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Contents

SUMMER/FALL 2010

Features 4

Dr. Michelle Diaz, OB/GYN joins Cassie Health Center. The Silver High grad has returned to her roots.

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The Sharpening Center. Specialists serving Southwest New Mexico on small engine and equipment maintenance and repair.

12 The Dianne Miller Hamilton Museum opens in T or C. The new veterans museum was named for one of the group’s biggest proponents in Santa Fe. 14 J & S Plumbing & Heating. A family business turns over the reins to the next generation.

16 Silver City Museum Archives Historic Photos. Jackie Becker is building one of the largest photo collections in the state.

18 GRMC’s Planetree Program. It’s about communicating and working together, resulting in better care for patients and improved conditions for staff.

22 The McComas Incident Site. The actual location and incident are described in historic detail.

26 20th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March. A large Silver City contingency participated in this challenging event honoring veterans.

30 Richard Gonzalez Rides in The Run for the Wall. A Vietnam veteran discovers a release for his hidden emotions.

34 Unique Jobs. Three locals discover occupations that are not only personally fulfilling, but deliver positive results for others.

Departments 3

Faces in Business.

3

Advertisers Index.

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Financial. James Edd Hughs shares Lessons from a Bear Market from Edward Jones.

10 Legal Issues. Attorney William Perkins discusses Estate Planning.

25 Summer Birding. With resident experts Gene Lewis and Dr. Dale Zimmerman.

32 Recycle. Judy Wuthrich makes shopping bags from recycled plastic bags.

38 Out & About. Snapshots of recent local events.

40 Alternative Healing for Pets. Reiki is an approach for healing energy to flow through the practitioners hands into the animal.

41 Happy Endings. Happy endings for dogs and cats.

43 Business Directory.

Our Cover For the second year in a row, bicycling great, Lance Armstrong, participated in the Tour of the Gila five-day stage race. The challenging course provides excellent training for the international competitors.

Lanny Olson, Tour of the Gila Race Director of Sponsors and owner of the Holiday Inn Express personally ensured that the autographed photo of Lance Armstrong was acquired for use by the Chamber of Commerce, including its display with a plaque in the Chamber/Visitor Center. Lola Polley, Executive Director of the Chamber, graciously purchased the high resolution image from JW Art Gallery in Hurley and acquired permission from photographer Mitchell Clinton for its use on the cover of Silver City Life.

Mitchell Clinton is a veteran action sports photographer specializing in cycling. Since 1987 his cycling photography has been seen in VeloNews, Cycling Weekly, Bicycling as well as numerous smaller publications, product catalogs and websites around the world. Mitchell makes his home in San Lorenzo. Visit his website www.clintonphoto.com.

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Area Attractions Historic Downtown Area Events Trail of the Mountain Spirits National Scenic Byway Pinos Altos Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Georgetown Galleries & Shopping Area Map Health & Wellness Bayard, Hurley & Arenas Valley Area Birding Cliff & Gila Glenwood & Alma At Your Service Salons & Spas Quick Facts Index of Advertisers Lordsburg

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Summer/Fall 2010

Index of Advertisers A Bead Or Two . . . . . . . . . . . . .S22 Ace Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S27 Allstate Insurance . . . . . . . .24, S12 Alma Store & Grill . . . . . . . . . . .S38 AmBank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Angelwings Coordinated Care .S31 Anima Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S29 Arizaga Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Armstrong’s Floor & Wall . . . . .S23 Art and Conversation . . . . . . . .S21 Artesanos Co-op Gallery . . . . . .S28 Artistic Impressions . . . . . . . . .S44 Aunt Judy’s Attic . . . . . . . . . . . .S27 Azurite Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . .S28 Bear Creek Motel & Cabins . . .S11 Belleza Salon & Tanning . . .C2, S44 Big Horn Towing . . . . . . . . . . . .S42 Border Area Mental Health . . .S30 Bright Funeral Home . . . . . . . . .S15 BroCom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S43 Carson Insurance Agency . . . . . . .9 Casitas de Gila Guesthouses . .S37 Cassie Health Center for Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5 Century 21 Thompson Realty . . . S9 Chavez Construction . . . . . . . .C4,1 Clayton Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Consignment Boutique, The . . .S14 Cook’s General Contracting . . . . .28 Copper Quail Gallery . . . . . . . . .S28 Copper Manor Motel . . . . . . . .S19 Corre Caminos Transit . . . . . . . . .17 Creations & Adornments . . . . . S21 Creative Vision Landscaping . . S33 Curious Kumquat . . . . . . . . . . . . .S6 Curl Up & Dye . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S45 Dandelion Wish . . . . . . . . . . . .S23 Deb Hutchings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S20 Deuces R Wild . . . . . . . . . . . . .S26 Drifter Motel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S19 Eagle Mail Services . . . . . . . . . .13 Edward Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Ego Trip Salon . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S45 Eva’s Hairstyles . . . . . . . . . . . . .S45 First New Mexico Bank . . . .10, S7 Five Star World Class Tattoo . .S22 Fresh Heir Scrubs & More . . . .S26 Ft. Bayard Fed. Credit Union . . .S18 Furniture Gallery, Inc. . . . . . . . .S34 Georgetown Cabins . . . . . . .S16-17 Gila Hike & Bike . . . . . . . . . . . .S26 Gila Regional Medical Ctr. . . . . .19 Gila Regional Cancer Center . . . .21 Griffin’s Propane/Fuel Centers Plus.28 Guadalupe’s Gallery & Gifts . . .S23 Hester House . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S22 Hidalgo Medical Services . . . . . .C3 Holiday Inn ExpressSilver City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S13 Horizon Hospice . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Iniguez Physical Therapy & Fitness Center . . . . . . . . . . .C2 Innovations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S45 J & S Plumbing & Heating . . . .S10 Jalisco Cafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S5 Jessica’s Bridal Botique . . . . . . .33 Joe Burgess Photography . . . . .S29 Judy’s Nails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S22 JW Art Gallery . . . . . . . . .S21, S33 Kris’s Krafters’ Kreations . . . . .S23 La Cocina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S8 Legacy Home & Gifts . . . . .33, S26 Leyba & Ingalls Arts Supplies & Gallery . . . . . . . .S21 Life Quest . . . . . . . . . . . . .S11, S16

Lois Duffy Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S28 Lopez, Dietzel & Perkins, P.C. .10,S2 Lordsburg Hidalgo Co. Chamber of Commerce . . . . . . .42 Manzanita Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . .S27 Manzano’s RV Park . . . . . . . . . .S33 Masa y Mas Tortilleria . . . . . . .S23 Material Good . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S43 Medicine Shoppe, The . . . . . . .S31 Melinda’s Medical Supply . . . . .20 Mimbres Region Arts Council . ..S7 Mirror Mirage . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S45 Morning Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S1 Mountain Air Productions . . . . .S29 Mule Creek Adobe . . . . . . . . . .S41 Ol’ West Gallery & Mercantile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S28 Palace Hotel, The . . . . . . . . . . . .S5 Party Zone Party Supplies . . . . .S26 Poncho’s Imports . . . . . . . . . . . .S35 Pretty Sweet Emporium . . . . . .S22 Prudential Silver City Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Re/Max Silver Advantage . . . . .32 ReStore/Habitat for Humanity Gila Region . . . . . .S19 Red Barn Family Steakhouse . .S19 Rodeway Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S46 Rose Valley RV Ranch . . . . . . . .S14 Royal Scepter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S27 Satellite Kings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Schadel’s Bakery . . . . . . . . . . . .S22 Seedboat Gallery . . . . . . . . . . .S29 Sharpening Center, The . . . . .6,S33 Silver City Grant Co. Chamber of Commerce . . . . . . .42 Silver City Food Co-op . . . . . . . . .S5 Silver City MainStreet Project . .S4 Silver City Museum Store . . . . .S3 Silver City Real Estate . . . . . . .S43 Silver Rexall Drugs/ Cup of Grace . . . . . . . . . . . . .S42 Silver Satellite Solutions & Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Silver Spirit Gallery . . . . . . . . . .S28 Silver Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S42 Southwest Bone & Joint Inst. . . .20 Speed Wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . .S13 State Farm Insurance . . . . . . . . .29 Stinar Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S36 Stone, McGee & Co. . . . . . . . . .S42 Super Salve Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . .S31 Syzygy Tileworks . . . . . . . . . . . .S27 T-World Urban Apparel . . . . . . .S27 Tatiana Maria Gallery . . . . . . . .S21 Thomas H. Laws, CPA, CVA . . .S43 Thunder Creek Quilt & Fabric Shop . . . . . . . . . . .32, S42 Toy Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S26 Tres Amigos Enterprises . . . . . S39 Two Spirit Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . .S5 Udder Delight . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S40 United Country Mimbres Realty . . . . . . . . . . . .24 UPS Store, The . . . . . . . . . . . . .S43 Victoria Chick . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S29 Victoria J. West . . . . . . . . . . . .S29 Wells Fargo Bank . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Western Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S48 Whitewater Motel . . . . . . . . . .S39 Wild West Weaving . . . . . . . . .S21 Windows, Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S42 XYZ Ranch Estates . . . . .S32, S-C2 Yada Yada Yarn . . . . . . . . . . . . .S23 Zia Publishing Corp. . . . . . . . . . .32

Faces In Business

DAVID H. GORMAN, P.C. Law Office 505 W. Yankie Street, Silver City 575-388-2855 dhgorman@q.com

MARGARET BELTRANE, KAY BELTRANE & GLORIA BELTRANE Artesanos Co-op Gallery 211 B North Texas Street 575-519-0804

JEFF SCHADEL Schadel’s Bakery 300 S. Bullard Street

David Gorman started his law firm in September 2009. David is a graduate of New Mexico State University and Gonzaga University School of Law. He moved to Silver City in 2006 to be an associate attorney at Lopez & Associates P.C. Gorman’s law firm handles personal injury, criminal law, business law, contract law, family law, probate, adoptions and guardianships. Before you make a decision concerning personal legal matters, you should consult with an attorney. Gorman’s law firm has an affordable consultation fee to facilitate specific legal questions that you may have.

Artesano’s Gallery opened January 15, 2010, and consists of a group of artists working in a cooperative manner. With artwork from the mystical to the practical, there is jewelry, pottery, black & white art work, photography, silk scarves, leatherwork, aromatherapy products (humans, dogs and cats), sprouting supplies, dolls, woodwork and note cards.

The Board of Directors includes President Greg Patrick, photographer; Vice-President Margaret Beltrane, jewelry maker; Treasurer Gloria Beltrane, Native American works; and Secretary Kaye Martino, aromatherapist.

Schadel’s Bakery is back! An icon of Silver City for decades, the name has been revived

by Jeff Schadel, grandson of the original baker.

Jeff had recently returned to Silver City, and as fate would have it, a business opportunity caused him to quit fighting his bakery genes.

Using many original recipes, Jeff now bakes 60 dozen cookies/day; empanadas; butter flake, cinnamon and pecan rolls; muffins; scones; lemon chiffon and whipped cream cakes; cream puffs and crunchy French and 100% whole wheat bread.

Schadel’s Bakery at 300 S. Bullard is open Tuesday-Saturday, 8:00-5:00 and on half-price Sunday from 10:00 until everything is gone.

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DR. MICHELLE DIAZ, OB/GYN Born Michelle Manning in Grants, New Mexico, Michelle was raised alongside her twin brother in Silver City, New Mexico.

After graduating from Silver High School in 1996, Michelle began studies at Western New Mexico University. She was an active student at WNMU as a member of the Lady Mustang softball and basketball programs. Michelle was also an appointed member of the WNMU Board of Regents. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Zoology in 2001. Michelle married Raul Diaz following graduation and moved to Albuquerque, NM after being accepted to medical school. She attended the University of New Mexico School of Medicine from 2001 to 2005. During this time, Michelle’s daughter, Maleah Alize Diaz, was born on September 19, 2003. Upon completion of her medical degree in May of 2005, Michelle opted to pursue residency training in the sub-specialty of obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) and hoped to remain in New Mexico. She was offered a position at the University of New Mexico Hospital's OB/GYN Residency Program. Michelle’s four year OB/GYN residency at UNMH began in 2005. She recently completed her residency training in June 2009. After long hours of contemplation, Michelle and her family decided to take advantage of the opportunity to return home to Silver City, New Mexico. Michelle is now a practicing OB/GYN physician at Cassie Health Center For Women, doing what she loves and caring for the women of Grant County.

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SERVICE TIME Old and new residents alike are bringing in their outdoor power equipment to The Sharpening Center in Arenas Valley for servicing.

