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Volume XxIi, Number 25 • Red River, New Mexico • Thursday, October 9, 2014 • 50 Cents
Bits & Pieces�� 2
Bizbits�� 3
Crazyfoxx�� 3
Chamber Chat�� 4
Editorial�� 4
Food for Thought �� 5
Headin’ West�� 5
This Week��6-7
Home Country�� 8
Check It Out�� 9
Sudoku �� 9
Bulletin Board�� 10
Out of the Past �� 11
King Ludwig:
Did powder from his powdered
wig fall into his beer and would
that stop him from imbibing?
(See Page 13)
Aspenquake Report
Peak colors near and
Aspencade is showing signs.
OKTOBER OR OCTOBER? It really doesn’t matter as Brandenburg Park will be filled with Oktoberfest revelers intent on a last autumn blowup
before the aspen leaves drop and thoughts turn to winter fun like skiing, snowmobiling and sitting by a rosy fireplace. (Schedule on page 6 & 7)
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in and take a public stand against
human trafficking.
WHEN: October 18. 2014
WHERE: Shell Station, Red River
TIME: 1-3 PM
CONTACT: vostambien.ar@gmail.
com or Faith Mountain Fellowship
at 575-754-6653
Reality: What A Concept
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RRVCS Notes for October
· Fall Break is October 10 to 19.
School resumes on Monday, October 20.
· Fall Student Fundraiser – catalogue sales that began on October
2 will end on October 22. Funds
go toward student activities.
·The Governance Council will
meet on Monday, October 20 at
5:15.
· Parent-Teacher Conferences
will be held on October 22 and
23. Students will be dismissed at
12:30 on those days. Teachers will
contact parents to schedule. First
Quarter report cards will be given
at the conference.
and
Pieces
· Box Tops for Education: Clip
those box tops and be sure to join
BoxtopsforEducation.com.
· Fall Festival - Oct. 31 (above)
November Events
· Friday School- November 21
· Thanksgiving Break – November 26-December 1
Oktoberfest Winds Up Season
The event season winds up
with the 10th Annual Oktoberfest
hosted by the Red River Chamber
of Commerce on October 10-12.
This year’s event features tasting
from 5 breweries, 2 wineries, and
a distillery company, Ms & Mr
Oktoberfest Competitions, a Pub
Crawl and a Keg Carry Competition, as well as live polka music
from the Eurofest Polka Band.
Admission to the event is free and
if you’d like to do tasting you can
purchase a commemorative taster
mug for $10.
Oktoberfest hours are 10:00 am
to 6:00 pm on Friday & Saturday
and 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on Sunday.
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Great Selection!
Red River entertainer and fishing/tour guide Jeff Fagan was involved in the recording of a new
reality show Resort Rescue this
past August and has just learned
the air date for the program.
The episode, shot at the Laguna
Vista complex in Eagle Nest, will
be shown for the first time on December 9 on the Travel Channel.
The network debut of the series
was October 7. Host of the program is Shane Green, who brings
20+ years of consulting experience in the hotel and hospitality
industry.
Fagan was asked by Laguna
owner Bert Clemens to perform a
musical number. About two hours
of footage was recorded using The
Black Bear Boogie, a song written
by Fagan 15 years ago. Fagan said
he has no idea how much of the
footage he shot will be used in the
final cut.
The song has also been used by
the New Mexico Department of
Game & Fish as part of an educational video about Black Bears.
Start Right Now
If you haven’t thought about
your Halloween costume this year,
be advised that the Motherlode
will have a Halloween Party on
Friday, October 31.
There will be dancing, food and
a photo booth, but the big draw is
the chance to win $100 the Costume Contest.
If you start now you can have a
great costume together by All Hallows Eve!
Who Won?
It snowed last week in Red River. Did you win the redriver.org
contest to see who predicted the
actual snowfall date?
Check It Out
The Red River Community
House is now accepting applications for employees for the 2015
summer season. Positions available include Director, Assistant
Director and Activities Director.
The applications can be found at
redrivercommunityhouse.org.
If you’ve ever wanted to spend
the summer working in Red River,
this may be your chance.
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bizbits
It’s Not Just A Garbage Problem
But A Responsibility Issue, Too
The new dumpsters are neatly lined up along the fence of the Red
River Municipal Parking lot which occupies one-half of a block on River Street, across from Brandenburg Park near the Conference Center.
