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What Can You Do With Your Tax Refund? The tax-filing deadline has passed. For many of us, this means it’s that time of year when we get our biggest financial windfall – a tax refund. If you have recently received a refund, or are expecting to get one in the next few weeks, what should you do with it? Of course, you could just spend the money on something you want, but if you’d like to maximize the financial benefits from your refund, you might want to consider other options, including the following: • Invest the money. In 2018, the average tax refund was about $2,700. For this year, it might be somewhat lower, due to changes in the tax laws and the failure of taxpayers to adjust their withholdings in response. However, if you were to receive in the neighborhood of $2,700, you’d be almost halfway to the annual IRA contribution limit, which, in 2019, is $6,000. (If you’re 50 or older, you can put in up to $7,000). If you have already “maxed out” on your IRA, you could use your refund to fill in gaps you may have in other parts of your investment portfolio. • Pay insurance premiums. Let’s face it – nobody really likes paying insurance premiums. Yet, if you have anyone depending on you, you will certainly need life insurance, and possibly disability insurance as well. And if you want to help protect your financial resources later in life from threats such as an extended – and hugely
expensive – stay in a nursing home, you also may want to consider long-term care insurance. Your tax refund could help pay for some of these premiums, boosting your cash flow during the months you would normally be making these payments. • Contribute to a college fund. It’s never too soon to begin saving for college, which has grown increasingly expensive over the last several years. So, if you have young children, you may want to think about investing some or all of your refund into a college-savings account, such as a taxadvantaged 529 plan. • Pay off debts. You might be able to use your refund to pay down some debts – or perhaps even pay off some of your smaller ones. The lower your monthly debt load, the more money you will have available to invest for the future. Keep in mind, though, that you might not want to look at all debts in the same way. For example, putting extra money toward your mortgage might help you pay it off faster, but you’ll also be funding an asset – namely, your house – that might not provide you with the same liquidity as you can get from investments such as stocks and bonds. • Help build an emergency fund. By building an emergency fund containing six to 12 months’ worth of living expenses, you can help yourself avoid dipping into your long-term investments to pay for large, unplanned-for bills, such as a major car repair or an expensive dental procedure. Your tax refund could help build such a fund, with the money ideally being placed in low-risk, liquid vehicles. Clearly, you can help yourself make progress toward a number of your financial goals with your tax refund – so put it to good use. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Copyright ©2018 Edward Jones. All rights reserved. Member SIPC. Edward Jones, its employees, and financial advisors are not estate planners and cannot provide tax or legal advice. You should consult your estate-planning attorney or qualified tax advisor regarding your situation.
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Stephan Hoglund opens new gallery on Yankie Street.
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Victoria Chick believes now is the time to put the idea into action.
60 Silver City Blues Festival
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62 Oni Ken
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Parks, Monuments & Trails A guide to the area’s many outdoor opportunities.
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FEATURES 20 Taffy Arias Gila Regional Medical Center CEO took command of the embattled acute care medical center 2 years ago and is leading the arduous path to financial stability.
26 Dr. Cynthia Ann Bettison WNMU Museum director for nearly 30 years now creates the perfect home for the collections, including the NAN Ranch, in the newly transformed Fleming Hall.
32 Dr. Jenica Laney Fulfilling a life long dream of becoming a Veterinarian Dr. Laney returns home and joins Arenas Valley Animal Clinic.
38 Kate Brown Creating art from the clay of the earth for over 50 years, Kate Brown’s deep rich terra cotta pottery is exquisite.
41 Bill Smyer Ranching is in his blood on the land he loves that runs between the Florida and Potrillos mountains south of Deming.
48 Chiricahua Museum Bob and Sheri Ashley have created a world class living museum in New Mexico’s Bootheel.
52 Coach Jim Smith A 60 year career in Silver City as a Dean, Coach, Teacher, PGA Pro and Mentor to Silver City students and residents.
66 Ireland Trip Photojournalist Eric Witherow takes a summer trip back to his Irish homeland. Spring 2019 ZIA MAGAZINE COLLECTION 15
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u TAFFY ARIAS, GILA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CEO
Leading the way into the future, with knowledge, strength and compassion WRITTEN BY DOUG OAKES PHOTOGRAPHED BY ERIC WITHEROW
Two years ago Tay Arias took the helm as CEO of Gila Regional Medical Center. Since then, she has been faced with one challenge after another that makes one fact abundantly clear; it takes strength and compassion to be a leader in the complex world of healthcare. this page: Taffy Arias demonstrates the state-of-the-art Linear Accelerator in the Gila Regional Cancer Center. Taffy has recruited a radiation oncologist and a medical oncologist so patients can receive much needed cancer treatment without having to leave Grant County. opposite: Taffy Arias took the helm as CEO two years ago and has provided the strength and compassion to lead Gila Regional into a bold new beginning for the acute care medical center.
PUTTING GILA REGIONAL ON THE RIGHT PATH Arias assumed leadership at Gila Regional at a particularly tumultuous time. e hospital had not had a permanent CEO for nearly a year. It was hemorrhaging millions of dollars. There was no stability and no strategic plan. Her first week on the job, multiple issues that had been building for months needed her immediate attention. Fortunately, she had been well trained to handle whatever came her way and remained calm in the face of a storm. Exceptional quality standards has never been in question at Gila Regional Hospital. What was in question when Arias assumed leadership was the financial viability of the organization. e physicians and staff had a true concern about their hospital and wanted to be part of the solution. is led to immediate reorganization of the facility to assure caregivers had the appropriate equipment and staff to provide patient care in a safe environment. e CEO is the ultimate strategist of a strong organization, but Arias knew nothing would be accomplished without strong support. Hiring the right people with the exact needed expertise in changing an organization would be key to GRMC’s success. e GRMC leadership team, working with the physicians and Board of Trustees, developed a strong strategic plan to address the first two years. e ever-changing climate of healthcare makes it nearly impossible to plan five years ahead in detail — the most important thing is to position your organization for the unknowns. e GRMC strategic plan focuses on patient quality and safety, making improvements to the revenue cycle (the financial gears of any healthcare organization), expanding the family practice footprint, hiring additional specialists to prevent patients having to leave Silver City for much needed care, and expanding existing business
ese individuals, working with the nursing team lead by Interim Chief Nursing
lines such as Oncology. Many of these initiatives
Office Kelly Rodriguez, proved to be a dynamic combination. Each of the leaders
have been implemented or are in process.
has enhanced key roles of responsibility, with outstanding people in director,
“A good CEO knows that they are nothing without
manager or staff positions.”
a strong team,” said Arias. “I hired an outstanding
e ability to stay calm during a crisis, the vision to identify a need and attract the
Chief Financial Officer in Richard Stokes, and a
best talent are all hallmarks of a great leader. Arias learned this through the exceptional
brilliant Chief Quality Officer, Tanya Carroccio.
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“We at Gila Regional have a vision for where we want to go and what we want to be — a financially stable healthcare system with providers and staff engaged in delivering top quality patient care.”
AC CEO’S BEGINNINGS Education has always been a focus of Arias’ upbringing. Arias attended Highland Park High Ed School Schoo when her family relocated to Dallas, Texas. Trying new things, challenging herself to be better, believing believ in herself, and never quitting were just parts of who she is. She was drawn to the drama club and a studied in a renowned theater in Dallas where she was fortunate to receive guidance by visiting visitin directors such as Burgess Meredith. While W Wh studying drama at North Texas State University, she landed a job as the youngest member of a ttheater company and began touring the country. at led her to a job teaching drama at an all-girls all-gir Episcopalian school in Cincinnati, Ohio, and from there, to working in a halfway house for juvenile juven delinquent boys in Ponce, Puerto Rico. e spirit of adventure and seeking new challenges was in her nature. In the afternoon she would either work with the families in their homes teaching English, Engli hygiene and nutrition, or accompany the Episcopalian sisters to the men’s prison to relay messages messa of hope from their families. She returned to Ohio where she met her husband, Rafael. e couple were married in his hometown in Mexico Me and moved to El Paso, Texas. It was there Arias became acquainted with the first of two professional mentors who would guide her further along her professional path.
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made will only give rise to weakness. Great leaders are always strong and decisive.” Married with two small children, Arias knew she needed a career with a future. Healthcare had always interested her, and with the objective of learning as much as possible, she went to the University of Texas at El Paso to study Nursing. Everything she had learned to that point had given her the confidence that she could take on the world of healthcare. As a nurse, she was always attracted to the emergency trauma side, diving right into the fire. Any time a job in management opened up, Arias was the first to apply. When she found she couldn’t advance within an organization, she moved. She earned her MBA and moved to California to become the Administrative Director over two hospital emergency trauma services. “I don’t micromanage, but I stay
A MENTOR LEAVES HER MARK An accomplished property manager, Phyllis Strathmann, of El Paso, Texas took Arias under her wing and taught her everything about the struggles women face in the world of business and politics. Under her guidance, Arias obtained her real estate license and managed several apartment complexes. As a 24-year-old young woman, Arias was developing the leadership skills that would take her to her current position in healthcare. “She taught me the importance of paying attention to detail,” Arias explained. “And to not gloss over something that might seem obvious, because there is always more to a story. Never jump to conclusions — not only about business, but about people — and there is something in everyone that is important and special. e more we embrace cultural diversity the stronger we’ll be.” In addition to solid business training, Arias was also gaining traits needed in her future career —confidence and tenacity to remain focused and calm in the face of chaos and negativity. “She helped me find myself as a businesswoman, teaching me that you can be strong and compassionate at the same time,” Arias said. “What I really learned from her was to never lose sight of who you are. Decisions must be based on facts and you must remain confident in the decisions you make. e only way to accomplish this is to question everything. Waffling on decisions once
connected,” Arias said. “I trust those working with me. at is why I hire the very best. “I want to hear from my directors, my staff, and our patients, because then I can make better decisions. e problem with most organizations is the lack of communication. Good communication is essential, it must be continual and constantly improving.” It was during her tenure as Chief Nursing Officer at a for-profit hospital in Indiana, that she met her second great mentor, Jonathan Nalli, CEO of Porter Regional Medical Center, and now CEO of St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. “He trusted me not only for my clinical ability, but for my judgement,” she said. “And he supported me in my quest to further my knowledge so that I could become a CEO.” Lessons she learned from him include never letting show on your face what you are thinking, because people may think you are judging them before you hear the whole story. Never interrupt when someone is talking, because that is a great disrespect for their knowledge and insight. Give all of the credit to your team and in a public manner
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for this only invigorates them to strive for excellence. Laugh a lot and have fun in your job, and most importantly, readily admit when you are in error, and sincerely apologize. “When I look back, everything builds on who you are,” Arias explained. “We can do whatever we want in our lives if we prepare. But, the day I realized I was not totally in control of my life was the day I started feeling the most support. e more secure we feel about our own thoughts and emotions, the less likely we are to be knocked off kilter.” “I still think about these teaching moments in my day-to-day operations now,” she said. “Without the team, I am no one and cannot achieve strategic goals that we, together, develop”.
