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Our Cover The critter on the cover is a burro, not a donkey or elephant.

Regardless of your political leanings during the 2008 election, however, this animal’s a “beaut.” Donkey Xote is a rescue burro from BLM property and now happily resides with her sidekick, Lagniappe, at the mountain home of Barbara and Tom Gorzycki. The Gorzycki property and their two burros are not located in the Burro Mountains, but they certainly have a great view of the range from their front porch.

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38 Depar tments 22 Investing. James Edd Hughs and Kevin Thompson share tips from Edward Jones.

24 Legal Issues. Some insight into estate planning with attorney Daniel B. Dietzel.

Fe a t u re s

25 Out & About. Snapshots of recent local events.

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50 New Faces in Business.

Returning home to practice. Doctors are among local professionals with a yearning for returning to hometown roots, often leaving better pay for family and small town benefits.

29 Dorothy McCray. Silver City loses an icon.

30 Creating the Interior. Enhance the interior décor of your home, economically, by utilizing an impressive range of products and professional help available right here in Silver City.

38 Lunch Ladies. Food is prepared in your schools by a great group of ladies…the article introduces you to the people charged with your child’s day-time nutritional health.

42 Retirement Showcase. Tom and Barbara Gorzycki latched onto a chunk of foothill property in early development stages and molded their retirement around a lifestyle they love.

46 Building Green. Many local residents have taken a strong stance for supporting environmentally responsible building practices and products, there are many practical choices.

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51 Catch a Fish in Winter. Fishing tips for the mild winter weather of Southwest NM. 52 Winter Birding. With resident experts Gene Lewis and Dr. Dale Zimmerman.

53 Advertisers Index.

54 Pet Emergencies. Dealing with those often stressful issues.

54 Happy Endings. Happy endings for dogs and cats.

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Brett Ferneau and his wife LeAnne Knudsen relocated to the Silver City area six years ago from Santa Fe. They live near Santa Rita, where Brett is a member of the volunteer fire department.

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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 in Washington, DC with a BA in English and Journalism.

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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 and author with field experience on every continent.

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Dr. Bill Fowler General Practice Publisher’s note: One of our best-known doctors is also one of our humblest, declining publicity at every turn. Because he was repeatedly mentioned by younger doctors who grew up under his care, we felt obliged to feature Dr. Bill Fowler’s story nonetheless. We hope our old friend will forgive us for our pride in him.

The eldest of five sons born to an Alamogordo logger and his wife, Bill Fowler was his family’s first high school graduate. He served as an army medic, returned to southern New Mexico, and worked the graveyard shift as a shovel oiler for Kennecott Copper Co. He attended NM Teacher’s College, now WNMU, earning a chemistry degree.

Dr. Fowler married the late Dixie Dearing, and went into business with her father, Lee, leaching copper ore.

Earning enough money to buy his own bulldozer, he began constructing cattle tanks at remote ranches while applying to medical schools.

One working day, a rider on horseback located him with news that he had attained early acceptance at the University of Tennessee, and had just two weeks to report there. Dr. Fowler sold his bulldozer to finance his medical education.

As a GP, Dr. Fowler has performed obstetrics, surgery, psychiatry, internal medicine, emergency and pediatrics, returning to school for a year of surgical residency during the 1970s.

At age 78, he has no plans of retiring.

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Returning HOME to

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WRITTEN BY BRETT FERNEAU AND JOE BURGESS PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOE BURGESS

Though it still lacks a few big-city bells and whistles, Silver City’s medical community is among the best anywhere with regards to the qualities that really count: knowledge, skill, dedication, compassion and quality of care. While newer and better equipment can always be purchased – and much is on the way – these shared human qualities are priceless and irreplaceable. Many of us owe our lives and physical comfort to these practitioners, with more joining that roster each day.

Silver City Life is proud to profile a few local kids who attended our schools, left to study medicine and then returned home, offering help to the rest of us. above: Doctors who have returned to practice in Silver City include Brian Robinson, María and Gilbert Arizaga, Teresa Arizaga-Morales, María Elena Arizaga (not pictured), Twana Sparks, Roberto Carreón, Roland Snure, Donald Montoya and Bill Fowler (sidebar).

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Dr. Brian Robinson Orthopedic Surgery WRITTEN BY BRETT FERNEAU

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uring his residency at UNM Medical Center in Albuquerque, an instructor told Dr. Brian Robinson that he would be ‘short-changing himself’ by returning to his hometown of Silver City to practice medicine.

Now in his tenth year of practice here, the founder of Southwest Bone and Joint Institute obviously disagreed with his former instructor’s assessment of our community. Dr. Robinson and Margaret, his wife of 22 years and also a Silver City native, briefly considered moving to Wyoming but found it lacking the cultural diversity of southwestern New Mexico.

Re-examining this area, Dr. Robinson noticed that local residents in need of orthopedic care were traveling to Las Cruces, El Paso, TX and Tucson, AZ to receive it. He

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decided to make those services available much closer to home. Today, Southwest Bone and Joint Institute maintains clinics in both Silver City and Deming, performing surgeries at Gila Regional Medical Center.

Equally at home in the clinic and the operating room, Dr. Robinson advocates injury prevention through diet and exercise, ‘without being strict.’ In maintaining his own orthopedic health, he enjoys bicycling, weight lifting, downhill skiing, and an occasional fishing trip. He notes that active people who have surgery have faster recovery rates than those with a sedentary lifestyle.

The son of Sixth Judicial Court Judge J.C. Robinson and his wife Marsha, Dr. Robinson was inspired to enter the medical field by his grandfather, Dr. James E. Robinson, who practiced here for 40 years. The younger Dr. Robinson treats people today who were patients of the older Dr. Robinson. Some have trouble calling Dr. Brian Robinson ‘Dr. Robinson’ out of respect to his grandfather, and prefer to call him ‘Brian’ instead.

“That’s fine with me,” he says, “Brian is who I am.”

Of his ‘small-town’ medical practice, Dr. Robinson says, “In bigger cities, surgeons seldom actually get to see their patients out in the community.

Here, you feel a constant obligation to be the best you can possibly be, because you always look your patients straight in the eye. Everyone you treat here is somebody’s mom, wife, brother or cousin. What you do has more impact on a personal level. That’s why as a surgeon, I also enjoy working in the clinic. You get to know your patients as people and help see them through from start to finish.”

The Robinsons have two sons, Michael and Patrick. Dr. Robinson’s younger brother, Kevin, an architect, and Kevin’s wife, county attorney Abigail Robinson, have also recently returned home to practice in Silver City.

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The Doctors Arizaga Gilbert S. Arizaga, MD, María P. Arizaga, Ph.D. Teresa Arizaga-Morales, MD, María Elena Arizaga, MD WRITTEN BY JOE BURGESS

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oday, it’s quite a phenomenon when four immediate family members return to a small community to practice in the fields of physical and behavioral health. The Arizagas simply shrug their shoulders and say, “We are family and this is where we choose to be.”

Gilbert, a Silver City native, attended Cobre High School, Western New Mexico University and

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University of New Mexico School of Medicine. He served his residency in pediatrics and dermatology at the University of Arizona, practiced pediatrics for six years in Silver City and then opened his own clinic, Sierra Dermatology.

María graduated from Silver High School and Western New Mexico University and earned a CPA license in Silver City. Later, she earned an MA in Counseling and Guidance and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from New Mexico State University. She worked at the New Mexico State University Counseling Center

through 2007. She now works full time with El Refugio in Silver City and has established her private practice, Flores de Tepeyac Behavioral Health.

Teresa was born in Albuquerque, was Salutatorian of her Silver High School class and graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine. She completed her UNM residency in psychiatry in 2004. She established her private practice in Silver City and now serves as medical director and staff psychiatrist for the behavioral health unit at Gila Regional Medical Center.

Teresa is married to State Senator Howie Morales.

María Elena was born in Tucson and is a 1992 graduate of Silver High School.

She attended University of New Mexico School of Medicine and completed her residency in psychiatry at UNM in 2008.

She is practicing psychiatry at Gila Regional Medical Center.

Gilbert comments that he practices Psychocutaneous Medicine, which addresses the psychological and social aspects of the physical problems that he encounters. Those can be especially acute with skin disorders. Over the years, he has also pursued an interest in cultural medicine and curanderismo in particular, the holistic medical approaches practiced for centuries by many cultures, including many of the indigenous peoples of both Mexico and the United States. “As with cultures around the world, it simply makes good sense that true healing should include mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of a person’s life. These are too often ignored in our fast-paced society.”

“Curandismo is very God-centered,” adds María. “The foundation is based on a strong belief in God and, with our people, there are rituals that date back to the era of the Aztecs and other North American tribes.”

“The medical and social fields” injects Gilbert, “are but two of many ways to contribute to your home town. Silver City is fortunate to have many people who give of themselves to the community.” opposite: María and Gilbert Arizaga and Teresa Arizaga-Morales.

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In the course of her world travels, Dr. Twana Sparks has treated snakebite in Myanmar, anaphylaxis in Costa Rica, and diagnosed malaria, Giardia and the African virus Chikungunya in travelers returning stateside. Not bad for a hometown ear, nose and throat specialist!

After growing up in Central – now Santa Clara – and graduating from Cobre High School in Bayard in 1971, Dr. Sparks left the area for some 23 years, returning 14 years ago to establish her practice here. Her parents, Ken and Juanita Sparks, were former cotton farmers who had moved to our area from Arkansas. They both earned Master’s degrees at WNMU and became teachers in our local schools.

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“They taught me to love learning and laughing,” Dr. Sparks recalls fondly.

Dr. Sparks attained her medical degree at UNM School of Medicine, becoming that institution’s first resident in her specialty. She went on to fill in at various stateside medical institutions during personnel shortages, and eventually traveled the world.

“I wanted to see the world – literally – before choosing Grant County as my home again,” she says. “I came back to southwest New Mexico to work with the people I know and to enjoy the best food on the planet.”

While the Sparks Clinic in Silver City deals primarily in her specialty, Dr. Sparks still performs a variety of services and procedures on recommendation from other physicians. When she entered medical school, she had originally planned to open a family practice.

That notion changed during her third year at UNM, when an attending physician handed her a scalpel and guided her through a thyroidectomy because the regular resident was unavailable.

“I realized then that I prefer the relatively immediate satisfaction of treatmentand-cure over trying to convince people to change their life habits,” she explains.

Dr. Sparks’ abundant sense of humor is immediately apparent to those meeting her for the first time. In fact, people who have not met her as Dr. Sparks may know her by a different name: that of her alter ego Mona Little, the celebrated and mythical 1960s folksinger/ guitarist. Mona is a popular fundraiser for the Mimbres Region Arts Council, performing with tongue in cheek for enthusiastic sold-out audiences at the Pinos Altos Opera House.

Dr. Sparks still travels outside the U.S. every other year. Prior to returning home to practice in Grant County, she took time out to walk across our country coast-to-coast, from Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine. The trip took six months and covered 3,870 miles.

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Dr. Roberto Carreón, III Orthopedic Surgery WRITTEN BY BRETT FERNEAU

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f higher education had been a horse race, Dr. Roberto Carreón might have been considered to be a long shot. Born in Chihuahua, Mexico to Roberto H. Carreón II and his wife Dionisia, young Roberto and brothers Ruben, Mario and Angel worked alongside their parents as legal migrant farm laborers in Texas and California. The family moved to Silver City, where Roberto’s uncle worked in the mines, when Dr. Carreón was in the fourth grade.

“Silver City was a great place to grow up,” says Dr. Carreón. “People

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knew you and you knew them. You could walk anywhere in town. People cared about you.”

With a laugh, he adds, “…and the adults knew who you were, so you had to behave!”