They are bigger and weigh more than the regular dumpsters in town
and their purpose is more specific than the regular trash containers.
The new dumpsters are the main feature of the trash recycling program of the Town of Red River. They are labeled for glass deposits,
plastics, cardboard and will eventually be used for other items at a later
date.
According to Town Councilor Steve Cherry, owner of Shotgun Willie’s and also on the Board of Directors of the Red River Chamber of
Commerce, the program should be up and running by October 20 and no
later than the end of October. Cherry created the advisory committee following his election to the
Council last March and currently chairs the committee that has developed the latest effort of Red River to become environmentally more
aware and responsible.
Recycling projects are nothing new to Red River, but success was
marginal and efforts faded with time and lack of public acceptance.
According to Cherry, the new additions are technically recycling bins
designed specifically for that purpose. The central location in downtown
Red River was chosen over a High Street site behind Town Hall. Visibility was one factor.
“We want the locals to know where they are and that they are easily
accessible,” says Cherry. “We also want them in plain sight for our visitors to see. When we have events in the park we can move some of that
trash to the recycling effort.
“We also intend to add signage to the bins, as well as decorate them to
be pleasing to the eye. We want them to be useful as an educational tool
to demonstrate our commitment to the importance of recycling today
and for the future of Red River.”
The bins, worth $30,000 were, obtained free of charge from a government website located by Red River Marshal David Smith. The only
cost was shipping from a holding facility near Seattle, according to
Cherry.
“They are hydraulic. We can attach a hydraulic line to them and easily
download them into our recycling trailer.
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I took a little trip to the Upper
Valley the other day. The spectacle
of the colors is progressing nicely and I figure it will be at peak
slightly before or during the Red
River Oktoberfest.
This pleases me, for I enjoy the
commemoration of Crown Prince
Ludwig’s marriage to Princess
Therese which was celebrated by
the “common folk” when Ludwig
invited everyone to the wedding.
The colors always make me feel
good.
Oktoberfest was a big BIG
party because Ludwig knew how
to endear himself to his subjects.
He eventually became King of Bavaria and his wedding party...
Yeah, it’s still going on today.
In Red River it’s been happening for the past 10 years and it has
gotten more popular every year.
It is a wee bit odd that we hold
it on Columbus Day, for Chris was
not Bavarian, but he does have a
3-day weekend dedicated to him.
Red River knows a party when
it sees one and Bavarian Italians
are a good fit.
Plus, it coincides with the last
weekend of Balloon Fiesta and we
always see a bunch of folks who
come to the high country to get
away from 10 days of balloon visitors.
There is something therapeutic about sitting in the warm sun,
drinking a stein of great beer from
New Mexico’s finest brewers, eating some brats with lots of mustard and staring at the colorful
trees that surround the valley.
Simple and relaxing: what else
do you need?
Another thing I enjoy about
Oktoberfest is what it means to my
writing duties with the Red River
Miner.
It is at this time of year that I
retire from print deadlines and see
a bit of solitude and rejuvenation
at the Enchanted Castle in Las Vegas, NM.
It’s clean and lovely there, I
am well-fed, and get to watch the
World Series and the NASCAR
3
races on the big screen TV in the
general population room where
everyone goes to share fellowship
and knit sweaters.
I also get to see football as well
as the Food Network so that I can
keep up on the latest efforts to
make America a land of genuine
fine eating and not just a blasted
heath of fried muskrat burger on a
stick or whatever it is that the fastfood joints or the Texas State Fair
are dishing out these days.
Remember the Pink Slime thing
a few years ago? I thought the
slime folks got a bad rap on that
deal. I mean, they’ve been doing it
for.... how long before somebody
blew the whistle?
If it had been any color but pink
and not looked like some mutated
creature from a Japanese monster
movie nobody would have said
“Boo” about the stuff.
Americans will eat anything,
brussel sprouts being a prime example of the Yankee desire to nod
and say yes to food abominations.
Show of hands, please: do you really like those slimy, yucky mini
cabbages and, if so, when was the
last time you ordered that junk in a
restaurant?
Another nice thing about the
Enchanted Castle is the big windows that allow the sun into the
room. Plant a cushy chair in front
of such a window and let the sun
stream in, reinvigorating tired
muscles and stressed minds.
