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August 9, 2024
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Claudia P Brian R John U Jan R Arthur O Martha W
August 19th Deadline to Apply for Federal Disaster AssistanceAttention: New Mexicans who suffered damage in the South Fork and Salt Fires and flooding. Don’t wait any longer! Apply to FEMA for federal disaster assistance now! The deadline to apply for help is less than two weeks away.
* To date, FEMA has approved NEARLY $4.5 MILLION in Housing Assistance and Other Needs Assistance for homeowners and renters who suffered damage from the fires and flooding. The agency’s federal partner in disaster assistance, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved NEARLY $7 MILLION in long-term, low interest home and business loans. HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS IMPACTED BY THE FIRES AND FLOOD THAT BEGAN JUNE 17 HAVE ONLY UNTIL MONDAY, AUG. 19 TO APPLY. THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR A LONG-TERM, LOW-INTEREST DISASTER LOAN FROM THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) IS ALSO AUG. 19._THE DEADLINE FOR BUSINESSES AND PRIVATE NON-PROFITS TO APPLY FOR ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS IS MARCH 20, 2025_. If you live in Lincoln, Otero, Rio Arriba or San Juan County, as well as the Mescalero Apache Reservation, you may be eligible for FEMA disaster assistance. FEMA grants do not have to be repaid. FEMA assistance is nontaxable and will not affect eligibility for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP or other federal and state benefits. HOW TO APPLY FOR FEMA DISASTER ASSISTANCE The first step for individuals and households to receive assistanc is to apply to FEMA for federal assistance. There are no costs involved to apply for, or receive, FEMA assistance. There are four ways to apply: * Go online * Download the FEMA App * Call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. MT. Help is available in most languages. If you use a relay service, such as video relay (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA your number for that service. * Visit a Disaster Recovery Center operated by the state of New Mexico and FEMA. For location and hours, visit online For an American Sign Language (ASL) video on how to apply for assistance, visit youtube.com/watch= WZGpWI2RCNw THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR BOTH FEMA ASSISTANCE AND FOR AN SBA LOAN IS AUG. 19, 2024. For more information about FEMA’s Individual Assistance program, visit click SBA representatives are available at Disaster Recovery Centers. Homeowners and businesses can also visit online or call SBA’s customer service center at 800-659-2955 (TTY) 800-877-8339 or email for information or to apply. News and Features
By Adam Williams in Dar al Islam, Abiquiu – September 5 – 8, 2024
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The New Mexico Department of Health (NMHealth) has confirmed a West Nile virus infection in a resident of Union County. The individual was not hospitalized and is currently recovering at home. Read More
A friend recently shared her summary of an article she read on the internet. The author was some old white dude with some old white-dude name. He posits, in a totally old-white-dude way, that animals cannot have thoughts because they do not have words to think them. I posit, respectfully, that he is an idiot. Read More
Also known as: Helianthus petiolaris, Sunflower Family (Asteraceae)
Found on hillsides, by roadsides, in sunny areas Seen blooming in August near Hwy 554 Read More
Windows 11 is about 3 years old now, so it’s fairly well established. Somehow, like Window XP, another beloved OS, Windows 10 is holding on, long after it should. While I wasn’t a fan of Vista, and it took me a year to get used to 8, I found Windows 11 to be quite familiar. Read More
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For about eight years now, the Abiquiú News has provided us with the Bloom Blog. From April through October, Marilyn Phillips helps us to identify the many wildflowers growing around Abiquiú and informs us of the various uses Native Americans have for these plants: as remedies for ailments and diseases, as dyes, as skin lotions, and as food.