A STRONG FUTURE FOR THIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
top: Taffy Arias meets with CFO Richard Stokes on financial plans for Gila Regional. Taffy has concentrated on recruiting a strong leadership team to lead Gila Regional Medical Center into the future.
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Having built a strong administrative team, Arias is now leading Gila Regional Medical Center into the future. “My job is to make sure this hospital is here for the community for years to come,” she said. “We want to be the next Mayo Clinic, the next Cleveland Clinic,” she said of the top two ranked hospitals in the country, according to U.S. News and World Reports. “ey started as clinics and look at them now,” she said. “Most people can’t see the future. ey can’t close their eyes and see greatness because they accept mediocrity. ey don’t look beyond the present. We at Gila Regional have a vision for where we want to go and what we want to be — a financially stable healthcare system with providers and staff engaged in delivering top quality patient care.” In the constantly shifting plane of the healthcare landscape, hospitals have to be ready to respond to political and economic market shifts. Strategic plans need to be razor sharp, but fluid — ready to be reevaluated frequently. “It’s not all about managing money. Healthcare is human emotion, human judgement,” Arias said. “Anytime you are dealing with human beings, nothing is black and white. We must constantly ask ourselves if we have done the best we can for the patient. at requires sound judgement and compassion. But you cannot teach compassion, you either have it or you don’t. at’s why when we hire new staff, including new graduate nurses, we look for that spark that says ‘I care about you.’ If you hire compassion, you can teach everything else.” “We at Gila Regional remain dedicated to the healthcare of our community. Gila Regional Medical Center is your hospital — it is an honor to be entrusted with its care.”
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WNMU Museum Reopens in a Stunningly Renovated Fleming Hall
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ave you been to the WNMU museum recently? If not, GO!! e remodeling of Fleming Hall, the display of Mimbres cultural artifacts, the entire experience will leave you in awe. Not simply because of what you see, but what you feel. WRITTEN BY MIKE ROWSE PHOTOGRAPHED BY JAY HEMPHILL this page, opposite: The interior of the Western New Mexico University Museum at Fleming Hall, is bright and open after its transformation. Dr. Cynthia Bettison, who has been Director of the WNMU Museum for nearly 30 years, cares for a vessel in the university’s NAN Ranch Collection. top: The WNMU Museum houses a wide range of prehistoric and historic materials, including Mimbres and Southwestern pottery, basketry, weavings and stone artifacts, like those shown here.
"Every archaeologist dreams of working in their area of interest and few get the chance", said Cynthia. "I am one of the very lucky ones." this page, center: Dr. Cynthia Bettison and WNMU President Dr. Joseph Shepard cut the ribbon at last summer’s Limited Preview of the WNMU Museum at Fleming Hall’s transformation from a quaint old building that houses exhibits to a state-of-the-art museum facility.
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VEN IF yOU’VE BEEN RECENTLy, GO BACK, BECAUSE THE FEELING yOU GET WHEN VISITING THE MUSEUM IS SPECIAL. It’s warm; it’s caring; it’s passionate. It’s a reflection of the person in charge, Cynthia Bettison.
When Cynthia speaks of the long journey to bring the museum to its current state, it’s hard not to lose track of time. In fact, it’s quite easy to become immersed in the tale that started as a young girl in Missouri, and wound through Venezuela, California, Arizona, and New Mexico before ending in our little corner of the world. As I listened to Cynthia speak with such passion, I felt like a child sitting on the floor of classroom listening to the most wonderful fairy tale that I’d ever heard. I couldn’t wait for the next ‘chapter,’ the next revelation, the next tale of our intrepid hero overcoming tremendous obstacles to succeed when all seemed lost. at is the feeling that you get when you visit the WNMU museum. At a young age, Cynthia’s family lived in Caracas, Venezuela. While in Venezuela, her parents took a trip to the ancient site of Machu Picchu, Peru. Cynthia was devastated that she was not included in the trip because an arrowhead she had found in Missouri had sparked an interest in archaeology her parents knew about, and that she has never lost. Her mother’s advice was to follow her passion; to do what excited her. Her mother and grandfather pushed her and her siblings to do the best they could, instilling a drive that helped Cynthia, and her brother and sisters to excel in their chosen fields. Bettison’s initial interest in the field centered around Egypt, an area of interest that she still follows to this day. But her path was altered after reading O. T. Snodgrass’ book,
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above: Dr. Harry J. Shafer, NAN Ranch Archaeological Field Project Principal Investigator and Director, mapping, 1980. Photograph Courtesy of Western New Mexico University Museum, The NAN Ranch Collection. left: Current WNMU Museum Director Dr. Cynthia Ann Bettison, mapping a stratigraphic profile or room plan map when she was an Eastern New Mexico University graduate student at the 1981 NAN Ranch Archaeological Field Project. Photograph Courtesy of Western New Mexico University Museum, The NAN Ranch Collection, Photo by Dr. Harry Shafer.
‘Realistic Art and Times of the Mimbres Indians’ while taking a class in college. Cynthia was fascinated by the depictions and stories in the book and knew that was what she wanted to study. And thus the journey began. One thing Cynthia knew is she had to get field experience if she wanted to excel and advance in her career. ENMU offered a solid educational program with the necessary field experience. While there she would get some of that experience conducting oil field surveys. She often found herself at odds with the oil field workers who didn’t necessarily appreciate her presence, as an academic or a woman. ey soon found out that they were not going to intimidate the young lady from ENMU. She may not have developed her strong will in the oil fields, but she certainly honed her skills and earned the respect of the rough and tumble men there. More field work came when she applied
to Texas A&M to work on the NAN Ranch Archaeological Field Project in the Mimbres Valley. On her first trip to the area, as she drove past the City of Rocks, Cynthia was overwhelmed with a feeling that she belonged right here. ere may not have been a ‘logical’ reason for the feeling, but sometimes the universe tells us where we need to be, where we can find our passion, where we can make a difference. While on the field project, Cynthia and her colleagues were taken to see the WNMU Museum. At the time she had told her friends that one day she would come back and fix the museum, making it a place that residents and the university would be proud of, and would be tourist destination and economic driver for the area. In 1990 the WNMU Museum Director position came open. Her friends and colleagues at UC Santa Barbara, where she was working on her doctorate, along with her friends from the NAN Ranch Project encouraged her to apply. She interviewed with a 19-member committee and was selected for the position. Dr. Dale Giese, chair of the selection committee, whose office was then in Fleming Hall, called Cynthia with the offer a few days before Christmas 1990, and she was hired by Dr. Jerry Gallentine, then WNMU President. "Every archaeologist dreams of working in their area of interest and few get the chance", said Cynthia. "I am one of the very lucky ones."
On her first trip to the area, as she drove past the City of Rocks, Cynthia was overwhelmed with a feeling that she belonged right here.
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A this page, top: History buffs, local citizens and Silver City CLAY Festival attendees filled the WNMU Museum during a limited preview of its refurbished home in July 2018. above: An example of what the 102-year-old Fleming Hall housing the WNMU Museum looked like prior to its $3.2 million transformation.
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budget plan for fiscal year 1992 was quickly drawn up, reviewed, and refined by Bettison in January 1991. Some suggestions for renovation, including a 5-year plan were included. e budget plan was presented to the administration and quickly gained support from Dr. Gallentine, Cynthia’s supervisor. But funds for renovations and updates were not forthcoming immediately. Over the years, Cynthia continued to request funding for improvements and updates by updating the 5-year plan. She was successful in acquiring money for needed small projects, despite some folks asking, “Why do you want money for broken pots?” But, it wasn’t until Dr. Joseph Shepard became WNMU President that WNMU Museum was placed on a State of New Mexico General Obligation Bond for Higher Education. Dr. Shepard recognized how integral WNMU Museum was as part
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of the educational mission of the university and as an economic driver for the town and Grant County; thankfully, so did the residents of New Mexico. It only took 28 years to accomplish the original 5-year plan. But the aesthetic of the museum, with its clean simple lines and restored woodwork and fixtures is nothing short of amazing in and of itself. It’s a perfect place to display such an important part of the history of the area, that of the Mimbres culture. But it’s also a fitting place to display the passion, persistence, and never say die attitude of the person primarily responsible for all of it, Cynthia Bettison. Visit the museum and let her passion envelope you. s FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT http://museum.wnmu.edu The University Museum in Fleming Hall Western New Mexico University PO Box 680, Silver City, NM 88062 (mailing) 1000 W. College Ave., Silver City, NM 88061 575-538-6386
u DR. JENICA LANEY
Fulfilling a lifelong dream.
Dr. Laney comes home to join Arenas Valley Animal Clinic. It seems Dr. Jenica Laney has an egg-bound chicken to thank for her lifelong dream to become a veterinarian. When then-Jenica Moore was eight or nine years old, her hen developed a condition known as egg-bound in which a hen is unable to pass or lay an egg. is can be a serious, even life-threatening condition. Miss Moore saved the hen, prompting her to turn to her parents and declare that she wanted to become a vet. WRITTEN BY SONNIE SUSSILLO PHOTOGRAPHED BY JAY SCOTT
Dr. Jennica Laney and animals are photographed by Jay Scott at Arenas Valley Animal Clinic on November 30, 2018. this page: Dr. Laney examines Grizz, owned by Jessica and Brian Stanford and bred by Debra and Kenny Sutton. opposite, left: Dr. Laney comforts Cricket a shy rescue mare rescued by End of the Road Ranch Horse Rescue and brought to the clinic for treatment. opposite, right: Amos the mascot “clinic dog” owned by Dr. Allred gets his check up.
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UMP FORWARD A FEW yEARS AND NOW, NEWLy-MINTED VETERINARIAN NARIAN DR. LANEy HAS JOINED DR. CLAy ALLRED AT ARENAS VALLEy ANIMAL Clinic. Dr. Allred says, “Dr. Laney fell into our lap. When she returned to Silver er City to find a practice to join, her brother-in-law suggested she visit us, since I treat more cattle and horses than other clinics. She has been a blessing: she has a great attitude and a great work ethic; she’s very well-rounded.”
Dr. Laney grew up in Mogollon, NM. She was home schooled due to the distancee she lived from either Reserve or Cliff schools. Upon graduation from her high-school program, gram, she attended New Mexico State University and earned a degree in animal science with a minor in chemistry. She was accepted to Veterinary School at Washington State University in Pullman, man, WA WA.. W
According to Dr. Allred, “Dr. Laney fell into our lap. ap. When she returned to Silver City... her brother-in-law law a aw suggested she visit us..."She has been a blessing: she has a great work ethic; she is very well-rounded.”
