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2021 September 17
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FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Mask Mandate Extended The statewide requirement that face masks be worn in all indoor public spaces, with only limited exceptions and regardless of vaccination status, will be extended, the Office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday. Gov. Lujan Grisham authorized the reimplementation of the mask requirement last month in an effort to stem the state’s rising tide of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. The reimplemented facemask requirement has contributed to reducing viral transmission in the state over the last month; the state’s 7-day average COVID-19 test positivity rate was 9 percent on August 16 and decreased to 6.5 percent as of September 14. But total statewide hospitalizations have remained generally steady over the past month and staffed hospital beds remain in short supply, as primarily unvaccinated individuals continue to spread a more infectious variant of the virus. Health officials, including at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, continue to recommend face masks be worn in indoor spaces as they are effective in limiting the spread of the more transmissible “Delta” variant. The extended mask requirement is now effective through at least October 15. The governor, acting upon the counsel and analysis of the state Medical Advisory Team and state health officials, may decide to extend or lift the mask requirement as necessary. “If not for the health of yourself, your family, your neighbors, and your colleagues, then for the continued economic recovery of our state and nation: I urge New Mexicans to get vaccinated, mask up and continue to social distance,” said Gov. Lujan Grisham. “This virus is a true test of what it means to come together as Americans, and I know that we have the capacity to continue to take on a minor personal sacrifice for one another toward a greater good.” The separate public health order requiring health care workers to be vaccinated and vaccinate-or-test requirements for school workers remains in place. The operative emergency public health orders, issued by Acting Health Secretary David R. Scrase, M.D., are attached to this news release. Vaccination continues to be the most effective tool against COVID-19. The state Department of Health reports there were 58 percent more vaccinations administered in August than July in our state, likely attributable at least in part to the state’s financial incentive program. Despite New Mexico’s status as one of the nation’s leaders in vaccination rates, around 30 percent of eligible New Mexicans are not yet fully vaccinated, necessitating the continued use of face coverings in public settings as the infectious variant remains in circulation. “Apart from vaccination, face coverings are our best tool to manage the spread of COVID, especially in the face of the highly infectious Delta variant,” said Secretary Scrase. “Our state case rates continue to be three to four times higher than our ‘maximum safety level’ of 210 cases per day. Wearing a mask is a small sacrifice that makes an enormous difference – and one that saves the lives of our fellow New Mexicans. We thank the people of this state for all they have done through this pandemic – and for their continuing commitment to one another.” The mask requirement applies to all individuals aged 2 and older in all indoor public settings -- except when eating or drinking. Masks are required for everyone in school buildings regardless of vaccination status. Businesses, houses of worship and other entities may enact stricter requirements at their discretion. The second public health order, originally implemented last month, still requires all workers in New Mexico hospitals and congregate care facilities to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with only limited exceptions, and also requires school workers who are not yet fully vaccinated to be tested for COVID-19 once a week. As of Wednesday, September 15, hospitals must report to the Department of Health the number of:
Get vaccinated to protect yourself, your family, and your coworkers. Visit VaccineNM.org to find locations and to sign up for an appointment today. 
New Cases Begin to Drop in New Mexico
"We are seeing a slow decrease in cases, which we hope will continue as the majority of hospitals continue to be above capacity with many patients still waiting in emergency departments for beds to open up." ~ Fernando Bayardo, Emergency Room Doctor. 
Covid Numbers
COVID Myths Busted
Source John Hopkins Myth: The COVID-19 vaccine was developed with or contains controversial substances. FACT: The first two COVID-19 vaccines to be authorized by the FDA contain mRNA and other, normal vaccine ingredients, such as fats (which protect the mRNA), salts, as well as a small amount of sugar. These COVID-19 vaccines were not developed using fetal tissue, and they do not contain any material, such as implants, microchips or tracking devices. Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines do not contain any aborted fetal cells. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine was developed with technology that uses fetal stem cells, and Baptist and Catholic leaders have encouraged pro-life Christians to pick Moderna and Pfizer if given the option. Fetal line cells are cells that are lab grown from the remnants of fetal cells recovered from an abortion in the Netherlands in the 1960s. These cells are not taken directly from an aborted baby. Pope Francis has called the COVID-19 vaccine ethical and necessary. “I believe that ethically everyone should take the vaccine,” the Pope said in an interview. “It is an ethical choice because you are gambling with your health, with your life, but you are also gambling with the lives of others. Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict were both vaccinated at the Vatican. NewsFive-Member Commission for Rio Arriba County?