Though his parents valued education, they were never able to afford it for themselves. Dr. Carreón was the first family member to graduate from high school, after attending Silver High while working nights as a janitor at Med Square. He went on to earn his medical degree at Harvard Medical School, one of the strictest and most prestigious institutions in the country, and fulfilled his residency at the University of Washington, also considered to be a particularly rigorous institution. In the meantime, his brother Ruben acquired a lumber mill in Reserve, Mario became a prominent attorney in Las Cruces, and Angel pursued a successful career in the military.

“My parents stressed education, but never forced us,” Dr. Carreón recalls. “I would bring home my report card, tell them what was on it, and they would sign off. They raised us to the point that we could assume individual responsibility, and then allowed us to make decisions.”

Dr. Carreón practiced for 15 years in Phoenix, AZ – where he was involved in the community – before returning home to Silver City. He enjoys orthopedic surgery because of its variety and ability to make a difference in the lives of people of all ages.

“You never see the same thing twice,” he states. “ I enjoyed Phoenix, but I always wanted to come back. The community that has given me so much doesn’t deserve less than the best medical care available.”

Dr. Carreón enjoys local school sports, serves with the New Mexico Activities Association, is a member of the State Sports Medicine Committee, is a medical advisor to local teams, and is an active supporter of community events.

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Dr. Roland Snure General Surgery WRITTEN BY BRETT FERNEAU

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r. Roland Snure had completed his residency at University of Arizona Medical Center and was about to join a practice in Tucson, when he was notified of an open position at Surgical Associates of Silver City. He had met Dr. Russell Kleinman from Surgical Associates a year previously, and soon Tucson’s loss became Silver City’s gain.

“I wanted to practice in a small town in the Southwest, close to home. Besides Tucson, Silver City was the only job interview I ever had,” he says with a chuckle, adding, “I don’t anticipate going anywhere else, ever.”

Dr. Snure grew up on a working family-

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owned cattle ranch near Apache, Arizona, located between Douglas, AZ and Rodeo, NM. His great grandfather, Ben Snure Sr., homesteaded the ranch around 1900. His grandparents, Ben Jr. and Florence, continued the family ranching tradition, as did his parents, Rick and Fran Snure. Dr. Snure completed his education through the eighth grade at a one-room schoolhouse, at times accompanied by only three other students and the teacher.

“I attribute my success on an academic level to that experience,” he says. “I didn’t know how lucky I was.”

Dr. Snure attended high school in Animas, NM, because “it was a shorter bus ride than the one to Douglas.” During those years he frequented high school dances and other activities in Silver City. His parents, both active rodeo supporters, are well remembered by older Silver City residents today.

Dr. Snure enjoys general surgery because of its role in solving specific problems with tangible results. While his skills are applied to a wide range of ailments and injuries, his two special interests are breast cancer and, more recently, obesity. Under-utilization of screening procedures and prevention for these respective problems, he asserts, are among the reasons that America’s health care system is “out of control.” Breast cancer affects one in eight women in the U.S., and is totally manageable and curable when detected early through mammogram screening. Obesity leads to diabetes, hypertension and cardiopulmonary disease, all problems that tend to disappear when body weight is reduced. To help mitigate obesity among people unable to lose weight, he hopes to introduce gastric banding as a locally available procedure in the near future.

Quick to credit his staff, Dr. Snure concludes, “Everyone here does a great job, and is an integral part of our success. Without them, the work wouldn’t be nearly as satisfying. I’m glad to have the opportunity to be part of this community.”

Dr. Snure serves on the board of directors at Western Bank.

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returned to Silver City because I yearned for a simpler life,” states Dr. Donald Montoya, “and I wanted to be in a community where I felt I was making a contribution to its health care.” The retired obstetrician and gynecologist went on to say that people in this community appreciated his compassion and care.

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St. Mary’s Academy in Silver City and high school at St. Michael’s in Santa Fe. Undergraduate work was at Arizona State University and he graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine. His internship was served at Providence Hospital in Portland, Oregon, and residency at Oregon Health Sciences Center. Prior to coming to Silver City, he practiced in Oregon from 1976-1992 and then in Silver City until his retirement in 2006.

Don met his wife, Kim, in Oregon and she has been extremely supportive of the practice, managing the office for years. She also home-schooled their son Alex and daughter Jessie for ten years. Alex is now working toward his MFA in creative writing at NMSU. Jessie is working on her Masters in counseling at Pacific University in Portland.

With a nursing degree from NMSU their daughter, Dominique, is now an RN at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque.

“Delivering babies into this world is an intriguing process and never ceased to amaze me,” Don continued. “I loved being involved with that most important segment of people’s lives.”

“Sitting now on the board of Gila Regional Medical Center following my retirement has kept me connected. It’s challenging, but I feel that I am still making a contribution to the well-being of both the hospital and the people of the community.”

Of course, Don does have a hobby (or second career). “I have always loved history and I am currently immersed in the writing of a book about Grant County from Spanish exploration through 1900. A lot has been written about Grant County but the history has never been compiled into a single volume. I have spent the last 15 months wading through newspapers, mine documents, etc. I am now in the writing phase and Kim is providing the important task of editing the manuscript. I have learned and discovered information that most people don’t realize exists. Grant County residents have always played important roles in this nation’s development.” As one might expect, Don also serves on the Silver City Museum Board.

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Investing

Courtesy of James Edd Hughs, left; and Kevin Thompson, right; at Edward Jones®

Time to SELL... or

Time to BUY? We’re in a recession, which could be severe. Several financial services companies have either collapsed or been bailed out by the government. And the stock market is down about 45 percent since hitting its peak in October of 2007.

Silver City Properties #1 Listing + Selling Office in Grant County 2006 & 2007

120 E. 11th Street Toll-free (866) 538-0404

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Office (575) 538-0404

www.prudentialsilvercity.com

Representing

Mimbres Branch Office • Toll-free (877) 536-2908 Office (575) 536-2900 • www.mimbresvalleyrealestate.com

Dos Griegos Subdivision

Patrick Conlin, CRS Broker/Owner

575-574-2201 patrick@prudentialsilvercity.com

Dawn Holladay 575-590-0689

Tracy Bauer 575-534-7926

Rodger Koest 575-574-7562

Paula Bradfield 575-313-6072

Robin L. Thomas 575-574-8798

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Branding Iron Properties

Is this a “perfect storm” that should blow investors out of the market — or is it actually an opportunity for investors to jump back in?

If you’re an investor, your first impulse might be to join the “get out while you can” camp. After all, it’s no fun seeing the market plunge hundreds of points one day — and then hundreds more the next day.

And we keep getting hit by waves of bad economic news. What possible reason could there be for remaining invested in the market, or even adding more dollars to your current investments?

Actually, you might be surprised.

Some strong historical evidence suggests that, during a period such as we are now in, you may indeed benefit by not only staying invested, but also increasing your investment dollars in the financial markets. Consider this: In nine of the last ten recessions, dating back to 1949, the S & P 500 had moved up by at least 29 percent just 12 months after hitting its lowest point during the recession. Of course, as you’ve no doubt heard, past

performance is no guarantee of future results, but it’s interesting to note that the market eventually recovered after each recession.

However, no one can really predict when stocks will reach that low point. It’s possible we’ve already hit it, but it’s just as likely that we’ll see further drops. And yet, even if you can’t say that we’ve hit a market low, should you sell your stocks to “cut your losses” and use the proceeds to buy what you perceive as less risky investments? Before making this move, you need to consider some important facts. For example, if you pulled out of the stock market and purchased certificates of deposit (CDs) from a strong financial institution, you could reasonably expect that your principal will be safe and that you will receive the interest payments promised to you. But the interest rate you receive may not even keep up with inflation, so, over time, your investment could end up costing you purchasing power.

On the other hand, if you were to remain invested in the stock market, and if it does follow historical patterns, you do have a chance of making up your losses.

Will there be continued volatility in day-today price movements? Almost certainly.

But keep in mind that, over the long term, a portfolio that contains a reasonable amount of stocks, along with bonds, government securities and other investments, gives you the best chance of achieving your financial goals.

And here’s another reason to keep investing: As measured by the pricetoearnings ratio (P/E), stocks are currently inexpensive. If you buy more shares when prices are down, your increased ownership stake should become more valuable when stocks recover — as they have done following every bear market in the past.

It’s tough to stay positive during a gloomymarket environment. But the most successful investors are often the ones who have the courage to be optimistic when everyone around them is not.

James Edd Hughs Financial Advisor Edward Jones 210 Hwy 180 W Suite 100 Silver City, NM 88061 (575) 534-1221 www.edwardjones.com SILVER CITYLIFE – 23

Legal Issues

Daniel B. Dietzel

PLANNING

AHEAD Written by Brett Ferneau Photograph by Joe Burgess

Wind Canyon Estates

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It’s why people move to Silver City!

ocated approximately 5 miles west of Silver City on Hwy. 180 W. bordering the Gila National Forest, Wind Canyon Estates boasts breath-taking views, some as far away as Arizona. Enjoy the native vegetation of beautiful wild flowers, yucca, and stately piñon, juniper, cedar and oak. 10 acre parcels priced from the low $100,000. Definitely a place to explore!

Enchantment Realty 501 Silver Heights Blvd.

Silver City, NM 88061

1-800-456-3132 • 575-538-2931 www.silvercity-realestate.com

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One of the most important aspects of property ownership is often unintentionally left to chance: that of estate planning.

Anyone who owns a house or land will benefit from estate planning,” says Silver City attorney Daniel Dietzel.

“Changes can be made at any time, and the process is surprisingly affordable for most people. Often, unfortunately, it’s one of those things that folks just never get around to doing.”

He explains that complete estate planning services often involve more than a will, if the estate is to be kept out of a probate court. Probate can be a lengthy legal process. Even among those who plan ahead, a considerable amount of property undergoes the probate process by accident or through misinformation.

“Don’t assume that everything is fine just because there is a will in place,” Daniel cautions. "Consult with a lawyer, which is inexpensive, just to be sure."

Daniel B. Dietzel is an associate in Lopez & Associates, P.C. This column is not intended to and does not constitute specific legal advice.

Always consult your attorney.

out & about SALT RIVER RANGERS

One of the highlights of Ft. Bayard Days was period costumes and reenactments.

Participants came from New Mexico, Arizona and Texas.

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FLORA YOUNG FROM ALAMOGORDO MELANIZ ZIPIN & JEFF LE BLANC BAYOU SECO AND FRIENDS

AREA PICKERS JAMB IN PARK

Pickamania!

The first annual Blue Grass festival featured top-name bands. Jamming was spontaneous across town and participation at all levels was high.

St. Vincent de Paul Fiesta, a fundraiser for a local Catholic Parish, featured music, food, games for children, big and small, and of course rides in the parish train.

PETER DAHL BREDINE & MICHELLE PARLEE

Keeping melodies flowing, Melanie Zippin and Jeff LeBlanc spend an evening at Silver City Brewery while Rythem Mystic and Barry Namm entertain at Millie’s Assisted Living.

Farmer’s Market downtown concluded a successful year with its location returning to the Big Ditch area.

NORA LOVE, MATT SCHUTZ

MOLLY PARRA AND ANNETTE ACOSTA, DRIVER

BARRY NAMM

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NIA RUSSELL-SPEES

ZOE WOLFE, DIANA LEYBA

The Mimbres Region Arts Council, local artists and youth muralists joined to create the latest in the community’s mural program, the Gila River Mural, at the end of Yankie Street.

Mimbres Branch Office 3516 N. Hwy. 35 • Mimbres, NM 88049

575.536.3870 office • 575.534.7955 cell tim@smithrealestate.com Broker Owned

Sales Accessories Cleaning

Repairs Pellet Fuel Chimney Sweepings NEYSA PRITIKIN, MARY BRAUMHOVER, DENNIS WELLER, CECILIA STANFORD

1775 Highway 180 East • Silver City, NM 88061

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Dennis Weller opened his photography show at the MRAC Gallery at Wells Fargo Bank.

