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February 2, 2024 Happy Ground Hog Day!
Weekly WeatherAlert: Winter Storm Warning until 05:00PM Saturday
Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches above 9,000 feet with locally higher amounts of 12 to 18 inches on the highest peaks. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. Tusas Mountains Including Chama. IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Some roads may be closed. Significant travel delays are possible. AFFECTED AREAS: TUSAS MOUNTAINS INCLUDING CHAMA In Gratitude - New Mexico Real Estate Group
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Supporting the New Mexico Healthcare Delivery and Access Act
By Brenda Romero, Hospital Chief Executive, Presbyterian Española Hospital
At Presbyterian Española Hospital, our goal is to understand and meet the healthcare needs of our community.
When patients have an alcohol or substance use disorder, for example, we are helping them get their lives back by reducing stigma and enhancing treatment options. We have led the state in innovative approaches, like starting medication-assisted treatment while patients are in the Emergency Department, and continuing treatment at our outpatient opioid use disorder clinic.
In addition to this important work, we provide primary and specialty care in our clinics and inpatient and emergency care in our hospital, as well as a diabetes resource center and outpatient infusion therapy clinic, so patients can get the care they need without having to leave their home community.
These are the kinds of investments that we make to ensure we have the right services available close to home.
Adding services for our patients is important work that we do as part of our commitment to this community. But investing in more services comes with major challenges. One of our biggest challenges is that New Mexico has the highest Medicaid enrollment in the United States and the lowest reimbursement rate.
This means that Medicaid does not cover the cost of care for the care we provide to our patients, which puts a serious strain on Presbyterian Española Hospital.
Fortunately, there is a program that can help solve this crisis. That is why we are supporting the New Mexico Healthcare Delivery and Access Act, which will bring in significantly more federal funding for healthcare services to our state.
For us, more federal funding would help Presbyterian Española Hospital add services to directly benefit our community, such as:
During this legislative session, we ask for our community’s support of the New Mexico Healthcare Delivery and Access Act, which will help New Mexico get more federal funding to meet local healthcare needs.
At Presbyterian Española Hospital, our goal is to understand and meet the healthcare needs of our community.
When patients have an alcohol or substance use disorder, for example, we are helping them get their lives back by reducing stigma and enhancing treatment options. We have led the state in innovative approaches, like starting medication-assisted treatment while patients are in the Emergency Department, and continuing treatment at our outpatient opioid use disorder clinic.
In addition to this important work, we provide primary and specialty care in our clinics and inpatient and emergency care in our hospital, as well as a diabetes resource center and outpatient infusion therapy clinic, so patients can get the care they need without having to leave their home community.
These are the kinds of investments that we make to ensure we have the right services available close to home.
Adding services for our patients is important work that we do as part of our commitment to this community. But investing in more services comes with major challenges. One of our biggest challenges is that New Mexico has the highest Medicaid enrollment in the United States and the lowest reimbursement rate.
This means that Medicaid does not cover the cost of care for the care we provide to our patients, which puts a serious strain on Presbyterian Española Hospital.
Fortunately, there is a program that can help solve this crisis. That is why we are supporting the New Mexico Healthcare Delivery and Access Act, which will bring in significantly more federal funding for healthcare services to our state.
For us, more federal funding would help Presbyterian Española Hospital add services to directly benefit our community, such as:
- Meet the needs of our rural community through expanded MRI services, addiction medicine, and uncompensated care.
- Recruit additional providers to improve access to care.
- Invest in infrastructure needs such as roof repair.
During this legislative session, we ask for our community’s support of the New Mexico Healthcare Delivery and Access Act, which will help New Mexico get more federal funding to meet local healthcare needs.
By Shel Neymark
Senator Ortiz y Pino has introduced legislation asking for an additional $30 million for the endowment. The bill number is SB 170.
It's time to contact Senate Finance and ask them to schedule a hearing for SB 170, Senator Ortiz y Pino's bill requesting $30 million for the endowment. You could also let them know how endowment money will help you. Emails below.
