January 2017

J AN U A RY 20 17

Serving the Com munities of North Central New Mexico

IN THIS ISSUE: Feature - Pizza and Pizzaz in Las Vegas, NM Community Spotlights - Phantom F4 fighters retired From The Editor - New stories, new contributors Upcoming Events - January events and highlights Health and Wellness - Rails and river trails Tales of the Trails - 1st mayor of Las Vegas, Missouri Mules

VOLUME 3 - NUMBER 1

Blinded with Science - New findings from the VLA Nature’s Circle - Backyard astronomy in January

Gardening - Already thinking about Spring Acorn’s Corner - Kid’s Page Fun Business Spotlights - Homes, finance, tax help

JANUARY 2017

COMMUNITY NEWS, VIEWS, AND MORE is a monthly community newsmagazine serving the I-25 / US-285 / New Mexico 41, old Route 66, the Turquoise Trail, the Salinas Salt Missons Trail, and the old Spanish Trail corridors of north central New Mexico.

The current publication will be from 16 to 24 pages, 11” x 17” 35# Hi-Brite newsprint, full color, with 7,000 copies distributed to 100+ distribution sites along the corridor area, including pickup locations in Las Vegas, Pecos, Eldorado at Santa Fe, Lamy, businesses along the Old Las Vegas Highway / Old Visit Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, along the Turquoise Trail, thecorridornm.com/ Galisteo, Cerrillos, Madrid and Cedar Crest, along find-the-corridor/ old Rte 66 at Edgewood and Moriarty, Bernalillo, for more pickup Corrales, Placitas, Sandia Crest, and the Albuquerlocations. que Sunport.

IN THIS ISSUE:

JANUARY 2017, VOLUME 3 NUMBER 1

FRONT PAGE 2 From the Editor - Happy New Year - new contributors 3 Feature - Pizza and Pizzaz in Las Vegas, NM 4 Spotlight - F4 Phantom retired - by Scott Cararway 5 Biz Spotlights - Aim High, Homeowners Financial 6 Trowel - Millie’s Beleive it or Not, gardeing 7 Health & Wellness - Rail, canyon, and river trails 8 Calendar of Events for January, 2017 9 Calendar of Events for January, 2017 10 Favorite Side Trips photo review 11 Tales of the Trails -The first mayor of Las Vegas, NM, Missouri mules 12 Blinded With Science - Radiotelescopes 13 Nature’s Circle -Backyard astronomy by Eric Saltmarsh 15 Acorn’s Corner - Kid’s Page 16 The Corridor Back Page

The Corridor is a publication of Streamlynx, LLC

dba Streamlynx Communications

7 Avenida Vista Grande #252, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508 SALES 505-438-9600 MOBILE 505-913-9652 Please remit all hard copy to the above address.

Email submissions to: editor@thecorridornm.com Find us online anytime:

STAFF: Editor/Publisher Marc-Paul LaRouche Assistant Editor Deborah A. LaRouche Designer/Contributor Jefferson P. LaRouche Contributors: Scott Caraway Milicent McFarland Watisha F. Morgan Eric Saltmarsh

ON THE COVER:

Chiles in a Bowl, Staff Photo

FROM THE EDITOR

Happy New Year to all our readers and fans. It has been a good year for The Corridor, and we are looking forward to celebrating our 2nd anniversary of publication in March, 2017. We have increased the number of locations where you can get The Corridor, as well as the number of loyal readers and advertisers. This year we are starting off with a few more contributors. These are members of our community who wish to be a part of the information and ideas that we strive to share each month.

In this issue we bring you a story about a remarkable pizza establishment in Las Vegas, New Mexico, where the owner has made the significant investment and foresight to bring bowling to his town. Opening up new possibilities for Las Vegans to share great food and libations while enjoying participating in one of America’s favorite indoor sports.

Our new contributors include Scott Caraway, who beings us a story from Holloman Air Base honoring the retirement of the famed Phantom F4 fighter jet.

Writer and retired scientist Doyle W… offers two stories (which may end up in one of his books) in our Tales of the Trails feature. Doyle, who lives in Las Vegas, New Mexico, enjoys researching and writing about the history of New Mexico.

Another new contributor is Eric Saltmarsh, a resident of Eldorado at Santa Fe. Eric is an amateur astronomer and photographer who takes his hobby very seriously. Opposite from the Astronomy page is Jefferson LaRouche’s “Blinded with Science” page. This month he reveals some new discoveries, soon to be breaking news, about new revelations in the world of radio astronomy.

As we move into the New Year we would like to invite our readers to offer us their contributions for consideration. We founded The Corridor with the hope of bringing community together by sharing ideas and information. You can contact us at editor@thecorridornm.com with contribution ideas or suggestions.

Wishing you all the best for the New Year.

Marc-Paul LaRouche Editor – The Corridor

ABOUT THE COVER This month we chose to share a photo of beautiful Chimayo chiles the same chiles that we featured when still green which posed for us on our September 2016 cover, along with bottles of Black Mesa Wine.

The photo was taken in late afternoon fall light - my favorite time of year for photography in New Mexico.

SE P T E M B ER 20 1 6

S erv i ng t he Commu nities of North Central New Mexic o

w w w.thecorridornm.com

ADVERTISE IN THE CORRIDOR For more information about advertising in the print and online versions of The Corridor, please call our sales office at 505-438-9600 or visit our advertising page online at www.thecorridornm.com/advertising .

IN THIS ISSUE:

From The Editor Feature - History of Wine and Chile in New Mexico Community Spotlight-Quilts, Biodynamics, Qigong The Trowel - Late Summer Gardening Upcoming Events in September Art & Culture - A Cascade of Artists’ Studio Tours

VOLUME 2 - NUMBER 8

2

The Corridor - January 2017

Blinded with Science - Flipping Crystals Tales of the Trails - Picuris Pueblo Side Trips - An overnight adventure in Ruidoso Bits & Bites - The Compound Restaurant in Santa Fe Acorn’s Corner - Communities in Schools, Fun days in September, other surprises

September 2016

www.thecorridornm.com

COMMUNITY NEWS, VIEWS, AND MORE

Las Vegas, New Mexico is Bowled Over with Pizza and Pizzazz ! story by by Marc-Paul LaRouche - Corridor staff photos

OK. Maybe you have never heard of it. We certainly had not.

Boutique bowling? It is a new genre that is up and up and coming in the US. According to Brunswick (one of the mainstays in the bowling business still extant and thriving in the USA) “Boutique centers are focused primarily on entertainment and socialization with full service, upscale food and beverage offerings. Bowling is the primary form of entertainment, but is a smaller component of the business and is set in a contemporary, social atmosphere. Ancillary entertainment options are available such as live music, billiards, virtual/cyber gaming, and bocce as additional sources of revenue.”

So don’t be too surprised that there is a brand-spanking-new 3-lane bowling alley, complete with colorful balls, LED lighting and regulation Brunswick lanes in – hold onto your bowling shoes – Las Vegas, New Mexico, in the new location of JCs New York Pizza Department, which recently moved to a much expanded location at 209 Plaza Street (actually just up the street from their original Las Vegas location).