Now before the summer rains arrive is the perfect time to service any lawn and garden equipabove from left: Paul Delgado, ment that run on oil Edward Vasquez, Michael Carrillo, and gas. It’s imJesus Candelaria portant to make and Ana Carrillo. sure that all of the old gas has been drained out prior to use and that the equipment has been properly tuned up. The best thing to do is to empty out the old gas before storing the unit for the winter since it can deteriorate components over time. While most folks tend to service mowers, trimmers, blowers and chain saws only once a year, Michael and Ana Carrillo suggest that more frequent servicing will extend the engine life of your equipment and save you money in the long run. Fresh oil, air filters, plugs and sharpened blades will make a difference in getting a good cut in the rough terrain in this area. Lastly, don’t forget to bring in your pruning tools as well to have the blades sharpened. If you’re considering purchasing a new mower, trimmer or chainsaw, drop by and talk with the experts. Mail order service now available.

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SILVER CITYLIFE Terri Menges President & Managing Director Joseph Burgess Vice President & Photo Journalist Arlyn Cooley Staff Accountant Joseph Burgess Brett Ferneau Sarah Gibson James Edd Hughs Eugene Lewis M. H. “Dutch” Salmon Judy Wuthrich Pat Young Contributing Writers Joseph Burgess Photography except where credited Mitchell Clinton Arlyn Cooley LeAnne Knudsen Bob Pelham M. H. “Dutch” Salmon Debra Sutton Allison Trombley Judy Wuthrich Dale & Marian Zimmerman Contributing Photographers Run for the Wall White Sands Courtesy Photographs Terri Menges Debra Sutton Designers LeAnne Knudsen Advertising Sales

Special Thanks to: Dave Baker Sue, Jerry & Matt Beck Jackie Becker Jesus Candelaria Michael & Ana Carrillo Mitchell Clinton Paul Delgado Dr. Michelle Diaz Jesse DouBrava Jason Dunlap Kathy Eaton Marshal Fischer Richard Gonzalez David Gorman Dianne Hamilton Bill Holguin James Edd Hughs

Jessica Knight Jeff Lehmer Faye McCalmont Howie Morales Lanny Olson William Perkins Terry Ploeckelmann Lola Polley Bill & Edna Powers Lori Reyes Gale Rock Elizabeth Rockey Addie Ryan Jamie Thompson Edward Vasquez Karin & Joe Wade Elizabeth Wright

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Contributors Brett Ferneau and his wife LeAnne Knudsen relocated to the Silver City area seven years ago from Santa Fe. They live near Santa Rita, where Brett is a member of the volunteer fire department. The couple has two mammoth saddle donkeys, Frosty and Aspen.

Sarah Gibson A Boston native, and avid Red Sox fan, Sarah Gibson is new to Silver City. She is a graduate of The George Washington University with a BA in English and Journalism.

She is currently teaching English at Cobre High School in Bayard, NM. Eugene Lewis began serious birding in eastern Kansas in the 1950s, eventually roaming the entire state in his pursuit of the avian species.

Upon retirement in 1991 he moved to Silver City, where he has continued his lifelong quest.

Dutch Salmon is a former correspondent for the Albuquerque Journal and the author of seven books, including Gila Rising and the recently published Country Sports. He lives near the Gila Wilderness with his wife Cherie and son Bud. Judy Wuthrich is a locally well-known cosmetologist and annual culinary contributor to the Chocolate Fantasia.

Other interests include writing, photography, polymer clay projects and supporting the ethical treatment of animals.

She lives in Silver City with her dog Spot.

Pat Young lives with her husband Jeff in the mountains above the Mimbres Valley where they hand-built their log home. The retired journalist has written for numerous publications.

Dr. Dale A. Zimmerman is an ornithologist, botanist, naturalist and Professor Emeritus of Biology at WNMU, where he taught for 31 years. He is also a recognized bird illustrator, nature photographer & author with field experience on every continent.

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Investing

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Bear Market COURTESY OF JAMES EDD HUGHS AT EDWARD JONES®

If you invest for many years, you’ll eventually encounter both bull and bear markets. Although you obviously prefer seeing the bull, you may actually learn more from the bear — and when it’s “hibernating,” you can put these lessons to good use in making investment moves for the future.

Here are some of the key “bear market lessons” to consider: • Purchase quality investments. A bear market tends to drag everything down with it. But quality investments — those with strong fundamentals and good prospects — have the potential to bounce back quickly once the bear market ends.

That’s why you’ll want to consider owning these quality vehicles in all investment climates. In fact, try to avoid owning investments today that you wouldn’t want to own in a bear market tomorrow.

• Maintain realistic expectations.

Many investors look back fondly at the mid-to-late 1990s, when we frequently experienced double-digit stock market returns. Unfortunately, these results “raised the bar” in terms of what investors expect — and these elevated expectations led to problems for people whose long-term financial goals were based on overly optimistic projections. By anticipating more modest returns, you’ll be able to set more realistic, achievable goals. At the same time, don’t be surprised at the recurrence of bear markets, which are a normal part of the investing process.

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• Know your risk tolerance. If you find yourself losing sleep over the fate of your investments in the midst of a bear market, you may need to review your risk tolerance and adjust your portfolio accordingly. But keep things in perspective. Instead of fretting over daily or monthly downturns, ask yourself this: “How much can I afford to lose and still meet my financial goals, such as achieving a comfortable retirement?” You’ll come up with different answers at different stages of your life.

• Base investment decisions on principles — not predictions.

Everybody can make investment predictions — and they usually do. But many of these prognosticators have poor track records. So, instead of acting on predictions, base your investment decisions on principles, such as buying quality investments, maintaining a long-term perspective and diversifying your portfolio. While diversification can’t guarantee a profit or protect against a loss, it can help reduce risk when the market is volatile.

• Maintain adequate liquidity. If you are planning on cashing out a longterm investment to pay for a major expense, such as a down payment on a home or college tuition for a child, you could run into difficulty if a bear market is raging and the value of your investments have dropped. To avoid this problem, maintain a portion of your portfolio in liquid investments. Although these vehicles won’t provide you with a high return, they offer greater preservation of principal — which is just what you need when you need the money now.

• Look for good investment opportunities. During a bear market, you can almost always find quality investments.

While their prices may be down, these investments can still offer good growth potential — and typically, the best time to buy them is when their value is down.

By following these lessons, you can prepare yourself for a bear market — and help avoid getting “clawed” by it.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

James Edd Hughs, Financial Advisor Edward Jones 210 Hwy. 180 W, Suite 100 Silver City, NM 88061 (575) 534-1221 www.edwardjones.com

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LEGAL ISSUES

ESTATE PLANNING

BY WILLIAM PERKINS

D av i d M . L o p e z

D a n i e l B . D i et z e l

William J. Perkins

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In meeting with people to discuss estate planning matters, several questions have come up regarding what will happen to their estate (property) when they die. Following are common questions that have been asked to me as well as simple responses. The answers are general in nature, and if you have the same questions, you should ask an attorney who can give an answer suited to your specific circumstances.

Question: What will happen to the property in my estate if I do not have a will?

Those who die without a will are considered to have died “intestate.” If you do not have a will, the property in your estate will be distributed according to the law of intestate succession. In the State of New Mexico, if a man (or woman) dies without a will, his spouse will receive 100% of his share of the community property. If he has children, they will receive 75% of his separate property and his wife will receive 25%.

If he has no children, his wife will receive all of his property.

Question: My spouse and I are young, and we have young children.

We don’t have very much property to pass on. Do we still need a will?

Even if you have no assets or property to pass on to your children, it is important for young people who have children

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to create a will because it gives you the opportunity to name a guardian for your children – somebody who would be given legal custody over your minor children.

Question: What are some common mistakes people make when doing their estate planning?

One of the most commons mistakes is to not make an estate plan at all. Regardless of whether you create a will or rely on some other plan, you should consider what will happen to your estate and create a plan that will cause your estate and property to be distributed according to your wishes after your death. Another mistake that is sometimes made, depending on one’s circumstances, is putting one’s children’s names on one’s property, even though one may wish to keep the property until he dies. Also, trouble could emerge if one were to use a will to give all of his property to only one child under the assumption that this child would “take care of her siblings when I’m gone by sharing the property with her siblings.” It is usually better to split property up among all the children (if that is your intention) rather than give it to just one child and hope that she will do right thing.

The estate plan used by one individual may not be the best plan for the next person. Each person should take time to learn what options are available and make a plan as to how her property will be distributed at the time of her death.

right: William Perkins is a private practice lawyer with Lopez, Dietzel & Perkins, PC, since 2003. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University Law School.

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A Family Military History …And a Museum WRITTEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY JOE BURGESS

The Dianne Miller Hamilton Military Museum, was dedicated in Truth or Consequences in November, 2009, It tells the stories of area participants in America’s wars through the display of personal military memorabilia. Combined with the only half-wall representation of the Vietnam Memorial, the museum is part of a beautifully landscaped Veterans Memorial Park adjacent to the State Veterans Hospital. The park presents excellent educational opportunities including monuments with histories of each conflict involving the United States from1775 through Afghanistan and Iraq.

The museum was named for Silver City resident and New Mexico State Representative, Dianne Hamilton, who has been a strong advocate for Veterans legislation since she was first elected in 1998 to serve District 38. She also has a unique connection to the country’s military through the service of her family.

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opposite: State Representative Dianne Hamilton poses with family friend and participant, Rear Admiral Walter E. Carter, Jr., at the veterans’ museum dedication in T or C. above: Dianne addresses attendees at the museum named in her honor.

home country with no loss of life. Their son Drew is a retired Army Lt. Colonel, and with a PhD in Computer Science, he is a tenured professor at Auburn University, has taught Information Assurance at West Point, conducts Information Assurance seminars across the country and is a volunteer with the Wounded Warrior Program. Daughter, Lynn, also a retired Army Lt. Colonel and a graduate of Notre Dame, is involved with federal contracting (as well as raising a sevenyear old daughter). The Hamilton’s daughter, Merritt, is a medically retired Navy Lieutenant and is CEO of OmniVox and Principal/Executive Director of Vox | Optima. Jared, the only family member without military service, is finishing her dissertation in Marketing at New Mexico State University and has previously worked in radio and marketing.

Rear Admiral Walter E. Carter, Jr., a friend of Merritt dating back to her military service, also participated in the ceremony. Interim facility administrator is Bobby Allen. For more information, visit www.torcveteransmemorial.com.

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It’s all in the family. ou bet, it’s a family operation. But family businesses function only if a strong focus is maintained on good business practices and the individual dedication required for the success of any small endeavor. Jerry and Sue Beck built J & S Plumbing & Heating based on years of attentive, honest work, and now they are preparing to sell that business to their son, Matt. Is he ready?

Matt has certainly received a strong background in the business. After all, he was raised in it… from the bassinette! Sue would bring him to work with her and later he rode in the truck with Dad. He began helping on the job when he was old enough to handle a shovel and he worked summers in the field through high school and college. Matt graduated from New Mexico State University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Realizing he didn’t want an engineering desk job after graduation, Matt returned to the family business, where he could spend more time working in the field and dealing with people. He also gained first-hand knowledge about the importance of safety, both to the individual worker and to the company, after suffering a personal injury from a ditch cave in. The injury also provided him with the opportunity to learn the all-important office paperwork end of the business – the budgeting, taxes, billing, collections, employee benefits, building codes – all the details so critical to keeping a business afloat.

No doubt, Matt is ready to step into the driver’s seat, and he has quite a legacy to keep him motivated in a forward direction. Jerry was also exposed to the plumbing business at an early age in Roswell. When the air force base and area missile sites closed, however, Jerry began working for a company that sent him to jobs across the state from Farmington to Jal. In 1964, Jerry took a 50-cent cut in pay for a stable job

with Lane Plumbing in Silver City. Sue joined him after their marriage in 1971 and also began working for Lane a couple of years later.

Lane acquired Leonard’s Repair Service, a heating and air conditioning business, which allowed the company to cover a broader range of home construction and maintenance needs in the community. In 1981, Jerry and Sue bought out Lane, creating J & S Plumbing & Heating.

In the current economy, J & S has maintained its level of business by redirecting its focus toward small commercial and residential utility jobs and remodels.

The company covers about a hundred-mile radius from Reserve to Playas.

Jerry, What will the future hold for Matt? He opposite: Sue and son Matt knows he has his work cut out for him, Beck pose at their business, J & with whatever economic environment he family S Plumbing. above: inherits. The business is incorporating, A childhood photo Matt Beck with Matt will continue to upgrade the digital of an end loader, of capabilities of the company and he is con- course, and a seof early ads for sidering ways to better service surround- ries the company. ing communities.

By the way, he has support from other family members. Sister Laura is already handling accounts receivable, payroll, service work, safety and customer service issues; Nephew Nicolas handles accounts payable as well as service calls and nephew Michael is working in the field.

The final pillar for success, of course, rests with the other part of the business “family,” the employees hired to sweat copper tubing or maneuver a backhoe.

A dedicated group, some have been with the company anywhere from five to 22 years.

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Silver City H Museum P H OTO A R C H I V E S WRITTEN BY PAT YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHED BY JOE BURGESS

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orse-drawn carriages and vintage automobiles, the muddy aftermath of a flood that turned Main Street into Big Ditch, long-departed residents in period clothing – these are glimpses of the Silver City area’s past, forever frozen in time in old photographs at the Silver City Museum.