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At the beginning of 2024, I helped launch the New Mexico Beaver Project with Chris Smith, the Wildlife Program Director at WildEarth Guardians. The NMBP is working on policy and resources to help restore beavers in New Mexico waterways to save water, recharge aquifers, mitigate flooding and drought, reduce wildfire damage, create aquatic and wetland habitat, and provide more clean, cool water to all life that relies on it - including us. Read More
Congress held a hearing on six historic water right settlements for tribes and Pueblos on four rivers in New Mexico last week, which would bring $3.7 billion dollars for water projects, restoration and more. Read More
Markets are in transition. Which is to say we are still in a Bull Market for stocks but in a seasonal transitionary period for the next 2-3 months. August - October tend to see the worst market performance of the year. Then the latter part of the year, late October through the end of the year, tend toward positive performance. It doesn’t have to happen this way but it’s statistically likely. How much in each direction is the variable no one can predict. Especially this year with an election coming up. Read More
Also know as: Oenothera albicaulis, Evening Primrose Family (Onagreaceae)
Found in sandy, disturbed soil, roadsides Seen blooming in late July by Hwy 554 Read More
Does your home Internet service occasionally go out due to storms or equipment failure?
If so, you know how irritating it can be when you have to wait for a tech to come out and restore your service. But guess what? In a pinch, you can use your smartphone’s cellular data connection to access the Internet with your computer. Read More Wanted to let you all know that Bad Monk Bakery is moving to Taos, and sadly, ending our time at the wonderful Café Sierra Negra. Hard to express my gratitude to you all who so enthusiastically consumed the breads; who helped fund the bread oven; who gave feedback along with way so I could fine-tune breads to our local community; and for helping local and regional farm to table businesses through our simple exchanges. I especially want to thank Melodie - for all the conversations and planning we did together, and for the leap of faith she made to allow me to ply my craft in her kitchen. A lot of trust went into that, and I hope my small contribution made that trust worthwhile. Bad Monk Bakery will reappear at some point in the Taos area, offering breads for various causes, non-profits, and events. Hopefully, your visit to Taos will coincide with one of those events and I’ll be able to offer loaves, familiar and new .
Finally, I’d like to reaffirm what is so crucial - that local cafes like Sierra Negra are essential, not only for the great food it offers, but for the all important sense of community it fosters. Local cafes keep us connected. It’s an essential gathering place, especially in winter; it’s a cultural resource, hosting the visual arts and music. A place where culinary art happens, each and every day. An enterprise that offers work to the local community. A place that is as vibrant as you wish it to be. Hoping you all continue to support Melodie and Ron. With gratitude, Richard, The Bad Monk Call for Program Proposals from the O’Keeffe Welcome CenterAs part of an ongoing initiative to collaborate with creatives based in Abiquiú and Rio Arriba County, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Welcome Center seeks proposals from area artists for new instructional programs, classes, and/or workshops for adults that can be hosted in the O’Keeffe Welcome Center’s community spaces.
Click here to access a form to submit your ideas! Abiquiu Lake: Fishing for walleye was fair when using jig heads tipped with worms. 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 486 cfs; streamflow below Abiquiu Lake Tuesday morning was 279 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 Grande: Streamflow below the Taos Junction Bridge on Monday morning was 225 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair to good when using tungsten bead-head nymph flies and Mepps spinners. If you have a story to tell, send it in. If you want, interview your friend, relative, teacher, co-worker. If you think it would be interesting, I bet other people would too. Give it a try and send something in to us.
Carol Bondy For the Birds and other WildlifeScene Around TownSend us your local images. Send to AbiquiuNewsImages@gmail.com Please send images under 1mb. My inbox will thank you. ~Carol
Have confidence in where your meat comes from! We have a freezer full of freshly ground 100% angus, USDA certified all natural grass-fed ground beef. Beef we raised on our pastures in Abiquiu , Mora and Chromo Colorado. No hormones or antibiotics. $7.90/lb 90% lean. 1lb packages. Please email mnewell969@msn.com for more information or call 505-699-1446.
https://sites.google.com/site/newellgrassfed https://www.instagram.com/pradoverderanch Brian and Carol give two thumbs up! Art, Music and BooksCall for Artists / Food VendorsWe are looking for food, and arts & crafts vendors for our Santa Rosa fiestas in Abiquiu on August 24, 2024.
Email Carmen Unveiling Abiquiú:
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This week, Lynne recommends The Slow Regard of Silent Things, by Patrick Rothfuss: "This little book is one of the most beautifully written stories I've ever read. Just read the title out loud. See how lovely it sounds? That's how the whole book feels. It's a little glimpse into the fantasy world of Rothfuss's other books, but you don't need to read those to enjoy this one."