There was a great article in today's Santa Fe New Mexican about the endowment highlighting Vista Grande Library in Eldorado.
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/education/rural-libraries-go-by-the-book-in-a-hunt-for-help/article_9a169056-bf81-11ee-a8c4-3bba36d4137c.html
I hope a lot of them have read it.
I'll let you know when and if it is scheduled. Thanks, Shel
Senator Ortiz y Pino has introduced legislation asking for an additional $30 million for the endowment. The bill number is SB 170.
It's time to contact Senate Finance and ask them to schedule a hearing for SB 170, Senator Ortiz y Pino's bill requesting $30 million for the endowment. You could also let them know how endowment money will help you. Emails below.
There was a great article in today's Santa Fe New Mexican about the endowment highlighting Vista Grande Library in Eldorado.
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/education/rural-libraries-go-by-the-book-in-a-hunt-for-help/article_9a169056-bf81-11ee-a8c4-3bba36d4137c.html
I hope a lot of them have read it.
I'll let you know when and if it is scheduled. Thanks, Shel
New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority to offer home rehabilitation services in eight counties through its new Home Improvement Program
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA) will offer direct home rehabilitation services through its new Home Improvement Program in eight counties where they currently do not have a service provider for the HOME Rehabilitation Program. MFA’s HOME Rehabilitation Program provides repairs to bring homes up to code, essential improvements that are non-luxury in nature, including roof and mobile home replacement, and accessibility modifications to homeowners who lack the resources to do so.
MFA currently contracts with six service providers that administer home rehabilitation services in all but eight counties. Through its new Home Improvement Program, MFA will serve residents in Guadalupe, Harding, Los Alamos, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Quay, San Juan and Union Counties. These are the eight counties that don’t currently have a service provider.
“Because it has historically been challenging to identify a home rehabilitation service provider in certain counties, MFA’s Board of Directors granted approval for us to provide services directly,” said Donna Maestas-De Vries, MFA Chief Housing Officer. “We continue to be innovative in terms of identifying creative solutions to help ensure New Mexicans have safe, affordable housing. Our team saw a need, and we are excited that we are about to address that need through this program.”
In 2023, MFA provided over $2.2 million in funding to rehabilitate 26 homes in the state.
The Home Improvement Program allows for repair, reconstruction and rehabilitation of homes occupied by eligible income-qualified homeowners. These improvements may include – but are not limited to:
For information about the Home Improvement Program, to access the application and to view income limits per county, please visit housingnm.org/home-rehabilitation-and-weatherization/home-rehabilitation-program. The services will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis for clients that submit a complete application during the open application period.
For questions, please contact MFA Home Rehabilitation Programs Supervisor Gina Bell at gbell@housingnm.org or 505-767-2274.
MFA currently contracts with six service providers that administer home rehabilitation services in all but eight counties. Through its new Home Improvement Program, MFA will serve residents in Guadalupe, Harding, Los Alamos, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Quay, San Juan and Union Counties. These are the eight counties that don’t currently have a service provider.
“Because it has historically been challenging to identify a home rehabilitation service provider in certain counties, MFA’s Board of Directors granted approval for us to provide services directly,” said Donna Maestas-De Vries, MFA Chief Housing Officer. “We continue to be innovative in terms of identifying creative solutions to help ensure New Mexicans have safe, affordable housing. Our team saw a need, and we are excited that we are about to address that need through this program.”
In 2023, MFA provided over $2.2 million in funding to rehabilitate 26 homes in the state.
The Home Improvement Program allows for repair, reconstruction and rehabilitation of homes occupied by eligible income-qualified homeowners. These improvements may include – but are not limited to:
- making energy-saving conservation improvements
- eliminating health and safety hazards
- enhancing accessibility for disabled or elderly persons
- structural alterations and reconstruction
- repair or replacement of major housing systems
- adding or replacing roofing
- reconditioning plumbing
- installing or replacing a septic system
- mobile home improvements or replacement
For information about the Home Improvement Program, to access the application and to view income limits per county, please visit housingnm.org/home-rehabilitation-and-weatherization/home-rehabilitation-program. The services will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis for clients that submit a complete application during the open application period.
