Saturday, October 28, 2017

Artist displayed her rugs last Saturday

Cathy Kelly showed rag rug art and visited with the Capitan Fiber Art Group last Saturday.
Cathy showing rugs while explaining the rugs medium and history. 
A very interested audience member. photos by Dave Kish
  The group meet again on Saturday, Nov 4.
 Fiber Art Group meets every 1st & 3rd Saturdays at the Capitan Library, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.
Bring a project to work on and your show & tell pieces.  We meet through lunch, so bring a sack lunch, too.  Fiber art is anything made from natural or man-made fiber (yarn, string, paper, etc.)
 For more information contact Dave at 602.686.2054.

Monday, October 23, 2017

Come meet the Docs at Creative Aging Meeting

We now have two geriatric trained physicians in LC. Michael Clements and a new arrival - Suzelle Moffet. They will both speak to the challenges in their practices as well as the new information on aging that appears to moving quickly into mainstream medicine. Please join me in welcoming both to our Creative Aging Monthly Meeting, in Room #108 at ENMU-Ruidoso. Remember, come early and enjoy networking and munching with coffee.

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Help for Stuttering is as Close as Your Library

  Thanks to generous donors, the Stuttering Foundation has donated books and DVDs to libraries across the country, including Capitan Public Library.

Stuttering Foundation books are directed to parents of children who stutter, adults who stutter, speech pathologists, pediatricians, family physicians, nurses, health care professionals, hospitals, schools, clinics, day-care centers, and all those concerned with the problem of stuttering. The DVDs feature some of the world's leading therapists with children who stutter. Since the original publication, Foundation materials have reached millions of individuals worldwide.

More than three million Americans stutter, yet stuttering remains misunderstood by most people," said Jane Fraser, president of The Stuttering Foundation. "Myths such as believing people who stutter are less intelligent or suffer from psychological problems still persist despite research refuting these erroneous beliefs."

Visit the Capitan Public Library to peruse these items.

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Capitan Fiber Art Group meets this Saturday, October 21

Fiber Art Group meets every 1st & 3rd Saturdays at the Capitan Library, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.
Bring a project to work on and your show & tell pieces.  We meet through lunch, so bring a sack lunch, too.  Fiber art is anything made from natural or man-made fiber (yarn, string, paper, etc.)
 For more information contact Dave at 602.686.2054.
This Saturday 
@ 11 am 
 Guest Lecturer: 
Rag Rug Hooking Artist , Cathy Kelly 




Cathy will tell the history of rag rug hooking and show her antique rugs.  She will also demonstrate hooking a rag rug.  Her  lecture will last for about an hour.

Go beyond - other useful art from rags!






Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Join the Book Club at 10:00am on Thursday, November 2. We are reading GLASS HOUSES by Louise Penny.








Upcoming bookclub books:
December will be similar to the Decembers in the past without a new book to read.


January is the suggestion of Holly Braden, Zero:The Biography of a Dangerous Idea by Charles Seife 

February will be Sara 
Duttweiler 's suggestion of Larry McMurtry's Sin Killer.  We have a copy of Texas Monthly Magazine  with a feature article on Larry McMurtry which book club members will be able to check out.


Be thinking of good books for the spring. It' s always nice to have books that expand our horizons. 

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

FREE Health Fair at the Inn of the Mountain Gods

Join us for another FREE community event!

Its our “6TH Annual Stepping Into a Better You” Health Fair, Zumba, MIXXEDFIT, Fun Walk & “One Team One Dream” 5K challenge.

Saturday Oct 21, 2017 at The Inn Of The Mountain Gods
Fun walk registration @ 8:00 am, Walk start time 9am
5K challenge registration @ 8:00 am, Race start time 9am

The Health fair is from 10 am-2 pm with tons of Vendors and Door Prizes

Friday, October 13, 2017

Medicare Changes and individual consultations

Elizabeth Sanchez, State Health Insurance Program Coordinator in Roswell, will be available at the following locations to speak with you personally.  She can address any new changes and discuss the Part D Prescription Program.

·        Monday, October 16th from 9:30 - 3 -- the Village of Ruidoso Community Center.