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he spent three years in classes and lab work; the fourth year was dedicated to internships with both small and large animal practices. “I enjoyed my experience at Washington State because it has a community feel as well as giving me a great education. I liked the small town of Pullman. Studying medicine was a fulfilling gift – it allowed me to learn how to give back by helping animals who can’t speak for themselves.” She described the curriculum as very difficult with lots to learn. Dr. Laney’s love of animals is rooted in growing up surrounded by dogs, horses and other animals in a rural setting where ranching provides a sustainable way of life. She participated in 4H from an early age; during her high school years, her 4H project was to raise meat goats. “I like rural practice because of the diversity of people. I enjoy small animal practice but also like working with ranchers. Not long ago, I went on a call to a pet Llama!” She knew she wanted to return to this area to practice because she saw the need for rural veterinary care growing up, especially the importance of ranch visits to treat large animals. Because Mogollon is miles away
from the nearest veterinarian, Dr. Laney was familiar from her early years with anxious phone calls, being guided by the vet by phone to help her animals. She also had the opportunity to observe surgeries at Arenas Valley Animal Clinic as a kid; it has been Dr. Allred’s practice to invite children in to observe his veterinary practice and Dr. Laney was one of those children. “I appreciate the connection between owners and their animals and I really like being part of that connection.” It is difficult, she acknowledges, to make the tough decisions about an animal’s condition, treatment and life and very hard to give bad news. “Children,” she says, “are often intuitive about their pets’ condition; they comprehend more than we give them credit for.” When she has to talk with a youngster about the diagnosis and outcomes for his or her pet, Dr. Laney believes in being direct and honest, at the same time compassionate and caring. She credits her parents, Bob and Vicki Moore for supporting her dream and determination to become a veterinarian. “ey gave me the moral and academic foundation to stand on.” She also credits her husband, Troy Laney of Luna, NM, whom she married in 2014. Mr. Laney was there for her through her years of veterinary school and continues to be a source of strength and comfort now that she’s launched her career with Arenas Valley Clinic. Dr. Laney would tell any child interested in following a path to veterinary medicine that he or she should expect challenges, but the path is worth it. She would counsel that youngster to stay determined and keep the big picture in mind and would offer that key qualities to develop are care and compassion for animals and their owners. And perhaps having an egg-bound hen doesn’t hurt. above: Dr. Jennica Laney is proud return to the Silver City area to join Dr. Clay Allred at Arenas Valley Animal Clinic. s FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT Arenas Valley Animal Clinic 11865 Hwy. 180 E., Arenas Valley, NM 88022 575-388-1993
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Holy Trinity Anglican Church WRITTEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY ERIC WITHEROW
Holy Trinity Anglican Church at St. Mary’s welcomes a new Pastor. Taking over the reins of the 140 year old compound, Pastor John Price and his wife Brenda are no strangers to the church or to Silver City. WRITTEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY ERIC WITHEROW
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s a roving Anglican minister, based in Truth or Consequences, John attended to the needs of his congregations in Deming and Silver City as well. at made for a lot of Sunday miles. Now John and Brenda have settled down at Holy Trinity while retaining official duties in St. Augustine’s in Deming. A couple of Coloradans since early on, they met in 1987 in the tiny town of Brush where John was beginning his first career choice as a police officer. e way Brenda tells it John pulled her over for a traffic infringement. John is more forthcoming, “Of course I pulled her over. Who wouldn’t, she was the prettiest girl in town”. ey were engaged within two weeks and married in 1988. After transferring to Angel Fire Police Department the couple began attending Angel Fire Baptist Church where John had an epiphany of sorts and decided on a career change. Four years later John graduated from Southwest Baptist Seminary at Ft. Worth. A long trek from Texas took the young couple north to Redwood, MN and then to War Road, MN, just 6 miles from the Canadian border. Needless to say the winters were a little different than Texas. While John taught music and choir Brenda taught the local Ojibway kids at nearby Red Lake. After 6 years in the frozen north the duo headed back to Greeley, CO where John took a music teaching assignment at Dayspring Christian Schools. In 2009 John and Brenda hit the road again; this time to Truth or Consequences, NM, where John founded the All Saints Anglican Misssion and grew his music congregation from 9 students to over 100. It was during this time that John did his Sunday circuit between T or C, Deming and Silver City. Meanwhile Brenda, as Ted Turner’s personal assistant, travelled between the various Turner ranches making sure that everything from pheasant hunting to daily medications were taken care of.
s FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT Holy Trinity Anglican Church 1801 N. Alabama Street, Silver City 575-740-0369 www.holytrinityanglicansilver.org
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Brenda’s Turner Ranching experience shows in her commanding upkeep of the 3 acre church compound. From riding her mower to weeding and planting there’s always something to be done. Both John and Brenda are deeply involved in maintaining and restoring the original property. Originally founded in 1881 by the Catholic Sisters of Mercy the property has undergone quite a few changes since. By 1915 the school, known as Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, had more than 100 students. Incorporating as the Sisters of St. Joseph of Silver City, they operated St. Joseph’s Hospital and Sanatorium while still teaching school at the Academy. Financial hardship caused the Hospital and sanatorium to be sold and in 1918. e sisters bought the 10 room Mission-style adobe home constructed in 1906 at 1801 N. Alabama St. Here they opened St. Mary’s Magdalen’s Academy, a boarding school for girls. Also, in 1918 the neighboring Rufus Jackson mansion at 1809 N. Alabama St. was donated to the Sisters of St. Joseph’s as a dormitory for the boarding students. is was the largest private residence in Silver City when it was built in 1910. e Sisters renamed it Marian Hall. rough various changes and affiliations the properties were operated as schools and a birthing center and also as a shelter for victims of domestic violence. In 2008 Holy Trinity Church was established and has been worshiping in the chapel since 2013. In 2014, 3.7 acres of St. Mary’s Academy was purchased and Holy Trinity recently celebrated it’s 10th anniversary in 2018. Now, Pastor John and Brenda invite anyone seeking a quiet moment of reflection or one of fellowship to stop by the chapel. you will receive a very warm welcome from this gracious and gregarious couple.
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u KATE BROWN: MIMBRES POTTER
From Earth to Table Artist Kate Brown has been making art from the red clay of the earth for more than a half century. Since the 1970s, she has lived and worked in a remote corner of the Mimbres Valley. From her straw bale studio there, Kate has made a name for herself with her deep, rich terra cotta pottery, slip-decorated and glazed in bright colors with animated designs of dragonflies, honey bees, birds and blooms and trees, turquoise swirls and royal blue skies. WRITTEN BY CHRISTINE STEELE PHOTOS BY JESSE OCHOA After studying briefly at Antioch College in yellow Springs, Ohio, Kate left to start her training as a potter, with her first apprenticeship in New york City. “My first goal in life was to live in New york City and I did that,” she said. “But you have to be able to make money to live there and I knew making money was not high on my list.” From there, she went on to other apprenticeships, the most formative of which would be in a renowned clay town in North Carolina. “rough potter lore, I knew about these rural potters in the south,” she said. “I found out they had an apprentice program, and I took a bus – or hitchhiked – to Jugtown Pottery in Seagrove, North Carolina. ey had a very particular work cycle and I was really entranced by it. In American art pottery there was a whole generation of WWII vets working on the GI bill who were very influenced by Japanese pottery and established this very Japanese-influenced American pottery. When you studied clay at a university, that’s what you learned.”
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ut, as the daughter of a university professor, Kate wanted nothing to do with that, choosing instead to develop a path that was her own. “I wanted to see what other American lineages there were and this work in the American south was a very specific Anglo American lineage that I was very interested in learning about. It was a very deliberate quest for me to not do what was sort of the current up and coming, or most influential thing.” e artists she began working with were sixth and seventh generation potters, whose families had been there for 150 years. “It was an anachronistic place to be,” she said. “at’s where I decided I was a rural potter.” From there, she moved around, landing in Montana and trying out several different jobs – modeling for an art class and joining the first women’s firefighting crew in the country. It was there she would also meet the people who would lead her to New Mexico and to developing the life she has today. “I came to Grant County with some traveling companions who were coming to prospect for turquoise,” she said. “I did that for two years in a row and met some potters who lived in the Mimbres. ey talked to me about the community that was being established there and I stayed in touch with a woman potter with this goal to eventually move here.” In November 1980, she made the move – with husband, two-year old daughter and with another one on the way. “I moved here to be a potter in a potter community,” she said, “but also because I knew there were other young families and I knew having other young mothers to be a mother with was a key ingredient to being a happy mother.” She started making pottery in the Mimbres Valley in 1983 in a communal clay studio, later establishing a studio of her own. “at’s when I started in earnest making pottery for a living. e first year, I remember the other potters had this big gas kiln and they fired stoneware, which fires to a much higher temperature,” said Kate. “I’ve always been attracted to terracotta earthenware. It’s what the crust of the earth is made of. If you clean your nails and stick in a kiln, it would come out red. It’s iron-bearing clay. It’s just ubiquitous. And, it doesn’t take as many btus to fire. is was during the Carter
years, when the speed limit was 55, and we were all focused on conserving the amount of energy we used. It just seemed like a no-brainer to use a clay that fired at a lower temperature. It was the perfect synchronisticly.” It was then that she also decided on her style – slip decorated, with ceramic pigments paint on, covered with a clear glaze and fired. “It’s a technique that has been used in many cultures,” she said. “What people think of as Mexican pottery is mostly done that way. It is generally considered to be everyday ware and I was really interested in making that. I understand it holds a special place in people’s lives, but I want it to be used and something that people bond with in their everyday life as an eater and a cooker. at has been my main interest, to have it be something that is integrated in people’s lives, not something that is sacred and holy and put on a shelf.” It has been interesting over the years, she said, to watch people perceive her pieces as not art because it is for everyday use. “I find that to be an obnoxious false dichotomy,” she said. “I have devoted my life to knocking down that ‘if it’s useful, it’s not art.’ Bullshit. Why live like that?” at a utilitarian piece, like a coffee mug, plate, tea pot, or bowl, could also be beautiful and a piece of art, is something Kate has proven over and over again with her work. “at was also part of my North Carolina experience,” she explained. “ese folks actually ate off melmac because the association was that if you are dirt poor, you eat off dirt pottery. It just seemed so painful that attitude was integrated into these people whose lives for many generations had been making clay pottery.” For 15 years, she churned out pieces, turning herself into a one-woman sweatshop, throwing hundreds of mugs, plates and bowls, then loading up her van and driving thousands of miles to sell her wares at craft shows. “It was not satisfying,” she said. “I was a production line. It was not creative, but did pay the bills.” en her children grew up and graduated from college and she took a bad fall, walking off a balcony and breaking some bones in her back.
at a utilitarian piece, like a coffee mug, tea pot, plate, or bowl, could also be beautiful and a piece of art, is something Kate has proven over and over again...
