn chairs and picnics are welcome, but please do not bring glass containers, sharp knives or alcoholic beverages. Food, beer and wine are available for purchase. Animal exhibits are open until 8 p.m.

Zoo Music The Zoo Music concert series showcases regional, national and international talent playing a variety of music, including country, Latin rock, Afro-Cuban, Celtic, bluegrass, Cajun and pop-rock. The 2017 dates for Zoo Music are June 9-August 4.

Summer Nights musical concerts highlight local and regional talent in the beautiful ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden, highlighting folk and Americana sounds. The 2017 dates for Summer Nights are June 8-August 10.

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JUNE 2017

FARMERS AND GROWERS MARKETS Farmer’s Markets on the Santa Fe Trail Las Vegas Tri-County Farmers’ Market 6th and University Las Vegas The market location changes depending upon the day. On Saturday and Wednesday morning it is located at 6th and University. On Wednesday afternoon it is located at Mallette Feed and Supply, Hwy 518, 3 miles north of Mills Avenue. Schedule: Saturday & Wednesday morning, 7 am - sellout. Wednesday afternoon at Mallette Feed and Supply from 3 pm - 7 pm bestfarmersmarkets.org/place/tricounty-farmers-market-las-vegas-nm.html Mora Mora Valley Farmers’ Market 375 State Road 518 Mora Located in the parking lot of Southwest Capital Bank Schedule: Friday, 3 pm - 6 pm www.facebook.com/MoraValleyFarmersMarket Eldorado and Santa Fe Farmer’s Markets Eldorado Farmers’ Market http://eldoradonmfarmersmarket.com/ La Tienda Shopping Center 7 Caliente Rd. Eldorado at Santa Fe Friday, 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM Santa Fe Farmers’ Market in the Railyard www.santafefarmersmarket.com SATURDAYS: OPEN YEARROUND!! Winter hours: 8am-1pm Summer hours: 7am-1pm Tuesday Market Opens May 5th : 8am-1pm Southside Market July thru September on Tuesdays: 3pm-6:30pm In the Santa Fe Place Mall at the Zafarano Dr. Entrance Railyard Artisan Market in the Market Pavilion Sundays: 10am4pm Farmers’ Market Shops Saturdays: 8am-2pm Tuesdays: 8am-2pm Sundays: 10am-4pm Española Farmers’ Market and Cultural Center 1005 North Railroad Ave. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays, plus 2-7 p.m. Fridays espanolafarmersmarket.blogspot.com Cedar Crest/Sandia Park Farmer’s Market Cedar Crest/Sandia Park Cedar Crest Farmers’ Market 12224 N. Hwy. 14 Cedar Crest Schedule: Wednesdays, 3 pm - 6:30 pm www.facebook.com/CedarCrestFM

Every Friday 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm through October 13, 2017

La Tienda Shopping Center - Eldorado at Santa Fe

ABQ area Farmer’s Markets Rio Rancho Idalia Road Marketplace 1320 Idalia Rd NE Rio Rancho Schedule: Saturday, 9 am - 2 pm; Sunday 10 am - 2 pm www.facebook.com/Idalia-RoadMarketplace-170513713013962/

COME JOIN THE FUN !

Operated by Bienvenidos Outreach, Inc.

Corrales Corrales Growers’ Market 500 Jones Rd. & Corrales Rd. Corrales 2 corralesgrowersmarket.com Bernalillo Zia Bernalillo Farmers’ Market 335 S. Camino del Pueblo Bernalillo Next to Our Lady of Sorrows Church on Main St., SR 313 Schedule: Tuesday and Friday, 4 pm - 7 pm www.newmexico.org/listing/ziabernalillo-farmers-market/2499/

Mention this ad at the Bienvenidos Outreach table and receive a FREE entry for the raffle ! www.eldoradonmfarmersmarket.com

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East Mountains Farmer’s Markets Edgewood Edgewood Farmers’ Market 87 N Frontage Rd, at Wildlife West Park Schedule: Saturdays, 3 pm - 7 pm www.mrcog-nm.gov/local-food/farmers-markets Mountainair Mountainair Farm & Garden Market new location at Salinas Pueblo Missions Visitor Center Schedule: Saturday, 9 am - 12 pm www.soilmate. com/markets/mountainair-farm-garden-market

PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT TheCorridorNM.com/SummerGuide for a complete listing of Farmers’ and Growers’ Markets www.thecorridornm.com

Meat, Cider, Produce, Baked Goods, Dairy, Plants, Eggs, Snacks, Art/Crafts, Music, Weekly Raffle and Much More !