·        Tuesday, October 17th from 11:30 - 3 -- Carrizozo Senior Center

·        Monday, October 23rd from 10 - 3 -- Capitan Senior Center

·        Thursday, November 16th from 10 - 3 -- Ruidoso Downs Senior Center


  
Information provided by: Clara Farah, Ph.D.
Creative Aging
Tel  :   575-336-1367     
Cell  :  575-973-7835

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Creative Aging upcoming Oct meetings


Meetings are open and encourage all of us to get involved and remain committed to improving the quality of life for all older adults in Lincoln County.

 Thursday, October 125pm. ENMU.#115. Aging in Place. Janet Simmans. This is a new committee interested in helping people stay in their homes with retrofitting, and other innovative solutions. 


Want to learn more on how you can help and also how you can benefit? Please join this new committee and learn and grow with us to augment Lincoln County Transit System outreach to outlying communities. The meeting is  at ENMU-Ruidoso Oct 17 at 10 am.



Our meetings are lively, informative as we are working to encourage the success of our college students. Come visit October 18th at 5 pm at ENMU-Ruidoso.


Karen Rounds meets with us monthly on various financial planning subjects at ENMU, she will also introduce us to an outside speaker in an interactive webinar on investment possibilities. October 19 at 5 pm

Saturday, October 7, 2017

In Carrizozo:

Carrizozo Music, Inc. presents the Comanche Boyz from the Mescalero Apache Tribe in a First Nation Professional Drum and Dance Exhibition.   The free performance starts at 6 PM on Thursday, October 12 in the Carrizozo School Old Gym.    The group will explain the North and South drums, various dances, costumes and their history, and then perform dances, singing and drumming for the audience.  Horace Comanche formed the Comanche Boyz with his sons and now the group includes his wife Kara and other members of the tribe.  A school performance/demo at 3 PM is open to the public.  Thanks to a grant from NM Arts and the NEA for funding this performance.

A pre-concert Navajo Taco dinner will be served in the school courtyard by the gazebo by the Carrizozo School Culinary Arts Class to help fund equipment and supplies used by the class, and to enable students to enter cooking competitions.  The dinner includes a drink and dessert.   Advance tickets are $10 and are $12 at the door.  For ticket information, call or text Carol Wilson at 1-575-799-8707.  The culinary arts class prepares students for various jobs in the food industry including food prep, cooking and teaches skills to those applying to cooking school. 

For information about Carrizozo Music, the 2017 season schedule and concert updates please check www.carrizozomusic.org, emailcarrizozomusic@gmail.com or call Elaine at 575-648-2757.  Carrizozo Music sponsors a series of classical concerts, summer Portico Concerts and school outreach performances and workshops with a commitment to providing free quality music to the residents of Lincoln County and the surrounding area.

 Carrizozo School Old Gym is located at 
800 D Ave, on the corner of D Avenue and 10th Street. From the main courtyard, enter the door west of the gazebo.  There is handicapped parking in the lot off 10th Street by the west end of the gym.

Sorry - just have to share this (you know my weird humor)  "We got the beat - Everybody get on your feet - We got the beat -  We know you can dance to the beat- We got the beat - Jumpin',get down -  We got the beat - Round and round and round - We got the beat. " Yeah - use to listen to the Go-Gos.  Hope we can stomp some on Thursday, it would do the soul good.

Thursday, October 5, 2017

October First Friday AND First Saturday

First Friday, October 6 at 7 pm
 MEET the Author:  Donna Blake Birchell
  Join us for a power point presentation and refreshments afterward.  Books available for purchase with signature by author.
Also available will be a few of Birchell's other books on New Mexico history: Carlsbad and Carlsbad Cavern, Eddy County, New Mexico Wine: An Enchanting History, Wicked Women of New Mexico

First Saturday, October 7, 10 am to 2 pm
 $5 for a bag of books. 
 Support your library!

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Oct 7th- first Sat. of the month $5 for a BAG of book sale

Love your library by supporting it
by buying used books.
Magazines are FREE.
  •  Library open 10am to 2 pm on Saturdays.

Thursday, September 28, 2017

First Friday: OCT 6 @ 7 pm Donna Blake Birchell with her latest book


Discover forgotten tales buried underneath the desert lands in a power point presentation by author Donna Blake Birchell of her book: Hidden History of Southeast New Mexico.

