Mountain View Telegraph

Residents Celebrate With Music, Friendship, Cleanup

Staff — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:56:09 +0000

For the residents of the East Mountains and Estancia Valley, the first weekend in May marks the time to celebrate spring.

Winter's chill is gone and summer's heat is yet to come.

Of course, in the past couple of years, the first part of May has been as cold as the first part of March.

But this year, the weather was perfect from Friday evening when the music students at East Mountain High School set up for a concert on the lawn of the school to Sunday afternoon when Los Vecinos Community Center hosted the annual East Mountain Celebration. In between, there was all sorts of things going on.

In Edgewood, the town held its annual cleanup Saturday morning. Groups of volunteers donned yellow shirts and headed out to pick up garbage.

At Wildlife West Nature Park, the annual Wind Festival attracted those who are happy to cater to the child within themselves. Multicolored kites hovered above the park with some looking as though they were over Moriarty.

Walkin N Circles Rescue Ranch hosted a Trail Obstacle Challenge in which riders got their horses to go forward, and sometimes backward, through a course. It looks easy, but really isn't.

To the folks who live near Founders Ranch southwest of Edgewood, it seemed like everyone from Albuquerque had come out for a visit, but it was just the Warrior Dash. More than 13,000 vehicles descended on the ranch using N.M. 217 and Barton Road to gain access, causing traffic backups familiar to city dwellers, but odd to those of us who live in the sticks.

Regardless of the traffic, participants in the race — which was closer to a Marine obstacle course with beer at the end — reported a good time had by all.

If getting covered by mud and jumping through fire was a little outside your comfort zone, three area art galleries had special events. Watermelon Gallery reopened in its new location in Cedar Crest, Johnson's Gallery in Madrid had a concert and reception, and Cibola Arts Gallery in Mountainair celebrated 17 years in business with the opening of a show featuring 17 artists.

In Moriarty, a special taco dinner was held at the Moriarty Church of the Nazarene to raise a little money to help former Torrance County Commissioner Jim Frost as he was preparing for heart surgery this week.

And to close out the day, the Moriarty FFA held its annual banquet at the Moriarty Civic Center. This year's banquet was special in that it celebrated 60 years of the club's existence.

Not only was there good food and good fun, but a lot of former FFA members in town for the event, which featured all three of the people to serve as state FFA president — Amanda Ball, current state FFA president; Tooter Davis, the last state FFA president from Moriarty in 1964 and 1965; and Don Larson, who was visiting from Tennessee. Larson was state president from 1960-1961.

Sunday wasn't as busy, but was just as fun with the East Mountain Celebration at Los Vecinos Community Center in Tijeras.

There was plenty of fun and the annual Outstanding East Mountain Citizens were introduced. They included Meg Crist, a volunteer with the San Antonito Elementary School parent teacher organization; Dennis Hodges, a longtime member of the East Mountain High School governing board; the staff of the East Mountain Library in Tijeras; Ethel Sandoval, an original Tijeras village trustee who was instrumental in the village's incorporation; and Karen Demarest, the driving force behind the East Mountain Little League.

The community center also put its skate park to use, holding a competition for the youths.

No matter where you went last weekend, there was something going on. And at each place, you would have been reminded why it is we all live here.

Election 2012 Q&A

Staff — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:05:45 +0000

There are three candidates whose names will appear on the Democratic primary ballot for Senate District 39. However, only one of them returned a questionnaire sent out by the Telegraph.

Incumbent Phil Griego and Nicole Castellano did not return answers to the questions. Jack Sullivan was the only candidate to respond.

Jack Sullivan

Age: 69

Occupation: Registered Professional Engineer

Education: Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Georgia Tech; Master of Science of Civil Engineering (Engineering-Economic Planning Option), Stanford University

Related experience/Community Involvement: Santa Fe County Commissioner 2000-2008, chair 2003 and 2008; former president, New Mexico Society of Professional Engineers; mentor to first, second and third graders for eight years, Helping One Student to Succeed Program (HOSTS); former coach and president, New Mexico Youth Soccer Association; Little League team sponsor for 25 years; captain, US Army Corps of Engineers (Airborne Medal, Army Commendation Medal and citation); small business owner and president, Sullivan Design Group, Inc., Consulting Engineers.