Curator of Collections and Photo Archivist Jackie Becker unlocks several doors, finally opening one into an austere room holding shelves of boxes where these historic glimpses of the area are stored. Gently lifting a fragile photograph from a box, she says, “We have 17,000 photos in our collection, the third largest in the state. It gives a pictorial history of Silver City, and it’s the prize of our museum.”

Becker, who is an amateur photographer, goes on to explain that these old photographs, including tin types, glass negatives, stereoscopic, cabinet type and collotype, are extremely fragile. Some of the emulsions were made from eggs – not very permanent.

Fortunately, involvement in the upcoming “Celebrating New Mexico Statehood” (centennial) project is helping preserve this invaluable collection. The museum received a $5000 grant to help digitize the photo archives, making them available for online research as part of the celebration.

Using metadata (embedded information about the digital pictures), Becker says, will ensure consistent descriptions and more reliable search results.

Becker walks across the hall to a hightech work area. “The public can see the archives by appointment, and we can provide digital photos for a fee,” she says.

“We get calls from all over the world.”

Photos from the museum’s collection have even been used in movies, she adds, to replicate historic buildings for preproduction.

Becker encourages people to bring in historic photographs. They can be digitized, and owners can keep the originals.

But she emphasizes, “Keep a record of who is in the photo, because it could end up in a museum.”

They are currently involved in digitizing over 1000 old photographs for the “Celebrating New Mexico Statehood” project.

(Visit digitalnm.unm.edu) The museum is one of twelve institutions involved in the project.

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“Another thing this (centennial) project will allow us to do is purchase digital frames,” Becker says. “Constant slide shows will help bring our photo collection to the public.”

The museum gift shop has cards replicating some of the historic photographs.

People can also order photographs online.

One of the oldest preserved is an 1872 photograph of Big Ditch.

“We love showing our collection,” Becker adds. “Our job is not only to preserve, but to make the collection accessible to the public.

We are stewards of the collection.”

Her words are echoed by Silver City Museum volunteer working under contract on the archive project, Jason Dunlap.

“We’re doing this for two reasons,” Dunlap says. “We’re preserving the collection in context and preserving it for future generations. It’s a new door for people to open.” opposite: Jackie Becker and Jason Dunlap discuss the museum’s archival project. above, top: The museum’s photo archive. above, middle: The archive’s oldest photo of Silver City.

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this page: GRMC’s Planetree Department includes Bill Holguin, chaplain; Jessica Knight, support specialist; Marshall Fischer, masseuse; Howie Morales, director; and Jesse Doubrava, patient advocate.

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sign over the entrance to the hospital in Silver City reads, “Gila Regional Medical Center is a Planetree hospital, providing neighbors with patient-centered care in a healing environment.”

If you have been a patient there, you may already understand the philosophy of the Planetree program.

Years ago, a patient named Angelica Thieriot was battling a rare viral infection in another hospital, sitting in a sterile room with nurses hurrying about without regard to her as an individual. She founded the Planetree program in 1978.

The name comes from the roots of modern western medicine – the tree that Hippocrates sat under while teaching medical students in ancient Greece.

Today the program is an internationally recognized leader in patient-centered care. Since its founding, Planetree has pioneered in personalizing, humanizing and demystifying health care for patients and families. Like the sign at the entrance to GRMC implies, it is, quite simply, patient-centered.

Sitting in his modest office at GRMC, Planetree Director Howie Morales emphasizes that the Planetree philosophy is something he “believes in whole heartedly.” A man with many hats, Morales is NM State Senator for District 28, a Cobre High School baseball coach, a former teacher with a Ph.D. in education, husband of Dr. Theresa Arizaga Morales, and father of 18-month-old Elena Maria.

He says his first experience with the above: Marshall Fischer demonstrates a relaxing massage.

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Planetree program happened while his grandparents were patients at GRMC. “I knew nothing happens by accident,” he says. “I was impressed by the way we were treated and did some research on it. I think it offers a balanced (holistic) approach – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.”

Morales took the position of Planetree Director in 2009. The original program director, Dan Otero, along with the hospital board of trustees worked to bring Planetree to GRMC. “We get a lot of positive patient feed back on the program,” Morales says.

“And it’s a team effort.”

Others involved in the department include Jesse Doubrava, patient advocate, Bill Holguin, chaplain, Jessica Knight, support specialist, and Marshall Fischer, a masseuse for both patients and their families. Morales emphasizes that the efforts are hospital wide in cooperation with the Planetree Department.

Everyone has a hand in the program,” he says, adding that Planetree guidelines and curriculums give them creative tools to work with.

GRMC is the only hospital in New Mexico with the Planetree program.

Morales says their goal is to reach a Planetree Designation.

“Not many hospitals in the country have done this,” he says.

The designation is based on many things, including patient satisfaction

scores, documentation showing progress, even warmer, comforting colors within the hospital, giving it more of a “hotel” atmosphere. But Morales doesn’t want to focus on just meeting goals.

“I know we have care givers who perform their jobs to the best of their abilities,” he says. “By doing this on a daily basis, the goal of reaching a Planetree Designation will be met.”

Chief Nursing Officer and Chief of Clinical Services Cathy Woodard agrees, adding, “Planetree is a very important part of GRMC. It provides us with a program to enhance upon what we are already doing with our patientcentered care.”

Morales continues, “Instead of focusing on the goal, I like to focus on the process. We really want to take care of the patients as well as the staff.

“Planetree is such a good philosophy,” he says. “You can use it in all walks of life, treating people with respect. No matter what conditions people come in with, they will always remember the way they were treated here at the hospital.”

His words are echoed on the Planetree website with words by Mark Twain: “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”

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Imagination WRITTEN BY M. H. “DUTCH” SALMON

You have probably seen the State historic marker along Highway 90 about halfway between Silver City and Lordsburg.

It says “McComas Incident” and explains that nearby, March 28, 1883, Judge Hamilton McComas and his wife were killed by Apaches, and their young son kidnapped, his fate still unknown.

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verywhere but on the State marker it is known as the “McComas Massacre.”

The judge, a prominent Silver City civic leader, had been warned. Even in those early days, there was telegraph and the “grape vine” and it was known that the Apache renegade, Chato, (Spanish for flat-nosed) was leading a raid out of Mexico, into Arizona and New Mexico; to the Apache merely a reassertion of a way of life. His band was hardly an army, but they were well-mounted and incredibly mobile, stealing horses and mules, gathering booty, and killing people along the way. Judge McComas was not dissuaded. He had business and social obligations in Lordsburg and he would make the trip as planned. And his wife Juniata and son Charley, 9 years, would go along.

The current road to Lordsburg did not exist in 1883. With wagon and team the McComas family drove the first day to the Burro Mountain Homestead, stayed overnight, then headed for Lordsburg the next morning. The “road,” such as it was, through the Burro Mountains was the dry wash of Thompson Canyon. Near noon the family emerged from the rough peaks of the Burros and continued down the sandy wash, now flanked by low hills, to the shade of a large walnut tree where they stopped for a picnic lunch. It was a lovely spring day in southwest New Mexico but the McComas family would only be granted time for a small portion of their mid-day meal.

For years I traveled HWY #90 to Lordsburg, saw the State historic marker, and tried to imagine the “incident” that supposedly took place nearby. Over time I thought I had it all figured out. Nobody knowledgeable was there to tell me that the “incident” took place in the wide wash of Thompson Canyon and that the walnut tree was a good 5 miles to the SILVER CITYLIFE – 23

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west. Then in 1997 historian Mark Simmons’ definitive book Massacre on the Lordsburg Road was published and the author came to Silver City for a book signing and talk. Among the attendees were three descendents of Judge McComas and they, and somehow myself, got invited the next day to the site of the actual massacre We met our guide, the late Janaloo Hill, near Lordsburg, and she took us up a ranch road a good many miles till she brought us to a halt in a stretch of country so vast and non-descript I’d have trouble finding it again. A good hike took us over a ridge to a large walnut tree in the sandy wash below and a comment by Ms. Hill.

“The Apache came over the ridge, from the west just like us, and stumbled upon the McComas family just starting to eat their lunch in the shade of the walnut tree.”

As she spoke, one could imagine the awful reality unfold that would make the McComas tragedy one of the most compelling incidents in Western history. But how did Janaloo Hill know what happened?

“I knew Caesar Brock,” she said.

Caesar Brock was very much a part of the story on March 28, 1883, according to the Simmons book and other sources. A 19-year-old ranch hand, he early in the day encountered two Apache in the hills above Thompson Canyon, was fired upon, resisted, and then watched the two ride off with other Apaches to the east and south. Although Brock didn’t witness the murders, he was the first one on the scene of the crime. Tracks told the story, of Indians coming over the ridge, of Judge McComas whipping his team up the arroyo in a futile attempt at escape; the parents of Charley McComas, Brock found sprawled in the sand, not only dead but brutalized. The horse team was gone and so was Charlie, his denouement still debated by historians.

Caesar Brock lived into the 1950s, long enough to share his memories and the crime scene with a young Janaloo Hill. I can share but little of what I saw. The actual locale of the McComas Incident is on private land, remote, and unmarked by any notification. You might say you can’t get there from here. The Simmons book is available, however, and the historic marker on the highway can still be seen. Remember though, that the real incident took place miles to the west. Then use you imagination.

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Native copper & silver from local mines & minerals from around the world. Southwestern Jewelry • Unique Gifts • Mineral & Fossil Specimens • Free Mineral Museum • Rock Hounding Supplies and Books

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Designer Jewelry by Linda Boatwright, Featuring Paintings

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Studio and Gallery showing large acrylic paintings, fine furniture, fused glass and stone sculpture.

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211 C N. Texas St. 313-9631 • loisduffy.com COPPER QUAIL GALLERY An extraordinary selection of fine arts and quality hand-crafted pieces for your home and yard, created exclusively by local artists.

Custom weaving in the Chimayo tradition using natural fibers dyed with natural dyes. Textile restoration.

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LEYBA & INGALLS ARTS SUPPLIES, GALLERY & FRAMING

Contemporary craft gallery featuring Janey Katz’s Critters from the “Hood” cut from old trucks & Suzi Calhoun’s colorful pottery. Open daily 11-5.

614 N. Bullard St. • 388-3350 janey@lizardbreathranch.com artandconversation.com CREATIONS AND ADORNMENTS An eclectic collection of handcrafted custom jewelry, ceramics, sculpture and paintings.

211 A N. Texas St. 388-2646

Contemporary Art ranging from Realism to Abstraction in a variety of media. Call for a class schedule.

104 W. Broadway • 388-1811

ARTESANOS CO-OP ART GALLERY

315 N. Bullard St. • 388-5725 LeybaIngallsARTS.com

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A group of artists working in a co-operative manner. We carry artwork from the mystical to the practical.

TATIANA MARIA GALLERY

Fine Art, Bronze & Wooden Sculpture, Custom Framing, Gift Shop, Historic Hurley Museum.

A traditional western gallery of fine art, furnishings, fixtures and beyond.

A community of 24 artists exhibiting a wonderful variety of styles & media in works inspired by the Southwest.

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Contemporary painter & printmaker focused on expressing emotion through the action of human & animal subjects. Represented by JW Art Gallery, Hurley, NM.

Art gallery featuring Mexican inspired folk art, store & fully equipped custom frame shop. Visit ¡ánima! and let your imagination run wild. Tues.-Sun. 10-5.

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Colorful and richly layered watercolor and oil still life settings with a Southwestern theme.

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215 W. Yankie St. • 574-7808 animagallery.com MOUNTAIN AIR PRODUCTIONS Live Performance Space and Recording Studio. Catering. Located in Seedboat Center for the Arts in Historic Downtown Silver City.

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SILVER CITY IS ABOUT PEOPLE, BUT NOT JUST TOURISTS AND not just locals. The restaurant table next to you might have an artist from New York, a family escaping the heat in Tucson or native Silver Citians in bright red hats. Whether you crave Mexican, Chinese, homemade pizza, burgers or steak, the local restaurants are convenient for visitors and filled with locals who appreciate excellent food and service.

Likewise the galleries and shops provide a major market feel in a small town atmosphere. The arts and crafts are distinctive, clever and absolutely world class. The owners and artists, whether helping the visitor from Baltimore or their neighbor from down the street, care about giving the customer a piece that will enhance that wall at home and make the owner smile with pride. Silver City’s clean air and forest playgrounds, of course, awaken the creative genes (and the appetite for good food)… of visitors and locals alike.

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WITH ALL IT HAS TO OFFER, IT IS NO WONDER SILVER CITY, NM WAS VOTED ONE OF THE 50 BEST PLACES TO live by National Geographic Adventure Magazine. Looking for a health food store, a new workout routine or vegetarian eatery? Silver City's got it. There are numerous health food stores with a variety of products for your dietary needs. Want a workout? Try a new type of yoga in one of the quaint yoga studios downtown. If you're looking for something more upbeat, join a dance class at one of the health clubs in town or the University. At any one of Silver City's gyms, there are a variety of exercise classes available whether you're looking to try dancing, water aerobics, a step class, or a simple treadmill routine. With a gym to match your personality, there are unlimited ways to keep healthy and fit in this small town.

