Ron Starr handles a batch of ice cream sammie cookies. Beware: The UFI team may strike near you! Watch for the next  enchantment installment to highlight New Mexico’s finest local eateries. Feel free to recommend  spots for the team to investigate.

Unidentified Food Investigators

With high-quality, delicious fare and excellent customer service, the newly opened Cedar Creek Market was a delightful stop for the UFI team.

Cedar Creek Market opened April 3 in Ruidoso, New Mexico, with owners Ron and Pam Starr’s goal of serving up an enjoyable atmosphere with consistent high-quality menu items and over-the-top customer care.

Virgin Galactic’s carrier vehicle, the White Knight Two, approaches the runway at Spaceport America during the runway’s dedication ceremony on October 22, 2010. Virgin Galactic successfully completed its first commercial space flight in June. PHOTO BY ALAN HALE

Flying Into The Final Frontier

Venus has now departed from our evening sky, but two other planets remain visible low in the dusk during August. During the first half of the month, Mercury can be seen close to the horizon, while Mars is slightly higher. The Red Planet disappears into twilight by month’s end, not to reappear in our morning sky until about six months from now.

Our solar system’s two largest worlds dominate the skies this month. Saturn, already in the southeast by the end of dusk, is at opposition directly opposite the sun in the sky August 26 and remains visible throughout the night.

2023 Youth Tour - NMREC

2023 Youth Tour

ABOVE: Thirty-nine delegates attended the Youth Tour while representing NMRECA. Victoria "Lexi" Kilpatrick, left, was selected to be NMRECA's representative on the Youth Leadership Council, with Andrew Essary as the alternative. 

What an incredible journey the students from rural New Mexico embarked on in June, thanks to the generous sponsorship of their local electric cooperatives. This year's Youth Tour consisted of 39 eager young delegates representing 13 of our 15 NMRECA member cooperatives.

PHOTO COURTESY OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Pie Town

and the Recipe to Savory Success

By Dixie Boyle

The village of Pie Town, located on Highway 60 along the Continental Divide in western New Mexico, has long been known for its decadent assortment of desserts and pies.