Volume 1 - Number 1
March 2015
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The Corridor is a monthly community newspaper serving the I-25 / US-285 / New Mexico 41, old Route 66 and Turquoise 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 10,000 copies distributed to 50+ distribution sites along the corridor area, including pickup locations in Las Vegas, Romeroville, Pecos, Eldorado at Santa Fe, Lamy, businesses along the Old Las Vegas Highway / Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, along the Turquoise Trail including Lone Butte and San Marcos, Galisteo, Cerrillos, Madrid and Cedar Crest, and along old Rt 66 at Edgewood, Moriarty and Clines Corners.
In This Issue - March 2015 - Volume 1, Number 1 (Collector’s Edition) FRONT PAGE - “The Corridor” by Joshua Kydd Copyright 2015 2 - “Old School and New Tech” (Part 1) 3 - “Why The Corridor” News, Views and More from North Central New Mexico 4 - “A simple formula for success” - Las Vegas, NM Natural Food Store doing it right for 44 years 5 - Community Spotlight - Las Vegas, New Mexico 6 - Community Spotlight - Eldorado at Santa Fe, New Mexico 8 - Let’s Eat - Corridor eateries and a review 9 - Community Calendar - March calendar of events and surprises 10 - Side Trips - A day trip along the Turquoise Trail 12 - Community Business & Services Directory Independent Business Group in Las Vegas Energizes Local Economy 13 - The Visual Corridor 14 - Kids Page 15 - This and That - QR codes for advertisers “Old School and New Tech” (Part 2) BACK PAGE - Don’t miss this opportunity to advertise in the New Mexico Artists Studio Tour Guide - Deadline April 10, 2015 The Corridor - March 2015 - Volume 1, Number 1 Editor/Publisher - Marc-Paul LaRouche Assistant Editor - Deborah LaRouche Consulting Art Director - Joshua Kydd Graphics and Website Administrator - Jefferson LaRouche Contributors Leslie B. Karasic, Rob Querry, Andrea Gottschalk
Historical information - Jeannie McKinley, lvcchp.org 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 Send all electronic remittances to: editor@thecorridornm.com
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The newspaper your are holding is a part of a coordinated effort to share the news, the views, the history and the excitement of living in this beautiful and diverse corner of The Land of Enchantment. Newspapers have been a part of American culture and communication since the days of Benjamin Franklin. For more than two centuries now we have come to rely on newspapers to keep us informed, to keep us entertained and to provide a means of selling our goods and services. Ultimately, they have also become bird-cage liners, fire starters, or landfill fodder. Fortunately we are all much more aware of the importance of recycling, and today’s newsprint (at least in this publication) is 100% recycled (and recyclable) and uses environmentally friendly soy inks for printing. Communication today is much more complicated than it was in old Ben’s time. We live in a world that expects instant gratification and immediate feedback. Today many people expect to find everything they need in digital form, and the media world has worked hard to meet that expectation. But there are many of us, especially if you were brought up in the world before cell phones and iPads, who would prefer picking up a newspaper or magazine to squinting and tapping on a portable device. With the introduction of The Corridor we are attempting to close the gap and meet the expectations of both worlds. Concurrent with the publication of a full-color, 100% recycled and recyclable newspaper, we have launched a mobile-device friendly website, thecorridornm. com. Over the past several years legacy newspapers have scurried to catch up with the “digital age” by building an online presence that reflect what is printed in their print publications. As a rule these papers bring a portion of their news to their online version, utilizing the web version as a tool to garner more ad revenue, then want to charge the online visitor to use the online version. Really? Old School and New Tech continued on page 15
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Why “The Corridor”?
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The famed Santa Fe Trail has roots going back to trails established by native peoples, the first humans to occupy this area of North America. The Santa Fe Trail officially began its existence as a trade route in 1821, originating in Franklin, Missouri; midway between St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri along the Missouri River. The newly independent country of Mexico had opened trade between Santa Fe and the eastern United States. Soon wagon trains made their way across the plains of Kansas and Colorado, entering New Mexico by crossing over Raton Pass, or by taking the “Cimarron Cutoff” across the panhandle of Oklahoma to Wagon Mound, Fort Union and eventually arriving in Santa Fe.
As far back as modern humans have lived and settled in New Mexico there have been trails, roads, byways and highways to move people from place to place, to provide safe passage for people, animals and goods, to explore and settle along the scarce waterways in the West, and to encourage trade and commerce between settlements along these “corridors” of civilization. In north central New Mexico we can count several important ancient corridors that have found their place in the history of our state and of the American West. El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the great thoroughfare that wound its way from north of Santa Fe along the Rio Grande Valley to El Paso and eventually all the way to Mexico City, began its existence in many parts as old Native American trails, and today is roughly traced by the modern Interstate 25, along old US Route 85. Map of the towns along the Turquoise Trail The Turquoise Trail Preservation Trust - ttpt.org
Map of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro U.S. National Park Service
Central New Mexico also counts other “corridors” as important parts of the history and growth of the region. From ancient times Pueblo people mined the exotic blue-green rock known as turquoise. In modern times Spanish settlers and Anglo-Americans followed after the native miners and continued to mine turquoise from many of the same ancient deposits. Today this corridor is known as the “Turquoise Trail National Scenic Byway”. This area encompasses 15,000 square miles, linking Santa Fe and Albuquerque along 50 miles of New Mexico Highway 14 in the heart of central New Mexico. Modern Moriarty, New Mexico - along old US Route 66 Corridor Staff Image
One modern “corridor” that is dear to the hearts of many Americans is the old U.S. Route 66, which has also been called the “Mother Road”. This early east-west US highway began in Chicago and made its way across the western US to Santa Monica, California.