GUESTS AND RESIDENTS

CARLEY AND DEBRA PREUSCH

A Garden Party held at Millie’s Assisted Living celebrated completion of a patio for residents and a broken tile mosaic artwork project.

CATHRYN ALLEN

BRENDA MOSLEY

Tantalizing Silver City’s taste buds, Brenda Mosley prepares a batch of popcorn at Pickamania while Natasha Russel dips a bowl of healthy soup at Curious Kumquat.

NATASHA RUSSEL

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Fully Stocked Quilt Shop Sewing Machine Repair Long Arm Quilting

HARRY BENJAMIN, HAZEL INGRAHAM, LYLE YORK DIANE LEYBA, CRISTINE RICKMAN, MICHAEL METCALF, NEYSA PRITIKIN, MELISSA MCCALMONT

Off ice Supplies • Cards & Gifts

Weekend at the Galleries The auction for Phantom Art was held at Gallery 400, raising money for the Mimbres Region Arts Council. A reception was held at the Silver City Museum for Harry Benjamin, recipient of the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. Artists throughout Silver City displayed their work during Weekend at the Galleries.

575.538.5324

Mon.-Fri. 9am-5pm • Sat. 10am-4pm

703 N. Bullard,

Silver City, NM 88061

DAVID GERSHENSON, FAYE MCCALMONT, LANNY OLSON, CARLOS AGUILAR WARD RUDICK

Your Neighborhood Feed Store Under new ownership. Formerly A & L Feed.

ARIZONA FEEDS

Cactus Classic ® Ropes

HI-PRO FEEDS

Farrier Supplies

NIKKI SZAJER

JOHN CONNELL

SUE PATERSON AND JILL OLSON

Montana Silversmiths® Wild Bird Seed Science Diet® Pet Food

Feeds for Small Animals and Pets • Horse Feed, Supplements and Tack • Fence Panels

DEBORAH HUTCHINGS, JEALYN WHITE

RUBY, SAPHIRE AND CRYSTAL

• Electric Fence Supplies

Mon.-Fri. 8-5:30 • Sat. 8-5

534.9200 Corner of Hwy. 90 South & Truck Bypass Rd. 28 – SILVER CITYLIFE

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ART & CONVERSATION

Designer Jewelry by Linda Boatwright, Paintings by Holt, Gendron, Urban & McCray.

Wed.-Sat. 10-5.

Studio and Gallery showing Imaginative Portraits, Surreal Places and Realistic Scenes of Life

ART SUPPLIES AND GALLERY

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

108-110 W. Broadway 538-9048 azuritegallery.com

211 C N. Texas St. 313-9631 • loisduffy.com BLUE DOME GALLERY

OL’ WEST GALLERY AND MERCANTILE A traditional western gallery of fine art, furnishings, fixtures and beyond.

Contemporary Fine Craft, Art and fine decor. Open Wed.-Mon. 11am-5pm (Sun. until 3pm)

307 N. Texas St. • 534-8671 bluedomegallery.com

104 W. Broadway • 388-1811

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

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

614 N. Bullard St. • 388-3350 janey@lizardbreathranch.com artandconversation.com

CREATIONS AND ADORNMENTS

TATIANA MARIA GALLERY

An eclectic collection of handcrafted custom jewelry, ceramics, sculpture and paintings.

Jewelry, Native American Folk Art, Textiles, Pottery & Antique Country Furniture.

108 N. Bullard St. 534-4269

305-307 N. Bullard St. 388-4426

HUTCHINGS FINE ART THE COMMON THREAD

SILVER SPIRIT GALLERY

A Fiber Art Gallery -over 60 Artists.

Nonprofit. Features Clothes, Rugs, Baskets, Cards, Home Décor, and Jewelry. Classes offered all year.

A classic gallery featuring paintings of various genres by Deborah Hutchings and other fine artists.

Also highlighting contemporary fabric accessories.

107 W. Broadway • 538-5733 fiberartscollective.org

211 B N. Texas St. • 313-6939 debhutchings.com

109 N. Bullard St. • 388-2079 silverspiritgallery.com

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

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WEELEARTS In memory of Tad J. van der Weele, mixed media artist.

He will be missed by the Silver City Arts Community.

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YA N K I E S T R E E T

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Artist: RUTH HAMBY

Artist: HOSANA EILERT

SEEDBOAT GALLERY

YELLO ON YANKIE

Watercolor and oil painting inspired by scenes of everyday life and the scenic southwest.

Custom weaving on a 30" walking loom in the tradition of the Chimayo weavers using natural fibers dyed with natural dyes. Textile restoration.

Representing Fine Art and Craft in the Historic Yankie Texas Art District.

Contemporary fiber art studio and gallery.

By AppointmentYankie Street Artists Studios Hearst Church Gallery • Pinos Altos

388-0674 Artist: VICTORIA CHICK Contemporary painter and printmaker focused on expressing emotion through the action of human and animal subjects. Represented

by JW Art Gallery, Hurley, NM. Studio open Mondays by appointment.

534-4680 • VictoriaChick.com

Yankie Street Artists Studios PO Box 2360 • Silver City, NM 88062

214 W. Yankie St. 534-1136

313-1032 • HosanaEilert.com Artist: MARY A. GRAVELLE Expressive contemporary paintings in bold color. Abstract, conceptual, and southwest landscapes.

By appointment: Mary's Fine Art P.O. Box 2447, Silver City, NM 88062

956-7315 • MarysFineArt.com info@marysfineart.com

ELEMENTAL ARTS Fine Arts and Crafts; Gourds, Pottery, Textiles, Paintings, Furniture and Custom Picture Framing.

Mon.- Sat. 10-4 • Sunday 10-1

106 W. Yankie St. 590-7554 gourdweb.com

Artist: VICTORIA J. WEST Artist: JESS GORELL

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

On display at Adobe Springs Restaurant, Silver City, NM.

Fine photographer and multi-media artist showing at The StudioSpace gallery and workspace.

Westwind Studios by appointment.

575-534-9291

388-4775

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The StudioSpace • 109 N. Bullard St.

108 W. Yankie St. • 534-4968 susanszajer.com

HURLEY

JW ART GALLERY Fine Art, Bronze & Wooden Sculpture, Custom Framing, Gift Shop, Historic Hurley Museum, Monotype Workshops. W.-F. 9-5 • S-Sun. 10-6

99 Cortez Ave., Hurley 537-0300 • thetown.com gallery@thetown.com

MOONSTRUCK ART

JOE BURGESS

art - clay - fiber - jewelry Wednesday - Sunday 11:00 - 4:00

Fine art photography on display at JW Art Gallery in Hurley

110 W. Yankie St. 956-5346

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Gila Hike & Bike

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Toy Town

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Material Good

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Party Zone

Silver Imaging

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Hester House

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GILA HIKE & BIKE

TOY TOWN

JOLLY ROGER KNIFEWORKS

LEGACY HOME & GIFTS

Serving the cycling & hiking needs of southwest New Mexico for the past 20 years.

Everything Your Child Needs to Learn–Laugh–Grow! We assure the best quality toys. Hard to find items you will treasure for years.

Extensive selection of knives, swords, & chef-grade cutlery. Also available: gift-certificates, layaway, sharpening & catalog-orders of most major brands!

Open 9-6 Mon-Fri, 9-3 Sat.

Looking for a unique gift? Come see the array of choices we have to offer. Mon-Fri 10-6 • Sat. 10-2.

103 E. College Ave. • 388-3222

113 W. Broadway • 388-1677

MATERIAL GOOD A natural home store featuring green building supplies,housewares & more.

Environmentally friendly flooring, paint, plaster, insulation, stains, water filters, books, recycled glass & more.

Tues.-Fri. 11am-5pm, Sat. 12pm-4pm

108 N. Texas St. • 534-4511 www.MaterialGood.com

PARTY ZONE Your party supply headquarters for: Birthdays, Baby Showers, Holidays, Weddings, Anniversaries.

Open: M-F 9:30 -5:30 , Sat. 11:30-4 .

316 E. 14th St. • 534-0098

412 E. 12th St. • 538-1407 TRICIA’S TRINKETS, ETC. Gift items for all festive occasions and holidays. Plus collectibles, garden decor and religious ornaments.

Gift cards available. Visit our website

www.triciastrinketsetc.com 1300 N. Bennett St.• 534-0142

Best homemade fudge in town.

Unique gifts and cards for all occasions. Free gift wrapping.

316 N. Bullard St. • 388-1360 MORNING STAR Outdoor apparel and footwear for casual, work and play! New Mexico T's and caps. Featuring Carhartt, Life is Good, Woolrich, Prana, Horny Toad, Keen and Merrell.

Quality products for Quality People.

“For portraits you’ll love.” Also a full service photo and digital lab.

New Larger Portrait Studio!

New and pre-played video games.

PlayStation 2 • PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 • Wii PlayStation Portable Nintendo DS

Silver City’s authorized Verizon Wireless sales and service agent.

Cell Phones, Touch Screen Phones, PDAs & Smartphones, Blackberry Devices, BroadbandAccess Devices and Accessories.

206 E. 11th St. • 534-4216

816 N. Hudson St. • 534-4636

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HESTER HOUSE

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SILVER IMAGING

1008 Pope Street 534-4432 • 538-8658 www.silverportraitstudio.com

910 N. Hudson • 388-1226

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LITTLE WALN UT ROAD

YADA YADA YARN

A BEAD OR TWO

SYZYGY TILEWORKS

Everything for knitters new and old!

Wool, cotton and fun yarns. Open 11-5 daily, closed on Tuesdays.

Open knitting Sun.12-3

Fabulous, fun, full-service bead shop featuring a multitude of beads.

Ample workspace & parking. Friendly knowledgeable staff. Classes, repairs & finished jewelry. M-F 9-5:30, Sat. 8:30-3, Sun. 10-2.

Nationally recognized handmade tile company, dedicated to producing aesthetically pleasing clay tile in the craftsman tradition. Also available Metal, Glass, Stone, Concrete and Imported Ceramic Tile

ROYAL SCEPTER GEMS & MINERALS

703 N. Bullard St. • 388-8973 www.ABeador2.com

106 N. Bullard St. • 388-5472 www.syzygytile.com

614 N. Bullard St. • 388.3350 www.yadayadayarn.com PRETTY SWEET EMPORIUM Willow Tree Angels are featured at this unique gift & Christmas emporium. Leather purses, glycerin soaps, lotions, candles, crosses & decorator pieces for home or giving. Serving ice cream, drinks & more. Mon.-Sat. 9:30 -5.

312 N. Bullard St. • 388-8600 THE MARKETPLACE / FUN RENTAL & RESALE The Marketplace is 8000 square feet of new and used affordable treasures - downtown - in The Hub. M-Sat. 10-5, Sun. 11-4

601 N. Bullard St., Suite D 388-2897 S28

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401 N. Bullard St. 538-2012 • 388-2025

CINEMA CLASSICS ON DVD

300 S. Bullard St. • 534-3388

T-WORLD URBAN APPAREL

Digitally re-mastered vintage westerns, sci-fi, horror, Golden Age TV, comedy shorts, even silent movies!

Complete line of licensed sportswear, Hip Hop clothing and accessories.

Corona, Mudd, Echo Red, G-Unite, Sean John, Lowrider, Phat Farm.

At The Marketplace - Located in the Hub Plaza Downtown Silver City

1445 Hwy. 180 E., Ste C (across from Burger King) • 534-3406

BADASS BAKERY Cakes and Mm Mm More! Devilishly divine cakes, pies, cookies and muffins. Local and organic ingredients are part of our menu including soups, sandwiches and quiche.

