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August 23, 2024
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In GratitudeStudio One Thirty NineWe thank Debra Fritts and Frank Shelton for renewing the Studio One Thirty Nine sponsorship of the Abiquiu News
Frank is a painter and sculptor collaborating with the visual, physical and spiritual entities.
They are both inspired by the light, the surface of the land, and the rich culture of New Mexico. Visit online Debra Fritts Frank Shelton or studio open by appointment 505-685-9468 Thank you Contributors and Paid SubscribersJulie R
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News and Features
Abiquiu residents recently have heard through the grapevine that the owner of the property across from Bodes plans to sell the property. Currently, the property hosts the post office, the Frosty Cow (ice cream and frozen yogurt), the hair salon Studio 84, the weekly Tuesday Farmers’ Market, and the Northern Youth Project (NYP) garden (a teen program focused on agriculture, arts, community service and leadership, profiled in last week’s edition of the news). Fueling the buzz, NYP and the Market recently reported that owner Tres Semillas declined to renew their leases or licenses past the fall. Read More
why is Tres Semillas selling its land?
Bernadette Gallegos: We decided, after a lot of discussion, that we needed to get back to what we were founded to do. This goes way back: in about 2007 Karl Bode wanted to sell some parcels of land, the land that now belongs to Tres Semillas. That was around the time that the El Sueno ranch closed and its owners, the Hunt family, moved. We had the Boys and Girls Club and Regalos in the hopper at the time, and they didn’t have a home of their own. The idea grew out of this basic need. By the time we got the land bought, the Boys and Girls Club was tucked safe and sound at the school. This brought home the need to focus on economic endeavors. We knew others had the same idea of starting their own, that was clear from the beginning from community meetings. We never did want to run a business. Read More
Water and wildfire risk reduction brings communities together with a common focus
This is the second of two stories featuring the Carson National Forest’s Enchanted Circle Landscape, part of the USDA Forest Service’s Wildfire Crisis Strategy, which focuses on water restoration and wildfire risk reduction. Read More
Abiquiú has its own Farmers Market! If you are a local, you may have stopped by some Tuesday afternoon in the summer. Maybe you’ve even “bought” some produce from a booth that’s mainly staffed by kids. The quotation marks refer to the fact that it’s run by a non-profit organization; they don’t currently sell anything but people can make a donation in exchange for their purchase. Read More
I wrote last week about being very, very busy. I lean into the busyness for effect, but also, it’s true that I have been feeling very, very busy. Read More
Also known as: Chenopodium pratericola, Amaranth Family (Amaranthaceae)
Found in sandy areas, floodplains, saline or alkaline soils Seen blooming in August near the Rio Chama Read More
I love taking pictures with my phone but when I go to look at them I sometimes need to rotate it to see a particular picture right-side up. Read More
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And who is “we”, you might ask? Well, I’m talking about Abiquiú’s very own and unique Northern Youth Project (NYP). NYP is a non-profit designed by and for Teens in Rio Arriba County, providing free programs and paid internships in the arts, traditional agriculture, community service and leadership projects that honor the past and look to the future.
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Obsessing over the work that matters
On the rare occasions I speak with people, they like to ask how I’ve been. “Busy,” I say. “But like, actually busy. Like, all the time.” Read More
Wildfire risk reduction restores water—Co-stewardship is the key
“I’m the project overseer,” said Mayordomo Vicente Fernandez humbly when asked specifically about his mayordomo title. Vicente is the community manager of a 71-acre parcel in the Carson National Forest near Taos, New Mexico, where he and a group of volunteers are reducing hazardous fuels while improving water quality and quantity. Like his distinctive title, the project itself is unique. It’s called the Rio Don Fernando Cañon Leñero Project, which has been in existence for centuries, if not longer. Read More
Abiquiu Inn presents the artwork of renowned artist and actor, Rick Hilsabeck, in the Main Salon of Café Abiquiu, with an opening reception on Friday, August 30, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. This solo exhibition, East to West, features a captivating collection of works inspired by Rick’s journey from the East Coast to New Mexico; and runs through the month of September. Read More
When My brother and I were little, one of our favorite games was to guess at which butterfly we were seeing at a distance. Was it a monarch or a viceroy? We learned to note flight pattern differences. Monarchs flap and flutter while viceroys are more apt to glide.
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Also known as: Gutierrezia sarothrae, Sunflower Family (Asteraceae)
Found at roadsides and in dry, open areas Seen blooming in August off Hwy 554 Read More
I’m not a hacker, but sometimes I wish I was. Of course, that superpower I would use for good, to fight all the annoying evil hackers. Alas, I am unskilled in that area, and definitely not smart enough. Sometimes a hero comes along and you don’t recognize him. Mild mannered, quiet, married even. I’m talking about a guy recently that hacked a malicious hacking group, gathered incriminating information, and turned it over to the authorities. Read More
By Adam Williams in Dar al Islam, Abiquiu – September 5 – 8, 2024
Read More Other Articles of Interest
Easily the question we've been asked the most this week is what is going on with Tres Semillas proposed sale. This week's article "Tres Semillas Lists Property" tries to answer that question. We have tried to lay out the facts along with some background. We also have included a statement from Bernadette Gallegos, long time board member of Tres Semillas and steward of the property.