It is the purpose of this newspaper, which we have dubbed “The Corridor”, to discover and share the history, culture and community that makes up the convergence of these ancient and modern corridors in this most beautiful and peaceful area of north central New Mexico, USA.
For our inaugural edition of this new publication we were most fortunate in comissioning our cover art to be produced by Joshua Kydd, a world-renowned commercial artist and illustrator, who is now a resident of Las Vegas, New Mexico. The piece is color pencil and ink on Bristol art paper. Joshua was born and raised in Key West, Florida. He was homeschooled by his mother, a full-blooded Cherokee from the reservation in North Carolina. His father was born in Stuttgart, Germany and emigrated to California as a teenager with his family in 1939. At 13 Joshua and his family moved from Florida to La Jolla, California. In the 1960s and 1970s Joshua made his living as a poster artist, illustrating band posters for all of the now-famous music acts of the time who were playing in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, including Jimi Hendrix, The Grateful Dead and Janis Joplin. Later in life Joshua, who is completely self-taught as an artist, had a successful and diverse career as a commercial artist and illustrator working for such Fortune 500 companies as Ford Motor Company, IBM, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Disney, NBC, ABC, CNN, AT&T, Time-Life, and many more. He has also taught commercial art at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina and at Eastern New Mexico State University in Ruidoso, New Mexico. Joshua moved to Las Vegas, New Mexico in June of 2014. Since then he has produced dozens of band posters and other artwork for local businesses, as well as continuing to work for other clients around the world. Persons interested in Joshua Kydd’s artwork may contact him at 575-973-3233
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Jane Lumsden and Bob Martyn Old Town Natural Foods in old town Las Vegas, New Mexico Circa 1971
! e f i L r o Food F ng u o Y s r g n 44 Yea o r t S g in w o r G l l i and St (505) 425 - 8139 510 University Avenue - Las Vegas, NM www.semillanaturalfoods.com
Semilla Natural Foods on University Avenue in Las Vegas, New Mexico Circa 2015
Las Vegas, NM Natural Food Store Has a Simple Formula For Success Semilla Natural Foods originally opened as Old Town Natural Foods in historic old town Las Vegas, New Mexico in 1971. With a small budget and no business experience Bob Martyn and Jane Lumsden opened their doors with the mission to offer the local community good food at a good price. Straight from high school they took their passion for natural foods and macrobiotics and created a retail space with large ceramic crocks for bulk food and glass gallon jars for herbs and a limited inventory. For 10 years they grew steadily and then moved to their present location, a quaint house built in the 1920’s and remodeled to suit their needs. As a part of the history of Semilla Natural Foods, Bob Martyn and Jane Lumsden also helped manage and create Cliffrose Natural Foods Warehouse in Las Vegas, N.M. Starting with a pick-up truck and expanding into three semi trucks, Cliffrose delivered natural foods throughout New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado, making them the first natural foods wholesaler in the U.S. to develop its own trucking route. Due to their good ethics and good pricing, Cliffrose became an honorary member of Tucson Cooperative Warehouse, one of the only privately owned businesses allowed to do so.
In 1998 Jane became sole owner and in 2002 completed a second renovation of Semilla Natural Foods at their present location. For forty four years Jane Lumsden has run Semilla Natural Foods with the same values that have always been the hallmark of her business. Her philosophy is simple, as she states on her website, “We are all connected and every choice we make has an impact. Whether it be by shopping locally, eating organic or carpooling, we can make a difference. Healthy eating is the first step to a better quality of life…” Jane tells us that part of her success is the people who make up her staff. “They treat me well, and I treat them well”, she says. In a video interview for the “respectful revolution” project, Jane talks about supporting organic foods, supporting small farmers and small businesses in her community. She says that the community has supported her store over the years (allowing) her business to continue to grow. Semilla Natural Foods is located at 510 University Avenue in the heart of Las Vegas, New Mexico. The store is easy to find. Just take the University Avenue exit off I-25 toward downtown Las Vegas. The store is open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 6 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, and is closed on Sundays.
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Independent Food Stores Cater to the Needs of Locals While metropolitan areas seem to be inundated with national chains and big box stores, many of the communities in the area that The Corridor serves still rely on local independent businesses to provide their goods and services. Below is a list of some independent food providers in our area.