For questions, please contact MFA Home Rehabilitation Programs Supervisor Gina Bell at gbell@housingnm.org or 505-767-2274.
In Memory - Stanley Crawford
Stanley Crawford introduced me to life in rural New Mexico with his books "Mayordomo" and "Garlic Testament". Little did I know that within a decade we would be living in Abiquiu with an Acequia running through our property.
Thank you Stanley
From the SF Reporter
Revered garlic farmer, author Stanley Crawford dies at 86
"A farmer-writer who loves garlic as much as words" is how the New York Times described Dixon writer and farmer Stanley Crawford in a 2011 story, and one might be hard-pressed to improve upon that characterization. Crawford, whose 11 books included the seminal and award-winning memoirs Mayordormo: Chronicle of an Acequia in Northern New Mexico and A Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small New Mexico Farm, died Jan. 25 at his home in Dixon as a result of a medically-assisted death he chose after learning earlier in January he had untreatable cancer, his daughter Katya Crawford tells SFR. “He was totally brave, totally ready, and was very, very graceful about it,” says Crawford, who was with her father when he died, along with her brother Adam and his wife.
In 2019, Crawford published The Garlic Papers: A Small Garlic Farm in the Age of Global Vampires (Leaf Storm Press), which documents the massive legal battle that pitted his small farm in New Mexico against a Chinese garlic importer and its several international law firms, also the subject of a Netflix documentary, “Garlic Breath,” in the six-part series Rotten, released in 2018. "The news about Stan’s passing came as a shock," Leaf Storm Publisher Andy Dudzik (a former longtime SFR publisher) tells SFR via email. "As a writer, he was a singular talent and an absolute joy to work with.
It was an honor to be entrusted with publishing two of his books. He was also one of the most gentle and humble souls I’ve ever known, and I will miss him greatly." Leaf Storm also published Crawford's 2017 novel Village, which Crawford described as a "love letter" to the Northern New Mexico village where he and his late wife, Rose Mary, who died three years ago, raised their children after moving there in 1969. Katya Crawford tells SFR her father spent the last weeks of life visiting in person and on the phone with friends and told her, in the end, “friendships are everything,” he said. And he had so many, Katya notes. “He had a really good life.”
Read More in the SF Reporter and Support Local News
Thank you Stanley
From the SF Reporter
Revered garlic farmer, author Stanley Crawford dies at 86
"A farmer-writer who loves garlic as much as words" is how the New York Times described Dixon writer and farmer Stanley Crawford in a 2011 story, and one might be hard-pressed to improve upon that characterization. Crawford, whose 11 books included the seminal and award-winning memoirs Mayordormo: Chronicle of an Acequia in Northern New Mexico and A Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small New Mexico Farm, died Jan. 25 at his home in Dixon as a result of a medically-assisted death he chose after learning earlier in January he had untreatable cancer, his daughter Katya Crawford tells SFR. “He was totally brave, totally ready, and was very, very graceful about it,” says Crawford, who was with her father when he died, along with her brother Adam and his wife.
In 2019, Crawford published The Garlic Papers: A Small Garlic Farm in the Age of Global Vampires (Leaf Storm Press), which documents the massive legal battle that pitted his small farm in New Mexico against a Chinese garlic importer and its several international law firms, also the subject of a Netflix documentary, “Garlic Breath,” in the six-part series Rotten, released in 2018. "The news about Stan’s passing came as a shock," Leaf Storm Publisher Andy Dudzik (a former longtime SFR publisher) tells SFR via email. "As a writer, he was a singular talent and an absolute joy to work with.
It was an honor to be entrusted with publishing two of his books. He was also one of the most gentle and humble souls I’ve ever known, and I will miss him greatly." Leaf Storm also published Crawford's 2017 novel Village, which Crawford described as a "love letter" to the Northern New Mexico village where he and his late wife, Rose Mary, who died three years ago, raised their children after moving there in 1969. Katya Crawford tells SFR her father spent the last weeks of life visiting in person and on the phone with friends and told her, in the end, “friendships are everything,” he said. And he had so many, Katya notes. “He had a really good life.”