Democratic Party of Rio Arriba Our three-member Rio Arriba Board of County Commissioners has received a proposal to change the composition of the Board from three members to five. The existing Board has the power to do so by passing an ordinance. The Democratic Party of Rio Arriba County submitted this proposal to the commissioners in late July after the DPRAC Central Committee unanimously endorsed this proposal at the end of May. For the county to move to a five-member Board, here’s what has to occur, step-by-step: For the complete article and contact info Click 
Doug Coffin at the recently installed Spirit Totem project done for the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City
Image Courtesy of Doug Coffin
Native American Artist from Kansas Unveils New Work at JCCC Campus
Republished with Permission from Shawnee Mission Post Note: Doug is a long time resident of Abiquiu Visitors to Johnson County Community College may see a new site on campus. The college in Overland Park is now home to a new permanent installation of five, 30-foot tall metal totems called “Spirit Totems.” The totems were created by Doug Coffin, a Native American sculptural artist, who says his roots have always influenced his work. “I’ve been inspired by native work and fashion, and interpreting it into contemporary from the traditional,” Coffin said. “Like the traditional totem poles from the Northwest, this is my version of them.” The totems were installed within a four hour period and now permanently sit between the Hugh L. Libby Career and Technical Education Center and the Gym on JCCC’s campus. Coffin was born and raised in Kansas and is of Potawatomi and Creek heritage. He grew up on the grounds of Haskell Indian Nations University, known as Haskell Institute at the time, in Lawrence. 
The totem poles being installed on the JCCC campus earlier this month. Photo credit Nikki Lansford.
He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Kansas and his Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture and Jewelry from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan.
Currently, he lives and works in New Mexico. To date, Coffin’s artwork has been included in more than 40 public collections, including the White House Sculpture Garden and the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. His pieces have also been displayed internationally in places such as the Grand Palais in Paris. “It’s been amazing,” Coffin said reflecting on his 42-year career creating sculptures. “I’ve gotten to travel a lot because of my artwork.” JCCC says the “Spirit Totems’ installation was entirely funded by donations from local community members Ron and Phyllis Nolan. The five totems at the community college are just one stop on the way to completing Coffin’s plan to place “Spirit Totems” at points across the county. “Hopefully, this is kind of a boulder in the pond, and hopefully people are going to see this, become aware of it and maybe want to have me produce something someplace in the Kansas City area,” Coffin said. 
Boat Ramp at Lake to be Extended
Beginning October 18th, the boat ramp will be closed to all traffic. This closure will be to allow the reshaping of the ramp and pouring of additional lengths of concrete. We anticipate this closure to last through November 12th. 
At Moving Arts
We are so excited to announce the initiation of the Moving Arts Española Community Health Ambassador Program made possible by the Ruth M Knight Foundation. Melorie, Elicia, Haylee, and Jessica were selected out of many applicants to assist Chef Laura Cox. They help first hand with our healthy meals program that has served over 40,000 free healthy vegetarian meals to students and families. As well they are learning about meal planning and nutrition. Later in the semester they will be presenting what they learned about nutrition to their fellow classmates at their schools. Finally, they will be creating and tackling projects of their own. Currently they are working on creating a viable recycling program here at Moving Arts Española. Learn More About Moving Arts Scene About Town
We love all the beautiful, fun, interesting images we get. We keep the top image for Abiquiu Area landscapes in a horizontal orientation but will share additional ones in "Scene About Town". This segment is sponsored by Raul and Erin Manzanares.
Image Courtesy of Karima Alavi
Art, Music and Books
To all 2021 Abiquiu Studio Tour Participants
Come and pick up your postcards for mailing out to customers and distributing around New Mexico at Nest shop.showroom.studio, #1 County Rd 166 www.abiquiunest.com for detailed directions. We are here Wednesday through Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 12-5. These are designed to mail out to customers, and hand out to any businesses you enjoy and think would help us to make this tour the best one ever. The Preview Show is coming up! We would love each artist to participate. The Inn has offered their downstairs as a display area for three whole months of display time. We will be accepting work from masked participants on Sunday, October 3rd, from 10 to noon. Artists will fill out the forms needed for the labels upon drop off. 