This venerable pizza eatery, already famous for their New York style pizza and holding down 2 locations, one at 215 Central Avenue in Albuquerque and their second location in Las Vegas, NM (until recently located at 131 Bridge Street) was founded by New York native Joaquin Garofalo. Regarding the major renovation and the installation of the 3-lane bowling addition, Joaquin says that he wanted to bring something special to Las Vegas, New Mexico. After more than a decade building his reputation as a chef and restaurateur in Albuquerque, Joaquin chose Las Vegas, New Mexico, as home for himself and his young family.

This historic town, at one time expected to become the industrial hub of New Mexico, has been a crossroads of the booming railroad industry as well as an important stop on the Santa Fe Trail. With a significant monetary investment and blessings from local financial institutions, Joaquin has brought to Las Vegas, New Mexico an opportunity to enjoy bowling, a past-time of many generations of Americans, in conjunction with their stellar New York style pizza and other Italian-inspired food offerings.

On a recent visit to JC’s we observed members of the basketball team from local New Mexico Highlands University preparing to chow down on a delectable-looking pizza along with salads and other entrees.

In addition to the new bowling lanes, JC’s New York Pizza Department in Las Vegas, NM has added two pool tables as well as other fun games of chance and skill.

www.thecorridornm.com

166 bridge st, las vegas, nm 87701 mon-sat, 11 am - 5 pm Check facebook for seasonal hours facebook.com/papertraillvnm/

DRIVEWAY RECONDITIONING Grading, Base-course, Gravel, Rock edging, Coyote fencing.

Also - snow removal.

References and free estimates.

Call R.J. (Russ) McMillan 470-3227 The Corridor - January 2017 3

COMMUNITY NEWS, VIEWS, AND MORE

Eldorado Self Storage

Holloman bids final goodbye to a stalwart soldier of the air

Story and photos by Scott Caraway In a ceremony and flight demonstration on December 21, 2016, at Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo, New Mexico, the United States Air Force retired one of its most successful and well known fighters, the F-4 Phantom II. More than 5,000 Phantoms were built from 1959-1981. It was not an ignominious end for these few Phantoms, dubbed QF-4s, as for their last official assignment for the Air Force, they have been serving as un-piloted drones to to be shot at and shot down by other aircraft for practice and weapons testing.

Securely nestled in the heart of Eldorado, we have been providing friendly, personalized service for 27 years Call Russ or Amy McMillan for an appointment

466-1810

It was fitting that the Phantoms should go down in flames and meet a warriors end, rather than sitting in the Arizona desert waiting to be chopped up for scrap. The Phantoms were bred for combat, they were used by the Navy, Marines and Air Force in Vietnam. They entered combat on Navy aircraft carriers in 1960. The Air Force adopted the Phantoms 1n 1963 and flew them in Vietnam for 12 years.

Officials estimated more than 300 spectators and members of the media from around the country and a few from abroad, came to say Pharewell to the last Phantoms on their final flight in service to the Air Force.

Spectators enjoyed a mini airshow of a flight of four Phantoms showing what they do best: Fly, and fly fast and climb into the air on double afterburners spewing focused flame.

It was a crowd pleaser, to be sure, but the real treat for those gathered (as well as the whole town) was a super-sonic pass, one at a time, that each broke the sound barrier as it passed over. Boom! boom, boom, boom, each aircraft pass reverberated with three or four booms. Almost everyone in the crowd was yelling and laughing and looking up as the booms kept booming.

The Phantoms got back into their formation and lined up for runway approach, down came the landing gear, lower, lower the planes came down, then just before the first one touched the runway... Roar! The pilots shoved the throttles forward, gear up, the afterburners bright orange as they pointed the nose toward the clouds and climbed out.

They each did that and came back around as everyone wondered will they land this time? Landing gear down... Lower, lower... Roar! Back into the steep glowing-afterburner climb out and then around again for another approach. The same thing, everyone was wondering, will this be it? Roar! Ha ha, they did it again. And again, then that was it.

Two of the Phantoms had the paint jobs they wore back in their glory days with the Air Force, the jungle-green over dirt-brown camouflage, the others were a motley looking bunch painted a mousy gray, with international orange on half of the wings and the rear stabilizers. The orange was there because they are targets, the two that were painted camouflage had recently been on the road, so to speak, with airshows.

About the author

The two Phantoms with the good paint jobs taxied toward the crowd of spectators and in between two fire trucks that had their water cannons pointed at 45 degrees up to shower the war birds in the traditional salute for a last flight. The pilots too, were showered, but with less water and more champagne.

“I enlisted in 1972 after a year of being a ski bum (bums the word - no money) in Durango. I got a delayed enlistment until the end of ski season. So basic training started in March in San Antonio, TX. June in Denver for training in “Munitions Loading” then November to Soesterberg, Holland, outside of Utrecht near Amsterdam. Called by Americans as Camp New Amsterdam. Little did I know it, but I was in a quite special unit. In 1954 the Queen, Whilhelmina, asked the US for a small contingent of air superiority fighters to protect the skies over Holland. She was given a single squadron of fighters, close to 20 aircraft, to operate on a Dutch airbase, Soesterberg Fliegabase of the Konigsberg Luchtmacht.

The F-4 Phantom II is the only aircraft since 1953 to have been flown by pilots who became Aces in aerial combat. To be an Ace, you must shoot down five enemy aircraft. Vietnam produced five Aces, all flying Phantoms. But the Phantoms were not just air-to-air fighters, they had a bigger role as a tactical bomber. The Phantom could carry 18,000 pounds of ordnance, far more than a WWII B-17 which carried 4,000 to 6,000 pounds of ordnance.

The smallest administrative part of the Air Force is the Wing. and we weren’t a Wing. We were a squadron. So we had nothing but us and the airplanes, under complete Dutch law. We were not assigned to barracks.

We were paid to live on the “economy” and rent homes. We couldn’t wear uniforms off base, and no American authority could come to our homes without invitation... We had 19 F-4E model aircraft, the latest and greatest fighters in the world at the time.”

4

The Corridor - January 2017

www.thecorridornm.com

COMMUNITY NEWS, VIEWS, AND MORE

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHTS

Aim High Financial, Inc. offers new business opportunities to aspiring entrepenuers and SMBs in Eldorado and surrounding communities.

accounting process that is voice activated and results in “real-time” reporting with compliant back-up documentation for legal and taxing authorities. As a CPA firm, we are able to prepare all of your annual and other periodic tax returns and reports. Aim High and its related Aim High Financial, Inc. is a con- and predecessor firms have been tract financial advisory firm assist- in business since 1981. Aim High ing businesses and their owners Financial also provides tax advisewith growth strategies and, when ment and representation services. necessary turn-around and recovery from a down turn in business. The principal officer of the firm is In today’s challenging economy, Richard G. Robinson, CPA, who often the easiest growth occurs also is a Chartered Global Manwith the merger or acquisition of agement Accountant. He was first a competing firm. Aim High can licensed as a CPA in Colorado in help the growth-oriented firm 1987 and in New Mexico in 1995. identify this potential. We help He has lived in the Eldorado at with the Strengths, Opportunities, Santa Fe area for over 21 years and Weaknesses, and Threats (SWOT) maintains his offices at 5 Caliente analysis of the growth situation. Road in the Village Office CondoThis same process is applied to miniums in front of the La Tienda the turn-around situation. All this shopping complex in Eldorado at requires financial records that are Santa Fe, NM. accurate and up to date. Aim High (505) 466-2830 Financial offers the client with an

AIM HIGH FINANCIAL, INC.

