Tour & Taste of New World Cuisine

Learn about the Old World heritage of New World wines, foods and chocolate with a very special tour and tasting! First, get a private tour of the Museum of International Folk Art’s exciting new exhibit, “New World Cuisine: The Histories of Chocolate, Mate Y Mas” with its curator, Nicolasa Chavez – and then head to the Museum Hill Cafe for a delicious tasting that brings it all to life. Museum Hill Cafe Chef Weldon Fulton will prepare delectable tastings of a variety of New World cuisine, perfectly paired with wines. (Hint: What wine goes best with a chocolate truffle? Taste for yourself!)

Start Time:  Wednesday, February 27, 02:00 PM
End Time:  Wednesday, February 27, 04:00 PM
Presented by:  Museum Hill Cafe & Museum of International Folk Art
Location Name:  Museum Hill Cafe
Location Address:  710 Camino Lejo

“New World Cuisine: The Histories of Chocolate, Mate y Más” at the Museum of International Folk Art explores the dawn of world cuisine as we know — and consume — it, and how foods around the world developed from mixing the old and the new; how many of the tastiest dishes and desserts came to be associated with New Mexico.

It’s all part of the Santa Fe Restaurant Week: click here to sign up now!

Social Prepper is Hosting The Largest Prepper’s Trade Show in the South East

Social Prepper, the organization that launched the survival Facebook app ‘Prepper’ will host the first ever Prepper Trade Show in the South East.

The trade show will be hosted at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center.

They will be hosting this Huge event March 28th and 29th.
Doors open from 9 am till 7 pm Thursday and Friday.
For directions, visit http://www.daltontradecenter.com.

Companies and Vendors from industries ranging from Survival, Solar/Power, Food, Protection, Disaster Preparation, Hunting and more will be represented. American Prepper Network (APN) will be one of the sponsors of the trade show. Visit APN online at http://americanpreppersnetwork.com/.

The demand for emergency preparation resources are off the charts. Don’t miss this opportunity. You owe it to yourself and your family to be prepared. Meet other like minded individuals and groups.

This is a Prepping trade show a like minded social networking event for emergency and disaster preparedness.

For more information visit http://www.socialprepper.com.

Preppers Checklist: Finding the Perfect Survival Retreat in 7 Easy Steps

Survivalist Blogger Marjory Wildcraft Shows How to Be Safe When Doomsday Hits

What could be worse than having the economy collapse?

Answer: Being in location that you thought was safe and sustainable, but wasn’t really either.

“I’ve seen estimates that more than 4 million American families are now beginning to prepare for a major disaster,” said Marjory Wildcraft, a survivalist expert and author of the new book, “7 Shortcuts to Finding the Perfect Survival Retreat” (http://relocationshortcuts.com/).

“Finding that perfect survival retreat, farm, or homestead can be a very challenging adventure. You are trying to find a place that is safe. One that has good soil, water, and the natural resources that will provide you with the things you need once your supplies run out. You want an area with like-minded people. And you want a place that is enjoyable to live, where your family will want to be, even if hard times weren’t coming,” said Wildcraft who writes a survivalist blog at: www.GrowYourOwnGroceries.com

“Let’s face it, most of us have reluctant spouses or children that just don’t get it. You want to accommodate their needs and yet prepare for the journey ahead,” said Wildcraft who has been interviewed numerous times on national television shows about the prepper movement.

“What also complicates this decision is you probably don’t know that much about gardening, hunting, or home defense. What trees make the best firewood? What plants are a natural alternative to antibiotics? What predators will be trying to eat your chickens and how do you protect them?” said Wildcraft, a former money manager who accurately predicted the collapse of the real estate market.

“To top it all off, you are under the pressure of the ticking time-bomb clock. We just don’t know how long this house of cards will stay up. It has defied gravity for many years now, but we all know the merry go round is going to stop someday – and probably soon. When it goes down, it will crash hard. There will be a lot of misery among the unprepared. You probably won’t get a second chance to relocate again. So you have to get this decision right,” she said.

This report is full of tips, tricks and tactics that she’s learned from her own journey and from helping many people as a professional relocation consultant.