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JUNE 2017 HEALTH AND WELLNESS In the warmer, longer, lazier days of summer, the living may not be easy, but your life probably feels less chaotic. Even adults tend to adopt a “school’s out!” attitude in summer. That’s why this is a perfect time to improve your health in a fashion so seasonally laid back you’ll barely notice the effort.

To get you started, WebMD went to eight health experts in fields such as diet, fitness, stressstress, vision, and oral health. We asked them this: If you could only suggest one simple change this season to boost personal health, what would it be? Here are their top eight tips.

BE WELL

1. Give Your Diet a Berry Boost If you do one thing this summer to improve your diet, have a cup of mixed fresh berries -- blackberries, blueberries, or strawberries -- every day.

They’ll help you load up on antioxidants, which may help prevent damage to tissues and reduce the risks of age-related illnesses. Blueberries and blackberries are especially antioxidant-rich.

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A big bonus: Berries are also tops in fiber, which helps keep cholesterol low and may even help prevent some cancers.

2. Get Dirty -- and Stress Less

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To improve your stress level, plant a small garden, cultivate a flower box, or if space is really limited, plant a few flower pots -- indoors or out. Just putting your hands in soil is “grounding.” And when life feels like you’re moving so fast your feet are barely touching the stuff, being mentally grounded can help relieve physical and mental stress.

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Flossing reduces oral bacteria, which improves overall body health, and if oral bacteria is low, your body has more resources to fight bacteria elsewhere. Floss daily and you’re doing better than at least 85% of people.

4. Get Outside to Exercise Pick one outdoor activity -- going on a hike, taking a nature walk, playing games such as tag with your kids, cycling, roller blading, or swimming -- to shed that cooped-up feeling of gym workouts.

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5. Be Good to Your Eyes

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7. Alcohol: Go Lite

2. Work with your Real Estate Broker to assist you in finding your dream home. Your pre-qualification will come in handy when you are ready to make an offer.

1. Get pre-qualified! This first step can be the most important to ensure you are looking at homes that fit your budget.

Summer’s a great time to skip drinks with hard alcohol and choose a light, chilled alcoholic beverage (unless you are pregnant or should not drink for health or other reasons).

3. Once your offer is accepted, send the purchase contract and any supporting documentation to your licensed loan officer.

4. After finalizing your loan details, loan disclosures will be delivered for your review and to obtain your signatures in order to proceed.

A sangria (table wine diluted with juice), a cold beer, or a wine spritzer are all refreshing but light. In moderation -- defined as one to two drinks daily -- alcohol can protect against heart disease.

5. Your lender will order the appraisal and any other items needed during the processing phase.

8. Sleep Well

6. Your loan will be submitted to underwriting for approval. Your lender may ask you for a few more items necessary to complete the underwriting process during this period.

Resist the urge to stay up later during long summer days. Instead pay attention to good sleep hygiene by keeping the same bedtime and wake-up schedule and not drinking alcohol within three hours of bedtime.

7. Upon final lender approval, you will receive a Closing Disclosure to review final loan terms at least 3 days prior to signing loan documents.

It’s also a good idea to avoid naps during the day unless you take them every day at the same time, for the same amount of time.

8. Setup your appointment to sign your loan closing documents with your title company. Your realtor will help you with this.

There they are: Eight super simple ways to boost your health this summer.

Try one or try them all. They’re so easy you won’t even know they’re -shhhh -- good for you.

From http://www.webmd.com/women/features/8-summer-steps-forhealthy-living#2

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9. Your signed loan package will be reviewed, your loan will be funded followed by your purchase being recorded, and you will receive keys to your dream home!

10. Share with your friends about your new home and celebrate moving in.

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JUNE 2017 BITS

Ta l e s o f t h e Tr a i l s

BITES

Dear Anna . . .

The Maxwell Land Grant

by Doyle Daves Las Vegas Citizens Committee for Historic Preservation

by Anna Soeiro Dear Anna: This past school year, my 9 year old got in trouble in school on a regular basis. Now that summer is here, I’m looking for things for him to do but don’t want to feel like I’m rewarding him with fun and play after a year of problems at school. Do you have any ideas?