Helping you grow a better business.

Mergers, acquisitions, and turn-arounds.

Business, estate & trust tax return preparation.

Richard G. Robinson, CPA, CGMA 5 Caliente Road Santa Fe, NM 87508

505.466.2830 www.thecorridornm.com

A Change in the Mortgage Rate Climate

by Cindy Levorah NMLS#529758 Mortgage rates are slightly higher this January than they have been.

For the past 6+ years the mortgage rates we have been experiencing have been an all-time low and even now with the recent rate adjustments in mortgage rates we are still experiencing what are considered to be low rates compared to what we experienced in the 80’s and 90’s. This year will be a year of change from what we have been accustomed to. In recent reports the Fed’s have shared they expect to have three rate hikes this year. Even with the change in rate climate Santa fe is still seeing

a very active market in real estate transactions. If you are currently in the market to buy a new home or refinance your current home the interest rate you will receive will be based on what is known as risk-based pricing. Your rate is determined information obtained from your credit report and from the loan to value of your loan. To ensure you receive the best possible rate for your new mortgage we recommend taking the time to review your credit report to ensure it is correctly reporting your credit history.

Cindy Levorah NMLS#529758 | Sales Manager |Homeowners Financial Group USA, LLC NMLS#93718 505-303-7302

Arlen Sarkissian peace of mind tax preparation accounting cfo services

505.501.5126 cell 505.474.4419 office 505.780.8331 fax arlen@peaceofmindnm.com 2 Redondo Peak Santa Fe, NM 87508

The Corridor - January 2017 5

COMMUNITY NEWS, VIEWS, AND MORE

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY! We are closing the store for remodeling on January 16, and plan to reopen February 1st.

Happy Gardening in 2017 !

Watch this space for info on

by Milicent Mcfarland

deals and details on the

Millie’s Believe It or Not:

folk at Newman’s Nursery in Santa Fe and ended up purchasing We are still eating cherry tomatoes eight trees. from our summer garden. This year our garden produced more http://www.plantingdirections. of the cherry variety of tomatoes c o m / w i c h i t a - b l u e - j u n i p e rand they have done remarkably planting-directions/ well, retaining their sweet, fresh h t t p : / / w w w . garden flavor. We harvested them missouribotanicalgarden.org/ green several weeks ago, before PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails. the temperatures dropped, and then let them ripen “away from the madding crowd”—in an unheated room, protected from the kitties.

They have ripened in a measured manner each week giving us a dozen or more red, flavorful fruit to eat fresh or cook .

In addition to the tomatoes, we have created a “root cellar” of a sort—storing the last six flattopped late season cabbages in a large cooler in our garage so the cabbages stay cold but do not freeze. They have a lovely sweet flavor and crispness that tastes great in slaw or chopped and stir fried. Cabbages can develop deeper flavor after being exposed to cold temperatures.

Seed Catalogs Arriving

The first seed catalog, Tomato Growers, has arrived and with it, simultaneously, an on-line offer from the same company for free shipping---one of my Achilles’ heels. Free shipping is a siren call for me, if it is with a company with whom I am already considering placing an order. It will often Back in the day it was common motivate me to check my seed store for gardeners to have a root cellar sooner than I would otherwise and storage area for carrots, potatoes, put an order together. etc. and cabbages. In some areas these cellars might be dug directly Tomato Growers is a lovely catalog, into the earth, or simply be a corner filled with a wild collection of tomato and pepper varieties. That of the basement. is their focus, plus a few varieties http://www.rodalesorganiclife. of tomatillos and eggplant. For com/home/how-to-make-a-rootmore choices, see the Burpee seed cellar-in-your-basement catalog or Johnny’s seeds. Another Landscaping note favorite of mine is Henry Field’s, a very old and reliable Midwestern This mid-November we decided to seed and plant source, located plant Wichita Junipers in our south in Indiana. They have excellent yard, to provide some privacy and customer service which we have wind protection. We discovered accessed both for information and this variety as we walked the roads refunds. and hiking trails here in Eldorado outside of Santa Fe. We saw some More to come next month examples of excellent privacy on seed varieties, ordering screening and researched on-line and seed-starting supplies! but were unsure of the variety until we questioned the knowledgeable

6

The Corridor - January 2017

GRAND REOPENING!

66 Jacinto Road, Santa Fe, NM 87508 (Off Hwy 285, just south of Eldorado)

Call Anne at 505-310-3369 for more information or visit our website: w w w.queseraalpacas.com

What to plant in January (from http://bit.ly/1lQVmUt)

Tomatoes and Peppers Get a head start on the growing season by starting your tomato and pepper seeds indoors. Most tomatoes and peppers will take 6-8 weeks to reach transplant size so plan according to your climate zone!

Suggested tomato variety: Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, Roma, Sweetie, Heirloom Blend Suggested pepper variety: California Wonder, Early Jalapeno, Sweet Banana, Super Chili Onions Late January is a great time to start your onion seeds indoors if you live in a warmer gardening zone (6-10) For zones 1-5 start your onion seeds in mid-late February. Let the onions grow to 5-6 inches tall and cut tops off so they will be only 3 inches. Repeating this until they are transplanted helps strengthen the roots and health of the onions.

Suggested onion varieties: Sweet White Walla Walla, Candy Hybrid, Yellow Sweet Spanish, Nebuka Evergreen Herbs Herbs are defiantly the most popular indoor plant to grow throughout the winter months. Try your hand at these 5 most popular herbs. Also check out the Urban Farmer Herb Kit Suggested variety: Basil, Chives, Oregano, Parsley, Thyme Annual and Perennial Flowers Now is a great time to get your spring flowers germinating and ready for spring! There are many different varieties of annuals and perennials with different grow times. Pay attention to grow times so that your flowers are ready to be planted after last frost. Below are some good varieties to start in January for a last frost in March and April!

Annuals: Zinnas, Marigolds, Geraniums Perennials: Rudbeckias, Daisies, Poppies, Coneflowers

www.thecorridornm.com

COMMUNITY NEWS, VIEWS, AND MORE

HEALTH AND WELLNESS Some healthy options for getting out and about this January Even as the cold days are upon us, there are still many free options to get some exercise with friends or family after the Holiday season. We have gathered information on several possibilities throughout our readership area for your consideration.

The Santa Fe Rail Trail

Need an Audiologist? We hear you!

The only locally owned and operated Audiology practice in the Santa Fe area Full audiology services : Diagnostic hearing testing , hearing aid sales, service and repair Hearing and tinnitus evaluations

Dr. Kelly D. Heyman, AuD

Lowest prices - we’ll beat any price in town, guaranteed!

505-466-7526 eldoaudiology.com

5 Caliente Road #5 - In the Village Office Condominiums Next to the La Tienda Mall in Eldorado

Charlotte Cooke Specializes in Elder Massage.

charlottekcooke@earthlink.net

Massage practice since 1986.

In-home massage plus Eldorado & Santa Fe locations.