To get the full report go to http://relocationshortcuts.com/

The report includes:

  • The top 9 regions known for self-reliance, and why they are chosen by most preppers
  • How something as trivial as a wiener dog race can help you find the perfect town for your family and why
  • The big compromise: how you and your spouse can have it all and sacrifice nothing no matter how different your views for your preparations are
  • Three simple steps to finding your perfect retreat
  • The four biggest threats that must influence your decision on where to relocate
  • The best to resources for finding the best region for your family
  • How to teach your children about your survival safe haven without scaring them
  • How to identify major threats in any area, and factor that into your plan
  • How close is too close, and what direction should you locate when a nuclear plant is present
  • The best climate to relocate to
  • The biggest mistake you can make when first thinking about your retreat
  • How far from town should you relocate to
  • How to plan for living beyond your stockpile

The report comes with a bonus report called, “How Much Land Do You Need To Be Food Self-Reliant?”

“Of course whenever you go out to buy land, everybody always wants more.  That’s natural.  This report will give you a realistic idea of how much you really need,” she said. “If you are serious about getting your family to a safe place, and starting this amazing adventure, then you need to read these reports.”

Wildcraft has been a leader in the preparedness industry for the last decade.

“My primary expertise is in survival food and determining the viability of an area for providing food, shelter, water, medicine, defense, and other needs for a sustainable life,” said Wildcraft who produced a video called “Grow Your Own Groceries” that has almost a quarter million copies being used all over the world by homesteaders, permaculturists, universities, and missionary organizations.

 

Ready to retire in 2013?

Ready to leave the rat race behind and upgrade your quality of life at an affordable price?

Once upon a time, our current landowners were right where you are…

…except now they’ve exchanged gridlock and rooftops for elk crossings and wide open skies.

If you’re ready for a lifestyle change or want to trade up, give us a call at 888-812-5830 or visit www.swproperties.com. We’re sure to have home sites* with the amenities you desire at a great price.

Think you might not be able to afford it?

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Here’s to retiring in style and having a truly happy 2013!

Sincerely,

The Team at Southwest Properties and Hitching Post Land Co.

Don’t Wait – Act Now!

 
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14th Annual Chocolate Fantasia, Saturday, February 9, 2013

Chocolate lovers rejoice… and head over to Silver City!

Delightfully-delicious, gourmet chocolate tasting is the center of this event and tasting tickets are $20 for 20 individual pieces of chocolate from Chocolate Stops in and around the Town’s historic district.

Click here for details and tickets.

(Tip: Start dieting now.)

Mark Your Calendars: Restaurant Week Is Back February 24 – March 3

New Mexico Restaurant Week is back, giving patrons a good look at restaurants where “Red or green?” is merely an option, not the extent of the menu. Now in its third year, the event has become a highly anticipated culinary event.

The fun starts in Santa Fe, where more than 50 restaurants will participate in the Sunday-to-Sunday culinary extravaganza, and several hotels will feature special Restaurant Week lodging packages.  It’s the perfect week for out-of-town food lovers to visit The City Different, and for New Mexicans to plan a long weekend of culinary pleasure in their own backyard.

The foodie extravaganza continues in Taos (March 3 – 10), and Albuquerque (March 10 – 17).  In addition to value-priced dinners and lunches, people can expand their epicurean horizons through daytime cooking demonstrations, classes, and wine & spirits tastings.

Sign up for events, get the list of participating restaurants (you won’t need tickets, but you WILL need to make your own reservations and they fill up fast!), and enter the New Mexico Restaurant Week sweepstakes here.

¡Buen provecho!

New Mexico Restaurant Week

Save the Date: Sisters in the Snow Sports Seminar @ Ski Apache January 19

Sisters on Snow – One Day Event, Snow Sports Seminar @ Ski Apache

Event:

Sisters on Snow – One Day Event, Snow Sports Seminar
Date:
January 19, 2013
Cost:
$ 98 w/ lift ticket
Organizer:
Ski Apache Snow Sports Learning Center
Phone:
575-464-3641

This wonderful seminar for women includes one day of instruction, video analysis and a personal improvement plan tailored to your goals. Just drop into the Snow Sports Learning Center to get started and signed up!

Breakfast and lunch will be provided as well as a wine and cheese get together at 4pm at the end of the day. Participants will need to rent or provide their own equipment.

Male companions won’t get left behind if they to would like to learn, they can get a $25 hour-and-a-half class at 10, 12 noon and 2pm.

