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

August 7, 7 PM -- First Friday Lecture

Genealogy Assistance Available

Due to the excellent turn out at our recent Genealogy classes, volunteer Kris Shearer has agreed to do twice a month "help sessions" for those wanting to explore their family trees using the free Ancestry.com available at the library. She will be at the Library on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 3:30 to close at 6:00. Any one interested in their family history is invited to come - all levels of experience are welcome. The first help session will be on August 4. Hope to see you there!

Kris Shearer, retired Math teacher,  Industrial and Quality Engineer, Director of Quality (photo taken at CPL CPR training)

Summer Reading Program

CPL completed an extremely rewarding summer reading program on Monday, July 20.  The theme, Every Hero Has a Story, was an easy topic with local heroes presenting a program each of the eight weeks.  (See post below for pics of the "heroes".)

Last day attendees

Forty-two children were enrolled in the CPL summer reading program.  ​The children participated in crafts, stories, games and were treated to snacks at the end of each session. 

Zach Cook and Alice Allen

The two top readers were Zach Rich and Alice Allen.  These two received  certificates and special awards​.  All participants received a certificate and a goodie bag.








   For the end of the SRP party, the yard was decorated like an Hawaiian Luau and kids worked on breaking a "palm tree" piñata.  Refreshments included hot dogs, chips and drinks for everyone. 

Debbie Myers, program director, helping with the National Weather Service experiment on the last day

Summer Reading Program Heroes

Capitan Police Chief - Randy Spears

Summer Reading Program theme this summer was "Every Hero has a Story". Program director, Debbie Myers invited community heroes to come to the library to talk to the kids.

Capitan Fire Chef - David Cox

Larry Pope from Fort Stanton Historic Site

Taryn McCain - Service Dogs Laughing Eyes Kennels

Songwriter Andy Mason

Kerry Jones from the National Weather Service

Artist for July & August: April Simpson

Getting down to the basics in life:  The Beauty that Surrounds Us and the Cowboy Way of Life!    

A devoted Christian woman, April Simpson gives the credit to God and encouragement from her cowboy husband, Rick Simpson, for going forward with promoting her photography, "A. Simpson Photography".  April says, " I feel blessed to have been given the opportunity to capture God's amazing creations through the eye of a lens."

Her favorite subjects are wildlife and nature, but April does not limit herself to just those subjects.  She loves to snap and capture notable or simple happenings and subjects that can be shared with others.  Those "special moments..." can then be "forever remembered..," she says.

The Simpsons live in Glencoe and grow their own herbs, fruits and vegetables and maintain 
irrigated pasture for their livestock.

April helps out with her husband's outfitting business, S-S Outfitters, by creating and maintaining
its website, business cards and brochures and by being the business secretary/purchasing agent.

Enjoying her involvement in so many activities and enterprises , April comments, "it's about doing 
what you love.  The mountains call me."

She is simply thankful for the "...opportunities God has given us. We have opportunities to do things
people dream about doing.  For us, well, we live them. It's an awesome adventure!"

The Capitan Public Library is fortunate to have April Simpson's photographs to share with the public during this time of year with all the Capitan events and rodeos occurring throughout the summer.


Come by the library and enjoy April's joyful capturing of those "special moments."

 

2nd Friday in July at 7 pm

Come hear Bryan White tell us “What it is like to live and work in Antarctica” at the Capitan Library Friday, July 10 at 7 p.m. As always, refreshments after the talk.

Bryan  is a retired Navy Commander and aviator.  The last five years of his active duty were
 with the U.S. Antarctic program.  For three years he was the operations officer for “Operation Deep Freeze”, the U.S. Navy’s role at the Antarctica base and his last two years as Base Commander of the U.S. facility in Christchurch, New Zealand.

 During his tenure as operations officer, he would spend the "Austral" summer seasons -approximately 5 & 1/2 months each year- at McMurdo Station, Antarctica.  (The U.S. main base in Antarctica).  Just a side note, he and his wife met in Antarctica!  Really, what are the odds of meeting your mate in Antarctica?

  Transantarctic mountains with an ice covered Ross Sea in the foreground

This presentation is more like a conversation with the audience, supported with slides of the photographs he took.  It will be quite informal, complete with personal antidotes, over view of what the U.S. does in Antarctica, some historical data on Antarctic exploration and various facilities.   Questions are welcomed.  His wife will be there with a few items from Antarctica.  She spent two “Austral” summer seasons in Antarctica as well.  Come join Bryan sharing his personal experiences of the "way down-under". 