Read More in the SF Reporter and Support Local News
Have Feral Cats?
Contact Mamacitas for free Trap / Neuter / Return
Marta at Mamacita’s is volunteering to organize absolutely free Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) for feral cat colonies in Abiquiu and Medanales. Espanola's Humane's Pet Amigos manager Cassandra will come out with traps, bring the cats to the shelter for surgeries, vaccines, and microchips, and then return the cats to their colonies.
Call Marta at Mamacitas 505 685 4111
Call Marta at Mamacitas 505 685 4111
Our wildlife hospital is unusually busy for this time of year, and one of the patients currently recovering in our care is Dark-eyed Junco 24-14, a small songbird who was admitted to the hospital after being attacked by a cat.
Injuries caused by domestic and feral cats were the number one identifiable reason that wild animals were admitted to our hospital in 2023, and we hope to see far fewer of these incidents in 2024 and beyond! It is estimated that outdoor cats kill over a billion wild birds annually, not to mention their impact on small mammals and reptiles, as well as non-lethal attacks like what 24-14 endured.
If you have a feline friend, one important thing you can do to help protect wildlife is to make sure your cat stays inside, or provide them with outside time in a secure catio or by training them to go outside with you on a harness and leash. You can also engage their natural hunting instinct safely with indoor playtime! Keeping cats inside is a way to protect wildlife while also keeping your cat safer from the dangers of the outside world.
If you do find an animal that has been attacked by a cat, even if you can't see any injuries, it's important to bring that animal to a licensed wildlife rehabilitator as soon as possible. Cats' mouths and claws carry a lot of bacteria that can quickly be deadly to other animals, and their claws are so sharp that they sometimes create very small puncture wounds that are difficult to see but can still be fatal if left untreated. We're thankful that Dark-eyed Junco 24-14's rescuers brought the bird to NMWC, and our hospital team is working hard to give this little patient a chance to recover and go back to the wild!
Injuries caused by domestic and feral cats were the number one identifiable reason that wild animals were admitted to our hospital in 2023, and we hope to see far fewer of these incidents in 2024 and beyond! It is estimated that outdoor cats kill over a billion wild birds annually, not to mention their impact on small mammals and reptiles, as well as non-lethal attacks like what 24-14 endured.
If you have a feline friend, one important thing you can do to help protect wildlife is to make sure your cat stays inside, or provide them with outside time in a secure catio or by training them to go outside with you on a harness and leash. You can also engage their natural hunting instinct safely with indoor playtime! Keeping cats inside is a way to protect wildlife while also keeping your cat safer from the dangers of the outside world.
If you do find an animal that has been attacked by a cat, even if you can't see any injuries, it's important to bring that animal to a licensed wildlife rehabilitator as soon as possible. Cats' mouths and claws carry a lot of bacteria that can quickly be deadly to other animals, and their claws are so sharp that they sometimes create very small puncture wounds that are difficult to see but can still be fatal if left untreated. We're thankful that Dark-eyed Junco 24-14's rescuers brought the bird to NMWC, and our hospital team is working hard to give this little patient a chance to recover and go back to the wild!
Area Factoids
Did you know that in 1777 Governor Juan Bautista de Anza supported a project of linking the Sonora-New Mexico provinces?
~SB
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Abiquiu Lake: Fishing for all species was slow when using worms. The boat ramp will be closed periodically until April as part of dam maintenance efforts. Contact the Abiquiu Lake Main Office at 505-685-4371 for updated lake conditions and closure information.
Rio Chama: Streamflow below El Vado Lake Monday morning was 99 cfs; streamflow below Abiquiu Lake Monday morning was 54 cfs. Please remember, from the river-crossing bridge on U.S. Highway 84 at Abiquiu upstream 7 miles to the base of Abiquiu Dam is special trout waters with a bag limit of only two trout.