-Conflicted Mom Dear Conflicted: While I understand you do not want to reinforce poor behavior at school, summer is separate from the academic constraints that come from a typical school year and this time can be used to constructively prepare for next school year. What does your child like to do? Sports?

Nature? Science? Find a camp that can support your child’s interest but will also set clear limits and boundaries. Interview the owners/ directors and explain not only your situation but also what you want from a summer experience. See if they are willing to come up with a plan that will set him, and you up for a great 2017/18 school year!

LEFT: Lucien B. Maxwell, holder of the largest American land grant.

keep your visit short and choose to stay in a hotel, not with a family member. Weddings, like funerals, tend to bring out the best and worst in certain people and though you cannot control your family members, you can control your actions, words and choices so make good ones! Your niece will appreciate your presence.

RIGHT: approx.

2 million acres of the Maxwell Land Grant

Dear Anna:

The

Maxwell Land Grant of Northeastern New Mexico and Southern Colorado, almost two million acres, was the largest contiguous property in America ever owned by a single individual. The curious history of how the grant got that big involves incompetence, intrigue and probably outright chicanery.

During the Mexican period, 1821-1846, New Mexico governors, primarily Governor Manuel Armijo, awarded many land grants, some as community grants to groups of farmers or stock men and some to individuals, often close associates.

We are thinking of getting a family pet not only to add to our family but to help teach our children responsibility. Is a dog our best bet?

-Hoot and Howl Dear Hoot:

I would have to know more information before telling you for sure, however, there are certain questions to consider, such as: how old are your children? How many hours a day are you gone from your house? Do you go out of town frequently? Have the children shown interest in animals? Dogs are wonderful additions to families but require a lot of preparation and commitment. Make sure you do your Dear Anna: homework and include all family members in on the decision. Also, I have a wedding coming up to at- plan ahead of time who would be tend in a nearby state. It’s a niece in charge of what duties. Make a I am somewhat close to but, like chart and show the kids who will so many families, functions don’t be doing what and approximately always go smoothly and hurt feel- how much time it will take. Kids ings seem to abound. What can I often respond well to visuals and do to prevent this? Should I just may help you plan things out too. stay home? -Auntie Other great first pets that are readily available at our local shelters Dear Auntie: are rabbits, gerbils and hamsters.

Go to the wedding and support your niece. That should be your Send us your questions for primary purpose to be there. If it Anna at editor@thecorrimakes you feel more comfortable, dornm.com

In

1841, Guadalupe Miranda, personal secretary to Governor Armijo, petitioned for and received a land grant on behalf of himself and Charles (Carlos) Beaubien, a French-Canadian

bine in the late 1860s.

Then the American government, big business and lawyers got involved. In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848, the United States agreed to honor all Spanish and Mexican property holdings. This required that documents be examined and land boundaries be confirmed by survey. The contract surveyors hired by the government, had no knowledge of local geography and no incentive to learn; with help from vested interests; in the case if the Maxwell grant new, much more expansive landmarks were identified, and in 1879, the US Supreme Court ruled that the grant was 1,714,764.93 acres.

Only Thomas Catron in the late 1800s and Ted Turner, today might own as much New Mexico land.

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fur-trapper, turned businessman living in Taos. Over a number of years, Lucien B. Maxwell, husband of Beaubien’s daughter, Luz acquired title to the grant. First, he bought Miranda’s share, then he bought the shares inherited by his in-laws following Beaubien’s death and finally, he bought shares claimed by heirs of Governor Charles Bent, who died in the Taos uprising of 1847. Through all these ownership transfers, no survey was made of the property but it was generally understood that one could stand near Kit Carson’s home at Rayado and see all the land marks that defined the grant - at most 50,000 acres.

This is apparently the amount Lucien Maxwell thought he owned when he sold to an American, English and Dutch com-

Beginning with our August, 2017 issue, The Corridor plans to move to a bi-monthly platform (every 2 months, with 6 issues per year). The new Corridor will be 24 pages, same size, and will be available at all of our regular pickup locations. We will also begin offering a subscription option, with The Corridor delivered to your mailbox 6 times/year.

We are completely rebuilding our online presence, with more interactive information, videos, daily news blasts, and more community resources. We would like to ask for your feedback regarding these changes. Please address all ideas, thoughts and concerns to: editor@TheCorridorNM.com.

We value your opinions and look forward to your feedback.