"Outlaws, cattlemen and a plethora of quirky pioneers once riddle southeastern New Mexico.  In November 1892, E.W. Doll and J.B. Coates ignited rumors of an eight-foot petrified man in McKittrick Cave.  A massive fire and subsequent shootout led to the demise of Phenix, one of the Old West's most scandalous towns.  And in August 1932, Bonnie and Clyde kidnapped Carlsbad's Deputy Sheriff Joe Johns;  Authors Donna Blake Birchell and John LeMay explore these little-known tales and more that have beguiled this region for centuries."


 As a native southeast New Mexican,Donna Blake Birchell has heard many stories of the fanciful events that have occurred in the area in the far, yet not so distant past.  With this book, she is able to share these stories with you, the reader.

Her passion for history developed at a young age.  Birchell, a former librarian, is a board member of the Southeastern New Mexico Historical Society. 

Birchell has authored four other books on New Mexico history: Carlsbad and Carlsbad Cavern, Eddy County, New Mexico Wine: An Enchanting History, and Wicked Women of New Mexico

Books will be available for purchase and signing by Birchell. She will also have copies of her other publications available for purchase.

Refreshments will be served after the discussion.

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

looking for face painters for this event on Oct 28

Sign up for 1 or 2 hrs and make a difference in the kids' day!  Call Annmarie at Annie's Sure Shot at 575-653-4045.  There MAY be still space to be a vendor at this-- but you must be a Lincoln County artist.  Just ask Annmarie for details

Friday, September 22, 2017

Book signing with local author Bill MacVeigh on Sunday, Sept 24 at 2 pm


 Bill MacVeigh will be discussing and signing copies of his newly published book titled "Branded" this Sunday.

Bill MacVeigh taught history and science in Lincoln County schools for 28 years. He grew up in Carrizozo hearing stories told by his mother and grandmother about the early days in the gold-mining town of White Oaks and historic Lincoln County. Now retired, Bill and wife Dottie live in Capitan.

Did you have MacVeigh for a teacher or know him from Carrizozo or Capitan? Or did he make trophies for your sport group? Well, come on over, say hey and hear about this interesting book he wrote. Afterwards enjoy some refreshments and a cozy social Sunday afternoon with others.   See you there!

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Creative Aging Monthly Meeting on Mental Health, Behavioral Health, 2 speakers, Friday, September 22, ENMU, 10am #108

A taste of the agenda. Will have a copy for you as well at the meeting. Such comments are suggestions to think about and encourage you to ask questions.

 And remember, don't sweat the small stuff, stay strong.

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can.Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”

News from Lincoln and Fort Stanton Historic sites



Wednesday, September 20, 2017

September Creative Aging meetings & happenings

Come join us to ask any questions you are having and to review your budgeting process in a supportive environment. We welcome your interest and hope we can all learn from each other.  See you there – Thursday, September 21st, from 5 to 6:30 at ENMU Room 115.  




Our topic is mental health challenges in aging.
We have two excellent speakers. Chief Hooker, Ruidoso Police Force, and Dave McVey, Heritage Program for Seniors. Both of these speakers play a vital role in our safety and well being in Lincoln County. 
Please plan to attend. Chief Hooker will address dealing with mentally unstable people, both old and young. Dave McVey will talk about navigating aging and mental health. Please come we have so much to learn.
 And, as always there are special things to eat and special people to meet!  




Plans  have been made to mentor, coach, help ENMU students this fall. 
There are plenty of opportunities. 
In our last meeting we had 9 mentors present and 5 paid student tutors. 
Some training is necessary and will be available at this upcoming meeting. 

"Satisfaction comes with being engaged, doing good, and focusing on the present." Harvard Health Publications.
Stay engaged and join us for our September monthly meeting. Clara Farah.





Silas is now tutoring at both the Ruidoso Community Center and ENMU. 
Times for the sessions have changed,  there is a room change,
 but the specific days have not changed.
 Please check this latest flyer for information. 
All are welcome, donations appreciated but not expected. 
See you there. Clara Farah and Silas Laspada.