Eldorado Supermart (John Brooks) #7-C Avenida Vista Grande SFNM 87508 505-466-2602 Open 6 am to 9 pm 7 days a week La Montanita Coop Operates 6 food stores, including Santa Fe 913 West Alameda St., SFNM 87501 505-984-2852 Open 7 am to 10 pm Monday - Saturday 8 am to 10 pm Sunday Moriarty Foodstore 1701 Route 66 - Moriarty, NM 87035 505-832-4485 Open 6 am to 9 pm Monday - Saturday 7 am to 9 pm Sunday Semilla Natural Foods 510 University Ave., Las Vegas, NM 505-425-8139 Open 10 am to 6 pm Monday - Friday Saturday 10 am to 5 pm Triangle Grocery 12165 NM-14 - Cedar Crest, NM 87008 505-281-3030 Open 7 am to 8 pm 7 days a week
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Montezuma Castle, Las Vegas, NM - Circa 1888 - Palace of the Governors Photo Archives
17th Annual Cowboys reunion - Las Vegas, NM Photo courtesy of Dee Bibb Family Collection
“Git fer Vegas, Cowboy!” Las Vegas Cowboys’ Reunion Centennial Celebration
Tours will begin in front of the Old Stone Hotel at 1 pm and will last approximately 1 hour. Parking is available near the Welcome Center. Dates for the remaining 2015 tours are: March 21, March 28, April 4, April 11, and April 18
Concurrent with the Las Vegas Heritage Week August 1-8, 2015 Story by Ron Querry
United World College USA (UWC USA) offers student-led tours of the Montezuma Castle on designated Saturdays - no reservations are required.
(Please note: since the Castle serves as a residence and is used daily for college activities, it is not open to the public. All visitors must have a college guide. For inquiries please call 505-454-4221. ”Bulldogged” Cowboys Reunion Las Vegas, Nm 1910 Photo courtesy of Dogie Jones
The first Cowboys’ Reunion was held in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in July of 1915, and was the start of a tradition that lasted, in one form or another, until 1967. While the rodeo was the centerpiece of these gatherings, there were typically parades, barbecues, dances, and the opportunities for getting reacquainted that family reunions afford. Big name rodeo stars and entertainers attracted spectators from near and far. The second year of the Reunion, 1916, The Las Vegas Optic reported that there were ten-thousand in attendance at the rodeo. On the one-hundredth anniversary of that first Reunion, the community of Las Vegas has determined to hold a celebration that would make the old-timers proud. The Las Vegas Cowboys’ Reunion Centennial Celebration is set to be held the first week of August 2015. This celebration is a part of and runs concurrent to the Las Vegas Heritage Week. Centennial Celebration plans have been in the works for a year-and-ahalf and we can tell you that there is considerable enthusiasm in this community and beyond for the event. For example, we have worked closely with the City to schedule a “Hundred-Horse, Non-Motorized Parade” to kick off the Celebration. There are preparations underway for an exciting Ranch Rodeo. Arrangements are being finalized for a Dutch-Oven Cook-Off and Barbecue to be held on the grounds of the historic Castañeda Hotel. We are organizing panel groups and lectures on the Reunions to be held in different venues around town. As a centerpiece of the Celebration, there will be a major exhibition of historical panoramic photographs and rodeo ephemera from the past hundred years at the Ray Drew Gallery at New Mexico Highlands University for the entire month of August. In addition, we are working on a big dance, lots of cowboy music and poetry presentations, live theater presentations, and the showing of silent Tom Mix films from the Reunion era. Along with such figures as “Tex” Austin, “Idaho Bill” Pearson, “Prairie Rose” Henderson, “Foghorn” Clancy, Montana Belle, and Will James, Tom Mix was a participant in early Reunions. There will be tours of historical ranches (including the famed Forked Lightning Ranch at Pecos, built by Reunion Rodeo founder, “Tex” Austin, who hired architect John Gaw Meem to design and build the main ranch house on a bluff above the Pecos River), other historical sites, and much, much more.
Montezuma Castle is located just north of Las Vegas, in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristos Mountains. Originally built in 1886 by the AT&SF Railroad as a resort destination, this Fred Harvey Hotel offered more than 90,000 square feet of guestrooms, dining room, billiard room, hot springs-fed baths and even a miniature zoo. It was a popular spot for tourists seeking rest and relaxation, and “consumptives” seeking renewed vigor in the medicinal hot springs. The hotel suffered two devastating fires before the turn of the century but was painstakingly rebuilt. Designed by Chicago architects Burnham & Root, in the Queen Anne Style, this magnificent building was totally restored in 2000. It is now part of the Armand Hammer United World College of the American West, a two year college prepartory school for international students. Additional opportunities to tour Montezuma Castle For 25 years the Las Vegas Committee for Historic Preservation has organized “Places With a Past” walking tours which have included the Montezuma Castle, The Hotel Castaneda, and select historic homes. For more information about these tours please contact the LVCCHP at 505-425-8803 or visit their website at lvcchp.org.
To follow the progress of this event or to learn more visit the website at http://www.lvcowboyreunion.com/.
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Utopia General Store at La Tienda is aptly named Utopia is a general store that offers everything from designer clothing to office supplies, gourmet food to children’s toys. Everything is picked and priced for locals. Our customers are smart, genuine, confident, and fun. They’re our kindred spirits and we listen to them. If we don’t have what you need, ask and we’ll get it for you. Change your mind about a purchase, bring it back – no questions asked. We think shopping should be fun, fair, and rewarding. It should also be an adventure. Do you agree?