We invite you to share your thoughts with the Abiquiu News and of course with Tres Semillas. 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
Abiquiu Lake: Ivan Baros Sr. of Rio Rancho caught a 4-pound catfish using a topwater lure on Aug. 12.
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 99 cfs; streamflow below Abiquiu Lake Tuesday morning was 450 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. Scene Around Town
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Art, Music and Books
El Rito Library has cancelled its Aug. 31 Ice Cream Social & Show and Tell event. The event will be rescheduled.
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August 20, 2024 to September 30, 2024
Artist Reception on Friday, August 30, 2024 4:30pm to 7:30pm Japanese-born painter Mayumi Watanabe moved to California in 1980 to obtain a degree in fine arts at Cabrillo College in Aptos, CA and the University of California at Santa Cruz. After completing her BFA and 5th year graduate degree, she forged connections in Northernn California which led to a number of museum, solo and group exhibitions. She moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2011 to pursue a full-time career in painting. Her work has been featured in several City of Mud Gallery group exhibitions, and is in prestigious, private collections both in the United States and Japan. She resides in Santa Fe and travels to Japan often. Watanabe’s moody, abstract paintings draw on a personal vocabulary of forms inspired by aerial views of landscape, mixed and layered material including precious metal leaf and dry Japanese pigments. Her paintings have a mysterious depth and rich surfaces. “I have developed a style that is personal and in touch with nature, seeking to combine the ‘Spirit of Japan’ where nature and uniformity traditionally prevail over personal experience, in contrast to the ‘Spirit of the West’ where the opposite is true.” Says Watanabe. “Light and space become expressive elements in my work. I try to catch the transparent essence of cold air or the opaqueness of Spring warmth
The Locals’ Picks Book List
Zach Hively Casa Urraca Press has created a place for locals in our area to recommend books to each other, and a place to find book suggestions with a personal touch.
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
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Discover the 17th Annual Chama Valley Art Festival and Studio Tour, Labor Day weekend, 8/31- 9/1. Follow the signs to visit all the artisan studios. Enjoy artists, music and food at the festival located in downtown Chama.
Find jewelry, photography, pottery, wood, glass, metal, fiber and graphic art representing the diverse artistry of our rich cultural heritage. Come on 8/30 for the music festival at Elevate Chama. Make your reservations in advance! This project supported by New Mexico Arts, by the New Mexico Department of Tourism, by Rio Arriba County and the Village of Chama. Chamavalleyartfest.org 
Announcements and Classes
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 Ghost Ranch Workshops 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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Kehlani
Look at this celestial purrfection! Meet Kehlani, a little lunar lullaby who looks like she was dipped in blue moon magic & stardust. Her fur shimmers with hints of silvery gold and blue, as if the universe whispered a cosmic secret into her spirit. This week is the Sturgeon Blue Super Moon: a Super Moon occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest to earth; a Blue Moon is the second full moon in a month; and the Sturgeon Moon symbolizes abundance, wisdom and transformation - and Kehlani’s story is the parallel. This small supernova was born as a stray, scared and fighting for survival. Fortunately, her litter was brought to us, where they have bloomed like nebulas as they were illuminated with warmth and love, and comforted by care. While the Super Blue Sturgeon Moon only happens once in a blue moon (literally!), Kehlani’s enchanting presence is a daily reminder of the magic that exists all around us. Whether it's in the vast sky above or in the purr of a kitten, there's always something extraordinary waiting to be discovered. Kehlani is available for adoption and goes home spayed, microchipped and up to date on vaccines! Monday-Saturday 11am-4:30pm. www.espanolahumane.org 505-753-8662 
Cash
Are you more of a chill-seeker than a thrill-seeker? Like to lounge through life in the slow lane? Prefer savoring over speeding? Then meet man of leisure Cash! Cash is soon to be “paw-roled” from our Paws in the Pen program at the Penitentiary of New Mexico, and his trainer in the program says Cash has been the easiest dog he’s trained so far, and that Mr. Thicc here has two speeds - slow, and slower. (Except when there’s a ball involved! Then he hits the gas!) Cash goes home house, leash, and crate trained with an impressive list of cues and commands; to ensure a successful adoption, we are providing four free training sessions, so you can learn what your dog knows! Apply on our website for Cash and we can spring him from the Pen for a meet and greet! www.espanolahumane.org 505-753-8662 
Missing Cat from Santa California area. Her name is Bean! Female calico cat, she has a purple flea and tick collar, a pink car collar with a silver bell and apple air tag along with a qr to scan and when scanned more info will come up. She is overall friendly but is scared easily when approached quickly. Please call me at (505)-615-5504 or (505)-614-7484 thank you!
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 |