Family: Married to Vickie Manzanares Sullivan, three sons and three grandchildren

Questions

1. If elected, what would your priorities be?

Job Creation. Quality job creation for New Mexicans and support for New Mexico small businesses that create jobs. Ethical Representation. Better and more ethical representation for New Mexico families at the Roundhouse. Government belongs to the people, not to out of state corporations and their lobbyists that have dominated District 39 representation for the past 16 years. Education. Increased attention to educational needs beginning at the pre-kindergarten level through higher education, including support for teachers and trained specialists with whom we entrust our children every day. Smaller class sizes. Without a good education, New Mexico graduates will be unable to compete for quality jobs.

2. What are the biggest issues facing District 39?

Communication and an open mind to resolve issues of quality job creation, education, health care affordability, increased budget accountability, greater transparency and protection of our land, water and natural resources. I will work to achieve better public awareness of issues among all constituents in District 39 so their input is heard and considered and they are on a level playing field with the influence exerted by the numerous paid lobbyists.

3. What experience/traits will you bring to the table that will benefit people in District 39?

Integrity, Leadership and Results. As proven in my eight years as a county commissioner and in my public service to my country and to the community.

4. Have you ever been arrested for, charged with, or convicted of drunken driving, any misdemeanor or any felony in New Mexico or any other state?

No.

Edgewood Plans Wildlife West Contribution

Lee Ross — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:05:40 +0000

The Edgewood Town Council has changed its tune when it comes to Wildlife West Nature Park.

Although all the details have not yet been worked out, the town council has expressed an interest in contributing at least $3,000 to a junior ranger program at the park. Santa Fe County may pitch in an additional $9,000 for the program.

After some discussion of the proposed program at the town council meeting on May 2, Mayor Brad Hill noted that the county portion of the funding was not guaranteed.

"I think I'm going to have to do a little arm twisting …" he said.

At this point, the plan is to come back at the next council meeting and lay out the entire program costs, along with what the county is willing to contribute.

But the tenor of the conversation represents a shift in how Wildlife West Nature Park is being treated by the town. And that goes back to when former mayor Robert Stearley was elected in 2008.

Stearley took on the position of mayor at a time when the town had promised to deliver $20,000 to help out with a music festival for the park. But he and the town's attorney, Marcus Rael, said that funding was in violation of the state's anti-donation law and the money was never delivered.

At the time, Rael also said there was value to the town in tourist dollars, education or another kind of benefit to the town, and that benefit must be reported. Otherwise the town would be in violation of the anti-donation law.

However, any arguments about the value of a town-sponsored music festival within the town limits did not change things, and the funding was cut from the town budget.

At the most recent town council meeting, Councilor Rita-Loy Simmons, who came out in support of funding the park in 2008, said she hadn't gotten over what happened.

"Many of us have chaffed under the loss," she said.

Rael said the junior ranger program is a different kind of program than the music festival. He said it is similar to a youth summer program that the town supported years ago, at a time when Rael was the town attorney.

"I think this is a lot different than some of the other things that I've had an issue with in the past," he said.

Whatever the case, Alink said, he is looking forward and not dwelling on old concerns.

"(The anti-donation law) is strictly politics. It really is. There is a law and we comply with it," he said. "If there's benefit for the whole community, then it's legal. Mr. Hill has got a new attitude about things. We're encouraged. Not just us, but the whole community."

All the details of the junior ranger program are not yet finalized, but it will have limited enrollment and be for children age 7 to 15. The program will also be run by certified teachers and park employees and will start in early June. Call Wildlife West at 281-7655 for more information.

Manzanos Nurtured Artist

Vanessa Kahin / Roswell Daily Record — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:05:37 +0000

Dorothy Peterson has traveled the world, taking a piece of faraway landscapes with her in the form of her art, or leaving a piece of her art behind in faraway landscapes.

But it is the landscape of her native northern New Mexico that has captured this Roswell artist's heart, and is featured repeatedly in her watercolors, acrylics and oils.

Peterson cannot pinpoint when she began to paint. She said that, at the age of 18 months, she was already drawing figures that could be recognized. Her childhood was steeped in the picturesque life of the villages around the Manzano Mountains in the 1940s and 1950s. It is this era and this place that nursed and nurtured the self-taught artist's talent.