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Backyard Astronomy Story and photos by Eric Saltmarsh JUNE’S NIGHT SKY

This month, the con-

stellation Virgo, the second-largest constellation, spans the meridian at dusk. Its brightest star, Spica, is below and to the left of bright Jupiter. Spica forms the base of a large ‘Y’, the arms of which are just above and slightly to the right of Jupiter’s current position. It also marks the lower right corner of a large rectangle running east.

Virgo

is home to myriad distant galaxies, many of which can be found within the arms of the above-mentioned ‘Y.’ Medium to large telescopes and long-exposure photographs are needed to reveal galactic details.

www.nps.gov/band/planyourvisit/night-sky-programs June 23 & 24, 2017 Night Sky Fiesta!

Come celebrate Bandelier Night Skies at our Night Sky Fiesta. Special programs, guest speakers, solar viewing, kids activities, and giant telescopes! 2 days of celebrating Bandelier’s beautiful night skies.

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Greeks; Ceres to the Romans). The goddess is often depicted on star maps holding a sheaf of wheat in each hand. Despite the ‘virgin’ characterization connected with the constellation (likely due to Astraea, the Greek goddess of innocence who is more closely associated with neighboring constellation Libra), Virgo is mainly associated with the growing of crops and fertility.

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Summer Milky Way is moving into prime viewing. At mid-month, it will be visible, low in the southeast just after dark, in the constellations Scorpius and Sagittarius. Follow the cloud of stars as it flows eastward through Aquila and Cygnus, on into Cassiopeia, low in the NNE.

ancient Babylonians saw the constellation Virgo as an ear of grain belonging to Shala, the goddess of grain. Shala was married to the fertility Also at midmonth, god, Dagon. the planet Saturn, in ESE at sunset, is To the later Greeks the directly opposite the and Romans, Virsun and at its closest go represented the distance to Earth. The goddess of agriculfamed ringed planet ture (Demeter to the

Thursday Nights: May 25 - September, 2017 Explore the Stars Join rangers and astronomy volunteers for an evening of star gazing that may include an interpretive multimedia program at the campground amphitheater, followed by telescope viewing and a laser guided constellation tour. times vary depending on sunset, but generally dusk to 11:00 PM; Juniper Campground Amphitheater On Each Full Moon Night May - September Moonlight Walks Join a Bandelier Night Sky Ranger for a 2-3 hour moonlit walk through the Monument. The walk starts around sunset, and is limited to 24 participants on a first come first served basis, reservations required, no pets or children under 8 please. Sign up in person at the Bandelier Visitor Center, or by calling 505-672-3861 x517

appears as a bright yellow ‘star’ in the constellation Ophiuchus, close to the Sagittarius border.

Like all planets beyond the orbit of Mars, Saturn is a gaseous giant, swathed in a dense atmosphere of hydrogen and helium.

Orbiting Saturn are 62 moons, only one of which has a diameter greater than Earth’s moon. Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is the only known moon to be cloaked in a thick atmosphere.

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the attribute that makes Saturn such a beloved object is the system of rings that encircle its equator. Mainly composed of ice, the rings are approximately 70,000 miles wide, but only about 60 feet thick. The origin of the rings remains unknown, although theories include 1) material left over from the formation of the planet was swept into a flat disk and 2) a moon that was ripped apart, through collision or by tidal forces.

Chaco Night Sky Program

Chaco Culture National Historical Park

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May 1- September 30: Evening Night Sky Programs are presented on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday evenings at sunset. The programs begin with staff Chaco Observatory presentations on archaeoastronomy, cultural history, and other topics, and are followed by telescope viewing of celestial objects.

The star trails of Canis Major provide an interesting backdrop for the windmill and water tower at Eldorado de Santa Fe.

Summer Solstice (June 20, 2017): Sunrise program is presented at Casa Rinconada, a Chacoan great kiva. Join park staff to observe the sunrise and the solstice marker of light inside the kiva.

Here is a summary of interest- June 20: Summer solstice ocing night sky events occurring in curs in the northern hemisphere June and early July 2017: at 9:24pm MDT when the sun reaches its most northern point June 3: Venus is at greatest in the sky. western elongation, above the east horizon in the pre-dawn June 23: New moon at 7:31pm sky.

MDT. June 9: Full moon at 6:10am July 8: Full moon occurs at MDT. 9:07pm MDT. June 15: Saturn reaches opposition and is visible all night.

Images taken from Chaco Observatory

Eagle Nebula

Trifid Nebula

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