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fter that, I decided it was time to let the world come to me,” she said. By then she had a following. “People say, ‘you’re famous!’” she said. “you know how I got famous? By putting up posters of myself, saying ‘Pottery!’” she said. “Big fish, small town, very doable.” She built a reputation as a working artist, giving tile classes to other Silver City artists, doing commissions and working as the lead artist on a number of tile murals with the Mimbres Regional Arts Council’s youth Mural Program, including one on the Daily Press building on Market Street and another in the Hub. For 37 years, the artists at the Mimbres Hot Springs Ranch held annual craft sales, inviting visitors out the first weekend in December for a weekend of crafts, food and live music. While the collective discontinued the sales a few years ago, Kate continued, holding her annual studio sale now twice a year, Mother’s Day weekend, and the first weekend in December. “I’m well enough known now, when people have visitors, they bring them out to visit my studio and I make it really special. It’s not like coming to a store, it’s like a window into my life.”
s FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT Kate Brown Pottery & Tile Showroom in the Mimbres Open by Appointment 575 536 9935 katebrown@gilanet.com katebrownpottery.com https://clayfestival.com/kate-brown-pottery-and-tile/
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Born to this land...
Ranching runs deep in his blood.
My ďŹ rst meeting with Bill happened at Adobe Deli near their ranch. Bill, daughter Jenifer and grandson, Jacob met with me to see if I was trustworthy enough to take out to the homestead. WRITTEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY ERIC WITHEROW
The Smyer family and Ranch was photographed by Eric Witherow on January 26, 2019. this page, from left: Jacob, Jenifer and Bill at dirt tank near the First Windmill south of the KIL Ranch.
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I passed some test and we proceeded to the ranch. In a sometimes forbidding landscape of sage, grama grass, creosote, mesquite and sand
it takes guts and determination to succeed as a cattleman. For Bill and Sharon, the children and
grandchildren, there is simply no better way of life. Bill is a third generation rancher and comes from a ranching family who settled in the area in the early 1900s. Bill grew up on the Cox Ranch at Hermanas amid the Flying W mountains. Working on his own family’s ranch and those of his neighbors Bill threw himself into learning the cattle business. He also learned a little about other animals while growing up. Bill’s father arrived home from a jaunt to Mexico with an irascible monkey in tow. e monkey
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“I love this land and this life and I’ll keep had a temper and often took it out on Bill. Asked about the monkey, Bill, in his inimitable drawl, simply imply
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says, “W’ell... he wasn’t the friendliest of critters, that’s for sure. I liked the others a lot more”. e others included an alligator, a coyote and 5 bobcats which slept on Bill’s bed. “W’ell... theyy were r re pretty good company compared to that monkey, that’s for sure”. e KIL Ranch was founded by William Perry Birchfield, a Confederate Colonel who, alongg with his brother Stephen, came west from Missouri following the Civil War. William originally prospected pected
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and then turned to ranching. He acquired the Board Ranch and later expanded his holdings with th the purchase of the KIL Ranch. He established the OAR brand while his brother Stephen formed the POL brand. e KIL Ranch was also the site of a military outpost, Ft. Shy. Many years later Bill and his hometown sweetheart, Sharon, were married in the early 1970s. ey have three children, Cindy, Raymond, and Jenifer, along with eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. In his early 20s Bill worked for Carl Shores at the local livestock auction. Carl had a great influence on Bill’s life and mentored him in the art of merchandising cattle. When the opportunity came along to buy the KIL Ranch in 1987 Bill was ready. He later
above: Red cows behind the headquarters on the KIL with the east side of the Florida Mountains in the background. opposite top: Sharon and Bill at dinner in December 1971. opposite bottom: Curious cattle on the KIL Ranch.
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that included Stephen Birchfield’s original POL Ranch. e Smyer’s sprawling ranch consists of more than 20 square miles running between the Florida Mountains and the Potrillos reaching down to the Mexican border. is vast expanse of land is home to over 1,000 head of cattle and requires 4 cowboys plus Bill and his family to maintain. For many years daughter Cindy and her husband Tim helped in the day-to-day
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Raymond worked for many years on the ranches but is now doing construction. Daughter Jenifer also worked helping out on the ranches for many years but is currently a Nurse Practitioner at a local medical clinic. Brothers Martin and Ramon Chavez have been with Bill for close to thirty-five years each. John Sanders has worked the ranches eighteen top: Jacob, Sharon, Jenifer and Bill at the ranch headquarters.
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A World Class Living Museum WRITTEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY ERIC WITHEROW
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E HAVE A TREASURE TUCKED AWAy IN OUR SOUTHWEST CORNER AND WHILE it’s a find for those of us lucky to stumble on it, e Chiricahua Desert Museum is known worldwide for it’s work in collecting and displaying the flora and fauna of this special place. It is a natural gathering place for some of the most interesting wildlife in the world. In this case “interesting” means SNAKES. Hundreds of them of every size and color, beautifully displayed in this world-class facility. I was astounded at the variety of rattlesnakes and their colors; from albino to coral red, yellow and black; these were beings of beauty.
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At age 8, Bob had a fascination with animals especially reptiles. He would go into the wilds anywhere he could to see these amazing animals. He joined the Boy Scouts of America just to have more opportunities to be in nature and even got his Eagle Scout badge. From his early and active membership of the Michigan Society of Herpetologists Bob started his first company in 1984. ECO Wear and Publishing has to date published over 40 books on reptile and amphibian natural history and husbandry.
Bob was the Past President of e International ional Herpetological Symposium that has existed for more than 40 years. With his direction determined Bob decided to seek the perfect place to follow his dream. eam. iting roughout his twenties Bob had been visiting ss of the Chiricahua Desert because of the richness flora and fauna. After bringing his wife, Sheri, too the Southwest on their honeymoon they came to a momentous decision. Given their passion for herpetology and their love for the southwestern desert of New Mexico, Bob and Sheri decided they would build a future re in Rodeo, New Mexico. “Building and running the Chiricahua Desert esert Museum is so much more than a popular tourist urist attraction for those doing the Hwy. 80 loop”, says Bob. untry “It is one of the premier research sites in the country yyear.” ar.r.r” and hosts symposiums of all kind throughout the ye
July through September are booming, hot, hopping and slithering... with millions of birds and hummingbirds... and snakes are on the move.
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uly through September are blooming, hot, hopping and slithering. Quite literally, with an invasion of birds, including 14 species of hummingbirds, zooming between the blossoming cacti while on the ground, snakes and scorpions are on the move, in search of food and water. With them come the crowds of Biologists, professional and amateur. e museum is hosting the Biology of the Pitvipers July 11th thru the 14th, CWP Bio-Blitx July 26th and 27th, SWPARC July 27th and 28th, and Biology of the Scorpions August 9th and 10th. en there is the incredibly popular Charlie W. Painter BioBlitz & BBQ. e BioBlitz is an intense period of biological surveying in an attempt to record all the living species within a designated area. Teams of volunteer scientists, naturalists, families, students, teachers, and other community members work together to find and identify as many species of plants, animals, microbes, fungi, and other organisms as possible during an intensive field study over a continuous time period (usually 24 hours). e BBQ with fellow desert fans wraps up this amazing gathering. So, please take the opportunity to visit this splendid resource, browse the gorgeous Gift Shop for an unequaled display of art, artifacts, apparel and books. And wander at leisure in the gardens filled with trees, cacti and local wildlife. e recently completed Apache Museum is a state of the art theatre for gatherings of all sorts. Some of the wonderful artifacts displayed there are Geronimo’s bow, quiver and arrows. Plus much more. Spend a weekend and explore the whole area. Set up your own camp or rent one of the tepees or, for something special, take over a Prairie Schooner, with all mod cons of course.
Congratulations to Bob and Sheri for allowing us to experience this world class living museum. For events at the Geronimo Events Center/Apache Museum visit: http://www.geronimoevents.com. above: The Chiricahua Desert Museum is a world class living museum. top right: Geronimo’s bow, quiver and arrows. s FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT www.chiricahuadesert museum.org 4 Rattlesnake Canyon Road • Rodeo, NM 575-557-5757 or 575-545-5307
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ER FIRST yEAR IN REAL ESTATE, BLAKE FARLEy BROKE RECORDS, selling the most homes in North America as a rookie for her franchise. But it was her mentors who helped her to see the deep emotional impact buying and selling a home leaves on people. “A real estate transaction is something people remember for the rest of their life because their home is connected to their life,” said Blake. “It’s where they grow gardens and raise their children, hold celebrations and where family members die; all these things happen in a home.” How people are treated during that emotional and vulnerable time leaves an indelible memory in one’s mind. Blake and the brokers at Hacienda Realty understand how their interactions shape that memorable moment. “e home-selling experience can make all the difference in the world. A good experience can be uplifting. A bad experience can destroy a legacy.” It is with that understanding that Blake imparts on Hacienda’s brokers the idea of treating people as more than clients. “I train my brokers to look at what people are going through,” said Blake. “A lot of times our clients have just had a death in the family, or gone through a big change. Every change brings the loss of what once was. Even a happy event, like a new job, can be very stressful. People who are new in the community have just left everything they knew behind and are starting a whole new life. We want to nurture them and help them find their way in the community.” Her first mentor was a real estate developer in Northern California who recognized her natural gift for researching and marketing property. “He taught me two things: the value of making people feel like they are the only person in the room, and figuring out what people need to be successful, and providing that to them. My success is to see others succeed.” Her other mentor, Gail Herd, founder of Hacienda Realty, imparted her with a deep understanding of the richness of the Silver City region, its history, and the values of the community. It is with those visions and values in mind that Blake now mentors Hacienda’s brokers. “We are an essential part of helping people start their new lives here — or wrap up their old lives. ey are leaving their home — and their legacy — in our hands.”