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Eldorado now has it’s own True Value hardware store
The Pink & The Blue new consignment store in the La Tienda Center
Eldorado Hardware is a locally owned, True Value Hardware Community Spotlight store. Focused on Eldorado at Santa Fe Sasha Russell, a on exceptional former wardcustomer serrobe stylist for vice, products film, fashion, relevant to our and advertismarket, and ing, has opened getting the job a children’s done. We offer clothing store at handyman serLa Tienda in Elvices, custom order capability, the dorado called The Pink & The Blue. highest quality abrasives, drill bits, The store carries consignment and and saw blades in the area, feed and new clothing for babies and children seed, and a state of the art, comput0-12, toys, books, maternity wear, erized color match and tinting paint Easter items, and more. system. A stay-at-home mom for six years, Soon, we will be a Husquevarna with two small children, Sasha Sales and Warranty Center and a knows the needs of babies, kids, rental section complete with hand and moms. power tools, small motor garden tools, tents, tables, and more. The Pink & The Blue is located in the La Tienda Shopping Center in In addition to our regular retail services, we offer special services to Eldorado. The store is open Monday through Saturday 10 am to 5:30 local businesses. pm (Closed Mon, Wed, Fri from Want your hardware supplies deliv12-1 pm). ered to your business at no charge? Don’t worry. Eldorado Hardware has you covered.
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
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5 Caliente Road #5 - In the Village Office Condominiums Next to the La Tienda Mall in Eldorado
Audiology Advice from Dr. Kelly Heyman “Say Hello to the World’s Smartest Hearing Aids!” “The made for iPhone hearing aids have been a remarkable change to the way one can hear and communicate with their hearing devices. The response from my patients has been overwhelming and the impact has been life changing. Imagine a hearing aid that lets you hear more of everything. Speech is clear, strong and easy to understand no matter where you are, what you are doing or who you are listening to. A lot of my patients with hearing aids use an iPhone. Now there is a new device that will directly connect to your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. You can explore the endless possibilities of streaming telephone conversations, music and other high-quality sound directly to your hearing aids.” To learn more about this exciting technology and how it can change your life, call Dr. Kelly Heyman of Eldorado Audiology and Hearing Center. 505-466-7526
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Come check out our March Art Show and help in the Fight against Cancer! All Art Sale proceeds donated directly to the Cancer Foundation for New Mexico.
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Stubbornly good coffee. And friendly folks, to boot. Buckin’ Good Brew. Celebrating 20 years of Las Chivas Coffee Look What’s Brewing!!! facebook.com / www.laschivascoffees.com
Organic Gardening at Eldorado Community School
This African Photography Show is stunning and you cannot miss it! Las Chivas Coffee is located in the Agora Shopping Center in Eldorado at 7 Avenida Vista Grande. Reach us at 505.466.1010
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The 2015 Season Kickoff for the Eldorado School Community Garden will take place on Saturday, March 7 from 9:30-11:00 am at the Eldorado Community School library, 2 Avenida Torreon. Did you know that there is a little Garden of Eden tucked behind the Eldorado Community School? In January 2009, the school invited community members to establish a school-community garden on their property, located on 1.5 acres behind the school’s soccer field. Since then, a dedicated group of volunteers has transformed the raw land into a magical place of life, color and sustenance during the growing season. The garden now boasts 40 4x8 beds, a 2,500 sq. ft. communal garden, a labyrinth, cactus garden, perennial garden, koi pond, tool shed, greenhouse, several compost areas and a drip irrigation system. Herbicide and pesticide-free, we offer a variety of spaces for organic gardening. Whether you have an interest in learning more about organic gardening and land stewardship, learning how to garden in our climate, exercising in the fresh air or creating friendships with other gardeners - join us on March 7 to sign up and get a garden tour. For questions or to request a membership packet contact Carol Robles at eldogarden2015@comcast.net.
Santa Fe Raptor Center Holds Bird Handling Classes Interested in volunteering with the Santa Fe Raptor Center? There will be Bird Handling Training classes offered March 7, 14 and 21 2015 in Santa Fe near Whole Foods on Cerrillos. Advanced reservations are required and contact Lori Paras, the Center’s director, at 505-6990455. The Santa Fe Raptor Center rescues, rehabilitates and releases raptors, including hawks, falcons, owls and eagles. Recent releases in the Eldorado area include barn owls released last fall in Galiseto and falcons and hawks released near Moriarty. If you find an injured bird, contact a local veterinarian who can then contact the SF Raptor Center. The center has moved their birds to El Rito north of Espanola but continues to bring educational birds to the Santa Fe Farmers market and other events. On February 21, 2015 the EldoradoDaily.com online newspaper held a benefit for SF Raptor Center to demonstrate handling the raptors and to help raise much needed funds to feed the birds. Great music, great food and amazing birds (and their handlers, of course)! You can visit their website at http://santaferaptorcenter.org/ or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Santa-Fe-Raptor-Center/347697138640238
Mirinkar, a volunteer with the Santa Fe Raptor Center holds a kestrel before release back into the wild in Moriarty, New Mexico September 14, 2014 Corridor Staff Photo