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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 After Sappho by S.W. Schwartz, for the August meeting. The group will meet Tuesday, August 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. |
Events
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Green Chile Season Has arrived!!
And Abiquiu, NM will be the first to be roasting Hatch Green Chile in Northern Rio Arriba at the old Abiquiu Clinic Next to Bodes, thanks to the help of the Abiquiu Land Grant. Sales will be every Friday and Saturday until the green Chile season ends. Red Chile powder along with packed green Chile will be available as well. Contact: T. Lopez at 5757564993 |
Don’t miss our end-of-the-summer ice cream treat combined with a short program highlighting a slew of unusual donations received by the library over the last few years. Contrary to what one might think, it’s not just books that are donated. We’ve invited several donors to come speak about why they brought us rocks from the Himalayas and other far-flung locales, a starfish discovered in a very unusual place, a skull of a beaver, a gopher-sized rodent skull from Rio Rancho, NM, a stunning fabric fold-out book of a memorable journey to Mexico, an 80 year-old quilt mysteriously left for the El Rito Library as a box of scraps at the Abiquiu Inn. You’ll also hear about a case of mistaken identity (or donors who mistook an arachnid for an amphibian) – and more.
Announcements and Classes
Join us for a special yogic journey! We’ll flow through a mellow asana practice, enhance our life force with pranayama and chakra sound meditation, and culminate the experience in a deep savasana infused with Holy Fire Reiki. This class is perfect for anyone looking for an expansive and nourishing yoga practice.
Dates: Friday, 8/16 and 8/30
Time: 8:30-10am
Cost: $20 per class / $35 for both
Reserve your spot by 8/12. Zoom is also available.
Contact Joy; joyousom@gmail.com
Call/text 802-855-3003
Dates: Friday, 8/16 and 8/30
Time: 8:30-10am
Cost: $20 per class / $35 for both
Reserve your spot by 8/12. Zoom is also available.
Contact Joy; joyousom@gmail.com
Call/text 802-855-3003
Saturday, August 17
1:30 p.m. — 5:30 p.m.
Come wake up your creative energies and spark your intuition and imagination in this specially designed workshop at the gorgeous Dancing in the Desert studio (La Luz Trail, 296 NM 554).
Physical practice, breathwork, and meditation will we woven through free and 'prompted' writing exercises.
There is something in this workshop for both new and experienced yogis and writers.
Sue Dwyer (Ph.D. (MIT) & RYT200) has taught Philosophy, including classical Indian Philosophy, for the last thirty years and has been a Yoga teacher to students age 17 to 84, for twelve years. She is also a published writer of opinion pieces, creative nonfiction, and speculative fiction.
Cost: $65
Registration: Space is limited. Register by Tuesday, August 13 by emailing Sue at susandwyernm@gmail.com.
More information: Email Sue with whatever questions you might have.
1:30 p.m. — 5:30 p.m.
Come wake up your creative energies and spark your intuition and imagination in this specially designed workshop at the gorgeous Dancing in the Desert studio (La Luz Trail, 296 NM 554).
Physical practice, breathwork, and meditation will we woven through free and 'prompted' writing exercises.
There is something in this workshop for both new and experienced yogis and writers.
Sue Dwyer (Ph.D. (MIT) & RYT200) has taught Philosophy, including classical Indian Philosophy, for the last thirty years and has been a Yoga teacher to students age 17 to 84, for twelve years. She is also a published writer of opinion pieces, creative nonfiction, and speculative fiction.
Cost: $65
Registration: Space is limited. Register by Tuesday, August 13 by emailing Sue at susandwyernm@gmail.com.
More information: Email Sue with whatever questions you might have.