(505) 466-7223

Charlotte Cooke, ND, LMT

Albuquerque Paseo del Bosque Trail

The 17-mile Santa Fe Rail Trail follows the old Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway line, beginning in the Railyard park in town and continuing along the tracks to Highway 285 through El Dorado to Lamy, incorporating urban, suburban, and rural characteristics.

Beyond the capital city, it runs along hilly, red-dirt terrain among a countryside of yucca and green junipers. http://www.sfct.org/ trails/rail-trail

Los Alamos County Trail Network

Albuquerque’s premiere multi-use trail, the Paseo del Bosque Trail, goes from the north to the south edges of the metro area through the Rio Grande’s cottonwood bosque (forest). https://www.cabq.gov/parksandrecreation/open-space/lands/ paseo-del-bosque-trail Trail Highlights 16 miles of paved multi-use trails uninterrupted by roadways.

Parking and access points.

Enjoy public art along Tingley Beach, Central Avenue, and other locations.

Trail passes through the Rio Grande Valley State Park.

Great opportunities to see the Rio Grande Nature Center, the Albuquerque BioPark and the National Hispanic Cultural Center.

Taos West Rim Trail

BLM image https://www.blm.gov/publish/content/nm/en/prog/NLCS/RGDN_NM.html

The canyons and mesas in and around Los Alamos are linked by a 58-mile network of trails. Hikers, runners, horseback riders, mountain bikers, and other trail users delight in the variety of trails from which to choose. http://www.losalamosnm.us/PARKS/ TRAILS/Pages/LACTrailNet.aspx

www.thecorridornm.com

Hiking, Bicycling, Horseback Riding The West Rim Trail is an easy to moderate 9 mile one-way trail. There are two access points: the north trailhead located at the rest stop on the west rim of the Rio Grande just off of US 64. The south trailhead located just off of NM 567 at the north end of the Orilla Verde Recreation Area. https://www.blm.gov/nm/ st/en/prog/NLCS/RGDN_NM/rgdn_recreation_opportunities.html#trails

The Corridor - January 2017 7

COMMUNITY NEWS, VIEWS, AND MORE

Calendar of Events - January 2017

FIND OUT MORE online at http://thecorridornm.com/calendar/ your snowshoes and skis for winter fun exTurquoise Trail, East Mountains Ongoing Friday, Saturday & Sunday – Skiing tending into the evening hours! Clear winter At Sandia Peak Ski Area - 11 NM-536, Sand- nights are wonderful for star/moon gazing Santa Fe, Eldorado ia Park. Ski Area Hours 9:00 am to 4:00pm. and warming yourself around a campfire Ongoing - Martin J. Desht Exhibition: Faces from an American Dream - Vista Grande PubAM half day - 9:00am to 12:30pm, PM half day while chatting with a ranger.

Saturday Jan 14 5:30-9pm - Telluride lic Library, 14 Avenida Torreon, Eldorado at -12:30pm to 4:00pm Saturday Jan 7 11am-12pm – Solar Observ- Mountain Film on Tour - Angel Fire Commu- Santa Fe Sunday 10am-4pm - Railyard Artisan ing – Cerrillos Hills State Park, County Rd 59, nity Center, 15 CS Ranch Road, Angel Fire Saturday Jan 14 6:30-8:30pm - Moon- Market - 1607 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe Cerrillos Saturday Jan 21 2-3pm – Skies of Our An- light Hike & Campfire - Sipapu Ski & Summer Tuesday 10:30-11:15am - Preschool Story Time – SF Public Library La Farge Branch, cestors - Cerrillos Hills State Park, County Rd Resort, 5224 NM-518, Vadito Sunday Jan 15 & Monday Jan 16 9am-3pm 1730 Llano St, Santa Fe 59, Cerrillos Saturday Feb 4 11am-12pm – Cabin Fever - Never Summer Snowboard Demo - Sipapu Tuesday 10:30-11am - Books and Babies - SF Public Library Main Library, 145 WashHike - Cerrillos Hills State Park, County Rd 59, Ski & Summer Resort, 5224 NM-518, Vadito Tuesday Jan 17-Sunday Jan 22 9am-4pm ington Ave, Santa Fe. Come join our play and Cerrillos – 4th Annual Not Forgotten Outreach Week – language group for small children and their Pecos, Las Vegas Wednesday 11am-4pm - Solar Observing - Taos Ski Valley. We would like to invite active caregivers.

Astronomy Open House - NMHU Ivan Hilton duty military, Gold Star families, veterans and Tuesday 3:30-4:30pm - Science After School Science Building, 810 National Ave, Las Vegas, any family member with a military ID to come - SF Public Library Southside Branch, 6599 ski for $30/day. Free rentals and discounted Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe. Do you like science? Do NM Friday 8pm-12am - Public Viewing Night - group ski and snowboard lessons will also you enjoy doing science experiments? Then Astronomy Open House - NMHU Ivan Hilton be available for all active duty military, Gold these free programs are for you. For children Science Building, 810 National Ave, Las Vegas, Star families, veterans and immediate family ages 16 to 12. Registration is required and members. begins two weeks before class begins.

NM Saturday 8am-12pm - Tri-county Farmers Thursday Jan 19-Sunday Jan 22 - Angel Wednesday 10:45-11:30am - Preschool StoMarket Winter - Mallette’s – Mora Hwy Mile Fire 50th Anniversary Weekend - Angel Fire ry Time - SF Public Library Southside Branch, Resort, 10 Miller Ln, Angel Fire. Parties, on 6855 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe. Join us for stories, Marker 3, Las Vegas Wednesday Jan 11 10:00am – 4:00pm - mountain fun, beer garden, live music and songs, finger rhymes, puppets and crafts. For children 2 – 5 years old.

Shades of the Southwest: Northeastern NM & fireworks.

9am-3pm - 6th Annu- Wednesday 3:30-4:30pm - Science After Southeastern Colorado Youth Art Show - Old Saturday Jan 21 al King of the Hill Terrain Park Competition - School - SF Public Library Southside Branch, Pass Gallery, 145 S. First St. Raton Sipapu Ski & Summer Resort, 5224 NM-518, 6599 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe Vadito Wednesday 5:45-7:45pm - Children’s Chess North of Santa Fe Friday 1-2pm - Ski With A Forest Ranger - Si- Saturday Jan 21 10:30am-1pm - Valles Club - SF Public Library Main Library, 145 papu Ski & Summer Resort, 5224 NM-518, Va- Calderas Guided Snowshoe Hike - Valles Cal- Washington Ave, Santa Fe dito. A guided tour takes guests down green dera National Preserve, 39201 NM-4, Jemez Thursday 10:45-11:15am - Books and Baand blue runs while a Ranger discusses the Springs. Join a ranger and a PEEC educator bies - SF Public Library Southside Branch, on a 2 - 2.5 hour, easy-to-moderate snowshoe 6599 Jaguar Drive, Santa Fe. Come join our Carson National Forest Ongoing Jan 3-15 Red River College Days – hike to learn tricks and tips to navigating by play and language group for small children Red River Ski & Summer Area, 400 Pioneer snowshoe while exploring the complex geolo- and their caregivers. gy of the Jemez mountains and the winter ad- Thursday 10:45-11:30am - Preschool StoRd, Red River Friday Jan 6 10am-5pm - Picuris Pueblo aptations of plants, animals, and even humans ry Time - SF Public Library Southside Branch, 6855 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe. Join us for stories, King’s Day Celebration/Reyes Day Ceremoni- to this transformed world.