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Let’s Eat ! Madrid
Foods of the Corridor
The Hollar “Southern Comfort Food Meets the High Desert” 2849 Highway 14, Madrid, NM 505-471-4821 http://thehollar.com/
On this page we present a sampling of dining choices to try when you are out and about in The Corridor. Look for complete listings and more reviews online at www.thecorridornm.com
The Mine Shaft Tavern “New Mexican Roadhouse Cuisine” Open every day 2846 Hwy 14, Madrid, NM http://www.themineshafttavern.com
Cedar Crest
Burger Boy 12023 NM-14, Cedar Crest, NM 505-281-3949 Greenside Café “Homemade Ice Cream!” Breakfast, lunch and dinner 12165 NM-14, Cedar Crest, NM 505-286-2684 http://w.singlepage.com/greenside-cafe menu Ribs Smoked Hickory Pit BBQ Open Tues-Sunday 12220 NM-14, Cedar Crest, NM 505-281-4227 http://www.ribsbbq.com/
Edgewood
Katrinah’s East Mountain Grill “Voted New Mexico’s Best Breakfast Burrito on the New Mexico Breakfast Burrito Byway!” 150 NM-344, Edgewood, NM 505-281-9111 www.eastmountaingrill.com
Eldorado Community
Café Fina Brunch every day/Dinner Th-Sat 624 Old Las Vegas Hwy Santa Fe, NM 505-466-3886
http://cafefinasantafe.com/
Chez Dre French Bakery and Cafe Open Mon-Sat 7 Avenida Vista Grande B6 Santa Fe, NM 505-819-5711 http://chezdre.com/ La Plancha de Eldorado “Casual Latin Grill” Breakfast, lunch and dinner http://laplanchadeeldorado.blogspot.com/ Pizza Centro Take-out NY Style Pizza 7 Avenida Vista Grande D7 Santa Fe, NM 505-466-6080 http://pizzacentronys.com/
Las Vegas
Charlie’s Bakery & Cafe American and Mexican Open every day 713 Douglas Ave Las Vegas, NM 505-426-1921 El Fidel Restaurant American and Southwestern 510 Douglas Ave Las Vegas, NM 505-425-6650 Landmark Grill at the Plaza Hotel “We’ll be formal, you come as you are” Breakfast, lunch, dinner 230 Plaza, Las Vegas, NM 505-425-3591 www.plazahotel-nm.com/dining/landmark-grill.htm
Moriarty
Breakfast Burrrito (Christmas) at Chris’ Cafe - 3568 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM
Chris’ Cafe 3568 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 505-424-3566
Pecos
By Leslie B. Karasic In a city of over 475 restaurants it is easy to miss Chris’ Café. Next time you are driving on south Cerrillos Road, look for the yellow rental trucks and you will discover this intimate gem. On a snowy Saturday my companion and I did just that. When we entered, the staff was friendly and greeted us as if we were family. We were told we could sit wherever we wanted. Once we sat down, our server, Marissa, promptly brought menus to us. Immediately, she took our drink order. She gave us a few minutes to wake up with our caffeine fix; coffee and hot cocoa. The coffee was strong and tasty. The cocoa was steamy and warming. My companion J.R. ordered the breakfast burrito with ham, Christmas style. The breakfast burrito consisted of a large flour tortilla stuffed with 2 scrambled eggs and ham. When the burrito was served, I could smell the spiciness of the chile. Roasted potatoes and pinto beans softly nestled the smothered Christmas burrito, drizzled with jack cheese. When J.R. took his first bite, he told me he could taste the chile fusing with the fluffy eggs and succulent ham. The potatoes were flawlessly browned, and the pinto beans were just right! He told me that this burrito was as good as his Mom’s. J.R. is a Native New Mexican and judges chile wherever he eats. If he says the chile is consistently flavorful and hot, you can believe it is! I settled on a personalized omelet with mushrooms, onions, cheddar, and spinach. I also ordered cheesy potatoes and an English muffin. My first bite was a savory piece of mushroom, onion and perfectly steamed spinach, wrapped in egg and melted cheese, which slid onto my tongue. The flavors melded together into a joyful array of flavors. In most omelets, you may only encounter the filling in some bites. Every bite contained every ingredient. The potatoes were browned perfectly, with melted cheese covering every bite. Chris’ Café has won my taste buds over. If you like consistent and delicious meals at reasonable prices, you owe it to yourself to experience Chris’ Café. The breakdown of our meal: Coffee and hot chocolate for 2 - $5.00 Breakfast Burrito - $9.50 Omelet - $8.95 Chris’ Café is located at 3568 Cerrillos Road. Open Wed-Sat 7AM-2 PM. Sun-Mon 8 AM-2 PM. Closed on Tuesday 424-3566.
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Shorty’s Bar Be Cue “Best Broaster Fried Chicken on Route 66” 1202 West Route 66 Main Street Moriarty, NM 505-832-0400 http://www.shortys66bbq.com/Home.html
Frankie’s at the Casanova Breakfast, lunch, dinner 12 South Main St. Pecos, NM 505-757-3322 http://www.frankiesnm.com/
San Marcos
San Marcos Cafe Open every day breakfast and lunch 3877 NM-14, Santa Fe, NM 505-471-9298
Santa Fe
Chris’ Cafe Southwestern Open Web - Sat 7am - 2 pm 3568 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe, NM 505-424-3566 El Parasol Mexican Open every day 298 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, NM 505-995-8226 http://www.elparasol.com/santa-fe-south/ Epazote on the Hillside “light, healthful fare” Lunch 11 am -2:30 pm Closed Wednesdays 86B Old Las Vegas Highway Santa Fe, NM 505-982-9944 http://www.santafehillsidemarket.com Harry’s Roadhouse Breakfast, lunch, dinner open 7 am - 9:30 pm 96 B Old Las Vegas Hwy Santa Fe, NM 505-989-4629 http://www.harrysroadhousesantafe.com/ Horseman’s Haven Mexican Breakfast and lunch 4354 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe, NM 505-471-5420 The Plaza Cafe Southside American and Southwest Breakfast, lunch, dinner 3466 Zafarano Dr. Santa Fe, NM 505-424-0755 The Ranch House Santa Fe BBQ and American Open every day 2571 Cristo’s Rd, Santa Fe, NM 505-424-8900 http://theranchhousesantafe.com/
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Community Calendar of Special Events Each month the staff of The Corridor, with the help of suggestions from our readers, will find fun and interesting things to do in our area. Visit thecorridornm.com to submit your ideas and suggestions and Find Out More.