Rio Chama: Streamflow below El Vado Lake Monday morning was 99 cfs; streamflow below Abiquiu Lake Monday morning was 54 cfs. Please remember, from the river-crossing bridge on U.S. Highway 84 at Abiquiu upstream 7 miles to the base of Abiquiu Dam is special trout waters with a bag limit of only two trout.
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Art, Music and Books
The El Rito Art Association will be meeting Sunday, February 4,10:30 AM.
All members and interested parties are invited. We meet at the Arts Plaza on Northern New Mexico College campus - El Rito. Park at the round-a-bout and head to the back of the campus and to the left, where the Mercado was held.
If you would like to socialize, we will have tea, etc. at 10:00 before the meeting.
Hope to see you,
elritoartassociation@gmail.com with any questions.
All members and interested parties are invited. We meet at the Arts Plaza on Northern New Mexico College campus - El Rito. Park at the round-a-bout and head to the back of the campus and to the left, where the Mercado was held.
If you would like to socialize, we will have tea, etc. at 10:00 before the meeting.
Hope to see you,
elritoartassociation@gmail.com with any questions.
Announcing the 2024 Abiquiú Studio Tour and Gathering of Artisans
Meeting and Celebration Potluck!
Where:
The Cooperative Extension office located at the Rural Events Center on Rt 554 in Abiquiú.
When:
Friday, February 9th
From 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Open to all art-lovers and artists alike!
Come learn about the Abiquiú Arts Council’s 2024 events. Share some food and fellowship and learn how you can get involved.
If you are planning to exhibit as an artist during our October 12 & 13 event, you are strongly encouraged to attend! The New Abiquiú Studio Tour and Gathering of Artisans will be very different from past events and this is the place to become informed.
Come share food and fellowship from 5:00 - 6:00. The meeting will start at 6:00 pm. You do not need to be an artist to attend!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Meeting and Celebration Potluck!
Where:
The Cooperative Extension office located at the Rural Events Center on Rt 554 in Abiquiú.
When:
Friday, February 9th
From 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Open to all art-lovers and artists alike!
Come learn about the Abiquiú Arts Council’s 2024 events. Share some food and fellowship and learn how you can get involved.
If you are planning to exhibit as an artist during our October 12 & 13 event, you are strongly encouraged to attend! The New Abiquiú Studio Tour and Gathering of Artisans will be very different from past events and this is the place to become informed.
Come share food and fellowship from 5:00 - 6:00. The meeting will start at 6:00 pm. You do not need to be an artist to attend!
We look forward to seeing you there!
At Abiquiu Inn
The Locals’ Picks Book List
Zach Hively
Casa Urraca Press has created a place for locals in our area to recommend books to each other, and a place to find book suggestions with a personal touch.
Zach Hively
Casa Urraca Press has created a place for locals in our area to recommend books to each other, and a place to find book suggestions with a personal touch.
This week, Helen recommends Tell Everyone On This Train I Love Them, by Maeve Higgins: "I fell for Maeve's humor (she's riotous) as part of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me so I got her book of essays expecting something hilarious. And I got it. But I got more than just funny. Yes, she writes about the time she accidentally, unknowingly, ate several full-dose cannabis chocolates. But she also writes about immigration issues, which I didn't expect. She's an immigrant from Ireland, which is very different than being an immigrant from other places, but she realizes how thin that line is and writes beautifully about many sides of the immigration and border process. Much richer than I expected."
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Have a book to recommend? Send it to Zach at casaurracaltd@gmail.com – title, author, and the reason you suggest it.
The full Locals’ Picks list is available to view here on Bookshop.
A purchase from Casa Urraca's link helps support independent bookstores.
Abiquiu’s Casa Urraca Press earns a commission from every shopping trip that starts with the above Bookshop link—you can shop the entire Bookshop site in addition to the locals' picks. Plus, a percentage of every book (at least 10%) goes straight to independent bookstores. This is an opportunity to support small businesses with the same convenience as large online retailers.
