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Lisa Maue lives in Carrizozo, New Mexico. Formerly a reporter, Lisa continues to write about the people and places in south-central New Mexico.
Kinetic Kids Earn Their Name

Kinetic Kids Earn Their Name

Taking one step requires the coordinated use of 200 muscles. Forty are required to lift a leg and move it forward. Since skiing is a gliding sport, the number of muscles necessary is considerably fewer. It is an important distinction according to Kacey Wernli, co-founder and executive director of Kinetic Kids, a San Antonio, Texas organization that provides health, recreation and educational services for children with physical and cognitive disabilities and the impetus for their trips to Ski Apache. A…

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3 Potters, 3 Styles

3 Potters, 3 Styles

Alan Miner Hang out with long-time potters for any length of time and the subject of teapots invariably comes up. Requiring a combination of shapes and skills, making a teapot from clay is considered the pinnacle of achievement, a feat mastered by few but honored by many within the craft. Ivy Heymann, Alan Miner and Denise Henry make their livings as potters making functional pottery in Lincoln County. Their styles differ, but all believe that teapots represent the highest level…

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St. Anne’s Chapel: On the Highway but Easy to Overlook

St. Anne’s Chapel: On the Highway but Easy to Overlook

St. Anne’s Chapel, located just east of the turnoff into Devil’s Canyon on U.S. 70 was added to the State Register of Cultural Properties in 2002. According to John W. Murphey, the National Register Coordinator for the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division at the time, the chapel was approved based on its being the first permanent Protestant church between Alamogordo and Roswell and for its association with New Mexico architect John Gaw Meem. The chapel also has an association with…

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