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NAMED FOR GEN. GEORGE D. BAYARD, AN EARLY-DAY CAVALRY OFFICER AND INDIAN FIGHTER, FORT BAYARD was activated in 1867 and played a major role in the Apache wars. Abandoned as a cavalry post in 1900, it was converted into a State geriatric hospital, a function it still serves today, albeit it is undergoing a facelift and construction of a new central facility. Many of the outlying buildings and original officers’ residences are being preserved for history.

For the recreationist, Ft. Bayard is attached to the Ft. Bayard Game Refuge. Famous for its elk, here are thousands of acres of pine-studded uplands open to hikers and equestrians (no motorized vehicles), where active outdoor types may follow the trails used by the cavalry over 100 years ago.

Find Indian petroglyphs, old homesteads, the State’s largest alligator juniper, and all just 10 miles east of Silver City.

Medicine Shoppe accepts most insurance plans plus State Medicaid, Presbyterian PDL-90 day supply, Cimarron/Molina, New Mexi Kids, Lovelace Salud & Presbyterian Salud.

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MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING HAVE BEEN THE DRIVING FORCES OF BAYARD AND HURLEY SINCE THE early 1900s, while Arenas Valley has developed into a small business district and community midway between the mining district and Silver City. With vistas of the kneeling nun and the mammoth Santa Rita open pit copper mine, as well as the headframes of historic underground mining operations, the area provides visitors visual insights into the state’s richest mineral districts. As the number of people involved in mining operations decreases, the communities are focusing more on their festivals, the arts and the tourism side of the historic mining operations. In the case of Arenas Valley, uncomplicated country living is the predominant draw…and a great little restaurant. Bayard has its coffee and tortilla companies and Hurley boasts a southwest fine arts gallery housed in its historic “company store.” Mining and reclamation still contribute significantly to local economies.

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THE EPITOME OF THE LATE 1800S MINING ERA, GEORGETOWN BLOSSOMED AND DISAPPEARED WITH the price of silver. Boasting 1200 residents at its peak, the Georgetown Post Office handled local mail from 1875 to 1903.

Clinging to a hillside overlooking the Mimbres River Valley, the town consisted of the usual miners’ shanties, saloons and bawdy houses, but also featured churches, upper and lower public schools, an opera house, literature hall, ice skating rink, community park, several mercantile businesses, butcher shop, a harness shop, and restaurants. The Naiad Queen was the biggest silver producer of the area followed by the McGregor mine located at the site of the current Georgetown Cabins.

Residents experienced problems with Apache renegades and an epidemic that took young lives. Perhaps the best written record of this pre-statehood community is the headstones at nearby Georgetown Cemetery. Only the outlines of a few foundations remain of the townsite.

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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

LOCATED JUST 34 MILES SOUTH OF SILVER CITY, THE CITY OF ROCKS STATE PARK IS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR A fun-filled daytrip or picnic with the entire family. The park features giant monoliths that were formed from the eruption of an ancient volcano and eroded by the wind over an extended period of time. These huge, unusually shaped boulders are perfect for sightseeing or climbing.

For some, the park resembles a medieval village; for others it is a collection of misshapen, albeit benign, giants.

Essentially, it is a flat-lying sheet of reddish lava jointed along vertical rather than horizontal planes creating the likeness of a city with streets and buildings. There are formations which readily suggest giants’ chairs, prehistoric monsters, or creatures of imaginative myth.

Complete with a desert garden, the park offers picnicking and camping spots. Adjacent to the formations rises Table Mountain, a perfect example of a mesa.

ONE OF THE ATTRACTIONS ALONG THE TRAIL OF THE MOUNTAIN SPIRITS NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY IS THE 533-acre Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. Here 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. Along with the ancient ruins, the monument features a visitor center and museum.

From Silver City there are two ways to travel to the monument. The first is to go north past Piños Altos on NM 15, a winding, mountain forest road. Here, trailers over twenty feet long must take an alternate route on NM 61/35.

The other route is through the Mimbres Valley north from NM 152 off US 180 east of town. This route is 25 miles longer, but easier and takes the same amount of time – about two hours. Call ahead for hours and road conditions; (575)536-9461 or (575)536-9344.

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Geronimo Monument

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IN OCTOBER 2004 ABOUT 120 PEOPLE GATHERED AT THE GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS NATIONAL MONUMENT Visitor Center to dedicate a monument to famous Chiricahua Apache Chief Geronimo, who was born in the area in 1829.

The monument was a collaborative effort between the Forest Service, the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway Committee, the Silver City/Grant County Chamber of Commerce, and Geronimo’s own great grandson, Harlyn Geronimo and Harlyn’s wife Karen of Mescalero. Harlyn got the idea for the monument while visiting the area in the spring of 2004.

Chief Geronimo had told biographers that he was born near the headwaters of the Gila River, which is the area where the National Monument stands today. Geronimo died in Oklahoma in 1909, after unsuccessfully pleading with federal authorities to be allowed to return to his homeland to die.

THE TOWN OF COLUMBUS AND CAMP FURLONG WERE ATTACKED BY THE MEXICAN REVOLUTIONARY FORCES of General Francisco Villa in 1916. General “Blackjack” Pershing led a punitive force into Mexico in pursuit of the Villistas, but with no success. Using Camp Furlong as a base camp, the Pershing force included the first aircraft used in a military operation, the first use of mechanized trucks by United States troops and the last true cavalry operation. A visitor center includes a replica of the airplanes used and one of the mechanized vehicles.

Rockhound State Park east of Deming is not only a great place to look for crystals, the area includes hiking trails, picnic areas, birding and star gazing. An impressive visitor center provides interactive displays and a desert botanical garden that attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Spring Canyon, which is included in the State Park, provides an ecosystem that is entirely distinct from the Rockhound area.

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Rockhounding GOOD WEATHER, SPARSE POPULATIONS AND THE WIDE SPAN OF LIFE ZONES OFFER UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES for birding in Southwest New Mexico. Birding can begin at Big Ditch Park in downtown Silver City. The Gila River and its tributaries north of Silver City offer a rich assortment of birds, and hummingbird banding demonstrations are given near Lake Roberts. Other locations include Whitewater Canyon and The Catwalk near Glenwood and the Guadalupe Canyon of New Mexico’s bootheel, harboring species found nowhere else in the US. Silver City lies at the center of a vast belt of mineralization that has produced billions of dollars worth of metals and a diversity of gems and minerals. Gem and mineral collections are displayed in area museums, shows are hosted throughout the region, huge copper mining operations continue and Rockhound State Park by Deming is dedicated to rock hound enthusiasts, encouraging collecting for personal use.

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STRADDLING THE GILA RIVER, CLIFF ON THE NORTH SIDE AND GILA ON THE SOUTH, THESE TWO SETTLEments together total perhaps 500 habitants and are close enough that the newcomer might see them as blending into one town. Don’t be fooled. Each has its own post office, zip code, and defenders. Cliff has the café, filling station, and school (K-12); Gila has the grocery, feed store, and senior center. Both retain an attachment to a rural ambiance based on irrigation agriculture that is uncommonly lovely, increasingly rare, and takes you back in time as you drive the Gila Valley, upstream or down, on either side of the river. True tales are still told here. Tom Lyons’ LC Ranch, based in Gila, was New Mexico’s largest at 1.5 million acres circa 1900. Along nearby Rain Creek, Carl and Blue Rice killed New Mexico’s last grizzly bear in 1931. Meanwhile, the bucolic agricultural vistas will have you in a reverie of settling down on your own green parcel, with homegrown food, 5 acres, and independence.

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BY SAPILLO CREEK, LAKE ROBERTS IS A MAN-MADE 75-acre lake offering some of the finest mountain fishing, boating and camping in New Mexico. Lake Roberts features boat ramps, two campgrounds, picnic spots and a variety of nature trails leading into the forest.

The lake beckons fisherman, hikers and birders to experience the natural beauty of the area. Overlooking the west end of the lake stand the “Vista Ruins,” an authentic Mimbres Indian pit house site.

The area is home to hundreds of species of birds, and is a wintering spot for bald eagles. As many as ten species of hummingbirds may be observed in the summertime at feeding stations along NM Highway 35 and at nearby local inns.

Late March to late May is the best time to fish for the lake’s 10 to 14-inch rainbow trout, but Lake Roberts also contains crappie, catfish and some bass.

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Those who think it’s only a dream have never stopped over at Glenwood. About 60 miles northwest of Silver City, Glenwood is surrounded by the Gila National Forest. That means plenty of public lands for the adventurous, like the San Francisco Canyon (bass, catfish, hiking and birding) or The Catwalk and its Whitewater Creek (spectacular vistas and the creek is filled with trout). Stop in at the Forest Service Ranger Station for maps and information. A motel and several B & B style inns will put you up comfortably, the general store will keep you supplied, and there is a café/bar that’s plenty “Western”. And on up the road about 8 miles is Alma, last stop on Butch Cassidy’s Outlaw Trail. The iconic bandit worked at the nearby WS Ranch (private) in the 1890s.There is a combo general store/café and you’ll want to explore Mineral Creek, usually dry in town but a forest road takes you upstream to another marvelous canyon and more trout.

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WITHOUT THE ASPHALT ON ITS MAIN STREET, DOWNTOWN PINOS ALTOS LOOKS MUCH LIKE IT MIGHT have appeared nearly 150 years ago, when it was inhabited by the likes of Judge Roy Bean. The town’s amenities, however, have greatly improved in the last century or so. They include a museum, an ice cream parlor, dining establishments and an authentic western bar.

Gold was first discovered in the area by Spanish and Mexican miners. Anglos rediscovered the metal in 1859/60, and for a while the town was called Birchville after the first man to find “color.” Nearly abandoned due to constant fights with the Apaches, it was re-established in 1866 under its original Spanish name.

Pinos Altos is located along the Continental Divide, six miles north of Silver City on NM Highway 15.

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THE CATWALK NATIONAL RECREATION TRAIL IS SITUATED IN WHITEWATER CANYON NEAR GLENWOOD. THE Catwalk is a metal bridge secured into the canyon walls that leads through some of the most beautiful parts of the canyon. This 250 foot metal causeway clings to the sides of the boulder-choked Whitewater Canyon, which in some places is only 20 feet wide and 250 feet deep. There are many spots where a hiker can leave the steel causeway and relax on the grassy banks of the sycamore shaded stream.The original catwalk was a gravity fed slurryline for a local mill. The mines above the canyon were worked from their discovery in 1889 until 1942 (Billy the Kid's stepfather, William Antrim, was a blacksmith at the town called Graham). The Civilian Conservation Corps. was assigned the task of rebuilding The Catwalk as a recreation attraction for the Gila National Forest in 1935. The present metal catwalk was rebuilt by the Forest Service in 2004.

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THIS 93-MILE LOOP IS FILLED WITH HISTORY AND SCENIC BEAUTY. TO GET STARTED, JUST HEAD NORTH ON PIÑOS Altos Road from US 180 East in Silver City to the old goldmining town of Piños Altos. From there, NM 15 will take you through the Gila National Forest to the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. Leaving the monument, the byway backtracks along NM 35 to Sapillo Creek and Lake Roberts.

Continuing across the Continental Divide, the road descends into the Mimbres River Valley. The historic church at San Lorenzo was built in the 1800s.

Continuing west on NM 152, you will come to the mine overlook near Santa Rita, where you can view one of the world’s largest open pit copper mines.

Rejoining US 180, you can turn north at Santa Clara to visit historic Fort Bayard, or continue on a short distance back to Silver City.

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By Sarah Gibson LOCATED IN SILVER CITY, WESTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY (WNMU) WAS FOUNDED IN 1893 AS Normal School and renamed WNMU in 1963. With a culturally diverse population and a student/faculty ratio of 13:1, it offers an excellent education with many unique opportunities.

It has award-winning academic programs including over 8 graduate degree programs, 41 baccalaureate degrees as well as 18 associate and certificate programs. WNMU offers more than 100 classes and 2 complete bachelor degrees online. It has learning centers in Deming, T or C, Gallup and Lordsburg.

WNMU offers several NCAA Division II sports such as basketball, football, volleyball, softball, tennis, cross country and golf. The accredited programs, highly qualified faculty and affordable in-state tuition fees, as well as tuition waivers for students from neighboring states, make WNMU accessible and affordable to all students whether undergraduate, athlete, continuing or part-time students or even distance learners.

LOCATED ON THE EDGE OF TODAY’S GILA WILDERNESS, THE TOWN OF MOGOLLON (PRONOUNCED Muggyown) began in 1876 following the discovery of gold and silver in nearby creeks. It took its name from the surrounding mountains, themselves named for a Spanish territorial governor in the early 1700s. With the opening of the Little Fannie mine, the town boomed until 1942, then suddenly became a ghost town when the mine closed. After a brief resurgence as an artist colony in the 1960s it was deserted again.