Saturday Jan 21 12-5pm - Pajarito Beer songs, finger rhymes, puppets and crafts. For al Dances - Picuris Pueblo & Band Pajarito Mountain Ski Area, Camp children 2 – 5 years old.

Friday Jan 6 10am-5pm - Kings Day - Most May Road, Los Alamos Thursday 11-11:45am - Preschool Story Pueblos in New Mexico Saturday Jan 7 10:30am-1pm - Valles Cal- Saturday Jan 21 12-4pm - 2nd Annual Snolf Time – SF Public Library Main, 145 Washingderas Guided Snowshoe Hike - Valles Calde- Charity Classic - Angel Fire Nordic Center, An- ton Ave, Santa Fe. Join us for stories, songs, ra National Preserve, 39201 NM-4, Jemez gel Fire Resort Country Club, Angel Fire. Try finger rhymes, puppets and crafts. For chilSprings. Join a ranger and a PEEC educator this challenge! Nine hole four-person scram- dren 2 – 5 years old.

Thursday 3:30-4:30pm - Science After on a 2 - 2.5 hour, easy-to-moderate snowshoe ble golf tournament IN THE SNOW! hike to learn tricks and tips to navigating by Sunday Jan 22 & Monday January 23 9am- School – SF Public Library Southside Branch, snowshoe while exploring the complex geolo- 3pm - Never Summer Snowboard Demo - Si- 6599 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe gy of the Jemez mountains and the winter ad- papu Ski & Summer Resort, 5224 NM-518, Friday 10-11am - Garden Sprouts Santa Fe Botanical Garden, 725 Camino Lejo Santa Fe. aptations of plants, animals, and even humans Vadito Sunday Jan 22 9am-4pm World Storytelling and hands-on activities for chilto this transformed world.

Saturday Jan 7 4:30-7pm - 21st Annual Taos Snowboard Day - Sipapu Ski & Summer Re- dren ages 3-5 accompanied by an adult. $5 sort, 5224 NM-518, Vadito suggested donation.

Brewmasters Festival - Taos Ski Valley 10am-5pm - San Ilde- Friday 10-11am - Walking Tours of SAR CamSunday Jan 8 & Mon Jan 9 9am-3pm - Nev- Monday Jan 23 er Summer Snowboard Demo - Sipapu Ski & fonso Pueblo Feast Day and Dances - San Ilde- pus - School for Advanced Research (SAR), fonso Pueblo 660 Garcia St, Santa Fe Summer Resort, 5224 NM-518, Vadito Friday Jan 13 - Sunday Jan 15 All day - Win- Saturday Jan 28 & Sunday Jan 29 9am- Saturday 7am-1pm - Santa Fe Farmers Mar4pm - Return of the Jedi Challenge - South- ket - 1607 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe ter Carnival Red River - Red River Saturday Jan 14 8am-4pm - USASA Tao west Showdown Boarder/Skiercross - Angel Saturday 8am-1pm - Santa Fe Artists’ MarFire Resort, 10 Miller Ln, Angel Fire ket - 740 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe of Taos Rail Jam - Taos Ski Valley Saturday Jan 14 9am-4pm - Telemark Wednesday Feb 1 – Sunday Feb 5 All Day – Friday Jan 6 1-4pm - First Friday Open Festival - Sipapu Ski & Summer Resort, 5224 31st Annual Taos Winter Wine Festival – Taos. House - Ralph T Coe Foundation for the Arts, NM-518, Vadito. Free telemark clinics and A multi-day celebration of food and wine with 1590 B Pacheco Street, Santa Fe personal instruction all day. Freeheel Fray, the participating local restaurants and over 40 Saturday Jan 7 11am-1:30pm - The Met: national wineries. Events occur in the town Live in HD Nabucco - Lensic Performing Arts skin-up, ski-down race after the lifts close.

Saturday Jan 14 5-10pm - Full Moon of Taos, New Mexico as well as Taos Ski Val- Center, 211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe Winter Recreation - Valles Caldera National ley, culminating in Saturday evening’s Grand Preserve, 39201 NM-4, Jemez Springs. Bring Tasting.

8

The Corridor - January 2017

www.thecorridornm.com

COMMUNITY NEWS, VIEWS, AND MORE

Calendar of Events January, 2017 (Cont’d)

FIND OUT MORE online at http://thecorridornm.com/calendar/ Saturday Jan 7 6-8:30pm The Met Live in HD W Marcy St, Santa Fe. The friendly competition Nabucco - Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W continues! The 23rd annual Souper Bowl brings Albuquerque Area San Francisco St, Santa Fe together the area’s top chef’s to tempt your Ends Sunday Jan 8 - Pueblo Gingerbread Houses Sunday Jan 8 10am-5pm – Free Day for NM taste buds and earn your vote for Best Soup!

- Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th St Residents at NM Museums.

Saturday Jan 21 1:30-2:30pm - Wild Spirit NW, Albuquerque Sunday Jan 8 1-3pm - Film Screening and Talk Wolf Sanctuary – SF Public Library Southside with Razalle Benally – Museum of Indian Arts & Branch, 6599 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe. One of the Ends February 2nd - Critters! Art Exhibit - Placitas Community Library, 453 NM-165, Placitas.

Culture, 710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe. Director of Ambassador wolves will be present.

Artists sharing their work are Carol Ordogne, “He Walks with Thunder,” “I Am Thy Weapon,” Saturday Jan 21 3:30-4:30pm - Wild Spirit Judith Roderick, Steve McKibben, Erica Wendleand “Raven.” Join us for “He Walks with Wolf Sanctuary – SF Public Library La Farge Thunds,” “I Am Thy Weapon,” and a sneak peek Branch, 1730 Llano St, Santa Fe. . One of the Oglesby, Michael Stoy, David Cramer, and Amy Hautman. of “Raven.” Free.

Ambassador wolves will be present.

Wednesday Jan 11 6:30-8:30pm - Free Family Saturday Jan 21 7-10:30pm - The Met: Live 2nd Saturday of the month until May 10amOpera: The Mikado - Scottish Rite Masonic in HD – Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) - Lensic 12pm - Los Ranchos Growers’ and Arts Market Center, 463 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe. Gilbert Performing Arts Center, 211 W San Francisco St, - 6718 Rio Grande Blvd NW Los Ranchos. and Sullivan’s The Mikado has been one of Santa Fe Thursday Jan 5, 12, 19 & 26 10-11:30am and the most-performed musical theater works of 1-2:30pm - Albuquerque Museum School: all time since its opening run in 1885. Free, Sunday Jan 22 1:30-2:30pm - Wild Spirit Wolf Quirky Pet Portraits - Albuquerque Museum, reservations required.