Visit thecorridornm.com for a complete listing of local events Divine Decadence - The Chocolate Challenge March 7, 2015 6pm Drury Plaza Hotel Santa Fe Join us for an evening of chocolate and complimentary champagne, hors d’oeuvres and music all benefiting the programs and services of La Familia Medical Center. Enjoy an evening of music, hors d’oeuvres, complimentary champagne, a no-host bar, and sample chocolate treats prepared by well-loved local restaurants in our Chocolate Challenge. The challengers include Anasazi Restaurant, Body of Santa Fe, Eloisa Restaurant, La Boca, Santacafe, Swiss Bistro and Zia Diner. Our judges are Rocky Durham of Santa Fe Culinary Academy, Patty Karlovitz of Local Flavor and Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales. Individual tickets ＄75. Call 505-955-0302 or visit lafamiliasf.org
Pi Day Events! What is Pi day? March 14, 2015. 3.1415…… There are a few events scheduled along the Corridors. First is a Pi Day Run at Capital High School in Santa Fe. 3-14-15 at 9:26:53 a.m. Join CHS math teachers, students and families for the Epic Mathematical Event of the Century. All proceeds to benefit the Capital High School Math Department. There will be a 1 mile run/walk and a 3.14 mile run/walk (5k). Everyone starts around the track for first mile then out and back in the trails behind school to complete the PI-K (3.14 miles). Medal Ceremony follows the end of the race. For additional information contact Angelica Vialpando at avialpando@sfps.info . Entry fees $20 for Adults $5 for students $30 DAY OF RACE ***PLEASE NOTE*** NO SHIRT IS GUARANTEED FOR ENTRIES RECEIVED AFTER MARCH 4th. There will be a Pi Day and Albert Einstein’s Birthday celebration at the Santa Fe Children’s Museum. March 14, 2015 from 10am to 5pm. Pi is more than just a ratio, it is a way of life! Wear your favorite hat to the museum & discover Pi’s relationship to the hats we wear. We’ll be cutting & measuring circles, circumferences, and diameters all day long. Join us! 10am to 5pm. Museum admission required. Pi Day at Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort Sat. 14 Mar, 2015 9:26 am - 4:26 pm http://www. SipapuNM.com Partake of π themed activities, including pie eating, π memorization contest, and more family friendly fun. Pose in the π formation on the mountain and tweet/instagram/tag Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort for your chance to win a π-fect prize! Free!
Highlights of Events in March Kids March 14 Pi Day & Albert Einstein’s Birthday at Santa Fe Children’s Museum March 14 Pi Day Run at Capital High School Santa Fe at CHS March 26 Family Fun Night Edgewood Community Library East Mountains March 14 Book Barn Sale at Edgewood Community Library March 21 Jimbo Merrill at East Mountain Library Eldorado at Santa Fe March 5 Eldorado/285 recycling open house Vista Grande Public Library March 7 Community School Garden Season Kickoff Eldorado Community School Library March 12 “The Milagro Man: The Irrepressible Multicultural Life and Literary Times of John Nichols” a film presented by REEL New Mexico in The Performance Space at La Tienda Las Vegas March 17 Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner Santa Fe March 6 First Friday Art Walk Downtown Plaza area (Free) March 7 Santa Fe Farmers Market at the Railyard (Free) March 7 Divine Decadence Chocolate Challenge at Drury Plaza Hotel ($75 pp for ?) March 8 Santa Fe Pro Musica: Brentano String Quartet at St. Francis Auditorium in Santa Fe March 9 & 10 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour at Lensic Performing Arts Center March 16 Santa Fe Great Big Jazz Band, Bob Jones Band Leader - Tiny’s Restaurant March 19 - 22 Bead Fest Santa Fe at Santa Fe Community Convention Center March 28 Santa Fe Japanese Cultural Festival at Santa Fe Community Convention Center Sipapu Ski Area March 14 Pi Day Turquoise Trail March 6 Baroque Concert at St Joseph Church in Cerrillos. March 14 Volunteer Training - Cerrillos Hills State Park March 21 Equinox Hike - Cerrillos Hills State Park March 28 Ride for the Cure Benefit from Tijeras to Madrid 11-7pm
March 14 Book Barn Sale Edgewood Community Library With hundreds of literary choices at low prices, you are bound to find something to enjoy at our Book Barn Sales! All Book Barn Sale events and proceeds generated are sponsored by the non-for-profit organization, Edgewood Friends of Our Library Society. Support Your Library, Buy a Book! Mon, Mar 16 7 PM - 9 PM Santa Fe Great Big Jazz Band, Bob Jones Band Leader Location: Tiny’s Restaurant Big Band Music with a 16 piece Big Band ǃ (No Cover) Reservations suggested Tuesday, March 17, 2015 Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner 4 pm - 8 pm in the Methodist Church basement 715 National Avenue - Las Vegas, NM All you care to eat for $15 per person Hosted by Jimmy Gonyor “a true Irishman” for Las Vegas First Independent Business Alliance Tickets available at Tito’s Gallery, Stuff and Blowin’in the Wind Bead Fest March 19-22 at Santa Fe Community Convention Center. Workshops and Expo. From classic, elegant designs to trendy bling, it’s all at Bead Fest Santa Fe! Learn to make rings, bracelets, pendants and more, with the help of renowned jewelry artists eager to share their secrets. Workshops are March 19-22, check the website for times, places and topics Expo is March 20-22 from 10:00AM - 6:00PM (except Sunday 10:00AM - 5:00PM http://www.beadfest.com/ehome/index.php?eventid=103005&tabid=230894& March 28 Santa Fe Japanese Cultural Festival at Santa Fe Community Convention Center Saturday March 28th 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Convention Center Admission fee is $5. ($1 goes to Japan Aid and $1 goes to Santa Fe JIN Scholarship.) The Santa Fe JIN holds an annual Santa Fe Japanese Cultural Festival, which we’ve nicknamed the Matsuri, to showcase and spread the wonder of Japanese culture in New Mexico. The theme is “Cherry Blossom”. There will be music, martial arts demonstrations, traditional dances, a silent auction, bento boxes and snacks. http://www.santafejin.org/?q=node/209
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SIDE TRIPS From Santa Fe we take a quick day trip down the Turquoise Trail
Our trip begins with a breakfast burrito from El Parasol just south of I-25 on Hwy 14 (Cerrillos Road) at exit 278A. For a dine-in experience have your burrito choice smothered in red, green or both or order a hand held burrito for the road. El Parasol Restaurant 298 Dinosaur Trail in Santa Fe, NM
Also consider San Marcos Café for yummy cinammon rolls.