If by some circumstance an escape can be formulated and executed, the town of Las Vegas NM is a
nifty place. There are two downtown areas within blocks of each
other. The historic Plaza where the
TV folks shot Longmire is my favorite, but the 1950ish downtown
is nice, too.
There’s also a university with
the energy of youthful, inquiring
minds and short skirts.
Gotta’ go now. See you Thanksgiving in the snow. 
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Economics Of Tourism, And Diversity
Keep The Pot Boiling Around The EC
Ask any citizen of Red River and they will quickly tell you: The business of Red River is Tourism and Hospitality. They will also tell you that
a wide variety of tourists visit the high country.
The van with bicycles attached to the front and the modest trailer with
bikes stacked on the top are easy to spot parked on Main Street in front
of the Red River sign in Brandenburg Park.
There is also the matter of the company name adorning the sides of
the vehicles: Bicycle Adventures.
Headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, the company is one of several bike tour businesses that visit Red River, the Enchanted Circle and
Northern New Mexico on a regular basis throughout the year.
For Bicycle Adventures, the Land of Enchantment, the Enchanted
Circle, the High Road to Taos and the Turquoise Trail south of Santa Fe
are favorite rides, and trips to the Ghost Ranch and Bandelier National
Monument are also popular attractions for the 2-wheeled set.
According to tour guide Darryl Pioneer the reason for promoting
tours in New Mexico is simple.
“Because New Mexico is totally amazing! The contrast from the red
plateaus to the aspen-covered mountains is just... The history and culture
are fascinating, and the people are friendly. That is why we love to do
tours here!”
Bicycle Adventures offers tours to eleven states, Canada and New
Zealand tailored to the skill levels of riders. Lodging and meals are
included in the packages. Prices vary from company to company but
$3000+ is not uncommon.
Bicycle touring is a growth industry and a variety of trade associations and professional organizations exist to support the industry. Adventure Travel Trade Association, the League of American Bicyclist,
Bicycle Tour Network, Adventure Cycling Association, Auckland Cycle
Touring Association are but a few.
Tourist towns like Red River cannot afford to be one-trick ponies.
Diversity of visitors and their wants and needs is the key to the future.
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— Chamber Chat —
“October gave a party; the
leaves by hundreds came; the aspen, pine and cottonwood, and
those of every name.”
-Taken from World Book
Millennium 2000
As the Chamber staff finalizes
plans for Oktoberfest, October 1012, in Brandenburg Park, we
watch how nature (as if on cue)
prepares for the upcoming event/
party. The pine trees are dropping
needles, the aspen have changed
from green to brilliant shades of
yellow and orange. Nature will be
decorating the park to set a beautiful stage for Red River’s
Oktoberfest!
Of course, we all remember
from our high school biology that
the leaves change color because
the green-colored food-making
chlorophyll is no longer needed by
the trees and so the results are
beautiful reds, oranges, yellows
and even some shades of purple.
The evergreen trees (the pines)
stay green all winter because their
leaves are covered with a thick
wax which helps them not to
freeze.
The hummingbirds have migrated using a variety of techniques to fly south such as the
position of the sun or the stars
and big landmarks like lakes, rivers or mountains. The hummingbirds that go the farthest are the
Rufous and the Ruby-throat.
Their migration can take them as
far as 2,000 miles away to Mexico by way of the Florida peninsula or Texas coast. Amazingly,
many of them take the same route
back to Red River for the spring
and summer!
The deer have become “gray
ghosts” as their fur coats change
for the winter. The “late” twin
fawns that frequent the park with
their mother are losing their spots.
The chipmunks are beginning to
disappear to their winter homes.
The gray squirrels seem to have
appeared in the neighborhood as
they make final preparations for
winter. The bears are fattening up
for hibernation which according
to the true definition of hibernation,” bears are just considered
sleepy!” (Mya Kagan, whyzz
writer, Internet source) Now, if
only the bees would take the hint
and exit!
The fall season has certainly
begun in Red River! Even though
this is my second fall in Red
River, this year’s seasonal performance is absolutely breathtaking!
And, being from Texas where the
seasons change from hot summers to mild winters, the fall
season is definitely becoming a
favorite.
Yes, everything is ready for
Oktoberfest. The polka music,
German food, micro-breweries,
wineries, distilling company, raffles, commemorative tasting mugs,
large souvenir steins, t-shirts, Mr.
and Ms. Oktoberfest contests,
vendors, lodges, and the park are
ready to welcome guests to the
event.