Sanctuary – SF Public Library Main Library, 2000 Mountain Rd NW, Abq. Create a mixed 145 Washington Ave, Santa Fe. . One of the media portrait of your favorite pet. Adventures Friday Jan 13 – Sunday Jan 15 - The Mikado - Ambassador wolves will be present. in art for ages 3-5. $60 Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 463 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe. Friday at 7pm and Saturday Monday Jan 23 7:30-9:30pm - Santa Friday & Saturday Jan 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, and Sunday at 2pm. Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Fe Institute Consciousness in Biological and 28 and Feb 3 & 4 – Albuquerque Museum Mikado has been one of the most-performed Artificial Brains - Lensic Performing Arts Center, School: It’s Raining Cats and Dogs - Albuquerque musical theater works of all time since its 211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe Museum, 2000 Mountain Rd NW, Abq. Times opening run in 1885.

Wednesday Jan 25 7:30-9:30pm - AMP Concerts and ages vary. Explore how cats and dogs are Saturday Jan 14 11am-3pm - Sean Lucy - Ski David Bromberg Band - Lensic Performing Arts pictured in art. Study them through images that are realistic to surreal through drawings, Santa Fe, End of State Road 475, Santa Fe Center, 211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe paintings, and sculpture. Learn about the Saturday Jan 14 1:30-3:30pm - The Incredibles: Saturday Jan 28 11am-2:30pm - The Met: Live famous artists who included them as subjects Movie Matinee – SF Public Library Southside in HD - Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) - Lensic for their art! $65. albuquerquemuseum.org Branch, 6599 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe Performing Arts Center, 211 W San Francisco St, Friday Jan 6 - 6-6:45pm & 7-7:45pm Santa Fe Fractals - New Mexico Museum of Natural Saturday Jan 14 7:30- 9:30pm - An Evening with the Songwriters: McMurtry, Alvin Saturday Jan 28 4-6pm - Santa Fe Pro Musica History and Science, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, and Gilmore - Lensic Performing Arts Center, Mozart’s Birthday - Lensic Performing Arts Albuquerque 211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe Center, 211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe. Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 219, Friday Jan 6 - 8-8:45pm & 9-9:45pm - Fractal Sunday Jan 15 3-5pm - Santa Fe Pro Musica Anna Clyne Within Her Arms, Mozart Symphony Rocks! - New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Brentano String Quartet - St. Francis Auditorium, No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 “Jupiter” Albuquerque 107 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe. Haydn Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, No. 1, Stephen Hartke Saturday Jan 28 6-9:30pm - The Met: (New Work), Beethoven String Quartet in F Live in HD - Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) - Lensic Thursday Jan 12 - Sunday Jan 13 - Matilda Major, Op. 59, No. 1 Performing Arts Center, 211 W San Francisco St, the Musical - Popejoy Hall, 203 Cornell Dr, Albuquerque. Matilda the Musical is the story Santa Fe of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid Sunday Jan 15 4-6pm - Lensic Presents: Trout Fishing in America (with Dana Louise & The Sunday Jan 29 1-4pm - 2nd Annual Lunar New imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a Glorious Birds) - Lensic Performing Arts Center, Year Celebration - Museum of International Folk stand and change her own destiny. Based on the 211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe. Bring the kids! Art, 706 Camino Lejo, On Museum Hill, Santa Fe. novel by Roald Dahl. Thu, Jan 12 7:30 pm, Fri, Trout Fishing in America—duo Keith Grimwood Year of the Rooster. Free admission for everyone Jan 13 8:00 pm, Sat Jan 14 2pm & 8pm, Sun Jan 15 1pm & 6:30pm (bass) and Ezra Idlet (guitar, banjo)—have courtesy of the Cotsen Family Foundation. earned four Grammy nominations with their Sunday Jan 29 2:30-3:30pm – Santa Fe Friday Jan 13 - Sunday Jan 15 All day infectious mix of folk/pop and family music.

Symphony Woodwind Experience – SF Public Albuquerque Comic Con - Albuquerque Monday Jan 16 6-7pm - Eq-Wine The Library Southside Branch, 6599 Jaguar Dr, Convention Center, 401 Second St. N.W., Horse Shelter Benefit - Restaurant Martin, 526 Santa Fe. The musicians will talk about and Abq. New Mexico’s comics and comics in film Galisteo St, Santa Fe. Enjoy an excellent five demonstrate each of their instruments and play convention, will feature media and comic guests course meal with wine pairings in the company a variety of music, popular and classical. The second to none. There will be vendors, media of friends and other horse lovers. program is geared toward children ages 5-10 and panels, gaming and celebrity autographs as well as photo ops. albuquerquecomiccon.com accompanied by an adult. Free.

Wednesday Jan 18 7-9pm - Lannan Foundation China Miéville with Jordana Rosenberg - Lensic Sunday Jan 29 3-5pm - Santa Fe Pro Musica Saturday Jan 14 1-4pm - The Carved Line Performing Arts Center, 211 W San Francisco St, Mozart’s Birthday - Lensic Performing Arts Public Opening - Albuquerque Museum, Santa Fe Center, 211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe. 2000 Mountain Rd NW, Abq. Opening of the Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 219, exhibition The Carved Line: Block Printmaking in Thursday Jan 19 3:30-4:30pm - School Age Craft Anna Clyne Within Her Arms, Mozart Symphony New Mexico - SF Public Library La Farge Branch, 1730 Llano No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 “Jupiter” Saturday Jan 21 – Sunday Feb 19 9am-5pm – St, Santa Fe. Wednesday Feb 1 7-9pm - Lannan Foundation Winter Fire Colors Show – Abq Bio Park Botanic Friday Jan 20 2:30-4:30pm - Painted Paper Glenn Greenwald with Tom Engelhardt - Lensic Garden, 2601 Central NW, Abq. Warm up Collage: Friday Afternoon Art – SF Public Library Performing Arts Center, 211 W San Francisco St, with the blaze of colors in the Mediterranean Southside Branch, 6599 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe. Santa Fe Conservatory.

This is a family program. All adults must be accompanied by a child.

Thursday Feb 2 7-9pm - National Theatre Saturday Jan 21 7:30-9:30pm - Monster Truck Live in HD: Amadeus - Lensic Performing Arts Tour - Santa Ana Star Center 3001 Civic Center Saturday Jan 21 11am-2:30pm - The Met: Live Center, 211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe Rio Rancho in HD – Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) - Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W San Francisco St, Friday Feb 3 1-4pm - First Friday Open House Saturday Jan 28 2-3pm - Bill Dunmire Talk – Land Santa Fe - Ralph T Coe Foundation for the Arts, 1590 B of Enchantments Living Landscapes – Placitas Community Library, 453 NM-165, Placitas. A Pacheco Street, Santa Fe Saturday Jan 21 11am-3pm - Cali Shaw Band former National Park Service naturalist, field - Ski Santa Fe, End of State Road 475, Santa Fe Saturday Feb 4 & Feb 11 – Santa Fe Opera: biologist with The Nature Conservancy in New Opera Makes Sense - SF Public Library Southside Mexico, and author of numerous natural history Saturday Jan 21 12-2:30pm - The Souper Branch, 6599 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe. books will speak.