Movie locations can be found nearby. Santa Fe Studios is currently used to film movies and locally shot tv shows. The Old Main State Penitentiary is infamous for the terrible riots and famous for the remake of The Longest Yard. Tours are available in the summer.
The Old Main Penitentiary along NM Highway 14
South toward Lone Butte the Cerrillos Hills are to the west, where 2 movie ranches, Eaves Ranch and Bonanza Creek Ranch are located Many famous films have been shot at these locations, including “Every Which Way But Loose”, “Lonesome Dove”, “Silverado” and “Wyatt Earp”.
Eaves Movie Ranch Along Highway 14 are a number of prehistoric and historic sites. San Marcos Pueblo is owned by the Archaeological Conservancy and other ancient sites are in the area. Historic mining sites also still exist in and around the towns of Cerrillos and Madrid. Stop in Cerrillos to visit Cerrillos Hills State Park. The visitor center is right in the town of Cerrillos and the trails and historic sites are a short drive away. Hiking, biking and horseback riding the trails is a great way to see the park. In the town of Cerrillos you will find a petting zoo and museum. The owners of this unique fixture in Cerrillos also offer mine tours to their own private turquoise mine. Kevin Box Studios along NM Highway 14 Two artists’ sculpture gardens can be found along Highway 14 near the site of the San Marcos Pueblo. Visit the Kevin Box Sculpture Garden (on the west side of NM 14) from April 25 through October 24 (admission required). To the east on Houzous Road is Allan Houser Sculpture Garden. which is viewable by guided tours with reservations. Houzous Road connects with Santa Fe county road 42, which serves as a handy short-cut to Galisteo/Lamy and Eldorado community off US 285.
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Cerrillos Hills State Park in Cerrillos, NM
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Buffalo burger with fries at The Hollar in Madrid, NM Lunch time in Madrid at either The Hollar or The Mine Shaft, or try one of the other options in town. Visit some of the arts and craft shops, see the mining museum and enjoy the historic small town which was home to the filming of the movie Wild Hogs with Tim Allen and John Travolta in the 1990’s. You can finish your day trip by returning to Santa Fe or by continuing along Highway 14 to the East Mountain area to I-40 (old US Route 66) . Main Street Madrid, NM
This is an easy day trip through scenic north central New Mexico, along one of our famous corridors. For a complete listing of places to go and things to do on this Side Trip, visit the Side Trips page on thecorridornm.com http://thecorridornm.com/side-trips/
The Mine Shaft Tavern in Madrid, NM
Happy trails!
Madrid Old Coal Town Museum in Madrid, NM Historic stores in Cerrillos, NM
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Community Business & Services Directory To place your ad in The Corridor Business and Services Directory contact our Ad Sales department at 505-438-9600 Directory ads are $35 per month To see a more complete listing of community businesses and services visit thecorridornm.com. Basic online listings are free for registered online users.
Independent Business Group in Las Vegas Energizes Local Economy Andrea Gottschalk, current president of the Las Vegas First Independent Business Alliance, contributes this insight into the current status of this unique organization for local businesses. “The Las Vegas First Independent Business Alliance (LVFIBA) has been in existence since the early 90’s. Now more than 100 members strong and counting, its main mission is to promote locally owned businesses and getting people to shop locally with its catchy slogan “Put your money where your house is”. The economic health of a community is only as strong as its local support; this is reflected in many studies conducted all over the United States by the American Independence Business Alliance (AMIBA) of which LVFIBA is a member. “ One program that the LVFIBA has introduced is the “Shift Your Shopping” campaign. Gottschalk explains, “The “Shift Your Shopping” campaign stems from the fact that if shoppers in rural communities such as Las Vegas would spend 10 percent more of their shopping dollars inside their own business community it would positively impact the economy of San Miguel County by about 4.5 million dollars. That could mean preventing store closings, more job opportunities with better pay rates, and greater interest from outside companies looking to set up business in San Miguel County.” To learn more about the LVFBIA contact Andrea Gottschalk at 425-6113 or visit the website at www.lvfiba.org.