The Locals’ Picks Book List
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, Hayley recommends The Anthropocene Reviewed, by John Green: "This book is very interesting and touching. It's made up of short reviews of random things, people, and places. The Anthropocene is the geologic era we are living in, so these are all things related to our world and understanding our place in it. It's of course different than John Green's fiction, but if you enjoyed his writing style then you'll definitely appreciate these short essays." 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. 
Abiquiu Book Club The Abiquiu Book Club will be reading and discussing Crazy Brave, by Joy Harjo. The group will meet Tuesday, September 28, 6PM at Elena Garcia’s house on the plaza in Abiquiu across from the library. The house in the far left corner with ramp in front. 
Books for Sale
Pueblo de Abiquiu Library Welcome to Josefina's World - 1824 One of the American Girls Collection, about a girl who might have grown up in Northern New Mexico. Wonderful Photographs, details of life in the 1800’s, costumes, daily life, celebrations, dangers, community life, a great book for a girl of this area. under the sea-wind Rachael Carson’s book ‘UNDER THE SEA-WIND. It is written for a young person and any age. Lewis and Clark, A Journey West Maps, photographs, drawings of the places, people, creatures and artifacts they encountered on the Lewis & Clark expedition. A wild & true adventure story.’ To purchase a book the Library asked a contribution to the Library. The purchase may be paid for and pick up at the Library during the Library hours, Sunday through Thursday, 1:00 - 6:00 EventsPlease remember, events will go in for a maximum of three Fridays before the event. Send text, word or publisher file and a separate image, please keep images below 1 mb and send to info@abiquiunews.com. Vertical PDFs or JPGs will be edited for space. Send by Tuesday night for inclusion in that Friday's News.
Let's Get Jammin' . . . . Friday, September 17 10am - 1pm Join us for a FREE hands on workshop to preserve your fruit harvest at the Rural Events Center Multi-Purpose Building, State Road 554, House #122A, Abiquiu, NM. Refreshments will be provided,
Sign-Up for workshop at Rio Arriba County Cooperative Extension:
505-685-4523 or email Joy at: jczmyrid@nmsu.edu 
Equinox Ceremony, Online Gathering
September 19, 1pm (MDT) Join us for Throwing of the Bones Ceremony to welcome the Equinox, a seasonal shift which invites us to explore balance in the midst of change. Equinox is a particular alignment of our earth and sun, equal hours between sunrise and sunset, a balance of day and night. Equinox is joined closely with the Full Moon, heightening the energies in this time of change. What gifts and potentials are living inside this transitional time on our earth and in our lives? To register, please visit: www.joannedodgson.com/events 
Wednesday Lunch [it’s still garbage man lunch day] at the Sala
Owl Peak Farm, 480 Hwy 111, La Madera 11am-2pm. By donation Sept 22 Trilogy Farm Beef Pita or OPF Eggplant Sabich, Farm Fattoush Salad, Niko's Ice Cream, Homemade Refreshments Sept 29 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches & OPF Gazpacho, Niko's Ice Cream, Homemade Refreshments 
Rivers flow through our communities as water flows through our veins. Healthy rivers are the lifeblood to each and every one of us – for the water we drink, the food we eat, for our economy, for our health. Here in New Mexico, Amigos Bravos has been protecting and restoring the water we drink, the rivers, streams, and lakes in which we play, and the waterways that grow our food, feed our livestock and sustain wildlife. We want to thank all of you who have stepped up over the past 33 years to support our efforts. You have called your members of Congress. You have written comments to the U.S. Forest Service to protect New Mexico's Wetland Jewels. You have shared comments at myriad public hearings. You have made donations to help us fight the fight.