Bowl XXIII - Community Convention Center, 201

www.thecorridornm.com

The Corridor - January 2017 9

COMMUNITY NEWS, VIEWS, AND MORE

SIDE

TRIPS

Best of Side Trips Photo Gallery

CORRALES/BERNALILLO

MADRID RUIDOSO

MOUNTAINAIR

PECOS NHP

LAS VEGAS

MORIARTY

10 The Corridor - January 2017

LOS ALAMOS

GALISTEO

www.thecorridornm.com

COMMUNITY NEWS, VIEWS, AND MORE The Missouri Mule! It Came From New Mexico Across the Santa Fe Trail

by Doyle Daves Las Vegas Citizens Committee for Historic Preservation

Las Vegas’ First Economic Boom- 1846-1851

by Doyle Daves

Photo: President Harry S. Truman and his Missouri Mule Missouri State Archives

with him. Over two centuries later, in 1821, the Santa Fe Trail opened trading links between New Mexico with the new western frontier state of Missouri. The Missourians brought manufactured goods which they traded for New Mexican gold, silver, wool, furs, hides, oxen, cattle, sheep, horses and mules. Thus mules went to Missouri. Soon they were pulling the great covered wagons of the Santa Fe Trail trade. As Missouri settled and developed farms, these New Mexican mules played a key part.

T Photo: General Stephen W. Kearny, Wikimedia Commons

W

hen in August of 1846 General Stephen W. Kearny arrived at the Las Vegas Plaza to declare New Mexico part of the United States, local citizens, led by Alcalde (Mayor) Juan de Dios Maese, knew two things.

They knew the American army was too powerful to oppose and they knew that with the Americans in New Mexico to stay, great change was inevitable. And great change began quickly – much of it unwelcome. The Americans had strange ways and showed little respect for local customs and, with their military power, were too often domineering and demeaning.

However, the changes brought by the Americans had other dimensions that were much more positive. The needs of the American army were varied and immense. The army needed food and shelter for its men and animals. Already, before arrival in New Mexico, needed supplies in military wagon trains began the 800 mile trek across the Santa Fe Trail at great expense in money and effort. It was soon obvious

that acquiring goods locally was both faster and cheaper. Thus opportunities were available for enterprising Las Vegans to supply what the army required. Unlike in Santa Fe, where Fort Marcy was quickly constructed, in Las Vegas soldiers and animals were placed in leased facilities. This brought the first real opportunity for Las Vegans and other New Mexicans to participate in a cash economy.

Locals provided housing for solders, typically a force of about 150 men. One report, in 1848, decried the rise in housing costs for a soldier - to $4.38 per month!

Las Vegans also provided forage for animal and fuel for heating in winter. They provided beans, wheat, sheep, corn, mules, oxen and much more – all at very high prices.

The flood of money that poured into Las Vegas in the late 1840s brought a new mercantile economy to Las Vegas. Thus began the process that led Las Vegas to its late nineteenth century prominence as the business, distribution and transportation center of the entire Southwest.

www.thecorridornm.com

he state animal of Missouri is the mule. We are all familiar with the statement: He is as stubborn as a Missouri mule.

Behind the close association between Missouri and the mule is an interesting history. Domesticated donkeys descend from wild asses of Africa that were domesticated by people thousands of years ago.

These early people also created the mule, the product of a male donkey and a female horse, which never existed in the wild and has always been domesticated. Long before biblical times, donkeys and mules were widely used in North George Washington is Africa and the Middle East as credited with producing the first riding and work animals. working mules in the United States using a Spanish donkey sire

Both donkeys (burro given him by the king of Spain. in Spanish) and mules became From this start in Virginia, mules common in Spain during the became distributed through the centuries of rule there by the southern states, although northern Moors who had long used them. farmers never adopted them.

Columbus, on his second voyage, Given time, these southern mules brought donkeys to America where would have reached the Missouri they became common as pack frontier, but in historical fact, New animals, particularly in the mines Mexico mules got there first. of Mexico and South America.

When Don Juan de Onate colonized New Mexico in 1598, he brought these valuable animals

If you need someone to care for your pets while out of town,

I AM THE ONE FOR YOU! Aimee Auby Please call or text 505-466-3741, or send me an email at arauby75@gmail.com.

Little Buddies

PET SITTING

.

The Corridor - January 2017 11

COMMUNITY NEWS, VIEWS, AND MORE

BLINDED WITH

Science & Technology

by Jefferson LaRouche

Radio Astronomy in New Mexico (and recent findings) As a place with many flat areas with low light pollution and great visibility, New Mexico is a prime place for space, high-altitude, and astronomy-related research.

How radio telescopes work:

Incoming Radio Waves Radio waves bounce off the dish and are concentrated by the shape of the dish at the sensor, which are logged as data points into a computer for use in research science.

Receivers amplify and detect radio signals.

Outside of Socorro, New Mexico lies a group of large white dishes aimed at a direction in the sky.

These dishes act as a singular dish with varying apertures, like a large scale radio wave camera focus.

" We use radio telescopes to study naturally-occurring radio light from stars, galaxies, black holes, and other astronomical objects. We can also use them to transmit and reflect radio light off of planetary bodies in our solar system. These specially-designed telescopes observe the longest wavelengths of light, ranging from 1 millimeter to over 10 meters long. For comparison, visible light waves are only a few hundred nanometers long, and a nanometer is only 1/10,000th the thickness of a piece of paper!

" "We

now know that this

particular

burst

comes

from a dwarf galaxy more than three billion light-years from Earth," said Shami Chatterjee, of Cornell Uni-

Photos: NRAO website

versity. "That simple fact is a huge advance in our understanding

Naturally-occurring radio waves are extremely weak by the time they reach us from space. A cell phone signal is a billion billion times more powerful than the cosmic waves our telescopes detect."

of

these

events," he added. Chatterjee and other astronomers presented their findings to the American Astronomical

(https://public.nrao.edu/ telescopes/radio-telescopes)

Society's meeting in Grape-

IN THE NEWS: A press release by

vine, Texas, in the scientific

the NRAO was released on January

journal Nature, and in com-

4, 2017, titled "Precise Location,

panion papers in the Astro-

Distance Provide Breakthrough in

physical Journal Letters.

Study of Fast Radio Bursts". The

"

article explains that for the first time, the VLA helped locate exactly where the Fast Radio Bursts recorded in 2012 were coming from.

This research is ongoing and is be-

Find Out More with

ing published in Nature magazine, a

The Corridor

highly-esteemed science publicatiton.

(https://public.nrao.edu/news/ pressreleases/fast-radio-burst)

Online edition www.thecorridornm.com All issues Travel information Find The Corridor

3-folds Flyers Logos Websites

Album Artwork Background Visuals Advertisement Design Promotional Material Custom Design Services

Submit your content Advertising Info Follow us on Twitter for updates on The Corridor and Streamlynx, as well as beautiful curated photographs taken around all areas of New Mexico.

12 The Corridor - January 2017

@thecorridornm

#corridornmsci

www.thecorridornm.com

COMMUNITY NEWS, VIEWS, AND MORE

Backyard Astronomy

by Eric Saltmarsh

J A N UA RY ’S NIGHT SKY The evening of January 12 offers an interesting spectacle for anybody possessing binoculars or a small telescope.

On this evening, the planets Venus and Neptune will be separated by only 0.2 degrees when they reach ‘conjunction’ with one another.

Our next door neighbor, Venus, is the brilliant white object

in the southwestern sky, while distant Neptune will be the pale bluish ‘star’ nearby, just beyond naked eye visibility.