1805 Little Walnut Rd. • 538-9001 www.RoyalScepter.com H I G H WAY 1 8 0

CONNER FINE JEWELERS Southwest New Mexico’s leading jewelry store, since 1946, featuring diamond expertise and membership in the American Gem Society.

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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MANZANITA RIDGE High end furniture and accessories from America’s finest resorts and hotels.

107 N. Bullard St. • 388-1158

PINOS ALTOS ORCHARDS & GIFT SHOP Large variety of homemade jellies Mexican imports, local artists, yard art, gift baskets, stained glass classes.

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Silver City Dining

By Sarah Gibson

WANT A NIGHT OFF FROM HOME COOKING OR A BREAK FROM FAST FOOD? SILVER CITY HAS PLENTY OF local restaurants to offer featuring numerous types of cuisine. Whether you're craving Chinese, homemade pizza, bistro style cuisine, burgers, steak, the best homemade Mexican food this side of the border or even fine dining; Silver City has a restaurant that will make your mouth water.

Not only does Silver City offer a variety of choices, it also offers unique dining experiences if you're looking for more than a meal. If you're in the mood for a relaxing glass of New Mexico wine, a pint of locally brewed beer, enjoy listening to live music or have always wanted to watch a western show with your meal, Silver City has it.

You can satisfy your appetite whether you're a picky eater, cocktail aficionado, vegetarian, meat lover or prefer a meal that comes with entertainment.

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THE GROWTH OF SILVER CITY’S ARTS COMMUNITY IS A RESULT OF THE CULTURAL and natural appeal of the area and a concerted effort to diversify the regional economy. The establishment of an art market unique to Silver City is indeed contributing to the economic base. Regular openings, tours, galas, and other special events have dramatically increased local involvement and developed Silver City as an arts destination. The arts play a role in almost every celebration and there are major festivals dedicated specifically to the arts. There is no doubt that art is an integral and key segment of Silver City’s lifestyle. Silver City’s recognition for its cultural depth results from the dedication and organizational expertise of numerous local groups, and the overwhelming volunteer efforts and financial support of the entire community. The city is proud of its achievements and is anxious to share them with its visitors from around the world.

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Tacos de Carne As ada & Pollo As ado $8.00

Chimichanga Plates REGULAR ~ $8.25 • ENCHILADA STYLE ~ $8.65

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Flauta Plate s REGULAR ~ $7.75 • ENCHILADA STYLE ~ $8.00

Taco Plate s

Hurley

REGULAR ~ $7.35 • SOFT TACO ~ $7.35 - $8.00

Enchilada Plates

By Brett Ferneau

CHEESE ~ $7.20 • GROUND BEEF, CHICKEN OR ROAST BEEF ~ $8.10

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IN 1910, THE CHINO MINING COMPANY TOOK OVER THE OLD SANTA RITA MINES AND BEGAN WHAT IS NOW one of the world’s largest open-pit mining operations. To process the copper ore, it built a converter and established the town of Hurley 10 miles south of the mine site. One of the first structures built there was the company store, later known as the Old Hurley Store. Supplied by rail, the store carried everything that company employees and their families needed, from clothing and groceries to hay, kerosene and coal. In 1913, the company added a connecting passage and a new brick building, which housed the payroll office and contained an area for tools and hardware. The front part of the new building, with its 16-foot tin ceilings, became a department store.

Today, this renovated 95-year-old brick building is home to an art gallery, picture framing shop, gift store and museum.

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ESTABLISHED IN 1902 AND TAKING ITS NAME FROM THE NEARBY FORT, BAYARD HOLDS ABOUT 2,000 FOLKS and an economy that has always been based on the adjacent Chino mines. First Kennecott Co, then Phelps Dodge and now Freeport McMoran Inc. use the latest technology to milk copper and provide jobs and commerce from a thinner and thinner ore body. Travelers will want to visit the open pit overlook just two miles east on Hwy 152. Ore haul trucks as big as houses appear as motorized ants at the bottom of a man-made chasm that will take your breath away.

But baseball is where this village has really made a name for itself in New Mexico. Called the Cobre, Copper, Indians, at the high school level both the girls softball and boys hardball teams have won the Class III-A State Championship multiple times. Not bad for a little mining 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.

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DESPITE SILVER CITY'S SMALL TOWN SIZE, IT HAS A VARIETY OF PLACES TO PAMPER YOURSELF, WITH OVER 20 beauty salons, 2 day spas, and 10 nail salons. Whatever your beauty need, price range or gender, Silver City has a beauty salon for you. At one of the two full service day spas you can relax during a massage, facial, body treatment, tanning, or just get a simple haircut. Soothing 40 minute massage or longer 90 minute massage are available and reasonably priced under $100. The highly trained personnel at one of the salons or spas make you feel comfortable and relaxed. If you can't devote an entire day at the spa, visit one of Silver City's numerous beauty salons for a haircut, quick waxing, manicure, pedicure or a tan. At one salon, there are even homemade smoothies available to quench your thirst before or after one of their many services.

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Arenas Valley

By Dutch Salmon THIS RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF SILVER CITY IS NAMED FOR THE USUALLY DRY RIO DE Arenas, River of Sands, that runs north to south through its center. About 100 years ago a wagonload of whiskey bogged down in these sands, and local miners sent to rescue its cargo instead drank it up on the spot. This led to a name change for a time to Whiskey Creek. The local volunteer fire department still carries this name but the citizenry long ago restored the original Spanish Arenas to both the community and the arroyo passing through.

It can be difficult to tell just exactly where along HWY 180 Arenas Valley begins and ends but surely within its community parameters is the largest veterinary clinic in the county, a boarding kennel and dog training facility, and a steakhouse/bar, whose reputation for good food and cheer packs them in most every night of the week.

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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.

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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THE SANTA RITA OPEN PIT COPPER MINE IS AN ENORMOUS EXCAVATION NEXT TO NM152 BETWEEN SILVER City and the Mimbres Valley. The mine overlook is a major attraction along the Trail of the Mountain Spirits National Scenic Byway. Prior to the nineteenth century, Indians in the area utilized native copper findings to fashion ornaments and arrow points. In the early 1800s, underground mining operations were initiated to supply the Mexican mint with copper.

Open pit operations began around 1910 as large earth-moving capabilities became feasible.

Today, large equipment can be seen maneuvering across the stepped benches of the mine. The haulage trucks appear as mere toys on the far side of the pit, but keep in mind that a standing man stares straight at the hub of the huge wheels. The load carried by each truck is approximately 15 times heavier than the contents of 18-wheelers traveling along the interstate.

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Mimbres Valley THE HISTORIC AND SCENIC FARMING VALLEY OF THE MIMBRES RIVER IS ACCESSED BY NM35 AND NM61 from City of Rocks State Park to the Continental Divide near Lake Roberts. The valley was inhabited by the ancient Mimbres Culture that produced the pottery on display at Western New Mexico University Museum.

Today, the valley supports a growing population around the communities of Mimbres and San Lorenzo, while early farming families who first settled the area continue to tend their fields and orchards. Mission churches built in the late 1800s at San Lorenzo, San Juan and Faywood contribute to the natural beauty of the region, and Bear Canyon Lake offers anglers an isolated fishing hole.

The Trail of the Mountain Sprits National Scenic Byway makes a dramatic entry to the Mimbres Valley on NM152 and then cuts upward through the valley toward Lake Roberts and the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument.

BILL EVANS LAKE, 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF SILVER CITY ON US180, IS UNUSUAL IN ITS LOCATION 300 FEET above the river that supplies it. Water pumped from the Gila River is impounded by the 62 acre man-made lake.

There are picnic tables, fishing for crappie, catfish, bass and trout and an impressive view from the dam across the canyons of the upper Burro Mountains. A record 15-pound largemouth bass was caught in 1995.

Bird watching is also prominent along the Gila River and at the lake itself, especially during the Spring and Fall migratory seasons.

Travel south along the river past the lake turn-off and bring your binoculars to enjoy the Gila Bird Habitat.

Open to the public and stocked by the NM Department of Game and Fish, Bill Evans Lake was made by the PhelpsDodge Corporation.

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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.

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 SETTLE ments 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.

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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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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EVERYONE DREAMS OF FINDING THAT 102 QUIET LITTLE TOWN NESTLED IN THE MOUNtains with a creek running through, the creature comforts a traveler needs, yet retaining a 1950s ambiance.

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.

National Scenic Byway

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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SILVER CITY AREA HIKERS ENJOY A RARE OPPORTUNITY: CONVENIENT DAY HIKES ON SECTIONS OF A renowned footpath that stretches from Mexico to Canada.

Also known as the ‘King of Trails,’ the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDT) runs through New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. Along the way it visits 25 national forests, 20 national wilderness areas, three national parks, one national monument, eight Bureau of Land Management resource areas – and passes close by Silver City. While it takes six months to walk the entire trail, Silver City residents and visitors can enjoy pleasant day hikes on segments of the same trail just minutes from their doorsteps.

While our moderate climate makes access available yearround, probably the best times to visit the CDT are during the spring and fall. Parts of the trail are challenging, so hikers should be in good physical condition and remember to bring plenty of water.

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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 waterline 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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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.

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. The Pinos Altos Opera House is home to Old West melodramas, and local musicians perform regularly at the Buckhorn Saloon.

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.

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LA CAPILLA, THE LITTLE CHAPEL ON A HILL OVERLOOKING SILVER CITY, PRESERVES A BIT OF THE ROUGH AND tumble history of the area’s early mining era. It provides one of the best views of the community and offers a smidgeon of exercise for young folks of all ages. The original adobe chapel, dedicated in 1885 and taken down in 1914, was commissioned by Hipolita and Beatriz Manquero, two sisters originally from Chihuahua City, to house a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The underlying motivations for constructing the chapel are still discussed, but it none-the-less played a key role for local Catholics during the late 1800s.

The replica, completed in 2004, now anchors the north end of a 23-acre heritage park being developed by the town of Silver City and area civic groups. A number of features are planned for the park, and the trails have joined the larger Boston Hill and Big Ditch systems.

THESE DAYS, IT SEEMS THAT JUST ABOUT EVERYONE HAS BECOME AWARE OF THE THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS THAT mineral-rich hot springs have on tired muscles and achy joints. In our nearby Gila National Forest, the river’s edge is dotted with naturally occurring volcanic hot springs that are open and free to the public – or at least those willing to do a little work to get there.

Some of the better known include Turkey Creek, Middle Fork, Upper Middle Fork, Jordon and San Francisco Hot Springs. Water temperatures range from 112 to 130 degrees (F). Some are just an easy out-and-back day hike from a trailhead or visitors center; others are more difficult to reach and require overnight trips. For more information contact the USDA Forest Service in Silver City. Non-hikers and those just wanting to relax can visit the nearby Gila Hot Springs Vacation Center, a privately-owned, full service fee facility.

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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.

THE 630-MILE GILA RIVER HAS ITS HEADWATERS IN THE SPECTACULAR WILDERNESS AREAS ABOVE SILVER CITY. The north, west, and east forks of the Gila join together below the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Mon. providing access to trout fishing, hiking, camping, hot springs and impressive vistas.

The waters that exit the rugged wilderness canyons support numerous warm water species as well as the farmlands of the Cliff-Gila area and those of Redrock and Virden.

Humans have depended on the river for centuries. The ancient Mogollon culture farmed the river valleys living in pithouses and later masonry structures, moving briefly into the more protected Cliff Dwellings just prior to disappearing altogether from the area. Later bands of nomadic Apaches roamed the area giving rise to the birth of Apache warrior Geronimo. A small monument has been erected in his recognition at the park service headquarters.