The full Locals’ Picks list is available to view here on Bookshop.
A purchase from Casa Urraca's link helps support independent bookstores.
Abiquiu’s Casa Urraca Press earns a commission from every shopping trip that starts with the above Bookshop link—you can shop the entire Bookshop site in addition to the locals' picks. Plus, a percentage of every book (at least 10%) goes straight to independent bookstores. This is an opportunity to support small businesses with the same convenience as large online retailers.
Abiquiu Book Club
The Abiquiu Book Club will be reading The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese for the February meeting. The group will meet Tuesday, February 27, 5pm at Elena Garcia’s home in Abiquiu.
The group meets the last Tuesday of each month. Books are recommended by the members. All are welcome to join. Please call Analinda 927-6220 if you have questions. |
Northern Raffle Ends this Weekend
Still time on Friday to purchase Raffle Tickets
The Annual NYP Raffle is coming to a close… our teen interns will be drawing tickets on Saturday, February 3rd… so be sure to get your tickets before then and stay tuned for the announcement of winners. Good luck and thank you to everyone who participated!
1 for $10 or 3 for $25
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1 for $10 or 3 for $25
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Events
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Hello Friends of Owl Peak Farm!
Please join us February 10th, Saturday, 12noon-3pm, for fresh pasta from farm
ingredients cooked up by a very talented new team. Music with Amos Torres and
Natalie Rae Good. There’s a bakery to fill pink boxes with goodies.
The 2024 season is being planned with good reasons to come sit at a table in the Sala
or in the pasture, so keep a look out for our notices. See you soon.
Please join us February 10th, Saturday, 12noon-3pm, for fresh pasta from farm
ingredients cooked up by a very talented new team. Music with Amos Torres and
Natalie Rae Good. There’s a bakery to fill pink boxes with goodies.
The 2024 season is being planned with good reasons to come sit at a table in the Sala
or in the pasture, so keep a look out for our notices. See you soon.
Valentine's Dinner at Cafe Sierra Negra
Valentine’s Dinner
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Serving from 4:30pm to 7:30pm
Call to make your reservation- 505-685-0086
Click for Menu
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Serving from 4:30pm to 7:30pm
Call to make your reservation- 505-685-0086
Click for Menu
Moving Arts Theater Española
At the corner of NM-68 and Eagle Dr., just north of the Ohkay Owingeh Casino Gas Station
POSOLE MIO! Is a fundraiser for the Española Valley Opera Guild that features homemade posole and desserts and a wine and cider cash bar by Black Mesa Winery. Guests will also be able to enter a fun raffle and bid on silent auction items which will include original art and gift certificates to area restaurants and resorts.
Entertainment will include live mariachi music by the local band Mariachi Euforia during the food and drink service from 1-2 pm. At 2 pm, guests will move into the theater (no food or drink allowed there) for vocal performances by Baritone Carlos Archuleta, Soprano Christina Martos and their daughter Marina Archuleta, a student at Los Alamos High School, all accompanied by Nathan Salazar. The Pojoaque Valley High School’s girls’ choir, Bella Voce, will then perform under the direction of Devin DeVargas. These vocal performances will be followed by the Moving Art Espanola Folkorico Dancers. The final performance will be 10-year-old soloist, Alani Rae Unzueta who will sing one song accompanied by her father on the piano. The Raffle and Silent Auction winners will then be awarded following the performance.
Adults $20 | Children age 12 and under $10 | Free Parking
Please pay by cash at the door
At the corner of NM-68 and Eagle Dr., just north of the Ohkay Owingeh Casino Gas Station
POSOLE MIO! Is a fundraiser for the Española Valley Opera Guild that features homemade posole and desserts and a wine and cider cash bar by Black Mesa Winery. Guests will also be able to enter a fun raffle and bid on silent auction items which will include original art and gift certificates to area restaurants and resorts.