Originally from Estancia Valley, Peterson, née Hawkins, grew up in Moriarty. Her mother, Ethel Hawkins, was a teacher who eventually became the Torrance County School superintendent. Her father, Ernest Hawkins, was a rancher and a politician who was once a state senator.

Ernest Hawkins was also manager of the Moriarty Trading Co., an interesting note of family history that Peterson has rendered in one of her paintings. Capturing both inside and outside fragments of the store on a single canvas, the painting includes Peterson's father peering back at the viewer.

Peterson proudly notes that, given her upbringing, she speaks Spanish. Being bilingual is an asset that has helped her understand the Spanish-American culture she basked in as a child.

"It was like the Anglos and the Spanish were raised more or less as one culture," she said. She recalled a popular local festival, the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Fiesta, that took place in the Estancia Valley.

"Everyone would go and dance with everyone," Peterson said. Despite being a Methodist who, to this day, is active with the First United Methodist Church of Roswell, Peterson enjoyed the festivity. Rich, colorful images of Catholic rites and rituals seem to creep into many of her works in the form of crosses, angels, clergy in long robes, and figures of the Virgin Mary.

Peterson married John Peterson in 1954, a year after she graduated from the University of New Mexico with a degree in elementary education. The couple traveled extensively, given that John was in the Navy and, upon leaving military service, became a geologist. They have a son, John, and a daughter, Anne. The Petersons have two grown grandchildren and have called Roswell home for 32 years.

It was when John Jr. was born that Dorothy Peterson started doing portraits, first of her son, then, of the neighborhood children at the request of their mothers. The backdrop of Peterson's childhood and youth soon became a favorite theme for her art.

"I started sketching and painting the villages in the Manzano Mountains in the early 1960s," Peterson said. The artist who has been quoted and mentioned in various publications has never created a book of her own, but it is the innocent imagery of her youth in the Manzanos that has prompted Peterson to work on a book that would share this vision with the world.

Peterson has shown her work in exhibitions and won awards for her expressionist take on New Mexico.

Peterson has helped sow the love of art throughout the U.S. and abroad. She has taught art in Italy, where she was invited to teach in 1999 in the central region of Umbria. In the U.S., she has taught in various states both as an elementary schoolteacher and an art teacher. The last years of her formal teaching career were spent at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell, where she taught art appreciation, humanities, and art history.

Peterson's work toward developing the arts in New Mexico led her to an appointment to the New Mexico Arts Commission, from 1983-96. Awards and accolades include numerous Best of Show awards as well as several awards from the New Mexico Watercolor Society and the Texas Watercolor Society. Her name has a permanent place on acclaimed lists such as Who's Who in American Art and Who's Who in the West.

Peterson continues to create — whether it is a program for a fundraiser, calendars, or accepting invitations to be a guest art instructor.

"I try to do something every day," Peterson said. "Even if things aren't going very well.

"I come out here, and just sit with my work," said the artist, as she sat comfortably surrounded by her art in her studio.

World's Fair

Staff — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:05:32 +0000

There is more to the world than the Estancia Valley, and on May 4 the sixth-graders at Mountainview Elementary School took the rest of the school and other visitors on a trip.

The annual World's Fair has become a rite of passage for the school's sixth-graders as they learn about the different cultures and histories of the nations of the Earth.

It's also a lot of fun, and teams are divided into different geographic areas.

The teams immerse themselves in the cultures and share what they have learned during the fair — which in most cases involves different foods to be sampled, as well as a plethora of dioramas and other presentations.

Dash Brings in Droves

Staff — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:05:28 +0000

To the East Mountains residents who had no idea what was going on Saturday, it felt like an invasion.

To those who did, and those who participated, the cars heading out to Founders Ranch southwest of Edgewood meant only one thing — Warrior Dash.

There were 13,000 vehicles pouring into the ranch by midafternoon, and even more lining up.

New Mexico also raised the most money out of any race for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital with a whopping $60,000 altogether.