The Agora Shopping Center - Fall 2014 - Eldorado at Santa Fe
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The Visual Corridor
Here are some of our staff photos from around the Corridor. We invite you send us your photos to add to our gallery online and to consider for printing in future issues.
Pueblo kiva ladder - Pecos National Historical Park - Pecos, NM “Depot� in Eldorado at Santa Fe
Spanish mission ruins - Pecos National Historical Park - Pecos, NM
The Pony Express Stops in Lamy, NM - June 6, 2012
A hawk flies free in Moriarty, NM at the Santa Fe Raptor Center Release Party September, 2014 On the road from Galisteo, NM to Lamy, NM
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Kids Page COLORING CONTEST
Please Help Us Pick a Mascot For The Kids Page o Hawk o Lizard o Coyote o Deer o Raven o Bobcat o Rabbit o Trout o Other _____
Email us with your vote to: schoolnews@thecorridornm.com or vote online at: http://thecorridornm.com/schools-and-kids/ PICTURE SEARCH
4. Do you know what building this is? (Hint:the page number is = 9-4)
Color in “The Corridor”’s first front page (ABOVE) You can use pens, pencils, crayons, or whatever you like to use to color pictures. Send it to us and we will publish your artwork on our website: www.thecorridornm.com Your artwork will also be entered into a contest for the best coloring of our March cover. Voting will be online and there is no limit to the number of votes from each person voting. The winner will have their artwork printed in the May issue of The Corridor newspaper. For complete information about The Corridor’s March Issue Coloring Contest go to http://thecorridornm.com/schools-and-kids/
1. What kind of bird is this ? (Hint: the page number is = 6+1)
5. Which Community School has this organic garden each year (Hint: the page number is = 2+5) 2. Where in New Mexico could you find this building? (Hint: the page number is = 15-2
To send us your artwork, you can: 1. Scan the page that you colored and email it to us at: schoolnews@thecorridornm.com - OR 2. Send us your artwork in the mail to: School News Editor The Corridor 7 Avenida Vista Grande #252 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508 NOTE: If you want to keep your original artwork, please make a color photocopy to send in the mail) HAVE FUN COLORING AND GOOD LUCK IN THE CONTEST !
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3. What is the name of the studio where you can see this giant origami crane ? (Hint: the page number is = 5+5 6. Where does this road go ? (Hint: the page number is = 9+4 Answers to picture search: 1. kestrel, 2. Pecos, 3. Kevin Box Studios, 4. Montezuma Castle, 5. Eldorado Community School, 6. Lamy, NM (New Mexico)
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This and That . . .
Do you guys know that song, ahh, how does it go ?
Dough A Dear?
Don’t look now . . . She’s watchin’ ya’ Buck!
streamlynx Communications
PRINT. STREAMS. SOUND. MOTION.
Here’s a list of display advertisers in this issue with QR codes for your convenience. Barn Dogs http://barndogs.net
Energy Concepts http://eccsolar.com
Las Chivas http://laschivascoffees.com Eldorado Audiology
Eldorado Hardware http://facebook.com/ EldoradoHardware
505 - 438 - 9600
Old School and New Tech (continued from Page 2) With The Corridor things will be different. We started The Eldorado Daily (eldoradodaily.com) three years ago as an experiment, thinking that it was much more economical to produce an online news “paper” than to print and distribute a paper version. The Eldorado Daily has over 100 pages of information. It costs very little to add more and more pages to an online publication, versus the exorbitant cost of adding pages to a print publication.
STREAMLYNX.COM
Utopia http://utopiasantafe. com
But we learned something. Many folks, again those not born into the ‘tap and go” generation, still wanted to be able to pick up a paper. Hence, The Corridor. From the beginning, all the news and information that appears in the print version of The Corridor will appear on the online version. Going forward, news and information will be added to the online version of The Corridor on a daily basis. Each month, we will distribute The Corridor in paper form, bringing you the highlights from the news and information that have been added to the online version each day, plus a wealth of stories, opinions, reviews, etc. that we have gathered and written especially for The Corridor newspaper. So now we hope to provide the best of both worlds. We keep pace with the TNGs (“Tap and Gos”) and at the same time provide a tactile, full-color paper that you can hold in your hands and read at your leisure (until you need to start your fire, of course or swat a fly - try doing that with an iPhone...). Throughout this monthly newspaper you will find those curious square blocks known as QR codes. For the un-initiated the QR code is an abbreviation for Quick Response Code. This peculiar but amazing matrix of information can tell portable devices how to find things, such as websites and other online resources.
Streamlynx http://streamlynx.com Eldorado Supermart http://www.johnbrooksfoods.com/
OK. Enough tech, already. Wherever you see a QR code printed in this paper you can use it to let your mobile device do the walking (so to speak) and find a corresponding website or web link. But, there’s a catch. You need an APP to read the code. Of course your teenager already has the app on his/her phone, but JUST IN CASE you don’t have the APP, you can use this link in a browser to download the APP for your mobile device: http:// thecorridornm.com/qr-code-apps/
If this is too complicated, maybe you can ask a teenager to help. Best of luck and thanks for reading, Marc-Paul LaRouche Editor and Publisher The Corridor
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