OCEC Community Meeting to Discuss New Rate Proposal

Otero County Electric Cooperative (OCEC) will be holding 

an informational meeting on Wednesday, Sept.30 at 5:30 PM

in the Capitan School Cafeteria, 150 Forest Street. 

Managers and trustees will be there to give important 

information and answer any questions members may have

about the recently published new rate proposal.

If you need more information about this meeting, please 

call Billy Massie at 575-682-2521

 or 1-800-548-4660.

First Friday - October 2 at 7 p.m. - author Donna Birchell

"Every vine has a story"  Nearly four hundred years ago, New Mexico's wine journey began when the first Mission grapes were planted in 1629.  At the Capitan Public Library on Friday, October 2, at 7 p.m., taste this rich legacy, the oldest in the United States, in Donna Blake Birchell's Power Point presentation of the struggles and triumphs that shaped New Mexico's burgeoning wine industry. 

Her book for this discussion, New Mexico Wine: an Enchanting History, is published by the History Press.

Birchell's account of the history finds that despite greedy Spanish monarchs, prim teetotalers and the one-hundred-year flood's gift of root rot and alkaline deposits, New Mexico's winemakers continue to harvest the fruits of sun-soaked volcanic soils and clear skies.  Their family stories blend with the vines and traditions of the Old World. 

Birchell will also verbally give a brief tour of some of the wineries included in the book and tell of their specialties as we follow the New Mexico Wine Trail.  

Three wineries donated bottles of wine to the library to be discussed during the presentation.  Tularosa Vineyards donated their international award winner and number-one seller, Sangiovese.  Cottonwood Winery in Artesia sent a bottle of their #1 dry red wine, 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon.  Dos Viejos Winery in Tularosa donated their State Fair of N.M. award-winning and customers' favorite 2006 Sangiovese.  

Donna Blake Birchell is a native New Mexican and wine enthusiast, whose passion for history developed at a young age. Birchell, a former librarian, is currently a board member of the Southeastern New Mexico Historical Society.  She has authored four books on local New Mexico history: Carlsbad and Carlsbad Caverns, Eddy County, New Mexico Wine: An Enchanting History, and Wicked Women of New Mexico.

Refreshments will be served after the discussion. Books will be available for purchase and signing by the author.  She will also have copies of Wicked Women of NM available.

Sign up for the After School Program

Below is the information and permission slip for the After School Program offered by Debbie Myers and Pat Pauley on Mondays  4 - 5:30 p.m. at the library.  The Monday dates are: Sept. 28; Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26; and Nov. 2, 9, 16.  (Below it says see attached calendar, which in NOT attached to save space.)  If you can't read the letter in the email, go to the blog online and expand the view to 150% or 200%.  You can also call the library at 354-3035 to get a copy faxed or just come by & pick one up.  A great opportunity for your kiddos!

Michael Hurd prints on display at the Library

Cross Roads

The library is pleased to have on display ten prints by renown artist, Michael Hurd.

Lost Trail at White Sands

  

 According to Hurd's website: 

Michael has been a professional artist for most of his life.  His specialty is oil and watercolor.  The Hurd La Rinconada Gallery contains prints of originals that Michael has created over the years.  Much of the scenery painted in his landscapes is straight from his home on Sentinal Ranch in San Patrico, NM.  As the youngest son of renowned artists, Peter Hurd and Henriette Wyeth-Hurd, Michael is following in a long line of artists. 

"Hurd's painting are like coming home after a long absence.  They are both comfortable and comforting.  They welcome you to life not only as it is in the Hondo Valley, but as it is essentially." Quoted from Virgina Watson-Jones book, Lincoln County Arts, 1999

Prints at the library are for sale through the Hurd La Rinconada Gallery.  Please call 575-653-4331

Starting in October: FREE ART WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS

Thanks to a small grant received from Otero County Electric Cooperative, Inc., the Capitan Public Library is pleased to announce a series of free art workshops for adults to be held in the forthcoming months at the library at 101 E. 2nd Street in Capitan.

The first will be a two-part writers'workshop on Saturdays, October 10 and 17,  from 9 am to noon, conducted by Linda Rodriguez, a published writer from Carrizozo. If you have ever wanted to write a memoir for your family or develop a short story, learn more about developing characters or build momentum in a novel, here's your opportunity.

Music, drama, silk painting and drawing workshops will be featured in the coming months.   Reservations are required as space is limited.  For more information and to make your reservation, please call Pearl Tippin at 575 354 7021 or e-mail pearlofcapitan@gmail.com. 
( Reservations MUST be made with Pearl, not the library staff.)

Info meeting on Otero Electric rate increase

If your electricity comes from Otero Electric, you may be interested in attending the meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 17,  at the Ruidoso Convention Center.  The discussion will center on the prospective increases to your bill.  Please pass this on.

The major increase is in the customer charge going from $16 to $25.  They have done a cost analysis that shows the actual customer cost to the company of $35.  The rest is made up by usage.  The argument is who should carry the cost of business, those who use more or all those who are connected.