Entry-Level Driver Training for CDL Permit Prep
For more information: Contact Virginia Cata at (505) 747-5477 or email virginia_c@nnmc.edu To register: Click here and select the "REGISTER" red box. |
Business as Artists: FREE (limited to 12 participants) Workshop Series
Fridays • August 16 - November 22 • 2:00-4:00pm NNMC, Española & Los Luceros Historic Site, Alcalde This 7-session series taught by Conner Tharp is designed to provide artists with the tools, systems, and routines to create and run a successful art business. |
August
Wednesday 28 at 8 am: Alcalde Field Day
September
Thursday 12 at 6 pm: Harvesting the Bounty; Preserving the Harvest; Canning, Dehydration, Freeze Drying; On Farm Processing; Marketing Food Safety
Saturday 28 at 9 am: Woodland Management & Forest Fire Safety; Thinning Ecology; Firewood & Stove Safety
October
Thursday 3 at 6 pm: High Value Crops & Medicinal
Wednesday 28 at 8 am: Alcalde Field Day
September
Thursday 12 at 6 pm: Harvesting the Bounty; Preserving the Harvest; Canning, Dehydration, Freeze Drying; On Farm Processing; Marketing Food Safety
Saturday 28 at 9 am: Woodland Management & Forest Fire Safety; Thinning Ecology; Firewood & Stove Safety
October
Thursday 3 at 6 pm: High Value Crops & Medicinal
Ghost Ranch Workshops
August
Writers Round Up with Lesley Poling-Kempes & Robin McLean | August 18-13
September
Photo Fundamentals with Sandy Kaplan | September 22-28
Portrait Photography Amid Nature’s Beauty with David Rider | September 22-28
Splash of Chaos: Painting Ghost Ranch with Antonio Darden | September 22-28 Fundamentals of Chimayo Weaving with Lisa Trujillo | September 22-28 Contemporary Southwest Silver with Bill Derrevere | September 22-28
Hike the ‘Ologies with Connie B Burkhart | September 22-28
Pastels: Finding Form for Inspiration with Maureen O’Neill | September 22-28
Printed, Stitched and Bound with Alanna Austin | September 22-28
High Desert Course with Sean Hudson | September 28-30
Women in Welding with Connie B Burkhart | September 29 - October 5
October
Healing Grief with the Sacred Wheel with Cheryl Downey | October 1-6
Healing Colonial Legacies: Developing Empathy for Personal, Historical and Land Based Trauma with Deanna Dartt | October 6-11
Native Americans and Museums with Deanna Dartt | October 10
Southwest Native Traditions in Metalsmithing with Steve and Cree LaRance | October 6-11
Paper from Place: Handmade Paper from Local Plants with Leah Mata Fragua | October 6-11
Discovering Healing Herbs in Northern New Mexico with Dr. Denise Gabaldion-Thronas | October 6-11
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants with Robin Wall Kimmerer | October 11-13
Celebrating Women with Susan Weber and Lynn Motley | October 13-18
Practically Painting with O’Keeffe with Anna Koster | October 13-18
Making Poems, Making Books with Anita Skeen and Cindy Hunter Morgan | October 13-18
Writing and Healing: Beginner’s Mind, Deep Play with Joan Logge | October 13-18
Fly Fishing around Ghost Ranch with Davud Kadlec and Tom Nichols | October 13-18
Connecting with Eyes, Heart, Hand: Plein Air with Natasha Isenhower | October 28-Nov 3
November
Navigating Paths if Change on Life’s Journey with Jeannie Bowman | November 18-23
Christian Perspectives on Dementia Diagnoses and Care with Dr. Carl Greiner | November 22-24
Writers Round Up with Lesley Poling-Kempes & Robin McLean | August 18-13
September
Photo Fundamentals with Sandy Kaplan | September 22-28
Portrait Photography Amid Nature’s Beauty with David Rider | September 22-28
Splash of Chaos: Painting Ghost Ranch with Antonio Darden | September 22-28 Fundamentals of Chimayo Weaving with Lisa Trujillo | September 22-28 Contemporary Southwest Silver with Bill Derrevere | September 22-28
Hike the ‘Ologies with Connie B Burkhart | September 22-28
Pastels: Finding Form for Inspiration with Maureen O’Neill | September 22-28
Printed, Stitched and Bound with Alanna Austin | September 22-28
High Desert Course with Sean Hudson | September 28-30
Women in Welding with Connie B Burkhart | September 29 - October 5
October
Healing Grief with the Sacred Wheel with Cheryl Downey | October 1-6
Healing Colonial Legacies: Developing Empathy for Personal, Historical and Land Based Trauma with Deanna Dartt | October 6-11