There is still lodging available.
Please call the Chamber of Commerce office, 575-754-2366, or
the Visitors Center, 575-7543030.
“Just before the death of flowers, and before they are buried in
snow, there comes a festival season when nature is all aglow.”
– Author Unknown
Barbara Calhoun
Executive Director
575-754-2366
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OLLIE FAYE’S QUICK HAM AND
CHEESE BISCUIT PIE
A quick, tasty, easy breakfast dish. By the way, Ollie Faye
is my 95 year-old aunt.
INGREDIENTS:
1¼ cups chopped ham
1 can (10 ¼ oz) condensed cheddar cheese soup, divided in half
1/3 cup chopped green onions w/tops, divided
2 cups regular or reduced fat baking mix
1/2 stick butter, softened
1/4 cup hot water (If using reduced fat baking mix use 1/3 cup water)
1 Tbsp yellow mustard
1/4 cup or more shredded cheddar cheese
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Grease large cookie sheet.
Mix ham, half the soup, 2 Tbsp green onions.
In another bowl mix baking mix, butter, water and mustard until dough forms.
Turn out onto a surface dusted with baking mix and knead a few times.
Roll into about a 13” circle and put onto cookie sheet.
Spread ham mixture over center of crust leaving about a 2” edge.
Fold outer edge up over the ham mix… this will leave about a 4” + circle of the ham mixture showing.
Sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese.
To serve, sprinkle top with remaining green onions and heat remaining cheese soup as a sauce.
Bake about 25+ minutes until crust is golden and cheese is melted.
Any questions? Contact me at: [email protected]
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By Alyce Lindberg Densow
“Whatever you do or dream
you can do, begin it. Boldness has
genius, power, and magic in it.”
–Goethe
It’s that time again – October
– when I once again attack the
fiction that an Italian, Christopher
Columbus, discovered America.
Oh, you misled Americans, when
will you wake up? Not in My
Lifetime, it seems.
Columbus, contrary to what
you learned in elementary school,
was NOT the discoverer of America. But then, I’m sorry to say,
neither was poor old Bjarni Herjulfson, a great Scandinavian explorer, who may be my ancestor.
Years before Leif Eriksson, the
Real Discoverer of America, there
was old Bjami, rowing around in
his longboat, trying to get to
Greenland, when horrendous autumn storms blew him all over the
Atlantic, and he and his battered
crew found themselves just outside what is now Canada.
Bjarni could have become one
of the most famous explorers in
history, if only he’d gotten out of
that boat. His crew begged him to
land, but Bjami, intent on getting
to Greenland, turned right around
and headed out.
You can imagine the reaction
of Scandinavians when this was
discovered many years later,
while reading the Flateyjarbok,
the Norse saga describing Bjarni’s journey. Many Scandinavians snickered behind their
Snoos (snuff), maligned Bjarni
for lack of curiosity, slandering
him and bringing shame to his
progeny.
That Norse saga, written in the
1300s, based on manuscripts and
oral histories dating back centuries earlier, also told the story of
the True Discoverer of North
America --Leif Eriksson. Tab
Dab!!!
Although Bjarni cannot claim
discovery, he could claim to be
one of the people who helped Leif
to find the New World. This is
how it happened, as written in the
saga: Leif Eriksson questioned
Bjarni closely about his fateful
journey – and – he actually purchased Bjarni’s ship and used it
for his trip!
At this point you are eyeing me
skeptically because you have
learned by now that I am an ardent Scandinavian-American and
will toot my flayderhom at every
opportunity to stress Scandinavians’ contributions to America.
And that I also have the imagination and feyness of that funny
Swedish province called Dalarna,
where my forebears come from. A
place filled with trolls, fairies,
odd myths and tales. And much
lighthearted laughter!
Doubting Thomases, check
out the Flateyjarbok if you doubt
me. That Norse saga gives a detailed description.
After filling Bjarni’s longboat
with a great staff of oarsmen, Leif
Eriksson set out to find the North
American continent, which he did
in the 800s (about year 867) –
six hundred-some years BEFORE
Columbus’s journey.
Please note, for further proof,
there is a reconstruction of the
village these intrepid Scandinavians built in Newfoundland,
where they landed, which is listed
on historic maps. It is a National
Historic Site this very day.