Modern-day Mogollon is home to 18 year-round residents, a volunteer fire department, and several seasonal businesses including dining and lodging establishments. It has a private museum, an historic theater and a church undergoing renovation. To visit this picturesque village, turn east off US 180 onto NM Highway 159 about three miles north of Glenwood. The scenic mountain road rises about 3,000 feet in 8.5 miles to reach Mogollon.

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October 8-11, 2010 Artwalk and more in Historic Downtown Silver City

Tubing - Angles - Flat Bar - Solids - Handrail - Sheets - Plate Expanded Metal - Rebar - Hardware - Paint "Indital” Fine Forged Architectural Components and much more!

The Performance Series at WNMU Fine Arts Theatre Presenting a variety of fine performers - including: Slide Contemporary and traditional Irish music

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Fishtank Ensemble High-energy, cross-pollinated gypsy music

The Folk Series at the Opera House lineup includes: 145 Po’ Girl “Urban roots” style derived from folk, country & jazz

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John Davidson and his banjo will appear in a dynamic one-man show.

7:30 pm WNUM Fine Arts Center Theater. (575) 538-5862 29-Oct. 4 Grant County Fair.

Outstanding animal and craft exhibits from schools and civic groups across the County. Cliff, NM 388-4223

20-21 Copper Country Cruizers Car Show.

Vintage vehicles of all kinds. Gough Park, Silver City. 575-388-3468 14 Signal Peak Downhill Challenge.

Rocky Horror Gila Show! Call for more information. 575-574-5956 21 Fort Bayard's Birthday Celebration.

The theme is “Ranchers and their roll in the Fort's long history”. A free tour of old Fort Bayard’s entrance to the New Deal Theater and Commanding Officer's Home/Museum. Bar-B-Q lunch, cowboy poetry & music. Square dance at 7 PM. 575-956-3294 28 Enchanted Cowboy Evening at the Pinos Altos Ice Cream Parlor. Enjoy a delicious cowboy dinner and hilarious cowboy stories and songs of the West with New Mexico's Enchanting Cowboy, Mike Moutoux. 7pm. Tickets $15. Reservations 575-534-1997.

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The 27th Annual Gem & Mineral Show. Museum quality mineral specimens, jewelry, and arts crafted from rock and gems as well as "rough" stones. Grant County Business and Conference Center.

575-538-3216 4-5 San Vicente Artists Art Fair. Fine Artists & Crafters, Artists in Action, Tempting Foods. San Vicente Artists of Silver City. 575-534-4269 artfair@silvercityartists.org 16-19 6th Annual Gila River Festival.

Guided field trips, a film festival, night hikes, a noted keynote speaker, children's activities, gallery tour, and much more. Silver City and Gila National Forest. 575-538-8078 17-18 Fort Bayard Days. Experience Fort Bayards Military, Medical, and Cultural History of Southwest New Mexico - Living history centers to explore for all ages! 575-956-3294 24-Oct. 4 Grant County Artists Guild (GCAG) 25th Annual Purchase Prize Exhibit Exhibit location: Hearst Church Gallery, Golden Avenue, Pinos Altos, New Mexico, learn more at www.gcag.org 25 5th Annual Mimbres Valley Harvest Festival. A day long hoe down, is planned with farmers market, storytellers, musicians and craftspeople.

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Pinos Altos 12th Ann. October Fiesta. Fine Food, Live Music, Crafters, Raffles, & Fun Activities for Children. Pinos Altos Main Street. 575-574-8394 8-10 14th Ann. Weekend at the Galleries. Current works by regional artists in more than 20 galleries in historic downtown Silver City and nearby areas. 575-538-2505. www.mimbresarts.org 23 CowBelles Annual Denim & Pearls Dance and Auction. 7:30 pm

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WNMU Fine Arts Center Theatre.

575-538-5862 20th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade. 7 pm. Historic Downtown Silver City. 575-534-1700 silvercitymainstreet.com

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Annual Victorian Christmas Evening. 5-9pm An old-fashioned holiday celebration with musical entertainment, costumed characters, children’s stories, plum pudding, hot mulled cider, and other delights of the season. $3 donation Silver City Museum. 575-538-5921 info@silvercitymuseum.org 87

Ongoing Events Farmer's Market 8:30 am - noon, Saturdays through October. Main Street Plaza, Enter at 7th/Bullard. 575-534-1704 San Vicente Art Walk - Self Guided Tours visit the galleries and studios in the area.

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The Morning Cup w/music Sunday mornings at Yankie Creek Coffee House.

The Melodrama Theatre Saturday nights.

“The Legend of Billy the Kid OR It’s Just a Little Gun Play.” 8:00 pm at the Red Barn Steakhouse. Call the Red Barn for your dinner reservations for the Melodrama @ 538-5666. Dinner seating is at 6:30pm and 7:00pm for the 8:00pm show.

Copper Creek Ranch Chuck Wagon Supper and Western Show Friday and Saturday night late May through Early September. Dinner served at 7 pm. 20 Flury Lane Silver City, NM 88061 Phone: 575-538-2971

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SILVER CITY SPRANG TO 86 LIFE DURING THE SUMMER 140 of 1870. The discovery of silver brought thousands of miners, and merchants followed in their footsteps.

The town's founders decided Silver City would be “built to last.” In 1880, an ordinance was passed requiring masonry construction for new buildings. This left behind solid commercial buildings, brick Victorian homes, and adobe structures.

Devastating floods beetwen 1890 and 1910 washed away the original Main Street and all but one of its handsome brick buildings. The stately Warren house is the sole survivor.

What used to be Main Street is now known as the Big Ditch.

The Silver City Visitor Center and Big Ditch Park provide gateways into Historic Downtown for visitors and residents.

Silver City MainStreet Project has provided comprehensive downtown revitalization services since 1985. This vibrant award-winning district has over 200 entities including retail and service businesses, art studios, government services, nonprofits, churches, and schools. It’s a treasure of a downtown!

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Perms, Cuts, Colors, Nails,Wax, Manicures & Pedicures.

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QUICKFACTS New Mexico Facts Statehood: Jan. 6, 1912 Capital: Santa Fe Flag: Red Zia on gold Ballad: Land of Enchantment Songs: Oh, Fair New Mexico and Asi Es Nuevo Mexico Motto: Crescit Eundo (It Grows As It Goes) Poem: A Nuevo Mexico Cookie: Biscochito Gem: Turquoise Bird: Roadrunner (Chaparral) Flower: Yucca Tree: Piñon Animal: Black Bear Fish: Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout

Silver City - Grant County Profile POPULATION: (2004) est.

City: 12,500 County: 30,000 HOUSING: (2004) est.

TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS City: 4,700 (500 unoccupied) COUNTY: 14,000 GOVERNMENT: Firefighters: 23 full time City Police: 30 State Police: 12 (10 officers, 2 sergeants) County Sheriff: 32 Officers TAXES: Gross Receipts: 7.25% (2007) City: $3,009,860 City Retail: $214,463,457 Per Capita Income: $17,409 Property: 17,397 Mills (Residential) 15,680 Mills (NonResidential)

Major Events Red Paint PowWow Chocolate Fantasia Tour of the Gila Silver City Blues Festival Wild Wild West Pro Rodeo Fourth of July Celebration Picamania Weekend at the Galleries Lighted Christmas Parade

Area Museums MUSEUMS: 3 Silver City Museum was founded in 1967. A restored Mansard/Italianate home built by H.B. Ailman with 20,000 objects relating to the peoples and history of southwest New Mexico.

Admission is free.

WNMU Museum celebrated its 30th Anniversary November 6, 2004. Home of Pottery and Artifacts of Prehistoric South-western Cultures. Available for viewing are historic photographs of Silver City and surrounding areas.

Admission is free.

Pinos Altos Historical Museum: Circa 1860shoused in a log cabin that once served as the 1st school house in Grant

County. Houses a great collection of mining artifacts and historic memorabilia.

Admission is free.

Parks & Monuments City of Rocks State Park Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument The Catwalk National Recreation Trail.

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Ghost Towns Mogollon: 75 miles NE US180 Shakespeare: 46 miles SE NM90 Steins: 63 miles SE NM90/I-10

Health Care MEDICAL Gila Regional Medical Center: 68 Beds, 43 Physicians Optometrists: 2 Dentists: 12 Clinics: 5 Chiropractors: 9 Fort Bayard Medical Center: Long term care facility with 4 Physicians offering services in Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies, Geriatric care and Chemical Dependency unit.

Pharmacies: 5 Acupuncturists: 2

Historic Sites SILVER CITY HISTORIC BUSINESS DISTRICT H. B. Ailman House built in 1881 houses the Silver City Museum.

Bell Block constructed in 1897 and 1906 originally housed a saloon where straight drinks were sold for 12.5 cents Meredith & Ailman Bank built in 1882 was renamed the Palace Hotel in 1900.

Silver City National Bank built in 1923, presently used as City Hall.

O.S. Warren House built in 1885, is the only building on Main Street to survive the floods at the turn of the century.

Mrs. O.S. Warren building built in 1900 was the former Colby’s Sporting Goods.

El Sol Theatre building was built in 1934 to show Spanish-language films.

W. H. White house built in 1901 was built of brick in the Hipped Box style for one of Silver City’s first dentists.

Dr. W. H. White dental office built in 1887.

Isaac N. Cohen House built in 1882 has the only remaining example of double-hung pocket shutters.

Big Ditch Park was Silver City’s Main Street before the turn of the century

floods transformed it into an arroyo.

Bennett Block on W. Yankie built in 1882 of adobe construction with brick facades.

Max Schutz sample room on N. Texas was built to provide a meeting room for traveling salesmen.

Goodell’s Feed Store on Yankie was built in 1905 and 1911 and remained a farmer’s supply outlet until the late 1970s.

Victorian Homes, this architectural era spans the period of roughly 18251900. There are 31 homes still existing in the Silver City area.

Walking Tours (3) offered by the Silver City Museum: Gospel Hill, La Capilla and Business District.

Billy the Kid Cabin is located near the origin of his real home, this 1800s style cabin was donated by Ron Howard’s movie The Missing.

La Capilla Chapel Replica, built on a hill on the south side of Silver City. The chapel was a local landmark and was utilized in pilgrimages and festivals for Our Lady of Guadalupe.

PINOS ALTOS Fort Cobre Replica is 3/4 scale replica of the Santa Rita Del Cobre Fort (circa 1804) which originally was located at the Santa Rita open pit copper mine east of Silver City.

Buckhorn Saloon & Opera House, circa 1860s This fine restaurant and saloon is authentically decorated with 1800’s memorabilia and photographs.

Hearst Church. (circa 1898) built by the Hearst newspaper family and is the current home to the Grant County Art Guild. The gold used in decorating the Hearst Castle in California came from the Hearst Mine in Pinos Altos.

FORT BAYARD Buffalo Soldiers: In 1866 Congress authorized the organization of four black regiments to help the “pacification” of the West. The Indians christened these men with their short curly hair the Buffalo Soldiers, a name which the Tenth Calvary proudly bore on its military crest.

Fort Bayard National Historic Landmark/ National Cemetery.

Established as a territorial post dating back to 1863, the fort has served as a military center of operations, army and VA hospital and continues today as a State Medical Center.

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LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC 1881 MANSARD/ITALIANATE HOME OF H.B. AILMAN, THE SILVER CITY MUSEUM IS one of 13 museums in New Mexico recognized by the American Assn. of Museums. Founded in 1967, the museum is focused on the regional history of Southwest New Mexico with over 20,000 related objects. Photo collections depict Silver City from the 1870s and include a significant collection from the 1930s and 40s.

Native American artifacts from the Mimbres, Mogollon and Casas Grandes peoples number over 500 pieces, and there are exhibits from more recent Navajo and Apache groups. Extensive mining exhibits, early Anglo and Hispanic settler clothing, furnishings and even firearms are displayed.

There is also memorabilia from native son Harrison “Jack” Schmitt, former astronaut and U.S. Senator.

It is open every day except Monday, and is located at 312 West Broadway. The Museum Store features books and gifts depicting or influenced by local history and cultures.

Extensive Collection of Southwest Books & Fine Regional Gifts Tues.–Fri. 9-4:30 Sat.–Sun. 10-4 Closed Monday.

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WHEN SILVER CITY’S FOUNDING FATHERS CREATED THE TOWN SITE IN THE LATTER 1800S, THEY LAID OUT THE grid like those of many eastern cities – with the streets running due north, south, east and west. They did not realize that the new town’s proximity to a north/south running slope would encourage a natural disaster to occur.

In 1895 and again in 1903, flash floodwaters roared down Silver City’s Main Street, gouging out a huge ditch with a bottom some 55 feet below the original street level. As rains continued to feed the creek in the years that followed, cottonwood trees grew, providing shade.

The town’s Main Street was gone, but every adversity carries with it the seed of an opportunity. Working together, local businesses, residents and civic organizations created a beautiful and unique downtown park.