According to an event coordinator at the race, this was the biggest one-day race in the country. Most events are two days, but due to the liquor laws in Edgewood, the race was held to a one-day event. There were around 11,000 racers registered and more than 18,000 at the event, including spectators. Racers even added their own creative mark to the race by dressing up in costumes from "Where's Waldo?" to a galloping man in a tutu with a unicorn stuffed animal.

There were 18 waves every 30 minutes, with up to 650 racers running. The first wave began at 8:30 in the morning and ended at 5 p.m.

Racers and spectators ate smoked turkey legs and shopped in the Warrior Dash store donning their fuzzy warrior helmets, while a local live band played upbeat music. After the race, warriors were sprayed off and asked to give their muddy shoes to an organization called GreenSneakers that recycles shoes.

Once it was over, those finishing were treated to fire-hose shower.

The overall winner was Alex Willis, who completed the course in 20:41.45.

Race results can be found at http://warriordash.com/results/2012_New_Mexico_Sat_OA.htm.

Calendar (5/10/2012)

Staff — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:05:24 +0000

AA meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m., Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Mountainside Methodist Church on N.M. 14 in Cedar Crest. 281-0726.

AA meets Monday through Friday at noon at the Mountainside Methodist Church on N.M. 14 in Cedar Crest. 350-1619.

AA meets Thursdays at 7 p.m. in the rectory of Sts. Pete and Paul Catholic Church in Estancia. Spanish, English and bilingual. 384-3038.

AA meeting from 11 a.m. to noon every Tuesday and Thursday at Torrance County Counseling, Route 66 Shopping Center in Moriarty. 463-4204 or 832-9135.

AL-ANON meets Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, #5 Entrada Del Norte in Edgewood. 262-2177.

BOY SCOUT TROOP 614 meets every Thursday at Edgewood Elementary School. 281-4323.

EDGEWOOD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT holds EMS training sessions on the first Thursday at 7 p.m. Business meeting second Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Main Station. 281-4697.

EDGEWOOD LIONS CLUB meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge on Old Route 66. 281-5491.

ESTANCIA PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Estancia town hall.

TORRANCE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the County Courthouse. All welcome. 384-0176.

MOUNTAINAIR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS meet for a business meeting the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the fire station. A training meeting is held the third Thursday of the month.

EAST MOUNTAIN TOASTMASTERS meets the every Thursday at 6 p.m. at El Comedor in Moriarty. Visitors are welcome. 281-7102.

AA meets Tuesday and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Moriarty Church of Christ, Irene Avenue at Eunice Street. 832-6430.

DESPERADOES 4-H CLUB meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Moriarty Community Center. 384-2372.

MOUNTAINAIR ROTARY CLUB meets on Thursdays at noon at Jerry's Ancient Cities Cafe.

HUMANITY QUILTERS meets Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon at Vista Grande Community Center in Sandia Park. No experience necessary. No children, please. 293-0581.

DRINKING COFFEE LIBERALLY — TAJIQUE meets the second and fourth Thursday on the month from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the old Anaya store, 8604 N.M. 55 in Tajique. Join Michael and other progressives for politics and socializing over a good cup of coffee. Go online to http://livingliberally.org/drinking/chapters/NM/Tajique for information.

AL-ANON meets Fridays at 10 a.m. at Mountainside United Methodist Church, 4 Penny Lane in Cedar Crest.

EAST MOUNTAINS AND ESTANCIA VALLEY MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SUPPORT GROUP meets the second Friday of each month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Valley View Christian Church on Christian Way in Edgewood. 281-0996.

AA meets Monday through Friday at noon at the Mountainside Methodist Church on N.M. 14 in Cedar Crest. 350-1619.

AA meets Mondays at 7:30 p.m. and Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at Summers Bail Bonds building in Estancia. 384-3038.

AA meets Tuesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:25 p.m. for book study, and 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Fridays at 6:30 p.m. at the Mountainair Methodist Church. 847-0226. English and Spanish.

NATIONAL MS SOCIETY local chapter meets the second Friday of each month at the Edgewood Community Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

VFW POST 3370 and auxiliary holds a spaghetti dinner on the second Friday of each month at the Post Hall on N.M. 41. 832-0730.