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Dean, Coach, Teacher, Mentor PGA Pro Jim arrived in Silver City the last day of November 1949 because he had basketball practice on the first day of December and came as a Freshman, seventeen years old. e fieldhouse was being constructed and he played his first game there. He played and went to school for four years. WRITTEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY MARK ERICKSON
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FTER GRADUATING HE TOOK A JOB AT GRASS CREEK, INDIANA WHICH HAD FIFTy-TWO HIGH SCHOOL students. He then went to Lordsburg, NM for two years and he related that he had many great students. e interstate system, which bypassed the town, destroyed Lordsburg as it was and Jim moved to Western in the Fall of 1956 as the basketball coach and stayed for thirty years. After that he sold insurance for a year and then became the golf pro at Silver golf course and did that for almost thirty years and then he finally quit. Silver high was part of Western at that time and Jim taught there, and coached basketball as well, until the legislature decided that the local taxpayers should be funding the high school. So, Jim became basketball coach and the director of housing and coordinated all of the housing whether it was for men, women or married students. Before he took over the dorms were run by house mothers and house fathers who were generally faculty members. Jim began to place students to run all of the dormitories which worked very well. As Jim states, “we began to try and find activities for the students and as a result of one segment of the Eckles population who were into motorcycles and cars came the Great Race, an activity that is over fifty years old at Western.” For a long period of time the race involved the University as well as many in the Town of Silver City. Jim relates another story about taking a vacation to Indiana and recruiting three basketball players and then setting out toward Silver City and hopefully seeing the Black Hills. e family stopped in Moline, Illinois to see a student,
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T Bell. While they were having lunch, the mail arrived and there was one from Jim’s secretary Tim aadvising Jim to phone the president of Western right away because the Dean of Students had rresigned and he wanted to talk to him right away. ese were the days before cell phones and Jim and Martha discussed the situation and ddecided it wasn’t a great idea to call at that time. ey were heading out toward the Black Hills when it was decided that Jim should call the president and so they came across a roadside park that had a bank of telephones and he called. e president told him that he had people in the office and couldn’t talk right then. Jim said that the phones had no numbers on them for the return call. Jim and his family drove to the town that is the home of the American ACT for the evening and the call was made. e president told Jim to come home directly because he wanted Jim as his next dean. Jim really didn’t want the job as this time period was the beginning of the dissident movement and he had his best team. Jim said that one couldn’t really say no to the boss so they heading home and never did see the Black Hills. Jim became Dean of Student Affairs and remained in that capacity for the next fourteen years and then taught for a few years before retiring. e golf pro at Silver moved on and Jim then applied for the position and spent five years at PGA schools and is still affiliated with the PGA. One of the great things that Jim did was to bring Billy Casper out for several years and put on the Billy Casper Benefit Golf Classic. Billy donated a lot of time and money to local charities. anks Coach for all you have done for Silver City!
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The Rare Art of Saddle Making John Escobedo is one of a small number of people worldwide whose art is making saddles. at he loves what he does is evident from his finished work, and it can be heard in his voice when he speaks about the saddles he has made. John’s skills will take care of your leather needs, and a visit to his shop allows you to experience his positive outlook and sense of humor. WRITTEN BY VICTORIA CHICK PHOTO BY JESSE OCHOA
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SED SADDLES, WHOSE SURFACES TELL STORIES OF RUGGED USE AND GENTLE REHABILITATION, OCCUPy a portion of John’s spacious workshop. Another more significant area of the shop is devoted to making new saddles and is filled with rolls of tanned leather, saddle trees, powerful stitching machines, sharp carving tools and saddles in the process of being made ready for their new owners. “I hung around with cowboys from the time I was a youngster and started doing the rodeo thing as soon as I was able,” explains John. As a result of his own experience riding in rodeos, he knows what cowboys and their horses need from a saddle to compete successfully. John has also made distinctive trophy saddles that have been awarded to high-point winners in competitive events. Because he designs these custom saddles with hand tooling that tells the event and date, they are ridden with special pride by their owners as a mark of accomplishment. “It takes about eight to ten weeks for me to make a new saddle,” says John. Beginning with the foundation called a “tree” that is made of wood and covered with rawhide or Kevlar, John builds the saddle in layers, graduating to finished, polished, hand-tooled leather. A soft wool skin is stitched underneath to cushion the saddle from the bare tree where it contacts the horse’s back. Each part of the saddle serves a practical purpose, but John’s skill makes it beautiful as well. Good materials are important. Tanning is necessary to prepare the cowhide, and John purchases cowhide from United States tanneries. Hides that have been tanned are russet colored. “I oil the leather deeper brown tones, then oil and polish it to give a richer appearance,” he says. Although most saddles are for local riders, the demand for John’s saddle work has spread as far away as Alaska. Another area of John’s expertise is shoe repair. “I got all this,” he says, sweeping
an arm toward an array of specialized equipment along one wall. “It was from different parts of the country and is dated War Department, October 1946. It was designed to be moved from place to place to repair boots for the infantry in World War II!” He even owns the original Army maintenance and repair manual for his machines. “I also have two machines that came from friends I have met along the way. My favorite came from my high school arts and crafts teacher,” John says, “is craft was basically designed by the US Army in the 1940s to be used on the battlefield. One more reason to thank a Vet! e only instruction in the maintenance manual that I haven’t had to follow is the one for destroying my equipment if I’m about to be overrun by the enemy!” A native of Grant County, John was originally introduced to leather working as a six-year-old when his mom gave him a Tandy Beginners Leathercraft Kit. “at got me started noticing how other folks worked with leather.” What started as John’s hobby grew to a practical art form that provides a great service for area residents, ranchers, and cowboys. After thirty years of making saddles and pleasing his boot repair clientele, John says with his characteristically dry wit, “I’m thinking about making it a career. I even voted myself Employee of the Month twice!” s FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT Escobedo Boot & Shoe Repair • 2100 N. Pinos Altos Rd. Silver City, NM 88061 • 575-538-2271 • 575-313-2715
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Focus on Fine Art
Silver City is an “Art Town.” Ask anyone. For such a small town (population of approximately 10,000) in a relatively remote location, we have an amazing number of artists, art events, festivals and exhibitions — including the RED DOT Gallery Weekend and RED DOT Studio Tour, the CLAy Festival, Fiesta Latina and the Southwest Print Festival — as well as numerous downtown galleries. WRITTEN BY CHARLIE McKEE PHOTOGRAPHED BY JAY SCOTT
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ut artist Victoria Chick has a dream. She believes that the only thing still needed to round out Silver City’s “Art Town” designation is a permanent fine art museum, and it has become her passion to see her dream fulfilled. “I am not the first person to have this idea,” Chick says, “but I really believe that now is the time to put the idea into action.” Chick also believes that making fine art accessible to everyone — young and old alike — would fill a significant educational void in Grant County and the surrounding area. As an artist and educator, Chick clearly understands the tremendous benefits an art museum can bring to the community as a fine art repository and an inspiration for artists, students and art lovers. By being open 360 days a year, a museum would also be a major attraction to tourists, thereby contributing to Silver City’s economic health. Chick’s vision of the Silver City Art Museum includes permanent space for art classes for all ages of students, as well as for lectures and workshops. e museum building would also provide adequate space for annual contemporary visual art exhibitions and curated art exhibitions. In addition, the museum would meet the criteria to accept loaned art, including adequate insurance and security, as well as proper lighting, temperature and humidity for the art. Chick was inspired as a teenager by a particular painting by Richard Diebenkorn in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri. She was fortunate to have parents who loved and appreciated good art, and her family visited the Nelson-Atkins Museum almost every weekend. e young girl was enthralled by Diebenkorn’s work each visit, finding something new to appreciate every time in the compelling, six-by-six-foot painting of a porch, which drew her into the painting and onto the porch with bold composition, loose brushwork and juicy paint. “It made me want to be an artist,” Chick says. Chick went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts in Painting degree and to teach Art History, Art Appreciation and Studio Art. It is now part of her dream to create an
environment here in Silver City that will inspire young people to incorporate art into their lives as her own experience as a young girl in the Nelson-Atkins Museum inspired her. Chick emphasizes that it is so important for young people to see and know fine art directly, in person, “in order to appreciate the scale, grandeur, texture, color harmony or materials that have gone into its creation. It is not the same as seeing a photograph of a piece of art in a book. I find it so sad that many school systems have dropped their art programs.” Chick’s plan to realize her dream of establishing the Silver City Art Museum is already in progress, and her goal is to establish a nonprofit corporation by the end of 2019 in order to raise private capital funding for the museum building. In addition, she and her husband, Mike Dowd, have created a fund with the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico that is fully vested and is to be used solely for operating expenses for the museum. It is the Michael Dowd and Victoria Chick Endowment Fund #80983. Anyone can contribute any amount — large or small — to this fund to help it grow to meet the future operating needs of the opposite: Artist Victoria Chick a lithograph by Thomas museum. e Museum Project also needs enthusiastic holds Hart Benton with a watercolor people to join its organizers as planners, officers, business by Arizona artist Bruce McGrew behind her. above, clockwise from left: New Mexico artist managers, architects and volunteers. Gustave Baumann; Elwyn As for the museum’s artwork, Victoria Chick — an Gowan, Boston artist; New artist Peter Hurd. artist and art collector for almost 50 years — owns several Mexico All artworks are from Chick’s hundred works of fine art herself that she will donate to private collection. the museum. In addition, she has collections in storage s FOR MORE INFORMATION about or to become involved from other donors in California and Georgia. ere are in the Silver City Art Museum contact Victoria Chick also art collectors in Silver City who may loan or donate Project, at vcartcat@hotmail.com. Visit art to the museum. e important thing is to begin, as https://victoriachick.com/ for information about Victoria long as the exhibits are enjoyable, informative and focused. Chick, the artist, or visit Cow Art Studio by appointment As Chick exclaims, “People will grow in many ways if Trail through email to see her art in person. they are continually exposed to good art.”
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e straight line of the wide horizon, whether over water or desert, is what frees Stephan’s soul. From the endless expanse of Lake Superior and its northern, slanting light, to the warmer, shimmering tones of the desert, that distant horizon strikes a chord. WRITTEN BY ERIC WITHEROW PHOTO BY AC JOHNSON FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY “FOR MANy yEARS I'VE BEEN TRAVELING AND searching, trying to understand life and my work of metalsmithing and jewelry design. roughout the journey, I've felt a special affinity for the powerful places of nature. ey offer something undefinable to the spirit, and provide inspiration to the creative soul.”
photo by Christine Steele photo by Stephan Hoglund
Taking advantage of a McKnight Fellowship, never before awarded to a jeweler...Stephan traveled to Sweden and Norway in search of his ancient roots.