We are so grateful to all of you – long-time members, and those of you who just joined recently – for speaking up for clean water and healthy rivers. Our Rally for the Rio is our flagship annual event to show our appreciation for the important role our members play in helping us carry out our mission. It's our way to thank you by giving back. While following all the latest safety guidelines to keep our attendees safe, we hope that our river friends will join us to celebrate this year’s Rally for the Rio on Saturday, September 18, 2021. This year, we are offering a choice of four different free events to show our appreciation for our members. Free float rides, a bird watching tour, a workshop on how to photograph birds in the wild and a fly fishing demo. All free to members. Spaces are limited for the float rides, the guided bird watching tour in Orilla Verde and the bird photography workshop in the Pilar Visitor Center. Reserve your spot by clicking the link below. We hope to see you on the Rio on the 18th! https://www.amigosbravos.org/upcoming-events/ Painting: "In the Shadow of the Canyon" by Peggy Trigg. 
Continental Divide Trail Coalition National Public Lands Day
September 25th 8:00am-2:30pm San Gregorio Trailhead (trail maintenance and group hike) and Eichwald Center (free lunch cookout). Come join CDTC in Cuba, NM as we celebrate National Public Lands Day! We have a variety of wonderful events happening that day so check out the schedule below ! Trail work: Maintenance on the CDT 8am-1pm | San Gregorio Trailhead Learn How to Leave No Trace Group Hike 8:30am – 12pm | San Gregorio Trailhead FREE Lunch Cookout 12:30-2:30pm | Eichwald Center 37 NM - 126, Cuba, NM, 87013 Click to Register and reserve your spot! 
Owl Peak Farm
480 Hwy 111, La Madera Last Dinner of the Season, September 25th, 5-8pm Music: Big Boss Joe and his buddies A Car Show! And of course, bring your good dog to dinner. With a Special dinner to celebrate the harvest and the wonderful summer’s end. For tickets: owlpeakfarm.com 
To ensure a quick and easy process, please read and follow these guidelines:
• Plan on spending at least 30 minutes or more in your car at the flu shot clinic. • Vaccines will be given while you are in your car. Only 4 people per car will be accepted (1 person per window). • Masks are required and should cover both your mouth and nose at all times. No valved masks, neck gaiters or bandanas. • Wear a short-sleeve top for easy access to your arm. • The vaccine only will be given to adults and children 12 years old and up. There are 1,000 shots available and will be given on a first come, first served basis. The 2021 flu vaccine protects against predicted strains of seasonal influenza we are likely to see in North America. As a reminder, the flu vaccine does not protect you against COVID-19. For COVID-19 resources and information, please visit phs.org/COVID-19. 
Announcements & Classes
Friends of Folk Art Fall Donation Days
Calling all Folk Art Collectors! Are you moving? Downsizing? Decluttering? Redecorating? The Friends of Folk Art is holding two donation days this fall. Here’s your chance to pass your gently-used folk art treasures on to other folk art fans. Volunteers will be available to unload your donations and prepare your tax receipt. Donated items will be sold at the annual Folk Art Flea and other events that benefit the Museum of International Folk Art. The donation dates are Saturday, October 2, and November 6, from 11 am to 2 pm in the staff parking lot of the Museum of International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe 87505. Email friendsoffolkart@gmail.com. http://www.internationalfolkart.org/ 
Casa Urraca Presents
Unlocking Writer’s Doubt - workshop with Magdalena Lily McCarson Let’s explore the leash that holds you back from sprinting forward to write what you truly desire. We will navigate those old records of self-doubt and suffering with perfection, and how to release the conservative self to allow a free flow of descriptions in detail. Sunday, September 26, 2021. 12:00-2:00 p.m. MDT via Zoom. Special pricing: $55 per participant; $50 for residents of Rio Arriba and Sandoval County, NM. Min 4/max 10 participants. Registration is now open - click here or go to casaurracaltd.com Magdalena Lily McCarson is a singer-songwriter, fine art photographer, and farmer. Her artistic inspirations stem from nature, truth, and the written word. Magdalena lives in Peña Blanca, New Mexico, where she runs a small organic-minded farm. She performs live and records music as a partner in the alt-folk duo Oxygen on Embers. She is the author of TYPE and the photographer of WILD EXPECTATIONS, both from Casa Urraca Press. |
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REWARD For Missing Corgi. Last week's its traveling partner, a cattle dog was found up in El Rito. The dogs went missing from Chile. This dog is chipped and could be anywhere between those two points.
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