Big Ditch Park can be accessed via the footbridge at the Silver City Visitor Center parking lot.

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A GATEWAY TO THE OLD WEST, THE LORDSBURG AREA THRIVED ON MINING IN THE NEARBY HILLS, A STAGEcoach stop on the Butterfield Trail and early railroad services.

It was a stopover for Charles Lindbergh in his Spirit of St Louis and home of the state song written by the blind daughter of famed Sheriff Pat Garrett.

Today, you will want to relive history and the county’s farming and ranching heritage at the Lordsburg Hidalgo Museum, search for historic details in the Lordsburg-Hidalgo Library and visit the fierce old ghost town of Shakespeare.

Southwest of Lordsburg, the arts village of Rodeo showcases the work of local artisans at the Chiricahua Guild and Art Gallery, Roger McKasson’s Studio/Gallery and the Chiricahua Desert Museum. A monument representing Geronimo’s surrender is located just west of town.

Declared an “outstanding natural area for birding habitat,” southwest Hidalgo County hosts species found nowhere else in the United States.

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HISTORY OF THE SILVER CITY AREA SPANS THE ERAS FROM THE ANCIENT MOGOLLON CULTURES TO THE people of today’s technology age. The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument and visitor center are perhaps the strongest attraction in the area, providing a visual showcase of how these ancients lived. The Mimbres River Valley, though once inhabited by pithouse dwellers is now a scene of orchards, hay fields, cattle and horses. The pride of large-scale mining operations is the Chino open pit copper mine on NM 152.

The 3.3 million acre Gila National Forest provides many of the reasons for both visiting the area and for making a commitment to live here. Lakes in the immediate region include Lake Roberts and Bear Canyon, Bill Evans and Snow Lakes.

Additional attractions include the Catwalk National Recreation Trail and the scenic gold mining ghost town of Mogollon, both near Glenwood, and City of Rocks State Park between Silver City and Deming.

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A STRANGE BIRD IS THE ACORN WOODPECKER. NO, IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE AN ACORN IN SPITE OF MANY BIRDS BEING NAMED AFTER SOME SPECIAL PHYSICAL FEATURE LIKE A RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER OR BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK. Its habit of storing acorns makes a perfect reason to give it that strange name. Actually, at one time the Acorn Woodpecker found in this area and Arizona was called Ant-eating Woodpecker. They will eat ants along with other insects but prefer acorns.

Why should this woodpecker get such a name as Acorn? Were you to find a tree or pole filled with holes over much of its surface you can be sure an Acorn Woodpecker has been busy working to make holes for storing acorns for the winter season. A close look might show many of the holes stuffed with acorns. While the birds collect acorns they actually do not use oak trees for storage, probably the wood is too hard. Instead they will use old or dead pine trees in our area. this page: The Acorn Another feature about Acorn Woodpeckers that separate them from others of that Woodpecker, with its comical face, frolics species is their habit of living together as an extended family, even during the breedabout frequently with ing season. This habit brings about lots of activity as the birds seem to frolic about its extended family, providing lots of enterand give a lot of entertainment for us. They also have a comical-looking face which tainment for birders. adds to their mystique as easily seen in the photograph.

One of the good places to see Acorn Woodpeckers is at the entrance to Little Walnut Picnic Grounds, far up little Walnut Road. The trees with acorn holes are very apparent. This area has a combination of oaks and pines, the right combination to attract these funny woodpeckers. If they are not to be found, just try another time. Out of breeding season they might wander off to other locations to where acorns might be left over on trees.

An interesting end-note to this story is the comment in Birds of New Mexico, Florence Merriam Bailey, 1928. In mentioning locations and elevations where Acorn Woodpeckers had been found, Silver City had them recorded on May 8, 1916. Happy birding!

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In1942, thousands of soldiers surrendered in the Philippines. In 1989, thousands began marching to remember them and many others who sacrificed in the name of U.S. freedom.

In the midst of World War II, the American and Filipino soldiers who surrendered in the Philippines were marched by the Japanese under extreme conditions through malaria-infested jungles for days in what became known as the Bataan Death March. Army ROTC at NM State University began the Bataan Memorial Death March honoring these special heroes in 1989. It grew so rapidly – from 100 to over 5000 participants – that the event was moved to White Sands Missile Range in 1992, sponsored by the Missile Range, New Mexico National Guard and Army ROTC. Over 30 of those who participated in the 20th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March in the spring of 2009 were from the Silver City/Grant County area. Some walked or ran to honor the many men in the N.M. National Guard and the 200th Coast Artillery (now an anti-aircraft unit) who were part of the Bataan Death March. Others participated in remembrance of friends or relatives who served this country in other times. opposite: Survivors of the Bataan Death March look on as thousands march in remembrance of those who have given their lives in America’s defense. above: A large contingency from Silver City including Judy Wuthrich, Jeff Lehmer, Scott Kennedy, Dale Lane, Mike Rouse, Ally Lane, Bret Kasten, Linda Rouse, Micah Kiesow and John Titre gathered at 6am and trudged across the 26.2 and 15.2 mile courses at the 20th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March. top, from left: Jeff Lehmer getting a blister bandaged by the many medical tents on the route. Group of patriotic marchers.

Wounded veteran marchers. Judy Wuthrich almost to the finish line. Patriotic marchers with the Organ mountains in the background. California poppies making the view more appealing.

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didn’t know about the Bataan Death March when I was young,” says Linda Rouse, who participated with her husband, Mike, and their family. “I want my children to appreciate what they sacrificed for our freedom.”

So many young and old come to this event, says Mary Cowan, who participated with her husband, Tip, son, Greene and wife, Denise. “You see teens, men and women, some with 35-pound backpacks, others with prosthetic limbs.

There’s a lot of camaraderie.”

The Silver City “team” participated in both the 26.2 and 15.2 mile distances.

Linda adds, “I was going to quit. Then a man with a prosthetic leg passed me. I thought, I can’t quit.”

Another participant, 1st New Mexico Bank VP Dale Lane has been on the walk four times, most recently in a kilt to honor the Scottish Highlanders.

“I just feel it’s very important. It’s a huge part of WWII history,” he says.

“Because of these guys and the atrocities they went through, we’re able to live in the land of the free.”

Ninety-five-year-old Silver City attorney Tommy Foy, who served in the 200th Coast Artillery Unit, was at the event. “We had 1800 of the best men in

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For some participants, it’s personal. Tip and Mary Cowan participated to honor the memory of their son, CW 3 Aaron W. Cowan, who died in an Apache helicopter crash while serving in the Army.

Another participant was Silver City doctor Twana Sparks, who says, “I don't think of myself as a patriotic person in that I would rather be a world citizen and that there be no borders on this planet.

However, I have done the Bataan Memorial March twice and the history of the suffering and courage of those freedom fighters before my birth, on my behalf, is enough to bring tears of gratitude.”

The memorial March begins with participants going through a gauntlet of former POW’s, available to shake nearly every hand. Throughout the march, aid stations offer support and encouragement. At the end of the march, participants are greeted by cheering youngsters waving American flags.

“There’s just something about this event,” says Tip. “A person needs to do it once, and then you have to do it again.”

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“They are still missing and I didn’t think that anyone cared except for the immediate families, and believe me, they think about it every day.” Retired Marine Richard Gonzalez relates that “in all the wars and incidents that have involved the United States throughout its history, there are still hundreds of thousands of soldiers whose families or their ancestors have no idea what happened to the remains of their love ones.

And for the more recent conflicts, that soldier, that loved one might still be held in some remote prison camp waiting to be laid out on a bargaining table for some political end.”

“But it’s not about politics, it’s about the 50,000 families who gave up sons and daughters to the fight in Vietnam, the thousands of others who, well, we simply don’t know what may have happened to them, and the soldiers today who are facing life threats daily in Iraq and Afghanistan.”

“When I returned to civilian life,” Richard states, “like most veterans, I stuffed my feelings and experiences from the war into a foot locker, stashed it in a

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“We Ride for Those Who Can’t” dark corner of the garage and walked away from it. I was tough enough to leave it behind as if those twenty years didn’t exist. After several years of personal issues that included a heart attack, I stumbled across a group that made a real difference in my life. I joined Run for the Wall, a group of veterans and people from all walks of life who ride motorcycles across the country to remind the citizens of our nation, and especially those who are our elected leaders, of the soldiers who are still missing in action or prisoners of war. They ride to promote the healing of those who retuned and to promote patriotism for the United States of America, a great place to live despite its short-comings and mistakes.”

“When I rode into Rancho de Cucamonga in 2008 near Los Angeles, those who had been participating in Ride for The Wall since as far back as 1986, removed a beating heart from the body of what I thought was a tough marine, gently massaged it and placed it back into the chest of a new man. I literally cried from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., realizing that I had not healed from the Vietnam War, that it was okay to admit that there is something in the past that hurts and that there are people from one end of this country to the other who actually care about our veterans and those who are still missing.

Two groups of around 300 riders each make the entire 10-day trip using two routes from Rancho Cucamonga to

Washington, D.C. The two groups join up outside Washington the day before Memorial Day and participate in the Rolling Thunder Parade involving around 350,000 riders. “It’s an incredible experience, one that I won’t miss as long as I can hold a cycle upright.” By the time Richard returns home to his wife, Esther, his at-home support system, he has put 7800 miles on his 1996 Goldwing.

The ride is organized like a military operation with platoon leaders, medical personal, chaplains, rear guards and chase vehicles that help with equipment problems and carry water donated by church groups. “We police ourselves and really, the only requirement is that you don’t bring an attitude.” Richard rides the southern route that includes Interstate 10 through Lordsburg, Deming and Las Cruces.

Richard was a master sergeant, the maintenance chief of a C-130 squadron with 14 planes, men and equipment.

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Here’s what you do: Cut the bottoms out and handles off bags. Flatten them and stack them, three or more layers thick, depending on how thick the plastic is. Set your iron to ‘wool’ setting. Sandwich your layers of plastic between parchment paper so when they melt, it won’t stick to your iron or ironing board. Open a window or door in the proximity of where you will melt your plastic. It doesn’t smell bad when the bags are melting, but you don’t want to breathe the fumes.

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ost people trudge through life hating their job, their boss or both. But there are those few individuals who have created something special for themselves – something of their own making that is enjoyable and makes others smile. Actually Silver City has more than its share of such people and when you throw in the great weather and that little forest out back – what more could you ask. Judy Wuthrich captured Jeff Lehmer who makes people r-e-a-l happy with his Skunk Busters business, Jamie Thomson and friends who create incredible bikes and “beasties” and Dave Baker who helps kids attain and repair bikes in the bicycle capital of New Mexico. You just gotta open your mind to recognize the opportunities that confront us daily. above, from left: Jeff Lehmer, Jamie Thomson and Dave Baker have discovered intriguing opportunities for both business and volunteer options. opposite: Jeff Lehmer studied fish and wildlife biology, has a taxidermy business and removes skunks from people’s property!

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Jeff Lehmer Who you gonna call? Skunk Buster! f you can’t stand the stink, I will,” is the slogan for Jeff Lehmer in his Skunk Buster business.

Those cute, cuddly, black and white animals are loaded with quite an offensive odor that most people are willing to hire Jeff to remove from their property. It’s not something most people want to attempt on their own because you might ’reek’ the consequences.

Jeff got his start almost 20 years ago when he was referred to a woman who had trapped a skunk in her chicken pen and didn’t know what to do with it. She paid him a couple dozen eggs to remove the skunk. An acquaintance said, “you ought to promote this service,” and that was the birth of the Skunk Buster. this page: Jeff “I’ve been messing around with skunks since I was a little kid,” says Jeff. He was al- Lehmer studied fish and wildlife biology, ready in his third year of taxidermy when he got into the skunk business. Jeff originally has a taxidermy wanted to be the next Marlin Perkins from the Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom and went business and removes skunks from to Michigan Technological University for Fish and Wildlife Biology in the Forestry program. people’s property!

In New Mexico, there are four different species of skunks. The spotted skunk; which are black with white mottling in their coat and are only about the size of a squirrel. The striped skunk; which is aptly named because of its white stripes. The hooded skunk; resembles the striped skunk but has a patch of white fur around its neck similar to a hood giving the animal its name, and are generally more black with stripes down its sides and a long black tail.

Lastly, the hog-nose skunk; and is also known as the ‘rooter’ skunk because it uses its nose to root around in the dirt digging up grubs

and beetles which all of the species of skunks love to eat.

Jeff’s advice on avoiding skunks is not leaving pet food or bird food out. Clean up old wood and brush piles or junk accumulations that are attractive homes for skunks. Block areas under your porch or home.

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Dave Baker The Bike Works he Bike Works was originally started as a group bike ride for children and has evolved into a versatile bike space. Jamie Thompson was joined by Dave Baker offering these outings but Dave wanted them to be educational as well as fun. Riding your bike is great as long as everything works. Once you get a flat or the chain comes off, riding is a little more difficult and a lot less fun. Dave took his truck to Penny Park and offered to fix bikes, wanting to expose kids to tools and learn to work on their own bikes.