Look at them with optical aid just after sunset. The pair will set around 9pm MST. While Venus appears to be the brighter of the two planets by far, Neptune’s diameter is four times that of Venus. It’s Venus’ proximity to both Earth and Sun, along with the reflectiveness of its

cloud tops, that allow it to significantly outshine Neptune, which is 42 times more distant from the sun. While the two planets appear close together on the 12th, they are actually 2.7 billion miles apart.

You might watch for a couple of days before and after the 12th, to observe how quickly Venus appears to approach and pass distant Neptune.

Here’s my best shot of the setting supermoon from this December 14, 2016 . It was taken from the west end of Avenida Eldorado in Eldorado, looking out over the Trust Lands. The moon is setting over the Jemez Mountains, with the prison in the foreground.

The Hyades are to the left of the windmill, with the Pleiades above.

Photo by Eric Saltmarsh By the end of January, the zodiacal constellation Taurus will be almost overhead at 8pm MST. The constellation has two distinctive features, easily seen with the naked eye.

First, note the V-shaped cluster of stars with the bright orange star at one end, representing the bull’s face. The ‘V’ is the closest open cluster (stars born in the same cloud of gas and traveling together through space) to our solar system. It’s

I took this photo while watching the Quadrantid meteor shower on the morning of January 4th, 2017,(which was not much to see). The constellation Gemini setting to the right of a birdhouse. Pollux (left) and Castor (right) are the two bright stars toward the upper right.

The open cluster M35 is at the lower right, at the same height as the top section of the birdhouse. The Beehive cluster (M44) in Cancer is the tiny cluster of stars at the upper left of the photo.

www.thecorridornm.com

known as the Hyades, named for the daughters of Atlas, a titan in Greek mythology. The bright orange star, Aldebaran, is not part of the Hyades cluster.

Above and to the right of the Hyades, you’ll see a small dipper of stars. This is another open cluster close to us, known as the Pleiades, located in the bull’s shoulder. The Zuni people of western New Mexico see this tight cluster as ‘seed stars’ because

the Pleiades’ disappearance behind the sun in the spring coincides with the planting season.

The Ancient Greeks knew the Pleiades as the Seven Sisters – also daughters of Atlas and, therefore, sisters of the Hyades. Most people today can only see six ‘sisters’ without optical aid. Some say they can see ten or more stars under ideal seeing conditions. There are actually about 500 stars in the cluster.

Here is a summary of interest- January 12: Venus and Neping night sky events in Janu- tune are in conjunction in the southwestern sky after sunset, ary: in the constellation Aquarius.

January 19: For a few days January 1-5: The Quadrantid around this date, speedy meteor shower peaks on the Mercury can be seen low in the night of January 3-4. east, at dawn.

January 11-12: The night of January 31: Venus, Mars, and the full Wolf Moon. For New the crescent moon make a nice Mexican viewers, the moon is officially full at 4:34am MST on grouping in the southwest, after sunset.

January 12.

The Corridor - December 2016 13

Buy any ad size for 3 consecutive months between January and June, 2017

Find your copy of The Corridor at many locations throughout north central New Mexico, including the following areas: Pecos, Las Vegas, Lamy, Galisteo, Cedar Crest, Edgewood, Moriarty, Madrid, Cerillos, Sandia Crest, Placitas, Bernalillo, Albuquerque Sunport Santa Fe:

Pharmaca / Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Guadalupe Center, Counter Culture Cafe, La Montanita Coop, LANB, Santa Fe Post Office, Santa Fe City Offices downtown, Downtown Library, Kaune’s corner, Tribes Coffeehouse, Cathedral Park, Canyon Road city lot, PERA visitor center, Railyard visitor center, Flying Tortilla, Horseman’s Haven, Outlets visitor center, hotels and motels throughout Santa Fe Eldorado:

Agora Shopping Center, QuikSend, Eldorado Supermart, La Plancha, Santa Fe Brewing, La Tienda Shopping Center, Cafe Fina, El Gancho

COMMUNITY NEWS, VIEWS, AND MORE

Maze from http://www.mazegenerator.net/

Coloring Contest

Sudoku from http://www.printmysudoku.com/

Grid n°2147459328 easy

2 9 1 6 4 4 6 7 5 5 7 2 1 5 9 1 9 6 8 7 5 7 9 6 2 4 8 9 um....

123456789 123456789

123456789

123456789

123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789

123456789

123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789

123456789

123456789 123456789

123456789 123456789 123456789

123456789

123456789 123456789 123456789

123456789

Saber?

Yeah?

LOW ALTITUDE

459 M 112 M/S

123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789

123456789 123456789

123456789

Are we supposed to be crashing?

123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789

123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789

123456789

Saberdog Comic

123456789

123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789

123456789 123456789 123456789

123456789 123456789

A number may not appear twice in the same row or in the same column or in any of the nine 3x3 subregions.

LOW 32 M ALTITUDE 78 M/S

Make your own free printable sudoku at www.PrintMySudoku.com We have all the free sudokus you need! 400 new sudokus every week.

See tha dot ove

WHEEE! See that pale blue dot over there?

www.thecorridornm.com

Now what?

The Corridor - January 2017 15

THE CORRIDOR BACK PAGE - JANUARY 2017

ADVERTISING - (505) 438-9600

Commercial & Residentialtia on e s 24-Hour Emergency Response

"Mention this ad and receive a 10% discount on $100.00 or more of service" CARPET STEAM CLEANING

CARPET REPAIRS & DYEING

Quality Work Dependable Service We specialize in: - Carpet Steam Cleaning FREE - Carpet Stretching ESTIMATES - Carpet Repair & Dyeing - Upholstery Steam Cleaning - Water Damage Restoration - Tile and Grout Cleaning Family-owned and operated for over 25 years

UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

505-473-3534

Enjoy the music of Master Classical Guitarist David Wescott Yard Live every Saturday 6 pm - 8 pm (505) 466-3886

Santa Fe & Surrounding Areas www.carpetworksnm.com

Road Grading Driveway Grading Dump Service Driveways Site Prep Footings Sand / Gravel/ Base Course with Delivery

Counseling & Art Therapy Bethany Moore-Garrison, LMHC Transformation through living presence

505 - 252 - 2215

Madrid & Santa Fe * Sliding Scale www.motherrootstudio.com

John the Plumber

Plumbing Heating Serving Eldorado since 1988 Air Conditioning Water Softening FREE estimates Water heaters, etc.

466-6176

Hydrooow de-scaling systems

SNOW REMOVAL Quality Work FREE ESTIMATES

KEN BLAKE Office (505) 466-2493 - Mobile (505) 690-9972

Office space in the heart of Eldorado 2 units available. Call Amy (505) 466-1810 THE CORRIDOR is a production of Streamlynx Communications

505-438-9600

PRINT

STREAMS

Publication Services

Digital Signage Solutions

SOUND & MOTION Audiovisual Production

MAP AND DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS INSIDE

“Sheri’s Place”

oil on linen

20” x 20”

by Clarence Medina

Dixon Studio Tour

The entire Artists’ Studio Tour season - May through November, 2016

Learn what we can do for you at www.streamlynx.com FOLLOW US: www.twitter.com/thecorridornm www.facebook.com/thecorridoronline

Ser vin g the Communities of North C entral New Mexico