AA meets Mondays and Wednesdays in Edgewood at 7 p.m. at Christ Unity Church on Dinkle Road, Fridays at 7 p.m. at Valley View Christian Church and Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Episcopal. 384-2834.

NICOTINE ANONYMOUS meets 1:30 p.m. every Saturday at Jo's Chameleon Cafe at 5 Kuhn Road in Tijeras. Call Tamara at 286-0973 for information.

ESTANCIA VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION meets the second Saturday of each month at the TA Truck Stop in Moriarty at 9 a.m. Meet earlier for breakfast. For more info, call Ed at 384-2707.

THE EAST MOUNTAIN Interagency Fire Protection Association meets the second Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to noon at the Village of Tijeras Fire Department. The public is invited to attend.

THE LADIES AUXILIARY TO VETERANS OF FOREIGN WAR Post 3370 meets on the second Saturday of each month at 11 a.m. For more information, call 832-0730.

ALATEEN meets Sundays at 4 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Old Route 66, mile west of N.M. 344 in Edgewood. 867-5096.

AA meets Sundays at 7 p.m. at the Holy Child Catholic Church in Tijeras. 281-0726.

AA meets Monday through Friday at noon at the Mountainside Methodist Church on N.M. 14 in Cedar Crest. 350-1619.

AA meets Mondays at 7:30 p.m. and Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at the Summers Bail Bonds Building in Estancia. 384-3038.

ESTANCIA ROTARY CLUB meets every Monday at noon at the superintendent's office on the west side of the Estancia Municipal Schools campus.

AMERICAN LEGION POST 22 meets the second Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at 676 Hwy. 55. Call 384-2833. American Legion Auxiliary Post meets the second Monday at 7 p.m. For specific meeting place each month, call 384-2892. New members welcome.

MORIARTY ROTARY CLUB meets every Monday at 6 p.m. at My Restaurant.

TIJERAS VILLAGE COUNCIL meets the second and third Mondays of each month at 6 p.m. at City Hall.

GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN support groups meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at Los Vecinos Community Center from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Free childcare available. 243-2551.

WILLARD VILLAGE COUNCIL meets the second Monday of every month at 5:30 p.m. at Village Hall. 384-2874.

WORD CIRCLE Share your story. A peer-group for creative writers led by local freelancer and certified workshop facilitator Karen Lehmann. Monday mornings, 9 a.m. Free. Call 505-507-0008 for details.

AA meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m., Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Mountainside Methodist Church on Hwy. 14 in Cedar Crest. 281-0726.

AA meets Monday through Friday at noon at the Mountainside Methodist Church on N.M. 14 in Cedar Crest. 350-1619.

AA for women meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Summers Bail Bonds building in Estancia. 384-3038.

AA meeting from 11 a.m. to noon every Tuesday and Thursday at Torrance County Counseling, Route 66 Shopping Center in Moriarty. 463-4204 or 832-9135.

MASONIC LODGE in Edgewood meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 1410 N.M. 333, about four miles west of Edgewood. 889-0709.

TORRANCE COUNTY FAIR BOARD meets the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the fair building on the Torrance County Fairgrounds. 847-2585.

EMW GAS ASSOCIATION board of directors meets the first and third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the board room in Estancia.

MCINTOSH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the fire station. Call 384-2810 about volunteering or for other information.

MORIARTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in conference room 4 at the Moriarty Civic Center. Agenda closes at 5 p.m. the Wednesday prior to the meeting.

MORIARTY SCHOOL BOARD meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Moriarty High School board room. 832-4471.

AA meets Tuesday and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Moriarty Church of Christ, Irene Avenue at Eunice Street. 832-6430.

LIONS CLUB OF MORIARTY hosts bingo every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Lions Building. Prizes up to $1,000, players welcomed. Club meets the first and third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Lions Building, 515 Lions Court, visitors welcome. 832-6044.

MORIARTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE meets the first Tuesday of the month at 7 a.m. and the third Tuesday at noon at the Moriarty Civic Center. Call 832-4087.

WEIGHT WATCHERS meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Bethel United Methodist Church in Moriarty. Check-in time at 5:40.

TORRANCE COUNTY District 2 Volunteer Fire Department business meeting on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at 39 Indian Hills Road. Public welcome. 832-4040.