Mike Madrid from the after school program at the Recreation Center, in Dave’s words, “He has been awesome to help with this project.” Mike helped coordinate the availability of the annex building behind the Rec Center to start up a physical location for the bike works. “So many kids are glued to electronic devices and not outside,” said Dave. Now, kids have a place to go. Every Saturday from 10 am- 2 pm, there is a community this page: Dave bike ride for all ages. After the ride from 2-7 pm is an open workshop.

Baker offers kids the young at The earn-a-bike program is a fantastic cash-free opportunity for any child to attain a bike. What- and heart the opportuever your age, that’s the amount of hours you have to volunteer working on a bike to earn that bike. nity for bicycle outings and learning to Adults and children are welcome to utilize everything the bike works offers. There’s a tool library rebuild and repair (not to leave the building) with a bicycle mechanic available for hands-on experience fixing and main- bicycles. taining your bike. All bike works wants in return is your time, utilizing their 50/50 rule of wanting help/giving help.

Dave started the Yellow Bike program last year making use of overflow bikes. They painted the bikes yellow from donated road striping paint. “Kids have put a lot of work into it.” said Dave. “They get excited to see the bikes they’ve worked on.”

The future needs of the bike works non-profit bicycle workshop is money, adult volunteers, a webpage, outreach to schools and computer equipment. For more information call 575-388-1444 or go by 815 E. 10th St.

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Jamie Thomson Monsoon Puppets amie Thomson was lucky enough to view a Wise Fool parade while living in Santa Fe. He was awestruck by their giant puppets and stilt walkers. After moving to Silver City, he began working with children in the JPPO (Juvenile Probation and Parole Office) thanks to Gary Stailey, on group bike rides and wanted them to interact with different kinds of people they may not normally be around. They felt everyone learns civility by mixing families in festive congregation, besides, “it was a blast,” he said. this page: Jamie Kids on bicycles included crazy bikes that Mike Ray built. A double-decker bike was created and Thomson and a group of locals help used to make an elephant that could pick up peanuts from the spectators. It was really popular and it young people build helped initiate the present Monsoon Puppet projects. Jamie gives credit to all the amazing people with unique bicycles and giant puppets. their visions and ideas, but mainly Jeff Reese and Mike Goss who started building the giant puppets.

The Wise Fool group came down to do a workshop helping learn the art of puppets. Maria Cestler and Patric Rogers transformed what Jamie describes, “A goofy idea going nowhere to an actual organization.” Bill and Cindy Neely, Andrew Tegarden and others ensure the parades keep coming.

The Monsoon Puppet group is literally a shoestring operation and Jamie is thankful for tolerant neighbors because what might seem like rubbish, is just supplies awaiting transformation into an astonishing puppet. The Krewes work hard making giant puppets and their work strengthens the ties of our communities through the eyes of our children.

Keep an eye out for future parades and events that include Monsoon Puppets. They are starting a ‘puppeteer in residence’ program to attract artists to teach their craft in Silver City. To learn more or volunteer, go to this website: http://nfo.edu/puppet/index.php SILVER CITYLIFE – 37

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HELL TO PAY AT ISAACS

Chamber executive director and Grant County film liaison, Lola Polley, discusses WNMU’s new film training funding with Governor Bill Richardson.

The Food Basket Thanksgiving Dinner is volunteerism at its best! Photos by Arlyn Cooley.

PEGGY SPOFFORD, MARILYN BURBRINK, GAYLE SIMMONS, CRAIG WENTZ

DR. COUNTS & KIM JENSEN (AS MARILYN MONROE)

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The Red Hat Birthday Party The Red Hat ladies do it again – just having a fabulous time at the Silver City Women’s Club.

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CRYSTAL CORNIDAS, KATRINA TERRY PLOECKELMANN IMITATING ROY ORBISON MAES, LEONA YNIGUEZ

DORIS LUGO & DIANE ARMSTRONG

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The After the Great Race Party held at Isaacs was a spirited and fitting finale to a great annual tradition. Photos by Judy Wuthrich.

Melanie Zipin and Jeff LeBlanc performed last March at a fundraiser for Hospice held at the old Elks Club building.

The evening included h’orderves, a silent auction and good conversation.

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The Hurley Centennial Celebration included Ted French from the Hillsboro Rock Shop demonstrating gold panning at JW Art Gallery, Mountain Aire Folk Music performing at JW Art Gallery and The Gila Trappers Mountain Men demonstration booth on Cortez Ave. Photos by LeAnne Knudsen.

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BY JUDY WUTHRICH Reiki is an alternative healing technique that is now being used on animals. The word Reiki in Japanese translates; Rei as wisdom and Ki meaning life energy. Reiki is a hands-on approach to healing with the practitioner acting as the conduit for healing energy to flow through their hands into the animal. This type of healing is nothing new. Since Biblical times, people have been doing treatments with the “laying on of hands.” Body, mind, and spirit are all balanced using this method to promote physical healing. When all three aspects are in balance, perfect health occurs. Reiki can be used alone or in conjunction with other treatments.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, a popular guest on the Oprah Show, allows the use of Reiki during his heart surgeries. More doctors and nurses are now beginning to study and use Reiki to help patients heal faster.

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Cassie Joon, Katy Sue and Spooky Powers Bill and Edna Powers have their daughter in Alamogordo to thank for their two energetic and one laid-back dogs. Spooky was found at a no kill Shelter in Las Cruces. Katy Sue was from a litter of six and given to Holly, the Powers’ daughter.

The newest addition, Cassie Joon was purchased in a yard sale. The woman that sold her thought she was a Yorkie, but when Cassie Joon grew bigger than expected, she was no longer wanted. Now she is not only wanted and loved by her humans, she has Katy Sue and Spooky’s exuberant company.

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Addie Ryan had intended to get a puppy from some friends in Glenwood whose dog had a litter. She discovered that the mother of the puppies, Silver, needed her more than she, Addie, needed a puppy. Silver had been passed around from home to home for a long while and in the process suffered from malnutrition and was infested with ticks and fleas. She was skinny and boney and was even missing hair in several spots. “I couldn’t even tell she was a husky,” said Addie.Silver has been going to work with Addie at Syzygy Tileworks ever since.

“Everyone in town knows her. She’s a good dog.” Addie says.

Lori Reyes found Penne one morning outside Syzygy Tileworks. The puppy was cold, skinny and hungry. Her eyes were crusty and infected, which turned out to be the results of sunburn since her skin is so white. Two years later, Penne is, as Lori puts it, “just a couch potato.”

Ranger, the shepherd mix, made his way into Lori’s heart all the way as a puppy from a Phoenix animal shelter. Before intervention from some neighbors, Ranger had been on his way to become dinner for a snake. The person he was taken from had been raising puppies for snake food.

Penne and Ranger have a much better life with Lori and her husband.

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Terry Ploeckelmann was trekking crosscountry performing at nursing homes along the way. While camping in Kansas at a lake, he noticed a bundle of fur under a picnic table. It was a huddle of puppies.

Terry took the runt and named her Daisy.

She had been weaned too early and had to be bottle fed every two hours for the rest of the trip ending in New Mexico.

Terry and Daisy just celebrated their fourth year enchanted in New Mexico.

“We really enjoy the Silver City scene with all the music and festivals,” says Terry.

Elizabeth Rockey got Boo as a tiny puppy. Boo had been hit by a car, thrown under some porch steps and left to die, crying and suffering. A neighbor saw her and took her in. Elizabeth got Boo and took her to a veterinarian discovering she had a crushed pelvis. She has healed pretty well and can go for hikes but wears out if they go too far.

Boo is also completely deaf and has vision trouble. Elizabeth has taught her some sign language. “She’s extremely intelligent and we all adore her,” says Elizabeth.

Kathy Eaton wanted to celebrate her 60th birthday by walking coast to coast. A dog seemed like the right companion for the trek.

She selected a border collie mix from the local animal shelter from a litter of ten. She wanted a dog that would have lots of energy to make the long trip. Kathy and Katy trained for a year and walked over 3,000 miles with Kathy’s husband, Art, driving their motor home as support crew. “She was great with my parents,” Kathy said, remembering how well Katy loved them. “She is always full of an abundant supply of kisses.”

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JIM FOY AND ASSOCIATES 210 W. Broadway, Silver City 575-538-9835 • Fax: 575-538-9840 www.jimfoyandassoc.com jimfoyassociates@qwestoffice.net

SILVER SATELLITE SOLUTIONS & SOUND 908 N. Hudson St., Silver City 575-534-8231 "For the BEST deal around!"

Please See Our Ad On Page 23

Please See Our Ads On Inside Front Cover & S44

AUTO - TIRES & REPAIR

BUILDING MATERIALS

WERNER TIRE SERVICE 1155 Hwy.180 E., Silver City Between McDonald’s & Team Ford 575-538-3807 • 6 Days A Week Alignments, Brakes, Tires + More

MATERIAL GOOD 108 N. Texas St., Silver City 575-534-4511 www.materialgood.com Green Paint • Flooring • Plaster Please See Our Ad On Page S43

BANKS AMBANK 1609 N. Swan St., Silver City 575-534-0550 - Silver City 575-537-2481 - Bayard 575-537-2111 - Hurley Please See Our Ad On Page 7

1ST NEW MEXICO BANK 1928 HWY. 180 E., Silver City 1110 N. Hudson, Silver City 575-388-3121 www.fnmbsc.com Please See Our Ad On Pages 10 & S7

WELLS FARGO BANK 1201 N. POPE ST., SILVER CITY 575-956-1500 • 800-TO-WELLS www.wellsfargo.com Together we’ll go far Please See Our Ad On Page 13

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CATERING - FULL SERVICE EAT YOUR HEART OUT CATERING 800 W. Market St., Silver City 575-313-9005 • Full Service Catering www.cateringonmarket.com Banquet Room Seats Up To 40

CELLULAR TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT & SERVICE CELLULAR SOLUTIONS 1445 Hwy. 180 E. Ste. A, Silver City 575-538-5205 • Fax: 575-538-5195 Verizon Wireless Authorized Retailer cellularsolutions@yahoo.com

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LORDSBURG HIDALGO COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 206 Main St., Lordsburg 575-542-9864 www.lordsburghidalgocounty.net lordsburgcoc@aznex.net Please See Our Ad On Page 42

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE continued SILVER CITY GRANT COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 201 N. Hudson St., Silver City 575-538-3785 • 800-548-9378 www.SilverCity.org Please See Our Ad On Page 42

COFFEE HOUSES & ROASTERS A.I.R. COFFEE COMPANY 208 Central Ave., Bayard 575-537-3967 • 866-892-3009 www.aircoffee.biz Coffee & Tea - Retail & Wholesale YANKIE CREEK COFFEE HOUSE Gourmet Espresso, Tea & Chai Real Fruit Smoothies & Pastries 112 W. Yankie • Free WiFi Live Music 9:30-11:30am Sundays

COMPUTER

COPY EQUIP. SALES & SERVICE

HEATING CONTRACTORS

DOCUMENT CENTER A Spectrum Imaging Systems Co. 1004 N. Pope St., Silver City 575-388-1884 • 8am-5pm M-F Full Service Copy • EQ Sales & Service

J & S PLUMBING & HEATING 2815 Pinos Altos Rd., Silver City 575-538-2973 • Bonded & Licensed Furnace & AC Evap. Cooling Service Free Estimates - Tri City Area Please See Our Ad On Page S10

ENGINES - SMALL REPAIR & SERVICE

HOME PRODUCTS

THE SHARPENING CENTER 11793 Hwy. 180 East, Silver City 575-388-4047 We Pick Up & Deliver 9am-5pm M-F, 9am-1pm Sat.

LEGACY HOME & GIFTS 910 N. Hudson St., Silver City 575-388-1226 www.legacyhomegifts.com 10am-5:00pm M-F, 10am-2pm Sat.

