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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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PTSD and Redemption at Fiddler’s Green

PTSD and Redemption at Fiddler’s Green

Marcus Andrade* was 20 years old when he killed a man. It was his first felony, and he went on to serve 19 years for several more crimes. He is not proud of his record, but, now seven years out, he has found a redemptive purpose for his life. Andrade moved to Las Cruces from Mexico and began attending school when he was in the first grade. “I didn’t speak English,” he said. “Spanish is my first language. I had…

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