AA meets Tuesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:25 p.m. for book study, and 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Fridays at 6:30 p.m. at the Mountainair Methodist Church. 847-0226. English and Spanish.

AA meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m., Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Mountainside Methodist Church on Hwy. 14 in Cedar Crest. 281-0726.

AA meets Monday through Friday at noon at the Mountainside Methodist Church on N.M. 14 in Cedar Crest. 350-1619.

WEIGHT WATCHERS meets every Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Roosevelt Middle School Church. Weigh-in at 5:30. 250-3038.

EDGEWOOD TOWN COUNCIL meets the first and third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Edgewood Community Center.

A.F. & A.M. LODGE #33 meets the first and third Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Main Street in Estancia. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. before the first meeting of the month. 281-3594.

AMERICAN LEGION POST 74 and Auxiliary meet the third Wednesday of the month at the Lions Club building in Moriarty at 10 a.m. 832-6183.

EDGEWOOD CIVITANS meet the first and third Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. at Rich Ford in Edgewood. 286-4863.

FREE IMMUNIZATION CLINIC. Call for times in Estancia, 384-2351.

FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC Teen services, STD exams, prenatal care, free pregnancy testing, free immunizations. By appointment in Estancia. 384-2351. Hablamos español.

WIC NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM, Eighth and Allen in Estancia, most Mondays and all Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 8 to noon. Call for appointment, 384-2351.

MORIARTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY and Museum, located in the Moriarty Civic Center, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. 832-0839.

FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC Teen services, STD exams, prenatal care, free pregnancy testing, free immunizations in Moriarty. By appointment. Teen walk-ins accepted. 832-6782.

FREE IMMUNIZATION CLINIC Call for appointment in Moriarty. 832-6782.

WIC NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM at 1110 Old Route 66 in Moriarty, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 8:30 to 5, every other Monday 8:30 to 12:30. Call for appointment, 832-6782.

FREE PREGNANCY TESTING and free immunizations in Mountainair. By appointment. 384-2351. Hablamos español.

EAST MOUNTAIN FOOD PANTRY provides food boxes for needy families in the East Mountains area. Open Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. next to the First Baptist Church of Tijeras. 281-3342.

PROBLEMS with drug or alcohol addiction in a loved one? Don't know whom to turn to for help? Contact Drug Rehab Resource for a free confidential consultation to find the help you need. Call today 1-866-649-1594 or find out more at www.drugrehabresource.net.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT Group for parents who have had a baby die through miscarriage, stillbirth, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and any other natural cause within the first year of life. Fourth Wednesday, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at OMI-UNM Medical School Campus in Albuquerque. No cost. 272-2485, 272-3397.

SUICIDE/CRISIS HOT LINE All areas call toll free 24 hours, 7 days a week, (888) 920-6333.

Calendar items may be submitted by e-mail to editor@mvtelegraph.com, fax to 823-7107 or by mail to Mountain View Telegraph, P.O. Box 2225, Moriarty, NM 87035-2225. Please include the name and phone number of a contact person.

Coming Up

Staff — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:05:20 +0000

Piñon Ridge Meeting May 16

The Piñon Ridge Estates Neighborhood Association will hold its annual meeting on May 16 at Mountainside Methodist Church at 4 Penny Lane in Cedar Crest beginning at 6:30 p.m.

On the agenda is election of officers and discussion of issue pertaining to the subdivision.

For more information, call Pete Comstock at 270-4689.

Mobile Pet Clinic In Edgewood

The Santa Fe Animal Shelter's mobile clinic will offer low-cost spay and neuter services and a shot clinic this month at the Edgewood Community Center, which is less than a mile east of Dairy Queen. The program is made possible through sponsorship by the town of Edgewood.

The clinics will be May 18 through 20, with shots from noon to 3 p.m., no appointment necessary. However, pet owners must register for the spay and neuter services. Call 699-0603 to schedule an appointment or contact Edgewood Animal Control at 286-4518 for more information.

Tree Planting At Senior Center

The Mountainair Chamber of Commerce's Mountainair Beautiful committee is holding a tree planting event May 19 at the Mountainair Senior Center.

Volunteers will be planting 45 plants and three trees; and installing a water catchment and drip irrigation systems.