Bryan at the South Pole

Don't forget to come by the Capitan Library on July 4th

On Saturday, July 4, come to the library during the  Smokey Bear Stampede for the bake goods sale (come early for the best selection-starts at 8 am), the $5 a bag-book-sale and hot dog sale. Actually, that's Hot Dogs and more available at 9 am...

Hot Dogs with any toppings (chile, cheese or just mustard, onion & relish)

Smoked Sausage with any toppings (chile, cheese or just mustard, onion and relish)

Nachos

Water & Soda

Support your favorite library by buying a very reasonable lunch and enjoying it in our cool, shady backyard.

 Check out the photos by April Simpson while at the library.

"Snow Dance" printed on tin

2nd Friday in July Event

 

Bryan White  at the South Pole

Genealogy class at the library

Getting Started with Genealogy
Finding the Branches on Your Family Tree

Tuesday July 14
6:00 - 7:30

Please sign up in advance at the library so your teacher, Kris Shearer, can have enough copies.

Romance available @ YOUR Library

The literary kind of romance -- in books. The library received a donation of almost 400 romance paperbacks in excellent condition.  Come in for a great deal!

Now, if you are a literary snob and don't think romance qualifies as a genre worth reading, you might want to look at this blog: http://betterafter50.com/2012/07/why-smart-men-should-read-the-romances-smart-women-already-are-reading/

Yes, that title says "smart men" & "smart women".  Now I've gotten you curious...

4th of July at the Library

On Saturday, July 4, come to the library during the  Smokey Bear Stampede for the bake goods sale (come early for the best selection-starts at 8 am), the $5 a bag-book-sale and hot dog sale. Actually, that's Hot Dogs and more available at 9 am...

Hot Dogs with any toppings (chile, cheese or just mustard, onion and relish)

Smoked Sausage with above condiments

Nachos

Water and Soda

Support your favorite library by buying a very reasonable lunch and enjoying it in our cool, shady backyard.

 Check out the photos of April Simpson while at the library. Her art will hang through July and August. Simpson's favorite photographs are those of wildlife and nature because she is able to capture "what God has given us—the way God has given it to us.", but she promised us some ranch, rodeo and cowboy-themed photos to go along with the Stampede. See you at the library on the 4th of July!

 Learn about Stampede events at www.smokeybearstampede.com

Book Club July Book

The Book Club's Thursday, July 2, meeting is cancelled because of the holiday. Stay tune for the new date when they meet to review the July book choice: The Girl who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson.  Gives you more time to get it read!

Sign up with Code Red

Lincoln County Code Red is asking residents and others with property in Lincoln County to please go to their website and sign up to be notified by your local emergency response team in the event of emergency situations or critical community alerts. 

Emergency Examples include: evacuation notices, bio-terrorism alerts, boil water notices, and missing child reports.

Please go to www.lincolncountynm.gov and click on the Code Red Banner to enter/update your information, including additional phone numbers, and text and email addresses, to ensure all of the data in the system is accurate and current.

If you know of anyone who did not recently receive a call/text/email from CODE RED, please encourage them to visit the Lincoln County website and enter their information.

If you do not have Internet access, please contact a friend or family member to help add your contact information to the emergency database. You can also call the Lincoln County Office of Emergency service directly at 575-336-8600 for assistance. 

1st Friday Program this Friday (June 5th)

The Archuletas will share the stories of women
who wove the fabric of what has become known as
"The Land of Enchantment" at the lecture at the library
Friday night @ 7 p.m.  These women have been honored by Historical Markers across the state. 

After the discussion, refreshments will be served and
 the Archuletas will have copies of their book
available for purchase and signatures..

Library particiates in backpack lunches for kids

Book recycle Event

6th Annual Textbook and Library Book   

Recycling Event! 

Chaves, Lincoln, Otero Counties

 and Mescalero

June 1 – 5, 2015 

What: Drop off All Discarded Textbooks and Library Books  

Where:  Greentree Solid Waste Recycling Center 26590 US Highway 70    

Times: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.                                                                                       

Who Can Participate: All Public and Private Schools. Tribal Schools

 and Libraries.                                   Home Schools. Public and Non-Profit Libraries. ENMU-Ruidoso. Local residents. 

Cost: No Charge!    

Information: Call 575.378.4697, ext. 10 for more information 

or to make special drop off arrangements. 

Book Club Meets June 4

Thursday 4 June at 10 a.m. (ish) Pam will host her book choice of Catching Genius by Kristy Kiernan.  Come join the discussion.