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Boston Hill Mining Area

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By Brett Ferneau

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BOSTON HILL HISTORIC MINING AREA AND OPEN SPACE IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWESTERN EDGE OF Silver City. More common entrances are on Spring Street, Cooper Street and at the top of Market Street. Miles of trails, from easy to complex, await your hiking or biking experience.

This area has been known as Boston Hill since the 1800s because of the Massachusetts and New Mexico Mining Company owning the mining claim. By the 1970s, mining came to a halt in this area, but the remnants of its existence remain.

A bequest by Lennie Merle Forward made the purchase of this area possible for the Town of Silver City. Many volunteers have spent hours of labor to make the trails accessible.

Dust the cobwebs off your mountain bike or put your hiking boots on, and partake of these great trails with 360 degrees of mountainous views of the Silver City area. Maps are posted at all the entrance signs to guide you along the trails and more historical information on this site.

DEMING HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE ITS BEGINNINGS AS A ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE RAILROAD TOWN IN the old west. Situated 33 miles north of Mexico beneath the majestic Florida Mountains, today’s Deming is rapidly growing, while retaining its friendly small town ambiance.

Claiming to be the green chile capitol of the world and the source for most New Mexico wines, Deming also boasts a vibrant arts community, unique museums, live music venues, a year-round golf course and a host of first-class restaurants. Its recently expanded transit system provides easy, affordable travel around town and connections to Lordsburg and Silver City. Deming hosts many community events and special occasions, such as the famous annual Deming Duck Races and Deming Onion Festival. The city straddles Interstate Highway 10. It is a natural rest stop between El Paso, Texas and Tucson, Arizona, and a jumping-off point for Rockhound, Pancho Villa and City of Rocks state parks.

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Rockhound State Park

Big Ditch Park

By Brett Ferneau

ALMOST ANY DRY-LAND ACTIVITY THAT OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS PREFER IS LIKELY TO BE FOUND IN ABUNdance at New Mexico’s Rockhound State Park. Hiking and picnicking: of course. Birding and wildlife observation: a prime spot. Astronomy: the skies are among the ‘darkest’ – that means the best – in the country, and the park hosts National Public Observatory ‘Star Party’ events each year.

Desert botany: thanks to the Friends of Rockhound State Park, founded by late master gardener Jim Brady and his wife MaryKay, visitors can learn about growing drought-hardy plants in our fragile ecosystem, and encouraging habitation by small wildlife such as hummingbirds and butterflies.

So far, nothing has been said about rocks. Rockhound State Park is also a mineral collector’s paradise, where almost every visitor is encouraged to dig and carry away up to 15 pounds of minerals including gray perlite, thundereggs, geodes, jasper, onyx, agate, crystalline rhyolite, Apache tears (obsidian), and quartz crystals. Dealers are excluded.

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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By Brett Ferneau ON MARCH 9, 1916, THE SMALL BORDER TOWN AND MILITARY camp at Columbus, New Mexico, woke to an armed invasion by soldiers of revolutionary General Francisco“Pancho”Villa. A punitive force led by American General “Black Jack” Pershing pursued the rebels 400 miles into Mexico without success.

Pancho Villa State Park is located on the site of Camp Furlong that served as the base of operations for General Pershing. The park includes the first site of an operational military airstrip, represents the first time an aircraft had been used in a military operation, the first use of mechanized trucks by United States troops, and the last true cavalry operation by American troops. The new museum and interpretive center includes era military vehicles and a replica of the Jenny airplane that was utilized.

There are 61 modern and spacious RV and campsites, a botanical garden and an interpretive walking tour.

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Great bargains! 575-590-2006 Art Guild and San Vicente Artists Christmas Fair. Historic Silco Theatre. 575-590-2006 24th Annual Victorian Christmas. 4-9 pm Silver City Museum. 575-538-5921 Gabriel Ayala, Classical Guitarist. 7pm WNMU Fine Arts Theatre. 575-534-1379 Black Tie at the Buffalo.

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575-538-2505 mimbresarts.org Claremont Trio. 7:30pm WNMU Fine Arts Theatre. gcconcerts.org

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January 2009 Santa Cruz River Band. 7:30pm Pinos Altos Opera House.

575-538 2505 mimbresarts.org 10 Conservatory of Dance The Nutcracker. WNMU Fine Arts Theatre. 575-538-5865 12 Pavlo. 7:30pm WNMU Fine Arts Theatre. 575-538-5862 16-18 Red Paint Pow Wow & Indian Market. Fri-Sat 9am-11pm; Sun 9am-6pm. WNMU Intramural Gym. 575-534-1379 redpaintpowwow.net 23 Golden Gates from Moscow.

7:30pm WNMU Fine Arts Theatre. 575-538-2505 mimbresarts.org 30 SW Womens Fiber Arts Collective Gallery Opening.

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575-538-2505 mimbresarts.org Fiddler on the Roof. Community theater presentation. WNMU Fine Arts Theatre. 575-538-6618 Dale Gonyea. 7:30pm WNMU Fine Arts Theatre. gcconcerts.org 12th Annual Celebration Of Spring. 9am-9:30pm+ Main Street, Big Ditch Park and throughout downtown. silvercitymainstreet.com ‘Po Girl Folk Series.

7:30pm Pinos Altos Opera House. 575-538 2505 mimbresarts.org WNMU Great Race.

575-538-6618 2nd Annual Tyrone Cowboys Poetry and Music Gathering.

11am-5pm, performance 7pm Tyrone Community Center.

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575-538-3785 27-30 Wild Wild West Pro Rodeo.

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I’ve Got Brains That Jingle Jangle Jingle”. Pinos Altos Melodrama Theatre. Saturdays 8pm 575-388-3848 San Vicente Art Walk Self Guided Tours. Visit the galleries and studios in the area. 575-388-4854 sva@gilanet.com.

Mining District Historical Mine Tours Second Tuesday of every month. The tour goes from Bayard to Santa Rita with five stops in between where the guide will give a bit of history and interesting happenings in the local underground mines at each stop. $5.00 Bayard City Hall. 575-537-3327 33

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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.

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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 between 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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QUICKFACTS New Mexico Facts Statehood: January 6, 1912 Capital: Santa Fe Flag: Red Zia on field of 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: Pi単on Animal: Black Bear Fish: Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout

Silver City and 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 (Non-Residential)

Major Events Red Paint PowWow Chocolate Fantasia Tour of the Gila Silver City Blues Festival Wild Wild West Pro Rodeo Fourth of July Celebration 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 House 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 Southwestern Cultures. Available for viewing are historic photographs of Silver City and surrounding areas. Admission is free.

Pinos Altos Historical Museum: Circa 1860s-housed 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. (Glenwood)

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: 4 Acupuncturists: 2

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QUICKFACTS 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 Spanishlanguage 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 1825-1900. There are 31 homes still existing in the Silver City area.

Area Attractions SILVER CITY BORDERS THE 3.3 MILLION ACRE GILA NATIONAL FOREST AND SERVES AS THE HUB FOR A diverse and exciting array of area attractions. Driving the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway is an excellent introduction to the culture and rugged terrain of the region.

The loop includes the old west gold mining village of Pinos Altos, the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Lake Roberts, Bear Canyon Lake, San Lorenzo Mission (in the lush Mimbres Valley), the Santa Rita open pit copper mine, and the Ft. Bayard National Landmark.

Highway 180 West through Cliff and Glenwood offers Bill Evans Lake, the Catwalk National Recreation Trail, and the scenic gold mining ghost town of Mogollon. Highway 180 East accesses the City of Rocks State Park, which was recently developed as a night skies camping site for stargazing. Hot mineral baths are available near the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument and City of Rocks State Park.

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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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Art Gallery / Artists Art and Conversation . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Azurite Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Blue Dome Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Creations and Adornments . . . . . . .27 Elemental Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Gallery 400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Hosana Eilert-Wild West Weaving 115 Hutchings Fine Art . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Jess Gorell - The Studio Space . . .49 Joe Burgess Photography . . . . . . . .50 JW Art Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Leyba & Ingalls ARTS . . . . . . . . . . .54 Lois Duffy Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Mary Gravelle-Mary’s Fine Art . . . .59 Melanie Zipin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 Moonstruck Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Ol’ West Gallery & Mercantile . . . .67 Ruth Hamby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Seedboat Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Silver Spirit Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Tatiana Maria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 The Common Thread . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Two Spirit Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Victoria Chick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 Victoria J. West . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123 Weelearts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Yello on Yankie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

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THE HISTORY OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO SPANS THE ERAS FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES THROUGH SPANISH, Mexican and Anglo activities to the harnessing of modern mining, ranching and building technologies. The region’s Mogollon cultures left behind a wealth of intriguing artifacts and endless questions as to the survival and disappearance of these hearty beings as presented in area museums.

Agriculture has played a significant role in sustaining the area’s economy, but mining has no doubt had the greatest impact on local livelihoods. Mining operations began in the early 1800s and continue over 200 years later. Recovery has evolved from the hand picking of native copper to the solvent extraction and electrolytic processing of low-grade ores.

The Trail of the Mountain Spirits National Scenic Byway spans the eras from historic Silver City to the Gila Cliff Dwellings, farmlands of the Mimbres Valley, historic and modern mining and an outpost of the Buffalo Soldiers.

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DOROTHY McCRAY 1955

LOSS OF A SILVER CITY ICON

By Joe Burgess

Dorothy McCray was one of those individuals who lived her commitment to the arts and made a lasting difference on her community, the university and everyone who knew her. She taught lithography and painting at Western New Mexico University from 1948-1981.

She was one of only a handful of American artists to first print complex and multicolored lithographs.

“I enjoyed experimenting and exploring new ways of expression,” she commented in a 2000 Silver City Life interview. “As a teacher, it was my responsibility to understand students’ needs and to encourage them to pursue a chosen direction. I learned along with the students, making teaching quite fun.”

Dorothy opened Atelier McCray in 1990, selling her art and working with younger artists until her death last November at the age of 93.

She was the recipient of the Governor’s Award for Excellence and Achievements in the Arts and the Doctorate of Humane Letters from WNMU. She was listed in five Who’s Who categories and participated in international shows in Europe, Mexico and the U.S. Her postgraduate studies included University of Florence, Italy, Tyler School of Art, California College of Arts & Crafts, State University of Iowa and Western New Mexico University. She was a Professor of Art Emeritus at WNMU. SILVER CITYLIFE – 29

Interior Creating the WRITTEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY JOE BURGESS

Silver City provides some serious interior decorating options for both rebuilds and new construction. Go chat with the local people who can help.

above: Four local individuals contributing to Silver City’s excellent interior decorating capabilities are Julie Maben of Legacy Home and Gifts, Christine Rickman of Christine’s Interior Design and Lee Gruber and David Del Junco of Syzygy Tile.

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S

izing up factors in the current economic environment, it pays

to

consider

all

options and to plan ahead.

Whether you are decorating a newly constructed dream house or looking

forward to redecorating the home you have enjoyed for years, there are

well-established local professionals who can advise you and supply you with beautiful, one-of-a-kind products right here in Silver City. And it certainly makes economic sense.

Bringing

together

Christine

Rickman, Julie Maben, Lee Gruber and David Del Junco into one article is a tough assignment because their strong backgrounds, ties to the community and commitment to reliable service could fill volumes. The exciting part, no doubt, is the realization that you don’t have to travel to Scottsdale to achieve the level of professionalism and product depth required to create a first-class interior for your particular home and budget.

The talent and product availability are right here in town and your dollar will absolutely stretch farther, service and follow-up will be greater from the people who care about your return business and the community will certainly benefit more from your decision to at least research the local market. Be sure to include the round-trip fuel and travel costs in your shopping budget.