Call Andrea or the Snow Sport Learning Center Desk at 575 464 3641.

Want to see the slopes from the comfort of your screen (or take a peek at where you’re going while you’re still desk-bound?) Check out the Web Cam!

Happy New Year, Hunters! Deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep, oryx, ibex, javelina, Barbary sheep, bear and turkey draw hunts begin online today!

Nubian Ibex
Wow.

 

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish 2013 big-game and turkey application process goes live today, Jan. 9, 2013, at 10 a.m. The new Hunting Rules and Information booklet is available on the department website. Printed versions are expected to be available at license vendors and Game and Fish offices across the state in late January.

New information for 2013-2014 hunting season includes:

• The deadline to apply for bear and turkey hunting permits, including those valid on Wildlife Management Areas (WMA), is 5 p.m. Feb. 6.

• March 20 at 5 p.m. is the deadline to apply for public deer, elk, oryx, pronghorn antelope, ibex, Barbary sheep, javelina and bighorn sheep licenses.

• Hunters can pay for multiple applications at one time utilizing the shopping cart concept. Hunters will only have to submit their credit card information one time.

• License information and purchases are available by telephone toll-free 1-888-248-6866. The Department’s Information Center is open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 9 –Feb. 14. The hours will be extended from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. beginning Feb. 15. The Information Center also will be open noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays beginning Feb. 16.

• Beginning April 1, licenses and permits can be printed on standard paper at home or on any other standard printer.

• All hunters applying for draw hunts and every student registering for a hunter or bowhunter education class, must obtain a personal Customer Identification Number (CIN). CINs are free of charge and available online at www.wildlife.state.nm.us.

The hunt dates for ibex will be Feb. 21 through March 31. All hunting will end when the harvest limit of 125 is reached.

Licenses will be available through the department online system and over the counter at department offices beginning Jan. 9. Any person who did not hold an ibex hunting license for the 2012-13 season is eligible to purchase one of these licenses. The cost of the license is $111 for residents and $1,630 for nonresidents.

This hunt is necessary because the ibex population is beyond the carrying capacity of the habitat. The bag limit will be two female or immature male ibex. Any hunter who harvests two ibex and has them verified by a conservation officer or at a Game and Fish Office, will be entered into a drawing for an either-sex ibex rifle hunt during the spring of 2014. All hunters must verify their harvests within five days.

All hunters must have a customer identification number to purchase these licenses. For information, please visit the department website at www.wildlife.state.nm.us or contact Kevin Rodden at the department’s Las Cruces office at (575) 532-2100.

Don’t Get Burned Buying Firewood!

As the weather turns colder, New Mexico Department of Agriculture is reminding people who plan to buy firewood to know what to look for so they get their money’s worth.  NMDA’s Standards and Consumer Services Division regulates New Mexico’s Weights and Measures Law, which addresses how firewood and other commodities must be advertised and sold in order to maintain fairness in the marketplace for both buyer and seller.

“This time of year, you might see some roadside firewood sellers using some pretty loose terms – face cord, loose cord, Albuquerque cord, truckload, load, rack, pile – but none of these are actual legal units of measurement,” said Ray Johnson, SCS assistant division director. “Since it’s impossible to know whether you’re getting a fair deal or not when you buy firewood labeled in these ways, people should look for firewood sold by the cord or fraction of a cord.”

In fact, state law requires firewood to be advertised and sold by the cord or fraction of a cord. A cord is legally defined as 128 cubic feet of wood, commonly seen in a tight stack 4 feet wide by 4 feet high by 8 feet long with logs stacked parallel to one another. State law allows firewood sellers to sell lesser amounts of wood by weight, but the seller must declare the price-per-cord equivalent.

Things to keep in mind when buying firewood in New Mexico:

  • It is illegal to sell firewood in unspecified quantities such as load, truckload, face cord, loose cord, rack, or pile.
  • If firewood is sold by weight, the seller must declare the price per unit of weight and the equivalent price per cord. (This does not apply to firewood sold in packaged bundles of less than 100 pounds.)
  • The buyer should have the firewood stacked and measured while the seller is present.
  • Each delivery of firewood must be accompanied by a receipt or invoice containing the name and address of the buyer and seller, date of delivery, quantity delivered, identity of the commodity, and the total selling price.
  • If possible, the buyer should get the seller’s phone number and the license plate of the delivery vehicle.
  • Bundles of kindling wood or similar packages must be labeled with a statement of net content in terms of weight or measure.
  • The label must include the name and place of business of the packager or distributor and a word or phrase identifying the product.