Native Americans and Museums with Deanna Dartt | October 10
Southwest Native Traditions in Metalsmithing with Steve and Cree LaRance | October 6-11
Paper from Place: Handmade Paper from Local Plants with Leah Mata Fragua | October 6-11
Discovering Healing Herbs in Northern New Mexico with Dr. Denise Gabaldion-Thronas | October 6-11
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants with Robin Wall Kimmerer | October 11-13
Celebrating Women with Susan Weber and Lynn Motley | October 13-18
Practically Painting with O’Keeffe with Anna Koster | October 13-18
Making Poems, Making Books with Anita Skeen and Cindy Hunter Morgan | October 13-18
Writing and Healing: Beginner’s Mind, Deep Play with Joan Logge | October 13-18
Fly Fishing around Ghost Ranch with Davud Kadlec and Tom Nichols | October 13-18
Connecting with Eyes, Heart, Hand: Plein Air with Natasha Isenhower | October 28-Nov 3
November
Navigating Paths if Change on Life’s Journey with Jeannie Bowman | November 18-23
Christian Perspectives on Dementia Diagnoses and Care with Dr. Carl Greiner | November 22-24
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Opera pup! Bravo, brava! Toi toi toi toi! Our golden retriever litter of Don Giovanni puppies have arrived at our Ojo Santa Fe Puppy Patch! Meet Giovanni, a foxy floof fresh from foster care and available for adoption. Once again, we are naming pets in celebration of the beloved Santa Fe Opera season - apply on our website for an opera pup at Ojo Santa Fe and we will schedule an appointment for you at the resort! www.espanolahumane.org
505-753-8662
Opera pup! Bravo, brava! Toi toi toi toi! Our golden retriever litter of Don Giovanni puppies have arrived at our Ojo Santa Fe Puppy Patch! Meet Giovanni, a foxy floof fresh from foster care and available for adoption. Once again, we are naming pets in celebration of the beloved Santa Fe Opera season - apply on our website for an opera pup at Ojo Santa Fe and we will schedule an appointment for you at the resort! www.espanolahumane.org
505-753-8662
Blaze
Meet our orange dreamsicle boy Blaze. Snuggly tiger. Lover of tummy rubs. Instant purrbot. Favorite toy: his sisters’ tails. BFF: baby sister Ash, but generous with his affections. Blaze has been raised lovingly in foster care and is so social with people and pets! He’s now available for adoption, along with his sisters, from his foster home; apply our website so we can schedule a meet up with his foster family! www.espanolahumane.org
505-753-8662
Meet our orange dreamsicle boy Blaze. Snuggly tiger. Lover of tummy rubs. Instant purrbot. Favorite toy: his sisters’ tails. BFF: baby sister Ash, but generous with his affections. Blaze has been raised lovingly in foster care and is so social with people and pets! He’s now available for adoption, along with his sisters, from his foster home; apply our website so we can schedule a meet up with his foster family! www.espanolahumane.org
505-753-8662
Lost and Found Pets
Her name is “Doobie” female dachshund. She has a scar on the top of her head.
Went missing from County Road 213 in Coyote.
There is a reward for information leading to her recovery.
Contact number is Veronica 5054848278 or Robby 5057203069
Went missing from County Road 213 in Coyote.
There is a reward for information leading to her recovery.
Contact number is Veronica 5054848278 or Robby 5057203069
Over the past week we have been selected as a hang-out for a group of fine looking dogs. Our house is up at the end of CR158 and I can't figure out where these guys came from. They appear to be well cared for and are very friendly. The go traveling often but keep coming back to mooch on the cat food I have been putting out for the neighborhood ravens. Are these your dogs or would you like to adopt one? Otherwise I'll need to take them to the shelter.
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This sweet 7 yr young female lab mix can no longer be cared for by Abiquiu Lake non-resident owner. She is spayed, up to date on all shots, and very playful. Friendly with other dogs. Eager to please a new owner and family.
Call Trant 505-358-6688
Call Trant 505-358-6688