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escribing himself as regionalist and blessed with an eye for finding and implementing common surface-found (low impact non-mined) stones of unusual beauty, colors, shapes, and textures, Stephan makes skilled use of the gifts that the northern waters and southwest desert areas form and release. Isle Royale greenstone with its many shades of green. omsonite varying from common pink to museum quality stones of deep teal green/blue and black to bright blood red. Turquoise and Variscite, sky blue to cactus green hues veined in black. ese stones forge the inspiration for his creations that invoke a sense of place. At this same time, something else was there from his past, his family roots, the people of his ancestry back before clear recorded history. ey were Northern European people. People who had a deep, earth-based spiritual connection with their surroundings. People who held a reverence for the gifts the earth and its Creator had given them. People who were moved to carve and sculpt stone, metal, bone, and wood. People who erected stones of monumental size. People who were moved to create art from common materials – for no other reason than to create beauty in reverence for their Creator. Taking advantage of a McKnight Fellowship, never before awarded to a jeweler, and a Jerome Grant, Stephan traveled to Sweden and Norway in search of his ancient roots. After spending most of his life in the North, Stephan and partner Susan Hanna wandered west, exploring and renovating houses in Marfa, Texas, and Taos, New Mexico before discovering Silver City. On a weekend trip here the couple found a little house a couple of blocks off Bullard, on yankie Street. e property included an old warehouse next door; both needed a lot of work. ey made a quick decision and bought the property immediately and set to work. With a lot of work, Stephan, Susan and his son Owen converted the old Bici Club where cyclists and their mechanics hung out during the early days of the Tour of the Gila. e old club building now houses Borderlands Gallery, with the backspace serving as Stephan’s workshop. Stephan’s work is forged from the elements of the earth; stone, copper, silver and gold. His
sculptural jewelry include pendants, bolo ties, earrings and wedding bands. His organic, yet elegant figurative landscapes are born from the blue Lake Superior horizons of the Northern Borderlands to the desert elements of the Southwest. In addition to being a master silversmith and jeweler Stephan also has a deserved reputation as a Portrait and commercial Photographer whose work has been published in several magazines across the country.
opposite: Stephan Höglund. top left: “Hoglund’s focus right now is creating Bolo ties that convert to broach’s and pendants as well as miniature sculpture not worn. Borderlands Gallery also features the work of other regional artists including Richard Harper, Deborah Hutchings, Julie Enos, Charlie Meckel, and Diane Kleiss. above top: Artist Stephan Höglund works with stones of unusual beauty. above: Newly renovated Borderlands Gallery. The Borderlands Gallery is open from 11 am to 5 pm Wed.-Sun., or by appointment. s FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT www.stephanhoglund.com www.stephanhoglundphotography.com Borderlands Gallery at iNSTaGraM 211 West Yankie St., Silver city, NM 88061
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Silver City
Blues Festival Celebrating Music, Arts and the Community
WRITTEN BY KEVIN LENKNER PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRENT HALL
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ummer in Silver City officially kicks off Memorial Day weekend with a celebration of music, art and culinary delights at the 24th Annual Silver City Blues Festival, May 24-26. A community tradition that features gifted performers from near and far, regional artisans, and culinary talents. ere is plenty of fun for the whole family as Gough Park is transformed into a music and art filled playground for all. Locals and visitors from more than five states converge on Silver City to attend the festival and enjoy life in this small frontier town in the Southwest. .
THE MUSIC e Mimbres Region Arts Council is honored to present the 24th Annual Silver City Blues Festival kicking off Friday evening with the Rudy Boy Experiment from Albuquerque at 6 pm. Local favorite Amos Torres, opens Saturday’s full slate of performers that includes the Chris Dracup Trio from Albuquerque, the Laurie Morvan Band from Los Angeles, the truly legendary Guitar Shorty and headlining is Grammy Award winner, Grady Champion from Canton, Mississippi. Sunday’s performers include young blues prodigy, Roman Barten-Sherman from Tucson. Brody Buster returns to Silver City from Kansas City and Albuquerque’s favorites, Felix y Los Gatos close out this year’s festival with an energetic, heart thumping musical celebration.
THE ARTS Our creative community will be front and center at the 2019 Blues Festival. A new tradition, the Gila Glass Classic Flame Off, returns this year. Silver City’s own, e Glasserie, will present an evening of competitive glass blowing and torch work. Come see these artisans manipulate flame and glass to create works for sale. e Silver City Art Association returns with the popular Silver City Paint Out, a 2 day plein aire painting and exhibition. Bring some extra money and pick up one-of-akind handmade artisan wares available from over 60 vendors that can also be that perfect memento or gift for someone special.
EAT & DRINK A great collection of vendors and some local favorites have been assembled for the Culinary Pavilion, where you can find yummy eats and rare treats. Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery are providing a selection of their own brews as well as other craft beers from the state of New Mexico. You can also try out their cocktails and spirits.s t s SAVE THE DATE Southwest Print Fiesta
returns October 11-13 2019. We are joining other great events in our creative community like Silver City’s Red Dot Gallery weekend. More info to come at www.southwestprintfiesta.org
s FOR MORE INFORMATION About This Year’s Festival visit: www.SilverCityBluesFestival.org FACEBOOK @SilverCityBluesFestival INSTAGRAM@SilverCityBluesFest or call 575-538-2505.
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Oni Ken A Samurai swings his deadly sword at an obstinate peasant but rather than striking flesh the blade finds only empty space; the peasant has, seemingly impossibly, moved and now the Samurai finds himself flat on his back. WRITTEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY ERIC WITHEROW
above: Chelsea throws long-suffering Sensei Dad. right: Black belt Chad attacks his Dad, Sensei Trent Petty.
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OW TO DEFEND ONESELF FROM ATTACK By A SAMURAI WIELDING A DEADLy SWORD USING ONLy ONE’S HANDS AND BASIC FARM implements? at was the question facing the natives of Okinawa after Japan’s invasion of their island and the subsequent banning of weapons in the early 17th century. us was born the self-defense practice of Karate. ose early Okinawan resisters of Japanese rule developed over time a series of movements designed to thwart an attacker’s onslaught. e practice of Karate was handed down from father to son and the movements themselves were formalized and practiced in a series of body moves known as Kata. In addition to the self defense skills enabling one to dodge an opponent’s blows and throw the attacker to the ground using only one’s hands and body the locals utilized common items such as the bow staff, the short sythe, oars and num-chaka. Today many forms of Karate are practiced around the world. Here, in Silver City, we are proud to claim the highly regarded Oni Ken, or Dragon Dojo and our very own World Champion Black Belt. Following a 30 year career in the Air Force and the FAA Trent Petty decided, like so many of us, to retire in Silver City. To his surprise his son Chad presented him with an unexpected opportunity.
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Celebrating 122 Years
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Chad, then 8, had been studying and taking classes in Karate and had shown tremendous aptitude and progress. Enough so that Trent began to follow the path that Chad had set. After earning his own black belt Trent decided that his whole family had a new career. When Trent and Diane Petty, son Chad and daughter Chelsea opened the doors to Oni Ken in 2016 they wondered if anyone would show up. ey needn’t have worried; 3 people signed up that first night and 20 by month’s end. ey were on their way and the dojo grew steadily to it’s present 60 plus members. It is truly a family operation with Trent as Sensei teaching the adults, Diane manages the business side of things and Chad and Chelsea run the kids classes. In the world of Karate Chad Petty is a rising star. A partial list of his accomplishments follows: Grand World Champion, 2018 in Kata; World Lightweight Black Belt, 2018; World Middle Weight Black Belt, 2017; Sparring Champion, Arizona, 2018 It is beyond the layman’s comprehension to understand the amount of work and dedication in order to progress in the hierarchy of the Black Belt levels in Karate. e Sensei himself and Chad, with all his accomplishments, must seek higher level teachers. Oni Ken is privileged to have Mark and Ana Gorman, 7th Degree Black Belts of Albuquerque, as their mentors and instructors. Silver City is indeed fortunate to be home to a world class dojo such as Ono Ken and we are grateful for the hard work and dedication of the Petty family.
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An Eclectic Mix of Media Styles from Fine Art to Wearable Days & Hours: Wed - Sat 10-5 Cover Artist, Deborah Hutchings exhibits here... Come see the Original! top: (left to right) Jayden Been, Alexander Marchan, Aiden Evans, Arazella Palomarez, and Samuel Vinson. middle: Isabella and Gabrielle Mittica. above: Chad and Trent during training. s FOR MORE INFORMATION Oni Ken Dojo 1445 Hwy. 180, Suite D., Silver city, NM
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A Journeyy Back to the Homeland How many of us have discovered Southwest New Mexico, Silver City in particular, and decided to stop for a while, check it out and just like that, decided “is is the place for me?” Off the beaten track, a step or two ahead of the strip-malling of America, we embrace our distance from cookie-cut culture. is is still the real west. All newcomers have our own stories, our choices, for finding ourselves here.
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opposite: Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh above: Northern Irish coastline.
HIS IS A STORy OF JUST SUCH A JOURNEy. HOW DOES ONE GET TO SILVER CITy, NEW MExICO? ESPECIALLy FROM A PLACE LIKE IRELAND? FROM THE WET NORTHERN LAND OF MISTS AND mythology to the high, dry desert air of southern New Mexico? It can be a bit of a shock to the system; not only climactically, but also culturally. In 1965 as the ship pulled away from Belfast Docks I stood on the deck and waved goodbye to the small crowd gathered at the wharf. Along with two buddies I was embarking on a one-way voyage to Australia. At that time the Australian government offered incentives to entice British, Irish and other northern European citizens to emigrate to that empty, far-off land. Until three years ago I hadn’t realized that my good friend and schoolmate, Trevor Ferguson, was among those gathered at the wharf. A couple of years ago Fergie found me on FaceBook and we began emailing each other. Just recently my son, Devin, and I made a trip back to Ulster and after the 53 year old gap, my old mate, Fergie, and I greeted each other again. e years disappeared and it was just like the old days. We were immediately at home with and comfortable with one another. Real friendship does transcend time. Needless to say there were late nights and a fair few pints of the black stuff, and stories, stories, stories. As they say in Ireland, “the craic was brilliant”. Trevor lives on one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world. e northeast coast of Ireland.
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How does one get to Silver City, New Mexico? Especially from a place like Ireland? u ERIC WITHEROW
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lster is one of the wonders of the world. Lovely, sheep-filled meadows of the deepest green sweep down to the everchanging colors of the sea. Castles command headlands guarded by cliffs of vertical black rock. And miles and miles of golden, sandy beaches. Devin and I meandered south for a couple of hours and arrived in the greenest heart of Ireland, Co Down, and to my hometown, Banbridge. We found the old cottage which was my home for my first twelve idyllic, adventurous years. Memories came flooding back; playing Cowboys and Indians after watching the Saturday TV line up of Cisco Kid, Lash LaRue, Hopalong Cassidy and on up to the Lone Ranger. We loved anything to do with the American West. I guess that’s stuck with me. Many countries and stories later, here I am in Silver City, New Mexico: And couldn’t be happier. I love the singular physical beauty and character of our hometown and the wildness and history of our surroundings, the eclectic citizenry, and the western kindness of strangers. And, oh yes, there’s the climate. Unlike the constant rain of my home country I find that I prefer sunshine, lots of sunshine. So, shine on Silver City. I’m home.
To Trevor, me ould mate, Slainte!
far left, top: Eric’s country home. bottom: Eric and Devin. top, center: Northern Irish coastline. top, right: Trevor and wife Hillary walk through The Dark Hedges, made famous when e Game of rones was filmed in Ballintoy. above: Devin enjoys a pint at the Crown, Belfast. right: Eric and Trevor in Ballintoy.
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Third Generation takes Reins at Iconic OUTPOST.