Smokey Bear will be on hand representing the U.S. Forest Service. The event is part of the Forest Service's Releaf Program.

Work will get started about 9:30 a.m.

Clean-up And Bingo May 19

Mountainair's annual Town Clean-Up and Spring Fling Bingo will be held May 19.

The clean-up with be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Residents can bring their trash — including electronics for recycling — to the Mountainair transfer station free of charge. Non-toxic trash only; no tires, oil, pressurized containers, gas tanks or explosive materials will be taken.

The Spring Fling Bingo will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the elementary school gym. Great prizes for home improvement will be given away. Cost is $5 for 10 games with concessions provided by the Mountainair Community Garden.

The events are sponsored by the Mountainair Chamber of Commerce and the town of Mountainair.

Shooting Contest Set for May 19-20

The Buffalo Range Riders with Founders Ranch Shotgun Sports are holding the Third Annual Cops and Cowboys Match on May 19 and 20.

The event pits the shooting skills of local law enforcement officers against cowboys and cowgirls using period firearms.

The free event starts at 9 a.m. on both days and benefits the Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation. Spectators are reminded to bring eye and hearing protection.

For directions to Founders Ranch, go online to sassnet.com.

CrawDaddy Blues Fest May 19-20

The Mine Shaft Tavern in Madrid will host the Fifth Annual CrawDaddy Blues Fest.

The event will be held May 19 and 20 from noon to 7 p.m. next to the Madrid Old Coal Town Museum.

The event will feature local and national acts. Tickets cost $15 Saturday and $10 Sunday.

Vendors are asked to contact info@ themineshafttavern.com for rental rates and other information.

Bike Show Has Music, Events

The fourth annual bike show will feature raffle prizes and live music by the City Lights Band. There will be food and drink available at the Greenside Cafe. The motorbike categories for judging will be American, metric, sport bike, trike, vintage and "rat" bike classes.

The show will be held on May 20 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 12165 N.M. 14 in Cedar Crest, across from Triangle Grocery. The cost to enter a bike is $5. Judging will end at 4:30 p.m. and prizes will be given out at 4:45 p.m.

To donate a prize or for more information call Joyce Casey at 281-8673. Proceeds will benefit, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.

ALS Golf Tourney To Be at Paa-Ko

The ALS Raising Hope Open golf tournament will be May 21 at Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club in Sandia Park.

The tournament will be a four-person scramble with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.

Cost for golf is $125 if registration is received before May 10, and $150 after.

There also will be a hole-in-one prize of a 2012 C-250, courtesy of Mercedes Benz of Albuquerque.

Money raised will go to ALS Therapy Development Institute to be used solely for research for ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) treatment and cure.

Organizers are looking for golfers, donations, sponsors and silent auction items. For more information and to register, go to www.alstdigolf.org or call 281-1961.

Fire House Festival Planned for June 2

The annual Tecolote Auxiliary and La Madera Volunteer Fire Department show and the Fire House Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 2.

As usual, the event will have a car show, baked goods, a raffle and an arts and crafts fair.

Those who want to participate in either should contact Peggy Fleming at 286-3958 or by email at pafleming@sandia.net.

The event will be at La Madera Fire Station, 11 miles north of Interstate 40 off N.M. 14 in San Pedro Creek Estates; follow Via Entrada until you get to the station.

Reading Program Starts on June 2

The Moriarty Community Library will kick off its summer reading program on June 2.

Participants can register or get information about the program, find out about story times, craft projects, summer family times and lots more.

The kickoff will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Moriarty Civic Center. Call 832-2513 for more information.

Mudd Mania Set For June 2 and 3

The second annual Mudd Mania races are on.

The races are scheduled for June 2 starting at around 10 a.m. and June 3 at around 9 a.m. at Heritage Arena in Moriarty.

There will be tug-of-war, a children's foot race, vendors, and monster truck rides. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for children age 5 to 12. Children under 5 get in free. For more information, call Larry Irvin, 934-0425, or Eric Pohl, 280-6242.

Food, Music And Fun at Teen Fest

Teens from Torrance County and the Moriarty-Edgewood School District should mark their calendars. Teen Fest — an event for youngsters age 13 to 18 — will feature a battle of the bands, a Guitar Hero video game contest, games, fun, food and prizes.