Please See Our Ad On Page 6 & S33

lease See Our Ad On Pages 33 &S26

FINANCIAL SERVICES

HOSPITAL

ALLSTATE-SIMON ORTIZ 905 N. Hudson St., Silver City 575-538-3744 • 888-223-6611 www.Allstate.com

GILA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 1313 E. 32nd St., Silver City 575-538-4000 www.grmc.org

Please See Our Ad On Pages 24 & S12

SERVICE & REPAIR CYBER PROS 1816 N. Silver St., Silver City 575-388-2778 Computer & Electronics Repair PC • Mac • TV • VCR • DVD • Game Consoles

CONTRACTORS - BUILDING CHAVEZ CONSTRUCTION 1702 N. Corbin St., Silver City 575-388-1886 Fax: 866-542-8618 www.ChavezConstruction.com contactus@ChavezConstruction.com Please See Our Ad On Back Cover &Page 1

COOK’S GENERAL CONTRACTING 1874 Hwy 180 E., Silver City 575-534-7850 Ronald O. Cook, Owner Licensed & Bonded Please See Our Ad On Page 28

TRES AMIGOS ENTERPRISES Glenwood, NM 575-539-2584 •505-469-1561 tresamigos@wildblue.net Kenny Sutton, Licensed Contractor Please See Our Ad On Page S39

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EDWARD JONES JAMES EDD HUGHS 210 Hwy. 180 W, Ste. 100, Silver City 575-534-1221 • 877-534-1221 www.edwardjones.com Please See Our Ad On Page 9

FLOOR COVERINGS SALES & INSTALLATION FINISHING TOUCH HOME INTERIORS 1302 N. Hudson St., Silver City 575-388-9002 • Fax: 575-534-0525 fthinteriors1@qwestoffice.net 9am-5pm M-F • Sat. By Appointment

Please See Our Ad On Page 19

GILA REGIONAL CANCER CENTER 1313 E. 32nd St., Silver City 575-538-4009 www.grmc.org Please See Our Ad On Page 21

HOSPICE HORIZON HOSPICE 1260 E. 32nd St., Silver City 575-534-1800 • 877-534-1801 www.horizonhospice.net Care in the comfort of your own home Please See Our Ad On Page 17

GIFT SHOPS

INSURANCE

CUP OF GRACE Christian Books & Gifts 1308 Silver Heights Blvd., Silver City 575-538-2115 Free Gift Wrapping

CARSON INSURANCE AGENCY 601 E. 19th St., Silver City 575-538-3787 www.carsonagencynm.com carson@zianet.com

Please See Our Ad On Page S42

Please See Our Ad On Page 9

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FARM BUREAU FINANCIAL SERVICES Susan Sumrall, Agent 4505 Hwy. 180 E., Silver City 575-538-5864

INSURANCE continued

MOTELS, HOTELS & INNS

PHARMACIES

INSURANCE FIRST FINANCIAL SERVICES 102 W. Yankie St., Historic Silver City Call our insurance specialists & SAVE 37% TODAY! Call Now! 877-534-9118

COPPER MANOR MOTEL 710 Silver Heights Blvd., Silver City 575-538-5392 • Conference Space coppermanor@yahoo.com Restaurant & Lounge on Property

SILVER REXALL DRUG, INC. 1308 Silver Heights Blvd., Silver City 575-388-1579 • Fax: 575-538-0525 Personalized Service Custom Prescription Compounding

Please See Our Ad On Page S19

Please See Our Ad On Page S42

THE DRIFTER MOTEL, RESTAURANT & LOUNGE 711 Silver Heights Blvd., Silver City 575-538-2916 • 800-853-2916 Local Favorite Breakfast Spot

PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS

STATE FARM INSURANCE CHUCK JOHNSON, AGENT #1 Ranch Club Rd., Silver City 575-538-5321 • 888-616-0884 chuck.johnson.b7i7@statefarm.com Please See Our Ad On Page 29

STATE FARM INSURANCE GABRIEL RAMOS, AGENT 502 Silver Heights Blvd., Silver City 575-388-1969 • 877-650-8800 gabriel.ramos.j8qm@statefarm.com

MANUFACTURED HOMES CLAYTON HOMES 11771 Hwy. 180 E.., Silver City 575-534-9391 www.4aclaytonhome.com/826 Quality Homes starting at $35/ sq. ft.

Please See Our Ad On Page 28

MAILING SERVICES EAGLE MAIL SERVICES 2311 Ranch Club Rd., Silver City 575-388-1967 • Fax: 575-388-1623 www.eaglemail.apachego.com eaglemail@apachego.com Please See Our Ad On Page 13

MEDICAL CLINICS HMS MED SQUARE MEDICAL, DENTAL & MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC 114 W. 11th St., Silver City 575-388-1511 • 866-633-7773 “Your Total Health, Our Total Commitment” Please See Our Ad On Inside Back Cover

MEDICAL SUPPLY MELINDA’S MEDICAL SUPPLY 910 E. 32nd St., Silver City 575-534-4013 • 866-534-4013 Free Delivery 24 Hr. Emergency Service Please See Our Ad On Page 20

Please See Our Ad On Page S19

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS-SILVER CITY 1103 Superior St., Silver City 575-538-2525 • 800-HOLIDAY www.hiexpress.com/silvercitynm US Hwy 180 East behind Wendy’s Please See Our Ad On Page S13

PALACE HOTEL 106 W. Broadway St., Silver City 575-388-1811 Located in Historic Downtown District nebt@zianet.com Please See Our Ad On Page S5

WHITEWATER MOTEL & ROCK SHOP P.O. Box 158, Glenwood 575-539-2581 www.gilanet.com/WhitewaterMotel Please See Our Ad On Page S39

PAINT MATERIAL GOOD 108 N. Texas St., Silver City 575-534-4511 www.materialgood.com Paint • Stains • Finishes • Plaster Please See Our Ad On Page S43

PHOTO - LAB & PORTRAIT SILVER IMAGING PHOTO LAB & PORTRAIT STUDIO 1008 Pope St., Silver City Lab: 575-538-8658 • Portraits: 534-4432 One Hour Photo - Digital or Film It Pays To Advertise.

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GILBERT S. ARIZAGA, M.D. A. Teresa Arizaga-Morales, M.D. María E. Arizaga, M.D. María P. Arizaga, Ph.D. 575-388-2743 • 3060 Hwy. 180 E. Please See Our Ad On Page 21

CASSIE HEALTH CENTER FOR WOMEN 1618 E. Pine St., Silver City 575-388-1561 • 888-388-1562 www.CassieHealthCenter.com Please See Our Ad On Pages 4-5

SOUTHWEST BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE 1268 East 32nd St., Silver City 575-534-1919 • 866-534-4262 www.SouthwestBoneAndJoint.com Please See Our Ad On Page 20

PICTURE FRAMING JW ART GALLERY 99 Cortez Ave., Hurley 575-537-0300 preview artists-www.jwartgallery.com 9am-5pm W-F, 10am-6pm Sat.-Sun. Please See Our Ad On PageS S21 & S33

PLUMBING CONTRACTORS J & S PLUMBING & HEATING 2815 Pinos Altos Rd., Silver City 575-538-2973 • Bonded & Licensed Commercial • Residential • Utility Free Estimates - Tri City Area Please See Our Ad On Page S10

PROPANE GRIFFIN’S PROPANE, INC./ FUEL CENTERS PLUS, INC. 2334 Ranch Club Rd., Silver City 575-388-4433 • 800-924-4437 www.griffinspropane.com Please See Our Ad On Page 28 SILVER CITYLIFE – 45

PUBLISHERS

RESTAURANTS

ZIA PUBLISHING CORP. P.O. Box 1248, Silver City 575-388-4444 www.ziapublishing.com info@ziapublishing.com Magazines • Brochures • Yearbooks Visitor Guides • Marketing Consulting

ALMA GRILL Hwy 180, Alma 575-539-2233 Mexican & American Food 6am-3pm (Closed Thursday) Please See Our Ad On Page S38

ROOFING CONTRACTORS & MATERIALS MASTERCRAFT METALS, INC. 12 Dickson Rd., Silver City 575-388-8800 • 800-607-7468 24 ga. Standing Seam Roofing www.mastercraftmetals.com

THUNDER CREEK QUILT & FABRIC SHOP 703 N. Bullard St., Silver City 575-538-2284 Office Supplies 9am-5pm M-F, 9am-4pm Sat.

LA MEXICANA RESTAURANT #180 Hwy 180 E., Silver City 575-534-0142 Mexican & American Food 8am-8pm Tues.-Sun. THE RED BARN FAMILY STEAKHOUSE & WATERING HOLE 708 Silver Heights Blvd., Silver City 575-538-5666 Take-Out & Banquet Facilities

Please See Our Ad On Pages 32 & S42

Please See Our Ad On Page S19

SHOE & BOOT REPAIR

REAL ESTATE

SILVER BOWLING CENTER CAFE 2020 Memory Lane, Silver City 575-538-3612 • Daily Noon Specials Open 11am - 11pm BEST Hamburgers Around SILVERADO HEALTH FOOD SHOPPE 303 E. 13th St., Silver City 575-534-9404 • Dine In/Carry Out Sandwiches • Salads • Smoothies Supplements & Vitamins TWO SPIRITS CAFE “An Adventure in Taste” Hwy 15, Pinos Altos 575-388-1659 • Breakfast & Lunch Patio Dining VICKI’S EATERY Hearty Breakfast 7-10:30am M-Sat. Healthy Lunch 11am-3pm M-Sat. Sun. Breakfast 8am-2pm • Live Music 575-388-5430 • 315 Texas St.

SILVER SHOE & BOOT REPAIR 806 N. Bullard St., Silver City 575-388-4798 • 9am-4pm Tues.-Sat. Shoe & Boot Repair • Orthopedic “Build Ups!”• Purse & Zipper Repair

RESTAURANT & SALOON

WEDDINGS & FORMAL WEAR

BUCKHORN SALOON & OPERA HOUSE 32 Main St., Pinos Altos 575-538-9911 • Mon.-Sat. Saloon 3-11pm • Dining Room 5-10pm buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com

JESSICA’S BRIDAL BOUTIQUE 110 E. 11th St., Silver City 575-956-3345 • 575-388-2101 Call for an appointment 10am-5pm T-F, 10am-3pm Sat.

Please See Our Ad On Page 32

QUILTING MATERIALS

PRUDENTIAL SILVER CITY PROPERTIES 120 E. 11th St., Silver City 575-538-0404 • 866-538-0404 www.PrudentialSilverCity.com info@PrudentialSilverCity.com Please See Our Ad On Page 29

PRUDENTIAL SILVER CITY PROPERTIES Rodger Koest 575-574-7562 www.PrudentialSilverCity.com Rodger@RodgerKoest.com Please See Our Ad On Page 1

RE/MAX SILVER ADVANTAGE 314 E 14th St., Silver City 575-538-3847 • 800-716-3847 www.RealEstateSilverCityNM.com info@realestatesilvercitynm.com Please See Our Ad On Page 32

UNITED COUNTRY MIMBRES REALTY 414 N. Bullard, Silver City 575-534-4616 • 800-827-9198 www.MimbresRealty.com Please See Our Ad On Page 24

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SATELLITE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS, SALES & SERVICE SATELLITE KINGS 1610 Silver Heights Blvd., Silver City 575-388-3274 • 888-388-3274 Your Local DIRECTV Dealer • Dish Network Dealer • Satellite Internet Please See Our Ad On Page 32

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VIDEO GAMES - DEALERS VIDEO GAME OUTLET 206 E. 11th St., Silver City 575-534-4216 PS2 • PS3 • X360 • Wii • DS • PSP New & Preplayed Video Games

Please See Our Ad On Page 33

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“Your Total Health, Our Total Commitment” “Hidalgo Medical Services is a non-profit Health Care and Community Development Organization that improves the quality of life for the people of Hidalgo County and the Southwest."

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Bayard, NM 88023, 575-537-5068 HMS Cobre Schools Health Clinic 1107 Tom Foy Blvd., Bayard, NM 88023 575-537-5069 HMS Cliff/Gila Community Health Center 411 State Hwy 211, Gila, NM 88038 575-535-4384

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HMS Lordsburg Medical, Dental & Mental Health Clinic 530 E. DeMoss St., Lordsburg, NM 88045 575-542-8384, 888-271-3596

HMS Med Square Medical, Dental & Mental Health Clinic 114 W. 11th St., Silver City, NM 88061 575-388-1511, 866-633-7773

HMS Lordsburg Schools Health Center 501 W. 4th St., Lordsburg, NM 88045, 575-542-3389

HMS Silver City Mental Health Center 301 W. College Ave. Silver City, NM 88061 575-313-8222

HMS Mimbres Valley Clinic 2743-B Hwy 35N, Mimbres, NM 88049 575-536-3990 HMS Copper Medical, 3185 N. Leslie Rd. Silver City, NM 88061, 575-388-3393

HMS Silver Schools Health Center 3200 N. Silver St. Silver City, NM 88061 575-534-1015

HIDALGO MEDICAL SERVICES

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HIDALGO MEDICAL SERVICES FAMILY SUPPORT CENTERS Funded by the Centers for Disease Control, REACH 2010 Program Mining District (Bayard) Family Support Center P.O. Box 1356/805 Tom Foy Blvd.

Bayard, NM 88023. 575-537-2891

Mimbres Valley Family Support Center 2715 Hwy 35, Mimbres, NM 88049 575-536-3099

Cliff/Gila Community Health Center 411 State Hwy 211, Gila, NM 88038 575-535-4384

Silver City Family Support Center 1105 N. Pope, Suite 2 Silver City, NM 88061 575-534-0248 888-271-3596

Lordsburg Family Support Center 530 E. DeMoss St. Lordsburg, NM 88045. 575-542-3046

HMS Silver Schools Health Center 3200 N. Silver St., Silver City, NM 88061 575-534-1015

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Building each home as though we were building our own.

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575.388.1886

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