Kristy Campbell Lopez spent her girlhood summers exploring the Gila Hot Springs valley where her grandfather, Dawson “Doc” Campbell, worked as a ranch hand, smoke-chaser, trapper, and outfitter. “Doc” built the outpost general store that still stands today, the last stop before what is now the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, which Doc was also responsible for preserving, becoming the first-ever custodian of the ancient cave houses. WRITTEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY CHRISTINE STEELE
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OC SPENT HIS WHOLE LIFE IN THE VALLEy, ABOUT 40 LONG, WINDING MILES NORTH OF SILVER CITy, AND RAISED HIS four children — Becky, ysabel, Angus and Allen — there, with his wife, Ida.
Most of his children stayed, too, except Angus — Kristy’s dad — who moved
to the big city, and raised his family outside of Albuquerque, where Kristy grew up. Although Kristy always knew she wanted to run the outpost that had been such a part of her family’s history, the timing was never quite right. She met Mike Lopez while they were still in high school, and after graduation the couple married and Mike joined the military. He began a career that would span 23 years and include 16 deployments with the 1st Ranger Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, 160th Aviation. As a military family, the couple moved a lot — to Georgia, Germany and then Kentucky, while Mike spent his last two years in Korea by himself. After 23 years in the military, much of it spent away from his family, Mike decided the time was right for him to retire. e time was also right, Kristy said, for the Campbell family to pass the baton on the iconic outpost to the next generation. So, Kristy sold the opposite: Kristy and Mike couple’s house in Kentucky and she and their three Lopez, and their children, Sierra, 17, Cayden, 12, children, Sierra 17, Cayden 12, and Laney 8, headed to and Laney, 8, are the new owners of Doc Campbell’s the Gila Hot Springs Valley. Post, near the Gila Cliff Dwellings. Kristy Campbell, “We came to visit at Christmas 2016 and never left,” granddaughter of Dawson “Doc” Campbell, who Kristy said. founded and built the general store, and served Mike joined them when he retired in April 2018, as the first custodian of the jumping right in during the post’s busy season. Now, Cliff Dwellings. above: Cayden and Laney take a the family is all together — two more generations of break and relax upstairs at Doc Campbell’s Outpost, the Campbells — living and working in the family business, business their family runs up near the Gila Cliff Dwellings. the remote one-stop shop in the Gila National Forest for Their mother, Kristy Campbell Lopez, is the third generoutfitters, hikers, campers and hot springs enthusiasts for ation of Campbell to run the operation founded by more than 50 years. her grandfather.
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UNFORGETTABLE ATTRACTIONS & AREA EVENTS Set the date!
Visit 1.3 million acres of forest, wilderness areas, parks, monuments, trails, and historic sites. Enjoy museums, galleries, shopping, dining, birding, star gazing, hiking, biking, fishing, and hunting. Take in a festival or event.
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MRAC Performance Series. 575-538-2505 www.mimbresarts.org Chocolate Fantasia. 575-538-2505 www.mimbresarts.org MRAC Indie Folk Series. 575-538-2505 Historic Ft. Bayard Walking Tour. 575-956-3294 Tour of the Gila. 575-590-2612 www.tourofthegila.com Silver City Blues Festival. 575-538-2505 www.mimbresarts.org Wild, Wild West Pro Rodeo. 575-538-5560 silvercityprorodeo.com Independence Day Festivities. 575-538-3785 SC Museum Ice Cream Social. 575-538-5921 The Silver City CLAY Festival. 575-538-5560 www.clayfestival.com Taste of Downtown. 575-534-1700 silvercitymainstreet.com Run to Copper Country Car Show. 575-538-5560 coppercountrycruisers.com Signal Peak Challenge Mountain Bike Race. 575-388-3222 San Vicente Artists Art Fair. 575-534-4269 artfair@silvercityartists.org Gem & MIneral Show. 575-538-5560 Cliff, Gila Grant Co. Fair. 575-538-3785 Gila River Festival. 575-538-8078 www.gilaconservation.org Fort Bayard Days. 575-388-4477 www.fortbayard.org Red Hot Children’s Fiesta. 575-388-1198 SW Festival of the Written Word.www.swwordfiesta.org RED DOT Studio & Gallery Walk. 575-313-9631 www.silvercitygalleries.com Southwest Print Fiesta. 575-538-2505 www.mimbresarts.org Annual Lighted Christmas Parade. 575-534-1700 silvercitymainstreet.com Fiber Arts Festival. 575-538-5733 www.fiberartscollective.org Tamal Fiesta y Más. 575-538-1337 tamalfiestaymas.org Victorian Christmas Evening. 575-538-5921
u DOC CAMPBELL’S POST In addition to being the hub of the Gila Hot Springs Valley — where folks stop for directions, hiking suggestions, Wi-Fi, information and the Post’s famous homemade ice cream — Doc Campbell’s also carries a wide variety of handcrafted items from local and regional artists, from the Gila Hot Spring Valley, to Silver City on out to the Mimbres Valley. ere are hand-knitted socks, mittens, hats and scarves; ysabel Campbell’s hand-crafted turquoise and beaded jewelry, a wide variety of locally made felted hats, silk screened T-shirts, handcrafted leather items, coffee mugs, other gifts, snacks and more. “We are trying to carry more New Mexico-made products but trying to find things that are not available in Silver City, so it’s worth the drive,” explained Kristy. “It keeps me busy and it’s fun.” e children also each have their roles in the family business. Sierra screen prints the T-shirts, even creating her own designs, like a mama and baby bear shirt featuring a Mimbreño bear. Laney is the ice cream taste tester — deeming chocolate her favorite, but also partial to butterscotch, coconut, coffee, lemonberry, and vanilla, all of the Post’s flavors. She is also the official greeter and personal shopper. “you always need an extra pair of socks in the wilderness,” she said, holding up a pair of thick, handknitted, warm-looking ones. Cayden bundles the wood that the outpost sells to campers and cabin customers, and mans the cash register, counting back change with a grin. Now, as the latest caretakers in this long-running family operation settle in, Kristy and Mike get to
“e time was also right,” Kristy said, “for the Campbell family to pass the baton on the iconic outpost to the next generation.”
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Nestled in the tall pines near Pinos Altos, just 7 miles north of Silver City, NM. 15 Two-Story Cabins with all amenities and Beautiful Lodge with kitchen available for Special Events. Imagine the possibilities! Wedding Destination Family Group Reunions
make it their own. One of their long-term goals is to bring marriage and family retreats to the wilderness. “Because Mike was deployed a lot, we fought for our marriage,” Kristy said. “Obviously, we have a heart for military families, but I think these days, with the speed of life, many families forget they need to reconnect and make time for themselves to make memories together.” What better place to do that than the Gila wilderness, in the footsteps of “Doc” Campbell and his kin.
opposite: Laney with socks and mittens “You can always use an extra pair of socks and mittens in the wilderness!” says Laney Lopez, selfproclaimed “personal shopper” to the outpost’s customers. above: Some of the unique items for sale at Doc Campbell’s Post include jewelry created by Ysabel Campbell, one of Doc’s children. s FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.facebook.com/Doc-Campbells-Post 3796 Highway 15, Silver City, NM 88061 575-536-9551
• Gift Shop • Secluded Balconies • Relaxing Porches • Hot Tub in Cabana
Anniversary Celebrations Workshops & Group Meetings • Crackling Fireplaces • Satellite TV • Cabins with kitchens are available.
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Aldo Leopold Vista. Picnic and wilderness interpretive site, 6 miles north of Buckhorn. Big Ditch Park. Formed when flood lowered Main St. 55 feet. Bill Evans Lake. Fishing & primitive camping, 12 mi. south of Cliff. Fort Cobre. A scale replica erected in Pinos Altos of an 1804 fort that protected the Santa Rita copper mine. Fort Bayard. U.S. Infantry post built in 1863. Housed Buffalo Soldiers. 10 miles east of Silver City. Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. Cliff dwelling ruins from the 13th century. 44 miles north of Silver City. 575-536-9461. Gila National Forest/Silver City Ranger District. 3005 E. Camino del Bosque. 575-388-8201. www.fs.fed.us/r3/gila. Hearst Church. Seasonal museum and art gallery. Built in 1898 with Hearst newspaper empire money. In Pinos Altos, 6 mi. north of Silver City. Kneeling Nun. Natural monolith resembling a praying nun. 15 mi. E. of Silver City at Santa Rita mine. Lake Roberts. Camping, trout fishing, hummingbird banding, birding, and stargazing. 28 miles north of Silver City. 575-536-3206. Lightfeather Hot Spring. Near Gila Cliff Dwellings Visitor Center. 30 minute walk includes 2 river crossings. 575-536-9461. Mimbres Region Arts Council. Scheduled events held throughout the year. 575-758-7289 www. mimbresarts.org. Old Hurley Company Store. One of the first buildings in Hurley supplied miners and their families, housed the Chino Mine payroll office, and later served as a department store. Pinos Altos Melodrama Theater. Adjacent to the Buckhorn Saloon in the Pinos Altos Opera House. 575-388-3848. Royal Scepter Mineral Museum. Rock shop, jewelry, and gifts. 1805 Little Walnut. 575-5389001. www.RoyalScepter.com. San Vicente Art Walks. Selfguided gallery and studio tour within walking distance in downtown Silver City. Call for map. 1800-548-9378. Silver City Museum. Area history, Indian artifacts, mining exhibits and Victorian furnishings. 312 W. Broadway. 575-388-5721. www. silvercitymuseum.org. Trail of the Mountain Spirits National Scenic Byway. Loops north on NM15 to Gila Cliff Dwellings Nat’l. Monument, southeast on NM35, and west on NM152 and US180. Western New Mexico University Museum. Local and natural history including the Eisele Collection of Prehistoric Southwestern Pottery and Artifacts, the world’s largest permanent exhibit of Mimbres pottery. Watts Hall – Lower Level , 500 18th St. See ad page 59. 575538-6386. www.wnmu.edu/univ/ museum.html.
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Mar Camp Furlong Day. Pancho Villa State Park in Columbus. 575-531-2711. Rockhound Roundup. 575-543-8915 Aug Great American Duck Race. 888-345-1125. www.demingduckrace.com. Oct St. Clair Wine Festival. 575-546-1179. www.StClairVineyards.com. Dec Christmas Light Parade. Downtown Deming. 575-546-2674. Holiday Lights. Rockhound State Park. 575-546-6182.
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Mogollon had a brief resurgence in the 1960s as an artist colony with famous artists Bill Rakocy, Johnnie Archer, Chet Kwiecinske and Peter Hurd among many others. Unusual rain events, compounded by lightning-initiated forest fires and severe flooding in 2013 heavily damaged Mogollon and the Catwalk in nearby Glenwood. Over $14 million was approved for re-construction of these areas which have undergone extensive renovation. Now, trails and roads have been rebuilt and Mogollon is alive with 8-12 year-round residents. ere are several seasonal businesses, a privately operated museum, cemetery archives, and an historic theater and church. Mogollon is located in Catron County, NM, one of the least densely populated areas in the continental US. It is on state highway NM159 off US180, junction about three miles north of Glenwood. ere is a scenic mountainous climb of about 3,000 ft. over 8.5 miles to Mogollon (town elevation approx. 7,000 ft). Beyond Mogollon, the highway is not paved but is the entrance to a very primitive and beautiful wilderness. Many scenic hiking trails, diverse fauna and flora and nine species of hummingbirds can be found in the immediate area as well as magnificent dark skies for stargazing.