Catron County Events Calendar: December 2012

EVENTS CALENDAR

Friday, Dec. 21st  at 9:30 am, St. Francis Church in Reserve will participate in a National Day of Remembrance for Sandy Hook Elementary School in CT. The Church will ring the bell 26 times…each ring to be followed by the name/age of a child of God. Everyone is invited to participate.

LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SERVICES

Save gas and time, support local businesses!

DATIL DO  A Licensed Hair Salon in Datil, owner Kelsi Walraven.  Open Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday 9am-5pm  772-5355  Convenient location and unbelievable hair cuts for women and men.  Look for the dark red building- on Hwy 12, just north of the Datil School Gym, in the Eagle Guest Ranch RV Park.

VETERINARIAN
Jack Duncan, DVM now lives and works in Datil.  Jack has a mobile vet office and is in Reserve 1st and 3rd Thursdays each month, 2nd Thursday inQuemado, MONDAY- WEDNESDAY – Office in Datil is open – by appointment.  Friday as needed.  575-772-5150 office.  bigcountryvet@gmail.com   Jack’s office and home are located off Route 12 about 1 mile south of Datil.  Please call for appointment.
It is so wonderful to have a local vet!

CAT SPAYING & NEUTERING –
Dr. Duncan would like to make the community aware of a program called Cat Spay of Santa Fe.  This foundation is providing vouchers for the spay and neuter of cats (Cats only).  There are a few restrictions on who will qualify–but most people will qualify.  If interested in having a cat fixed just call 505-466-1676.  They have a website with all the details: www.zimmer-foundation.org.  Big Country Veterinary Service is accepting the vouchers which covers the entire cost of the surgery.

NOW OPEN  Alegre Theapeutics, LLC – Therapeutic Massage in Quemado at the Junction HW 60 & HW 32, Quemado.– look for the signs!  Katharina McWhorter, owner and licensed massage therapist
Improve your health and live a better life – Pain therapy, stress relief, relaxation, mobility.  Gift Certificates available!  Great for Christmas!
Hours Monday thru Thursday by appointment only.  Please call 575-773-4141 or 575-418-8333.

HUNGRY HOUNDS (AND CATS TOO)?  A not for profit organization helping low-income dog/cat owners in Catron County and Magdelena who are in need of assistance with:  DOG OR CAT FOOD, Pet Medications, Spay/Neuter costs.  Call to apply or donate – Karen DeRusha @ 575-418-7634  Email:  hungryhoundsnm@gmail.com  Website: www.hungryhoundsnm.org  or “Like” us on Facebook @http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hungry-Hounds-of-New-Mexico/152323044833531 for information on up coming events.
Donations of your gently used flea market items, dog/cat food, pet medications or cash are greatly appreciated.

Fur and Feather Animal Assistance, Inc- Permanent Residential Facility for Dogs and Cats  Adoptions and Limited Intake for Lost & Abandoned Animals  Laurie Beauchamp, Pie Town, NM, 575-772-2661.

Tangible Treasures – Open Mon-Wed-Thurs-Fri-Sun 10am-4pm (CLOSED TUES & SAT) Jewelry, collectibles, quilts, wood items, handmade gifts, antiques, and furniture.  Christmas ornaments and decorative items!  Something for everyone.  Right next to the Adobe Café,  2128 US Hwy 180, Reserve, NM  575-533-6966

FOX RAVEN GIFTS – local artists and crafters website – www.foxravengifts.com where every gift is one of a kind.

COMPUTER SERVICES
Serving Northern Catron County  – Computer training, setup & repair, Jack will come to you or bring it to him. Call Jack Koerber @ 575-772-5293. 30+ years experience on a wide range of software (inc. MS-Office & various graphic programs) and hardware with 10+ years servicing Datil, Pie Town & Quemado and the rest of northern Catron County.

Magdalena MagTech Computer Service-Magdalena.  Computer repair,set-up and instruction from Ted Bending who has over 30 years experience. Call: 575-854-3394. Will service Magdalena and surrounding areas. If you have a question-he has the answer!