Entertainment will include live mariachi music by the local band Mariachi Euforia during the food and drink service from 1-2 pm. At 2 pm, guests will move into the theater (no food or drink allowed there) for vocal performances by Baritone Carlos Archuleta, Soprano Christina Martos and their daughter Marina Archuleta, a student at Los Alamos High School, all accompanied by Nathan Salazar. The Pojoaque Valley High School’s girls’ choir, Bella Voce, will then perform under the direction of Devin DeVargas. These vocal performances will be followed by the Moving Art Espanola Folkorico Dancers. The final performance will be 10-year-old soloist, Alani Rae Unzueta who will sing one song accompanied by her father on the piano. The Raffle and Silent Auction winners will then be awarded following the performance.
Adults $20 | Children age 12 and under $10 | Free Parking
Please pay by cash at the door
Announcements and Classes
Aging Well
Come join Joan Dalton Boyd as she facilitates an exploration into how we can consciously engage with our own aging process at any age in order to remove blocks and increase well-being. Through the use of story, group process, guided imagery, music, art. time with nature and journaling we will explore aging well.
Joan Dalton Boyd has worked as grief counsellor and transformational coach since 1985. On her spiritual journey that has encompassed many of her 89 years, Joan has been a channel of spiritual guidance for seekers on their own healing journey. |
This six-week class will meet on Wednesdays, 12:00 – 2 00 PM, beginning February 7 through March 13 at Farside Farm in Medanales.
For more information call Joan Dalton Boyd at 208-539-5954
For more information call Joan Dalton Boyd at 208-539-5954
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Café Abiquiú Specials
Feb 2nd-3rd
Tempura Fried Shrimp, Pickled Onion, Arugula
with
Smokey Sweet Spice Red Pepper Sauce
Feb 9th-10th
Steamed Prince Edward Island Black Mussels
in
Sofrito White Wine Butter Sauce, Alliums, Herbs, Parmesan and Gilled Toast Points
All February Specials
Feb 2nd-3rd
Tempura Fried Shrimp, Pickled Onion, Arugula
with
Smokey Sweet Spice Red Pepper Sauce
Feb 9th-10th
Steamed Prince Edward Island Black Mussels
in
Sofrito White Wine Butter Sauce, Alliums, Herbs, Parmesan and Gilled Toast Points
All February Specials
Lost and found pets. Pets available for adoption are now listed on our Classifieds page.
Rolo
Rolo is a big ol' heart wrapped in fur, with one ear that adorably flops over. He seems to be house trained, is snuggly and sweet, and gets along well with other dogs - he’s even co-kenneled with a new friend, and he’s teaching her how to be brave. Rolo is a staff favorite, and he would be a great family dog! He’s 2 years old and 87lbs of sugarcube shepherd - adoption fee is waived and he goes home neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, and with six months of free heartworm prevention. We are open to walk-in adopters Monday-Saturday 11am-4:30pm.
www.espanolahumane.org 505-753-8662
Rolo is a big ol' heart wrapped in fur, with one ear that adorably flops over. He seems to be house trained, is snuggly and sweet, and gets along well with other dogs - he’s even co-kenneled with a new friend, and he’s teaching her how to be brave. Rolo is a staff favorite, and he would be a great family dog! He’s 2 years old and 87lbs of sugarcube shepherd - adoption fee is waived and he goes home neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, and with six months of free heartworm prevention. We are open to walk-in adopters Monday-Saturday 11am-4:30pm.
www.espanolahumane.org 505-753-8662
Milagro
Milagro is a chunk of a hunk, with cheeks for days! This big boy is 15lbs of purr and he’s just a year and a half old. Milagro goes home neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped - he’s ready to hunker down in your home! We are open to walk-in adopters Monday-Saturday 11am-4:30pm.
www.espanolahumane.org
505-753-8662
Milagro is a chunk of a hunk, with cheeks for days! This big boy is 15lbs of purr and he’s just a year and a half old. Milagro goes home neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped - he’s ready to hunker down in your home! We are open to walk-in adopters Monday-Saturday 11am-4:30pm.
www.espanolahumane.org
505-753-8662
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