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City of Rocks State Park. Rock formations formed over 34 million years ago during a volcanic eruption. Overnight campsites; visitor center; botanical garden; wildlife; hiking; and more. Located 30 miles NW of Deming on US 180 and NM 61. 575-536-2800. Deming Luna Mimbres Museum. Minerals, gems, frontier military history and Mimbres exhibits. 301 S. Silver. 575-546-2382. www.Deming LunaMimbresMuseum.com. Luna Rossa Winery. 575-544-1160. www.LunaRossaWinery.com Rockhound State Park. Collect up to 15 lbs of rocks. The 250-acre park has picnic facilities; overnight camping; hiking trails; wildlife; and exhibits on local history of Buffalo Soldiers, Apache Indians and more. 14 miles SE of Deming. 575-546-6182. Saint Clair Winery. 575-546-1179. www.stclairvineyards.com. Spring Canyon State Park. Realize a serene beauty and complete sense of isolation. Picnicking facilities. Ibex, wild goats from Iran, may be encountered. 575-546-6182. cityofdeming.org. Pancho Villa State Park. Located on the site of old Camp Furlong where Villa raided the U.S. This 61-acre park offers a massive desert botanical garden, camping and museum/visitor center. 575-531-2711. U.S. and Mexico Port of Entry. 24-hour crossing Columbus/Palomas. 3 mi. S. of Columbus. 575-531-2686.
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Javalina Chase Bicycle Race Duncan, AZ and Lordsburg, NM www.javelinachase.com Jul Lordsburg July 4th Activities & Fireworks. 575-542-9864 Rodeo July 4th Parade, BBQ, Cake Auction & Dance. 575-557-2202 Aug Hidalgo County Fair, Rodeos, Parade, Animal Shows & Sales. 3 day event. 575-542-9291 Sep Tejano Fest. Car/Bike Show. 575-574-5382 Oct Discover Hidalgo Classic Car Show, Mud Bogs, Fiddle Contest, Mariachi & Flamenco Dance Contest, Dutch-oven Cook off. 575-542-9864. Dec Lordsburg Light Parade. 575-542-9864. Moonlight Madness. 575-542-8844. Shakespeare Ghost Town A National Historic Site The West’s Most Authentic Ghost Town Scheduled Tours 10am & 2pm Mar 9, 10 Aug 10, 11 Apr 13, 14 Sep 7, 8 May 11, 12 Oct 12, 13 Jun 8, 9 Nov 9, 10 Jul 13, 14 Dec 7, 8 575-542-9034
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Index of Advertisers Art Galleries
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Borderlands Gallery Finn’s Gallery
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Holiday Inn Express
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NAN Ranch
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Revel Restaurant Wrangler Bar & Grill 130
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Kiss My Glass Window Cleaning
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Carson Insurance
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Salons
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Mirror Mirage
Farm Bureau, Mike Rowse
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Self Storage
State Farm, Chuck Johnson
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By Pass Self Storage
State Farm, Jon Saari
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Septic Services
Edward Jones, James Edd Hughs Lodging
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(800) 548-9378 (575) 538-3785
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Diane’s Restaurant & Deli
Finishing Touch
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The gateway to information on visiting, living, retiring, vacationing and doing business in Southwestern New Mexico!
Bakery/Coffee
Yoya’s Bar & Grill
Farm Bureau, Susan Sumrall
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Chamber of Commerce
United Country Mimbres Real Estate
Grocery & Meat Markets
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Bear Creek Motel & Cabins
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Casitas de Gila Guesthouses
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Luna Rossa Winery
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For additional information and to schedule tour time visit: FB: Steins NM Railroad Ghost Town. Contact the Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Chamber to check on events and dates, as changes may occur throughout the year. 575-542-9864 Fx: 575-542-9059 email: lordsburgcoc@gilanet.com
HIDALGO CO. ATTRACTIONS
Lordsburg Hidalgo Museum. This Old West museum documents the early history in which the nearby ghost towns took root. M-F 1-5 PM. 710 E 2nd St. 575-542-9086. Rodeo. On the NM-AZ border in southern Hidalgo Co., Rodeo is a small art center with the Chiricahua Guild & Gallery located in an old Mission Church, and the Chiricahua Desert Museum with live reptile displays, a gift shop, and gallery. The area offers facilities for travelers. Veterans Memorial Park. Honoring those who have served their country in the military, and for those who have served their community as a public servant, law enforcement, fire fighter, EMS and dispatch. 400 Main Street. Lordsburg. Shakespeare Ghost Town. 2.5 mi. southwest of Lordsburg. Call for guided tour schedule. 575-542-9034. visit@shakespeareghostown.com. Steins Railroad Ghost Town. A living history. Contact for guided tours. s t e i n s g h o s t to w n @ g m a i l . c o m . www.steinsnmrailroadghosttown. webs.comor www.facebook.com/pg/ Steins-NM-Railroad-Ghost Town. Peloncillo Mountains Wilderness. Ragged and rugged, the historic Butterfield Stage Route forms the southern boundary.
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LOCATION Lordsburg is at the junction of I-10, US 70 and NM 90 near the Butterfield Trail stage stop of Shakespeare.
MORE INFORMATION Lordsburg Hidalgo County Chamber of Commerce 575-542-9864 www.LordsburgHidalgoCounty.net email: lordsburgcoc@gilanet.com
CATRON COUNTY EVENTS
Mar Dutch Oven Cook Off. Glenwood. 575-539-2714. Jun Way out West Wine Fest. Uncle Bill’s Bar. Reserve. 575-533-6369 Jul 4th of July Big Bang Weekend & Doo Dah Parade Glenwood. 575-539-2373. Dance w/Eli James Band. Uncle Bill’s Bar. Reserve. 575-533-6369 Frisco Cowbelles BBQ, Dance, & Art Auction. Glenwood. info@cowbelles.org. Luna Rodeo. lunarodeo.com. Aug Catron County Fair & Rodeo. Reserve. 575-533-6430. Sep Pie Town Pie Festival. www.pietownfestival.com. Oct Halloween Dance. Uncle Bill’s Bar. Reserve. 575-533-6369 Dec New Year’s Eve Dance. Uncle Bill’s Bar. Reserve. 575-533-6369
CATRON CO. ATTRACTIONS
Clairmont. Ghost town 19 miles northeast of Glenwood. Mogollon. Ghost town 13 miles northeast of Glenwood. Cooney’s Tomb. Alma, 7 miles north of Glenwood. Burial of soldiers killed in a conflict with Apaches. Snow Lake. In the Gila National Forest. Camping and fishing. 47 miles northeast of Glenwood. Quemado Lake. Camping, fishing. 11 miles south of Quemado. Whitewater Canyon. 5 miles east of Glenwood.
LOCATION Reserve is located at the junction of NM 12 and the San Francisco River. Glenwood is located on US 180, 37 miles south of Reserve and 60 miles northwest of Silver City.
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City of Rocks
This 93-mile loop is filled with scenic beauty, from the old gold-mining town of Pinos Altos and Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument to Lake Roberts and the Mimbres River Valley. You also will find the Santa Rita mine overlook, Santa Clara, and historic Fort Bayard. The route makes for a perfect all-day excursion by car.
The 533-acre Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument is where you can see the homes and catch a glimpse into the lives of Native Americans who lived here between seven and eight hundred years ago. It is about two hours from Deming and Silver City. Call ahead for hours and road conditions to (575) 536-9461.
Located between Silver City and Deming, this is a perfect spot for a family day trip or picnic. The park features giant monoliths that were formed from the eruption of an ancient volcano and eroded by the wind over time. These huge, unusually shaped boulders are perfect for sightseeing or climbing.
national Scenic Byway
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State Park
Continental Divide
Pancho Villa
Area hikers enjoy day hikes on the renowned footpath that stretches from Mexico to Canada. Also known as the "King of Trails," the CDT runs through New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. Parts of the trail are challenging, so hikers should be in good physical condition.
Pancho Villa State Park is located on the site of Camp Furlong and includes the first operational military airstrip in the US. The museum and interpretive center include vintage military vehicles and a replica of the Jenny airplane. There are 61 modern RV areas and campsites, a botanical garden, and an interpretive walking tour.
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Rockhound State Park
Activities include hiking and picnicking, birding, and wildlife observation. For star gazers, the skies are among the darkest in the country, and the park hosts National Public Observatory "Star Party" events each year. It also is a mineral collector’s paradise: visitors are encouraged to dig and carry away up to 15 pounds of minerals.
Shakespeare
National Historic Site
Just two miles south of Lordsburg sits Shakespeare ghost town, once roamed by the likes of Billy the Kid, Curly Bill Brocius, Russian Bill, John Ringo, Sandy King, Jim Hughes, the Clantons, and other infamous outlaws and sturdy frontiersmen. The 1800s mining camp and Butterfield Trail stage stop boldly cling to their rip-roaring past
Fort Bayard
National Historic Landmark
Established in 1866 as a US Army installation, it was set aside as the Fort Bayard Military Reservation by Presidential Order in 1869. General George Crook and Second Lieutenant John Pershing were officers during the 1880s. The Buffalo Soldiers were on detached duty there. It received National Historic Landmark status in 2004. .
The Catwalk
National Recreation Trail
In 1893, a pipe and catwalk were bolted to the shear, narrow walls of lower Whitewater Canyon to carry water to a mill and the town of Graham at the canyon’s outlet. Today, the U.S. Forest Service maintains Catwalk National Recreation Trail - a picnic area and metal catwalk leading to a trail that climbs deep into the Gila Wilderness.
Experience our vibrant downtown – visit the new maker space, see tiles being made, watch artisans carve bone into beautiful knife handles, observe glass blowers, see note cards being printed on a letterpress printer, enjoy artisan food, savor drinks at one of the coffee shops, and take a stroll along the beautiful San Vicente Creek that runs through the Big Ditch Park – all in one-half mile of downtown Silver City. Since 1985, Silver City MainStreet has been fostering the economic vitality of downtown Silver City, winning the 2011 Great American MainStreet Award.
Stop by the Murray Ryan Visitor Center and get the latest news on what is happening in town, pick up a copy of the downtown guide and map and a copy of
Stories From Our Streets – Discover the Town that was Built to Last a walking tour of downtown.
PO Box 4068 • Silver City, NM 88062
www.silvercitymainstreet.com