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Julie Maben Lighting & Accessories

H

“I grew up in Silver City, so people that I knew before stop in and chat about lighting problems. We figure out what they need and they, in turn, have been very supportive of my business.”

ave

you

ever

traveled

to

the business has steadily grown. I do some con-

Albuquerque and settled on a

sulting, primarily on lighting. I go into people’s

special fixture or gift only to real-

homes and businesses, whether new construc-

ize a month later that a more fit-

tion or a remodel. We determine the purpose of

ting one was in a shop right

the room and develop a plan for the challenges

here on Bullard or Hudson? Of course, Silver

like proper lighting of artwork.

City Life is biased in favor of Silver City busi-

Julie graduated from Silver High School and

nesses, but after browsing enough Southwest

New Mexico State University before going to

home suppliers, you’ll conclude that your search

work for PNM in Roswell. “PNM has a strong

should start right here.

focus on customer satisfaction and I have tried to

People like Julie Maben of Legacy Home and

build that culture into this business. I try to give

Gifts take a lot of pride in seeing the faces of

customers what they want, even when that

her customers and friends light up as they spot

means sending them somewhere else. I feel good

the perfect item for their home. “I grew up in

about providing products and service for Silver

Silver City,” relates Julie, “so people that I

City that didn’t exist here when I was growing up.”

knew before stop in and chat about lighting

“With the current economy, there are not as

problems. We figure out what they need and

many big jobs in progress, but more small

they, in turn, have been very supportive of my

ones. People seem to be tackling one room at

business. My favorite thing about Legacy Home

a time instead of the whole house. People also

and Gifts, definitely, is working with people. It’s

seem to be shopping early for Christmas, prob-

fun and exciting…challenging at times, but

ably to spread out the cost over a longer peri-

rewarding. And yes, having worked for a larger

od of time.”

company for many years, I enjoy being the owner of my own business.”

“Long term, sure, I have other expansion ideas, but right now, I am focused on developing

“Legacy Lighting was originally owned by

a web site with good links and an on-line gift reg-

Linde Poe and Georgellen Turnbull. I grabbed the

istry. I know people all over and I’m confident

chance to purchase both halves and fortunately

they’ll use the on-line service.”

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Christine Rickman Interior Design

D

“I was a project manager designing and merchandising model homes for large builders all over the United States and Canada. Silver Citians are ‘down to earth’ and I feel that I can make a difference working with their homes.”

o you entertain regularly? Are you

to do some traveling and then returned to Silver

uninspired by your home’s color

City to reconnect with the people here. Silver

palette? If the interior décor of your

Citians are ‘down to earth’ and I feel that I can make

home is important to you, you may

want to speak to a professional.

a difference working with their homes.”

“When I first returned, I didn’t think Silver City

“Interior considerations should be incorporated

was ready for an interior designer and chose to open

into the floor plans of a new home,” states

a gallery. I became familiar with the local art market,

Christine Rickman of Christine’s Interior Design.

but by 2004, there was so much new construction

“Don’t wait until construction is complete. An expe-

and remodeling, I made the decision to start my inte-

rienced interior designer will ask lots of questions

rior design business.” Christine’s gallery experience

and provide a whole array of pleasing, coordinated

did add an important facet to her already strong

and practical effects.”

design background – that of being able to choose

“Frequently, hiring the professional actually saves

and purchase art for her clients’ homes.

you money, especially if you are able to avoid a cost-

“My favorite part of this profession is the diversi-

ly mistake. Much of my response is intuitive, and I

ty…no two projects are the same. And I can’t wait to

try to insure that one space flows into the next.

see the final product. I love furniture and get excited

Christine is a Silver High School graduate and ini-

about uncrating something and putting it in place.

tially earned a degree in Advertising and Design

Working with local builders and suppliers has also

from New Mexico State University. She became a

been special. I include Syzygy tile when appropriate

media buyer in Albuquerque, but soon left to pursue

and work with Legacy Home and Gifts and Finishing

interior design.

Touch. Of course, when the client is happy, it’s a

She graduated from the Art Institute of Colorado and worked for a Denver design firm for nine years.

great feeling knowing that I guided them through the process of making their home uniquely theirs.”

“I was a project manager designing and merchan-

“I love working out of my home, now, and in fact,

dising model homes for large builders all over the

I am currently enjoying a very special project…

United States and Canada. I eventually left Denver

remodeling our own interior space.”

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Lee Gruber & David Del Junco

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Decorative Tile

“We are the only representatives for our company and our regional clients know that we are there for them. We have no interest in mass production.

We just want to leave the impression on our community that there was a tile works here.” ilver City may not be unique, but it is special.

immediately began hanging out with tile makers and

Not every community can claim a three

learning the trade. You have no idea where life will

million-acre forest playground and the pro-

lead you, but we have been in business now for 16

duction of one-of-a-kind tile products. Most

years and employ over 30 people.”

brick and tile manufacturers in this nation ceased to

“Our tile is more expensive, but it is truly a work

exist or moved out of the country decades ago.

of art. Competition is tough today, but once people

Silver City’s own Syzygy Tile, however, has devel-

see what we do, they become interested.” Lee and

oped a thriving business in recent years hand-man-

David have a wealth of distinctive products in their

ufacturing high-quality decorative tile.

Silver City showroom in addition to their own work,

Lee Gruber and David Del Junco never anticipat-

even tile that is recycled from old floors dug up in

ed producing tile, but their art history, sociology and

Europe. They enjoy working with local homeowners

philosophy educations certainly haven’t hurt. Lee

and builders and seeing their work come alive in

says, “We have taught each other and learned from

stunning interiors such as the McCalmont kitchen,

others. With a s passion for science and art, David

influenced by Christine Rickman.

has developed most of our own glazes, techniques and designs for our tile.”

ny and our regional clients know that we are there

“Years ago, we had the opportunity to visit the home

of

Henry

Mercer

“We are the only representatives for our compa-

in

for them. We bend over backwards to give service,

Doylestown,

to quickly resolve problems and our customers

Pennsylvania, and his Moravian Tile Works, founded

know that there will always be a human voice

in the late 1800s and now a working museum. We

answering the phone.”

were inspired by the hand-made relief tile he manu-

“We have no interest in mass production. We just

factured. As part of the arts and crafts movement of

want to leave the impression on our community that

the time, he hoped to preserve the art of handmade

there was a tile works here.” Indeed, Syzygy Tile is

tile, as opposed to losing everything to soulless fac-

accomplishing that, and perhaps, on a small scale,

tory production. We concluded that we could make

like Henry Mercer did in Doylestown at the turn of

hand-made tile and find or build a market for it. We

the last century.

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Cindy Kendrick

Director of Student Nutrition As Director of Student Nutrition for Silver Consolidated Schools, Cindy Kendrick’s responsibilities are many. She plans about 80,000 meals a month for the eight schools in the system, does the buying, and oversees the program’s million dollar budget, while also remaining available to fill in for absent workers at the schools.

Cindy’s interest in student nutrition began when she worked in school food services in northern Iowa during the 1980s. There, she inaugurated that state’s version of the breakfast program used in 38 – SILVER CITYLIFE

most elementary schools today. After moving here in 1991, she managed the Copper Crest Country Club for eight years before taking her present position in our school food service program.

Profound changes have occurred in the food services field since Cindy began her career, including computerization and rapid advances in nutritional science.

“It’s an exciting time to be in the school lunch business,” she says, “It changes constantly.”

‘Lunch Ladies’ The

Food Service in our Schools WRITTEN BY BRETT FERNEAU PHOTOGRAPHED BY JOE BURGESS

Most weekdays around sunup, a dedicated group of skilled local workers has already begun that day’s production output.

T

he workers will perform their tasks quickly and steadily without a break until mid-afternoon. By the end of the day, though, there will be little left to show for their hard work except healthier, happier kids.

These are the food service workers of Silver Consolidated Schools, and they provide much more than breakfast and lunch: they provide the balanced daytime nutrition needed for learning. Out of the sight of mom and dad, children and young people are eating better foods that are more healthfully prepared than ever before.

The correlation between good, balanced nutrition and optimum learning ability has long been proven. School nutrition programs, like most fields tied to science and technology, have improved dramatically in the last two decades. Today’s school breakfasts and lunches use more whole grains, avoid deep fat cooking entirely, are trans-fat free and feature an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables. In the near future, parents of Silver High students will be able to log on to the school’s website and view not only the following week’s food menu, but a calculation of the total vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, protein and fat contained in each serving. While this information is of increased general interest, it can also be critical to diabetics and others who must balance their diets. Meantime, in some elementary schools, recess has been rescheduled to precede lunch instead of following it.

“When recess followed lunch, kids just threw the food into the trash along with the trays so that they could get outside faster,”

Lita Perez

Jose Barrios Elementary School “I enjoy working with little kids,” Lita Perez says with a smile. “When they recognize me at the store or out in public, they wave and call out, ‘Miss Lita! Miss Lita!’ It’s a lot of fun.”

‘Miss Lita’ has worked in our school food services for 20 years, beginning as a server at La Plata Middle School. She became head baker before moving into management and being replaced as baker by Lupita Teran. She is a longtime resident of Silver City.

“I’ve lived here for 40 years,” she chuckles, “so I must like it. I wouldn’t want to move.”

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Merlinda Hinojosa Stout Elementary School

Like our other ‘lunch ladies,’ Merlinda Hinojosa has seen many changes in school food services during her 15 years with Silver Consolidated Schools. “When I started, we were counting kids every day and there was a lot of paperwork management,” she recalls. “Now that’s all done by computer.”

“The schools system has three kitchens now,” she continues. “Before that, everything was prepared in the central kitchen here at Stout and then transported to the other schools on trucks in warming cabinets.”

Merlinda enjoys interacting with younger children. She worked as a cook before becoming a manager, which she likes equally well.

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reports Cindy Kendrick, the school system’s Director of Student Nutrition, “With recess before lunch, there is less food waste, kids drink more milk, and we actually gain cognitive classroom time. We’ve also found that our ‘breakfast kids’ all start on the same page, so to speak, and accomplish more.”

Along with Cindy, Silver City Life was able to meet with three other local student food service managers to talk about these and other topics. We found that the four share several common characteristics. For example, they like what they do; otherwise they would be doing something else. They’ve also been doing it for a long time, with nearly 75 years combined experience. None of them objects to being called “Lunch Lady,” a term they’ve all heard thousands of times. The most resounding similarity between them, though, is their praise of fellow workers.

“I have a terrific staff,” Cindy says, “that is very caring about our children. Our people are knowledgeable and take their jobs seriously. Our business is really about customer service, and that’s what we are bringing to the schools.”

“My kitchen runs the way it runs because of my workers,” reports Lupita Teran, food service manager at Silver High.

“My staff works really hard and plans very well,” says Merlinda Hinojosa, manager at Stout Elementary, “If you don’t work with the clock in this business, you’re in trouble.”

“My people are always happy and cheery, no matter what,” adds ‘Miss Lita’ Perez, manager at Jose Barrios Elementary School.

The four women have all worked in school food services long enough to remember the days of hand-punched paper

lunch tickets. They cite computerization as one of the most positive changes in their industry.

Cindy creates the daily menus in cycles three weeks in advance, using ingredients purchased as the result of an aggressive cooperative buying effort between the Silver City, Cobre, Animas, Deming and Hatch school systems. The program is federally funded and follows strict USDA rules administered by the state, but operates like a private corporation, responsible for its own gains or losses. In terms of nutrition and cash, school meals in Silver City remain a bargain at $1.60 for elementary students and $1.80 at the high school.

National average prices are $2 and $2.10, respectively.

One recent innovation that has paid off for everyone has been the test program at Silver High School offering students a choice between three substantial entrees with a salad, all of them different each day. The result has been that the number of students buying healthy lunches on campus has increased by 225% in one year.