The event will be held on June 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Torrance County Fair Grounds in Estancia. Free transportation to and from the event will start from Mountainair High School and from Crossley Park in Moriarty. Buses leave at 9:30 a.m. and return at 2:30 p.m.

Call Billie at 832-4495 for more information or email bclark@lobo.net.

To learn about the battle of the bands, call Michael at 480-3610.

All-Breed Horse Show in July

The Rio Grande Mule and Donkey Association will hold the third annual Old Timers All-Breed Horse Show on July 29 at the Torrance County Fairgrounds in Estancia.

The event is billed as fun for all.

For more information, go to www.rgmda.com, call 288-8442 or email seversmules@gmail. com.

Milestones

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Hollons Mark 50th Anniversary

Mountainair's Raymond and Betty June Hollon will celebrate 50 years of marriage on May 18.

To mark the occasion, the Hollons family and friends will be holding a party on May 19 a 3 p.m. at the Shaffer Hotel in Mountainair. Everyone who wishes to congratulate the couple on their Golden Anniversary is welcome to stop by.

Moriarty Grad To Marry in June

Kevin and Mary McClellan of Edgewood announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Allison Marie McClellan, to Jarrod Michael Pusateri on June 8 at Kure Beach in Wilmington, N.C.

Allison is a 2001 graduate of Moriarty High School and a graduate of Johnson & Wales University in Denver with degrees in culinary and food service management.

Jarrod is a graduate of Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with a degree in parks and national resources. He is the son of Michael and Kathy Pusateri of Dubuque, Iowa. Allison is the team leader of the bakery department and Jarrod is the assistant team leader of the seafood department at the Wade Street Whole Foods in Raleigh, N.C.

NMSU Freshman Wins FFA Award

The National FFA Organization awarded a $1,500 scholarship to Amanda Ball of the Moriarty High School FFA chapter.

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, as a special project of the National FFA Foundation, sponsors the scholarship.

Amanda is a college freshman and plans to use the funds toward her degree at New Mexico State University.

This scholarship is one of 1,539 awarded through the National FFA Scholarship Program this year.

Scholarship recipients were selected from 8,050 applicants from across the country.

Selections were based on the applicant's academic record, FFA and other school and community activities, supervised agricultural experience in agricultural education and future goals.

News Briefs

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Green Waste Can Be Dropped Off

Green waste will be accepted at the Eldorado and Stanley transfer stations in Santa Fe County on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

County residents can take their dried leaves, grasses, weeds, tree limbs and brush for free.

The waste should be kept loose and not put in plastic trash bags.

The event is sponsored by Santa Fe County and the Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Authority.

For more information contact Santa Fe County at 505-992-3068.

Free Family Fun At Moriarty Library

The Moriarty Community Library will holding weekly family game and movie nights for free at the library.

Starting May 22, Tuesday night will be game night and Thursday will be movie night.

Each event starts at 7 p.m. Call 832-2513 for more information.

Junior Deputies Sought by County

The Torrance County Sheriff's Office will hold a junior deputy program this summer.

The program is designed to produce strong, patriotic, law-abiding citizens of good moral character and who have the desire to do good deeds, according to the brochure.

Boot camp starts July 9. Call 246-4773 for more information.

Open Mic Night At Lindy's Saturdays

Lindy's Road Side Attraction in Tijeras now has Open Mic Night every Saturday.

Come out and sing your favorites or listen to others.

Lindy's is located at 11784 B south N.M. 337 (South 14) across from the entrance to the cement plant.

For more information, call 281-8888.

Food Donations To Aid Senior Citizens

May is Older Americans Month and Comfort Keepers in Cedar Crest is helping celebrate the month with a food drive.

Drop off points are at Comfort Keepers, 12126-D Hwy 14, Cedar Crest; Triangle Grocery in Cedar Crest; Moriarty Foods in Moriarty; Tijeras Senior Center; and Walgreens in Edgewood.

All Food donations will support Bethel Community Storehouse which will prepare food boxes specifically packaged for seniors in need throughout the East Mountains communities.

For more information contact Comfort Keepers at 515-0001, or go online to www.stopseniorhunger.com.