If 25 people formally object to the proposed increase it must go to the rate commission to be considered.

Otero Electric likely has sufficient paperwork to get an increase.  The bottom line is that the bank requires Otero to collect $1.5 million in excess of their basic loan payments.

More details at:    http://www.ruidosotoday.com/test/zozo/zozo9.15.2015

Book Club - Start Reading your October book!

The Book Club meets the first Thursday of every month at 10 a.m. at the library.  On October 1, they will be discussing Orange is the New Black.  Everyone is welcome to come to the library and join in the discussion.



Now don't cheat and watch the show on Netflicks.

 
 

 Have you been watching the new season of Longmire series on Netflick?  (Spoiler Alert!)  Longmire is interviewing for a deputy sheriff and he has the candidates discussing Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.  Well, this one fellow says, "I can't get Malkovitch's voice out of my head."  Tsk, tsk.   He didn't get the job.


Now, you could say I am guilty of cheating, because I have not read all of Craig Johnson's books.  But they don't show that Aussie, Robert Taylor.  

FYI - info from Workforce Connection

September CapiGram

 

Please see the previous post dated Sept. 5th for up-to-date information on the Genealogy Help available at the library.

Genealogy Help Available

Free Genealogy help at the library - All Levels.  Call to set up an appointment with  Kris Shearer at 575-354-0677

September First Friday Event

After the talk, please discuss with Tony if you are interested in joining WMSAR.  Members meet once a month for an informative meeting.  (I learned all about dehydration and this month's star chart when I went to a meeting.)  Also, they hike once a month to an unusual place, or a place of interest, or sometimes a place inaccessible to the general public.  Classes on search and rescue are available, as well as earning your ham radio license.

Program of Interest to Lincoln County Residents

Village Wide Yard Sale

Saturday, Sept. 12 - 8 a.m.

$5 fee pays for ads, sign and map.  Also, this year we will provide table at $25 each for anyone who would like to sell in town - $5 fee wavered for tables.  Forms available at library and N2SS.  Maps will be available at 7:00 a.m. morning of sale at Post Office, Library and N2SS.

The CapiGram

See separate post on Village Wide Garage Sale for more details.

Genealogy Assistance continues

Genealogy Help is the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 3:30 to 6:00.  Volunteer Kris Shearer can provide all levels of help for beginning and intermediate students wanting to explore their family trees using the free Ancestry.com available at the library.  Any one interested in their family history is invited to come.

Book Club Book for September

The Book Club meets the first Thursday of every month at 10 a.m. at the library.  On September 3, they will be discussing The Little Old lady Who Broke all the Rules.  Everyone is welcome to come to the library and join in the discussion.

October Book: Orange is the New Black

Some ENMU-Ruidoso classes you might find of interest

Creative Aging syllabus below flyer.    The previous attendees keep coming back to attend another semester because: of the informative nature of the class; a lot of sharing of experiences, knowledge, and ideas between participants; AND apparently, a whole lot of fun!

NM History class is equally informative and a great price for seniors!

New Mexico FamilyPass – Check it Out!

The New Mexico State Library and the Dept. of Cultural Affairs is excited to offer an opportunity to Library Card Holders -  access to the NM FamilyPass.  The FamilyPass provides free admission for up to six people to any of the Dept. of Culture Affairs museums and historic sites.  Any Capitan Public Library card holder in good standing may borrow the pass for one week.  Passes will be available from 8/1/15 to 8/30/16.

The FamilyPass may be used at the following locations:

• 7 New Mexico Historic Sites, Statewide
• New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe
• New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe
• Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe
• Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe
• New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo
• New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque
• New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, Las Cruces
• National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque

Dr. Bernhard Reimann

Volunteers of the Capitan Library: RSVP invite

Annual Retired and Senior Volunteer   

  Program Training

          

         “Exploring the Volunteer Experience & Dealing with Life Changes”

Guest Speaker: Larry Lorenzo, M.Ed.

This presentation will examine the benefits, challenges and other issues experienced by volunteers, as well as the many social and personal changes which are part of today's reality.

Larry has been blind since childhood.  He earned a Master's Degree in Counseling and has worked in a variety of settings, including as a rehabilitation counselor, a mental health counselor, and as a disability awareness consultant.  He uses a combination of humor, music and an interactive style to examine relevant issues.
This candid and dynamic traning is designed to gain personal insight and awareness,

When: Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 10:00 - 11:30 am

Where: Ruidoso Community Center, 501 Sudderth Dr., Ruidoso


The deadline for RSVPing for the August 12 RSVP Training Session is almost here… If you plan to attend the training, please  RSVP by calling me at 257-4565 by 3:00 p.m. this Friday, July 31. I hope you can make it! Also, lunch is included, so it’s a win, win! I think the training will be beneficial to all of us who can make it as I’ve heard Mr. Lorenzo speak many times--and he’s spontaneous and substantive. Thanks!!   Judy

Judy G. Sarabia, Community Center Coordinator, Ruidoso Community Center

501 Sudderth Dr., Ruidoso, NM 88345

Phone (575) 257-4565 / Fax (575) 257-9756