“We hope it’s because we’re offering them a choice,” Cindy says modestly.

Though the women acknowledge that the industry these days uses more packaged foods, all remain committed to preparing wholesome meals the traditional way. Merlinda reports that meals at her grandchildren’s schools in California are pre-packaged and heated in microwave ovens like TV dinners.

“They don’t cook in ovens there,” she says. “The kitchens are just rows of long tables.”

“I hope that never happens here,” says Lita.

We hope so, too, because the Silver Consolidated Schools food service program is outstanding just the way it is.

Lupita Teran Silver High School

“I like to work with the bigger kids, the high school kids,” says Lupita Teran, and that’s part of what she does as the food service manager at Silver High. Lupita has lived in Silver City for 15 years, working in our schools for 12.

Starting as a server, she was also a cook and then head baker before becoming a manager. As a baker, she routinely prepared 1800 rolls a day from scratch, as well as cakes, cookies and brownies.

Though she puts in a hectic day, she says, “I enjoy the regular hours and having nights and weekends off.”

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It’s a

Great LIFE

Retirement Silver City Style!

WRITTEN BY PAT YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOE BURGESS

T top, left: With 89 wooded acres west of Silver City and a couple of fine burros, life can be extremely good. Tom and Barbara Gorzycki take this personal refuge seriously, and enjoy it to the fullest…Silver City style. top, right: A densely wooded area totally engulfs the Gorzycki home. far left: The unobstructed view from the front of the house toward the Burro mountains provides a calming effect, even on the worst of days. left, center: Rare white boxers, Lilly and Moo, keep a close eye on the property and the other critters that share their space. left: Flowers and vegetables appear to fare well in the mountain setting.

wo college professors discovered Silver City during their travels over the years, eventually purchasing 89 acres tucked away in the foothills west of town. After retiring, they moved here and built an elegant, ecologically friendly home in 2001 that fits their outdoor-loving, animal-loving, down-to-earth lifestyle.

Tom and Barbara Gorzycki left a three-story, 3000sq-ft home behind on Galveston Bay in the Houston area to build a southwest-style, 1800-sq-ft home all on one floor, situated to best utilize passive solar gain and mesmerizing views.

“We tried to do things intelligently,” Barbara says.

The walls are energy-efficient Tech-Block. Interior space is open and sunny, using every inch for maximum comfort and gracious living. Solar gain, ceiling fans, insulated blinds and in-floor radiant heat help keep utility bills low.

The kitchen showcases subtle lines, Corian countertops, two pantries, built-in appliances, and a breakfast nook with a lovely glass-topped table. This area opens to a great room warmed by a pellet stove in winter. An arched doorway leads down a hall to the rest of the home. Two baths each feature custom tiled walk-in showers – she tiled one, he tiled the other.

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top: A simple but very functional kitchen suits the Gorzycki lifestyle perfectly. above: A heavy, carved exterior entry door was the appropriate choice to coordinate with the arched interior passageways utilized throughout the house.

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There is an office/den, a spare bedroom used as a second office and a master bedroom with walk-in closet. Tom, who describes himself as “professor turned fence builder,” after many fencing projects on the property, uses one of the offices. Barbara, who describes herself as “professor turned pet sitter,” uses the other office for her business, Frumpy Fox LLC. This office features a charming window seat which she describes as a “banco.”

The entire home has earth-toned ceramic tile floors, perfect for a residence roamed by two boxers, Lilly and Moo, and two cats, Boudreaux and Fang.

A portico entry, designed to catch the sun, has a beautiful wood door and a horseshoe-shaped welcome sign. The horseshoe becomes an obvious indication of the Gorzycki’s lifestyle once a visitor enters the backyard, where two donkeys, Donkey Xote and Lagniappe, bray and beg for attention from a three-acre fenced pasture.

For her birthday in 2003, Barbara explains, they adopted two wild burros from the Bureau of Land Management in Arizona. No longer wild after daily doting and training, the tame and loving burros come up to nuzzle Barbara. They have also trained the donkeys to pack, and frequently take them and a picnic lunch as they hike the property. “Sometimes when I’m having a bad day, I just have to come out here and kiss them,” she says, hugging both donkeys.

The backyard features a courtyard accessible from bedroom and great room doors as well as through wrought iron gates, with stucco walls, xeriscaping and a covered patio accented with vigas and corbels. A backdrop of mountains, forest, historic Fleming Canyon and wind chimes tinkling in the breeze add to this serene setting.

Beyond the courtyard is a barn Tom built for the donkeys, hay storage, a shaded

dog run, a fenced garden area, a storage shed with two all-terrain vehicles, and a storage rack with two kayaks, further illustrating the Gorzycki’s outdoor lifestyle. Also featured in the backyard is a new hitching post.

“Some women ask for perfume for their birthday,” Barbara chuckles. “I asked for a hitching post.”

This year, their first grandchild was born, prompting them to put their property on the market to move closer to family, in particular one little grandson.

It’s a decision they haven’t made lightly. It is obvious they are at peace in this country oasis they have created.

A former outside phone box now houses a bird family. A birdbath in the front yard tends not only birds, but a mother fox and family. Mother fox inspired the Frumpy Fox name of Barbara’s pet sitting business.

Tom looks out at the mountains behind their home and says, “I think someone would want this place for the property (which borders the Gila National Forest). It’s a beautiful walk to the Continental Divide. And how many people can say they have a three million-acre backyard?” above: It might be difficult to stay focused in an office with such a beautiful view. right: The open dining, kitchen and living area provides the appearance of a larger space without losing the cozy feeling that was a priority in the design of this house.

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Building

Green WRITTEN BY PAT YOUNG, PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOE BURGESS

What is green? Consult the dictionary and green is defined as the color of most growing plants. Consult any ecologically conscious builder and the definitions are as varied as the alternative building products available today. By any definition, green denotes a good thing for the environment.

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“Green building is still new to mainstream builders,” says Rachel Bighley, who, with her husband, Mark, owns Mark Bighley Construction. “It’s a constant learning process.”

She says one set of guidelines for building green that has been around the longest is the U.S. Government’s Energy Star Qualified Homes. An Energy Star rated home has undergone several energy efficiency tests given by a third party inspector to become qualified.

The Bighleys are part of Green Build Initiative, a branch of the Home Builder’s Association, which focuses on seven major aspects of green building, including green materials. One of their favorite building products is pumice-crete, which she describes as “very insulative, monolithic poured walls.”

Rich Bigelow of R.S. Bigelow Construction says there are two main points to consider when building green, “How much energy it takes to build the home, and how much to sustain it.”

He adds that some of the alternative products for exterior walls have a “trade off,” because they use concrete, which takes energy to produce. But the R-values (insulating values) make them worth considering. He describes a sampling of the new products being used. Rastra is a block made with recycled foam and concrete. SIPS, or structural insulated panels, use recycled wafer board. Poly steel uses foam block reinforced with rebar and steel. He says there is even an insulation batting available for wall framing that uses recycled denim.

Bigelow, who is using his own home as an example of solar power, with photo voltaic panels and solar water

opposite: A green qualified house being built by Dan Clements includes new photo voltaic technology utilizing a film applied to metal roofing for converting sunlight to electric power. top: Rich Bigelow of R.S. Bigelow Construction chose to utilize photo voltaic technology for his own home in the Burro Mountains. The photo voltaic panels being completed for the Bigelow/Strecken home are mounted on the ground and should fully power the home.opposite, top: Craig Wentz stands under an array of photo voltaic cells at the energy self-sufficient home of Gary Emerson, which also included intriguing sun tubes (skylights) and one of only about three totally solar-powered observatories in the nation.

Low-Cost Strategies for Going Green • Orient building to maximize natural day lighting.

• Place windows to provide good natural ventilation.

• Select a light-colored “Cool Roof.”

• Provide overhangs on southfacing windows.

• Install whole-house fans or ceiling fans.

• Eliminate air conditioning.

• Provide combined-hydronic heating.

• Install fluorescent lights with electronic ballasts.

• Install high R-value insulation.

• Select Energy Star appliances.

• Design water-efficient landscapes.

• Install water-efficient toilets and fixtures.

• Use permeable paving materials.

• Use 30-50 percent flyash in concrete.

• Use engineered wood for headers, joists and sheathing.

• Use recycled-content insulation, drywall and carpet.

• Use low or non-VOC paint.

• Use formaldehyde-free or fully sealed materials for cabinets and counters.

• Vent range hood to the outside.

• Install carbon monoxide detector. (from Global Green USA’s “Top 20 No- or LowCost Green Building Strategies):

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system, adds, “We’re going to show the community how we’re getting tax credits and getting paid by PNM for excess power we put into the grid.”

Both active and passive solar is growing in popularity in this area, where abundant sunshine is the norm.

Eric Patterson, who owns Unicorn Press with his wife, Sue, found a good use for paper scrap. On Earth Day in 1990, he made paper pulp in the kitchen blender, added water and cement, and poured it into a form. It didn’t set up at first, so he “left it in the yard and forgot about it.” Months later he discovered the sun-dried block was exactly what he hoped for. He has a patent for papercrete blocks, but has allowed companies to mass produce it for building.

“The idea is to lessen the landfill,” he says.

Don Beams, architectural designer and partner with Chuck Sowder at EcoLogical Builders, says, “The one thing you never see on the list is very obvious – don’t build wasted space. It’s the only strategy that costs nothing and, in fact, saves you money.

“Building green is all about intent. The intent is to build a home that is environmentally conscious in every respect,” he says, adding that, “What’s going to drive green building is the consumer. It’s not about sacrifice. A smaller home can

top, left: Environmentally-conscious products at Material Good utilize recycled or recyclable material, material that breaks down in landfills, non carcinogenic materials and those with no volatile organic compounds. Dorothy Herrera stands in front of custom cabinetry at Gila Eco-Design Center that utilizes environment friendly materials. top, right: Eric Patterson of Unicorn Printing stands with his patented paper pulp building blocks that reduce paper waste to landfills. above: Craig Wentz of Wentz Electric Co. who has installed numerous photo voltaic systems in the area, tied roof panels of the Carter home into the PNM grid with separate disconnects and meters, thus helping to offset the investment.

top: Using thermal glass provides improved insulating qualities without disturbing Grant County vistas. center: Fans in the high peaks of the living room draw out hot air in summer months. center and far-right: ultra-light aerated auto-clave concrete building blocks have excellent insulating properties. above: Plumbing, switches and controls for radiant floor heating in an EcoLogical Builders home allow balanced heat where it is needed.

still be gracious and elegant.”

Many stores in Silver City, including Material Good and Gila Eco-Design Center, sell environmentally friendly building materials, such as paints with zero VOC (volatile organic compounds), formaldehyde or other carcinogens.

“It’s up to the individual owner and design team to come up with the best options for each project,” says Mattie Eagle, owner of Material Good. “I think building green is really catching on.”

Many of the local contractors are “green builders.” For more information on local builders, green building materials, and information on solar, contact Home Builder’s Association President Mark Bighley, 534-2686.

KENNY SUT TON, License d Contract or

GLENWOOD , NEW MEXI CO

57 5. 539 . 2584 50 5. 4 69 . 156 1 tresam igos@wildblue .net

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N E W FACES WRITTEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY BRETT FERNEAU & SARAH GIBSON

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Nacho Nolasco & Sharon Dillon Alba SPEED WRENCH GARAGE LLC Located off Hwy 180 East, Speed Wrench Garage is one of Silver City’s newest automotive care facilities. While co-owners Nacho Nolasco and Sharon Dillon Alba are ‘new faces in business,’ theirs are familiar faces around town. An ASE certified mechanic for 28 years, Nacho has taught an auto mechanics course at WNMU for over 23 years.

Sharon has had a 24-year career in nursing, with 13 of those years spent working in the intensive care unit at Gila Regional Medical Center. In their spare time, both Nacho and Sharon enjoy racing in the Modified class at Arroyo Seco Dragway near Deming.

Mattie Eagle MATERIAL GOOD Material Good, an environmentally friendly home furnishing store, has a wide selection of building materials, housewares, paints, carpet and even garden supplies. Mattie Eagle, owner, wanted a shop that would ensure a more natural lifestyle for all her customers. Eagle is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited professional and is an advocate of green building and energy efficient projects. Eagle sells paint without toxins, natural fiber carpet and flooring. Not only are these renewable resources but also longer lasting natural materials. Located downtown, on Texas Street, Material Good even offers project consultation for household and remodeling needs of any size.

Charmeine Wait Manager, SILVER CITY MUSEUM FOUNDATION AND STORE Presently known for her work as executive director of the Southwest Women’s Fiber Arts Collective, weaver Charmeine Wait has a new title these days: manager of the Silver City Museum Store. Her responsibilities include purchasing high quality, ‘Made in New Mexico’ merchandise and gift items for sale at the store, which helps to support the nonprofit museum. A self-described book lover, she plans to expand the store’s already-excellent selection of South-western books. Charmeine would like to remind us that the Silver City Museum is an easily accessible and abundant resource for historical research, as well as being a fun place to visit.

Dorothy Cocca GILA ECO-DESIGN CENTER Tucked away on Hudson Street, Gila Eco-Design Center specializes in interior design and drafting services creating 3D model floor plans from private residences to commercial properties. In addition to floor plans, owner Dorothy Cocca can offer interior design services. The design center also provides cabinetry from sustainable forests, ‘green’ paint using colors taken from nature, and recycled fabrics without Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Cocca seeks to offer her customers custom floor plans with accessibility and functionality. Cocca hopes to help clients make the right remodeling choices, perhaps offering a more environmentally friendly product as well as help them research quality products for each customer's individual needs.

James & Anthony Chavez MR. EDS STOVES & MORE Former owners of Mr. Ed's Do It Center, brothers James and Anthony Chavez have opened Mr. Ed's Stoves & More located on Highway 180 East. Their new showroom and store features wood, pellet and gas stoves. This one stop shop also sells various types of fireplaces including gas, wood and hearth. Already have a fireplace? Mr. Ed's Stoves and More also offers a chimney sweep service. The brothers, who have been in the stove business for 28 years, along with the help of their technicians, will service and repair all makes and models of stoves, no matter where the appliance is purchased.

Mary Nixon and Kathryn Laramy POTS, PANS & MORE Located downtown on Bullard Street, Pots, Pans & More has everything for the kitchen from culinary gadgets to household items like cookie presses, for all your holiday baking needs. Mary Nixon, from Indianapolis, joined forces with her sister Kathryn Laramy, of Nevada, who owned a restaurant supply company there for ten years. Since December 2006, the two sisters have been supplying customers with the latest in kitchen cookware. Restaurant supply and commercial orders can be placed upon inquiry. Business ventures will not stop at pots and pans for these two enterprising sisters; look for more from them in the near future.

outdoors

Catch a Fish

in Winter!

WRITTEN BY M. H. “DUTCH” SALMON

i

t is one of the glories of living in southwest New Mexico– in this high, arid land at the south end of the Rockies, fish can be caught any month of the year.

Trout are a cold water fish but in fact few anglers fish for them when the water is cold. Yet trout will feed in winter, more selectively perhaps, but they are not dormant so long as the water temperature exceeds 35 degrees. At about 40 degrees they are starting to warm up and anything from 50 degrees up to about 70 degrees is prime. This means you must change your habits for a winter fishing trip.

In December there is little reason to seek trout early in the day in the Gila Forest. But on a good day with direct sunlight waters can warm as much 20 degrees from dawn ‘til early afternoon. In winter, lethargic trout at 9 am may actively feed for several hours at mid-day. Here, as with other species in winter, your fishing hours are roughly 11 am to 4 pm. So you plan your fishing day accordingly. A good, low elevation stream to fish trout in winter would be Whitewater Creek near Glenwood.

Various sources tell me that smallmouth bass become active feeders at about 45 degrees and largemouth bass at about 50 degrees. We have smallmouth bass in the Gila River and the state record largemouth came from Bill Evans Lake. We have smallmouth, largemouth and white bass in Elephant Butte and Caballo Reservoirs, not to mention walleye which are little affected by the cold. How do you get them in winter?

The Gila is a small river and subject to rapid fluctuations in water temperature. Below 6,000 feet all but its deepest

pools would reach or exceed 45 degrees on a good day, even in midwinter. Cast a fly, lure or bait into one of those pools, about noon of one of those good days, and you may well fool a feeding bronze bass of trophy size. Then, like the December golfer who holes one from way out, you’ll know the pleasures of scoring when others think the season is closed.

On the lakes, deeper waters will be unaffected by air temperatures or sunlight. But in the shallows, a few feet deep, water temperatures will rise at mid-day. Here is where prey species will congregate and here they will be met by feeding bass. The wise winter angler will be there too.

Generally, all the catfish species like warmer waters than bass or trout. Yet some trotliners do well at Elephant Butte with winter fishing and I’ve caught catfish from the Gila River around Christmas time.

Carp would seem to have the broadest range of “feeding temperature” of all our local game fish. The book, Carp on the Fly by Reynolds, et al, informs me that carp start feeding at 39 degrees and are still active up to near 90 degrees, with 65 to 75 degrees being about prime. This range would make carp fair game any month of the year in our part of the world.

The winter angler will want to keep a few things in mind.

For stream fishing, hip boots or waders will keep you dry and comfortable. And pick a good day. Some winter days are mean and nasty even this far south. Watch the weather.

Average January high in Grant County is about 50 degrees.

That means roughly half the days will yield fishing weather.

Pick one of those warmer days and give it a go.

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W

ith New Mexico having 520 confirmed species, that makes it one of the top five states. This area has perhaps 340, and that covers only parts of four counties. While we don’t have the large numbers of water birds that are regular along one of the coasts, they do find their way to us, mostly in the winter. They come more readily to the large reservoirs, Elephant Butte and Caballo, but they also reach us at times at the sewage ponds for the village of Tyrone. I try to view those ponds at least weekly and they have produced some unusual birds over the years. The most striking would be gulls and I have recorded Franklin’s, Bona-parte’s, Mew, Ring-billed and Califor-nia. In addition are Forster’s and Black Terns.

Water birds also mean ducks and geese and the list is up to 23 species including such rarities as Surf Scoter and Long-tailed Duck along with Common Goldeneye and all three species of mergansers. Four species of grebes have shown up but I’m afraid I can’t say the Sandhill Crane is on the list. For that I go to the Gila River, to The Nature Conservancy’s Lichty Center, where the cranes are seen in the fields nearer the river. But they will be leaving in February so be sure to get there in January.

On the home front this winter, depending on what happens north of New Mexico, we could have Evening Grosbeaks come to our feeders after an absence of a few years. Red Crossbills come to the area but not to feeders as a rule although I did have them in 1997.

The raptor count in early December and the Silver City and Gila River bird counts later in the month are history as this issue of Silver City Life comes out but there are other ways of taking part in the fun for feeder watchers. The Great Backyard Bird Count is one of them and it takes place for four days in February. Just go to that name on the internet and you will learn what to do.

And it’s free, and fun. In the meantime look for kinglets, Bushtits, chickadees and other small bird friends in your yard.

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Winter Birding WRITTEN BY GENE LEWIS PHOTOGRAPHY BY DALE & MARIAN ZIMMERMAN

“After more than a half century of birding I have come to the conclusion I couldn’t do any better than stay right here in the Silver City area for the variety of birds that keep me excited.”

this page: A male Hooded Merganser can be one of the many treasures included in New Mexico birding.

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All ASE Certified Technicians

575-534-0402 11591 Highway 180 E. • Silver City, NM 88061 Owners: Nacho Nolasco & Sharon Dillon Alba • email: wrench@zianet.com

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p a H py

Endings

pets

Katy Cooley Arlyn Cooley felt empty after losing her Aussie, Tammy. She held a memorial service for her with close friends, and that afternoon stopped at a local business.

Ironically, the night before, someone had dumped a couple of puppies there. Arlyn fell in love and adopted one of the puppies. "I think Tammy led me to Katy," Arlyn says fondly. Usually, Katy seems to know what day of the week it is: all Arlyn has to say is, "Are you ready to go to work?" and they're off to work at Zia Publishing to work like, well, dogs.

Emergency?

WRITTEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY JUDY DOUBRAVA It happens to all of us with pets. They get sick or injured in the evening or on a weekend. Even worse, a holiday weekend. Is it really an emergency?

Keep in mind, that when a friendly pet is injured it may bite when in pain. If you must touch the animal, you may choose to muzzle it.

If you actually see your pet eating poison or being bit by a rattlesnake, do not hesitate to call your veterinarian. If there is bleeding that does not stop, call.

"Sometimes even a broken bone won't need immediate attention," says Kevin Brown, DVM, of Town & Country Veterinary Clinic, "if you can wrap (immobilize) the limb and keep the animal still."

Keep a first aid kit handy with bandaging material, topical antibiotic, insect sting swabs, etc. Keep your veterinarian’s phone number in a highly visible place.

When in doubt, call. above: Rowdy demonstrates good behavior for Dr. Brown.

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Chica Vroman Joan and Duane Vroman were parked at a local business and noticed a man giving something away. This man needed to find his 3 year old Chihuahua a home because he was moving into an apartment that did not accept pets Chica is a great companion to the Vroman's. Joan says, "Chica loves to be talked to." They have great conversations.

While digging in the garden, Duane uncovered a golf ball. He washed it and it has been Chica’s prized possession ever since. Chica has her own chair, but needs her golf ball with her at all times.

Weaver & Django McIntosh

Desmond Turner

Weaver and Django were worlds apart, but found unity with Jim and Chris McIntosh.

Weaver, the beagle, was found in a shelter in Pennsylvania. His previous owners had him for a year, adopted a cat, and returned him to the shelter. Django had a broken leg that had never been fixed. He was placed in an Aussie rescue group's care.

When Jim, Chris, Weaver, and Django moved from Pennsylvania, they were all adopted into the Silver City community.

They love their new home. "The dogs bring me joy every day," says Chris.

Dave Turner noticed a skinny black cat wandering in his yard one day. He went into the house for a can of tuna. "Pfft" went the lid of the tuna can. "He was officially my cat after that," Dave laughs.

Dave took Desmond in to be neutered only to find out the job had already been done.

Desmond helps Dave with yard work.

"He just hangs around with me." He also chases other cats out of the yard. Desmond probably doesn't want competition for his tuna snacks or Dave's loving attention.

Tiger Lily

Willie & Bobber Green

Tom the Airedale had a pet cat that he adored. Sadly, his cat was killed and left Tom bereft without his companion. Diane Holloway left word at our local shelter that Tom needed another friend. It would have to be a tough cat, not afraid of dogs.

The shelter called one day saying they had a perfect Airedale cat.

Tiger Lily is not only a companion to Tom, she also takes walks with Diane and chases other dogs out of the yard.

The cat with no past has a bright future with Tom and Diane.

After buying a house here, Gale Green wanted a couple of housemates. She found a couple of cats at the shelter, and Gale asked that they be put together.

They got along perfectly. Willie is named because of his red fur and Willie Nelson's song "Red-Headed Stranger". Bobber because his tail appears bobbed.

Gale needed to drive back to Minnesota to bring her furniture here and hoped the cats could come along. The three roomies had a great road trip.

"Willie especially liked when the semitrucks drove by," said Gale with a smile.

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