Please note, also, the Old
Farmer’s Almanac 2014 Gardening Calendar, on which October 9
(nine) is listed as Leif Eriksson
Day!!
My head aches with pride.
All you other historians out
there ought to be right behind me,
clamoring for Leif Eriksson Day.
Wouldn’t you welcome another
governmental holiday?
You’ll find me celebrating October Nine with sarsaparilla (pron.
sass-pahrilla) at the Bull 0’ the
Woods with my compatriots.
When I recover I shall start a
campaign to give Leif Eriksson
his just desserts in the history
books they feed to the elementary
school children of America.
All you prideful Easterners
supporting Columbus and pushing Native Americans West-ward
should be happy Scandinavians
helped settle this country in
droves – Swedes, Norwegians,
Danes, some Finns. Danes are
the grace notes, relieving the
heavy themes of life with a light
touch and flights of fancy. Norwegians’ ancient culture dates
from 12,000 BC, but were unknown till Viking jarls began
raiding European coasts in the
800s AD. Staunch of character,
their arts reflect the sea, earth,
mountains. Swedes love beauty,
however their arts are practical
and real, and their stem climate
has caused them to cultivate the
loneliness of their souls (witness
filmmaker Ingmar Bergman). A
rich epic literature existed in
Sweden until the Christian era
began in the 900s, when it was
destroyed because it was pagan.
Leif Eriksson was converted to
Christianity and disowned by his
father, Eric the Red, who tried to
have him killed. (Dalarna province is the “Denmark” of Sweden.) The Finns, descended from
Shamanistic nomads, carry the
Kalevala, national epic of prehistoric Finland, close to their
hearts. They are credited with
early use of the log cabin, a shelter from the wild nature that inspired their chief composer, Sibelius. Not to slight Icelanders,
whose first settlers were the
Norsemen. Heroic sagas and Eddic and skaldic poetry are in the
blood of these inhabitants of the
land of volcanoes and geysers.
There you have it, the exact
and true history of America’s discovery by a descendant of these
intrepid Scandinavians. My heart
thumps with joy.
Till Next Time
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THIS WEEK IN RED RIVER
Thursday 10/9
6 pm Live Music w/Mike Addington & Friends - Lost Love Saloon
Friday 10/10
10 am-6 pm Oktoberfest - Brandenburg Park * (Free Admission $10 Commemorative Taster Mug/$15 Stein)
10:30 am Music in the Park featuring Eurofest Polka Band - Brandenburg Park*
12 pm Music in the Park featuring Eurofest Polka Band - Brandenburg Park*
12 - 2pm Beer Judging - Brandenburg Park*
2 pm Music in the Park featuring Eurofest Polka Band - Brandenburg Park*
5 pm Mega Mustache Pub Crawl - Meet at Pavilion in Brandenburg Park*
5 pm Music in the Park featuring Eurofest Polka Band - Brandenburg Park*
5:30 pm Beer Judging Awards - Brandenburg Park*
6 pm Live Music w/Mike Addington & Friends - Lost Love Saloon
9 pm Live Music with Two Dollar Horse - Motherlode Saloon
Saturday 10/11
10 am-6 pm Oktoberfest “College Day” Wear College Apparel for Extra Raffle Tickets - Brandenburg Park* (Free Admission - $10 Commemorative Taster Mug/$15 Stein)
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Mountain Treasures
Deli, Coffee Bar, Fine Art & Jewelry
Homemade Soups, Pastries, Breads & Salads
Goulash, Apple Strudel & German Potato Salad
All Very Special Specials for Oktoberfest
Oct. 10-12 at Mountain Treasures
OPEN daily 6 am - 6 pm
Fall Hours Begin Monday, Oct. 13 7 AM- 2 PM
Six Days A Week - Mon.-Sat. - Closed Sundays
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121 E. Main at Independence Tr.
10:30 am Music in the Park featuring Eurofest Polka Band - Brandenburg Park*
12 pm Music in the Park featuring Eurofest Polka Band - Brandenburg Park*
1 pm Ms. & Mr. Oktoberfest Competitions - Brandenburg Park*
2:30 pm Music in the Park featuring Eurofest Polka Band - Brandenburg Park*
4 pm Music in the Park featuring Eurofest Polka Band - Brandenburg Park*
6 pm Keg Carry - Brandenburg Park to Bull O’ the Woods Saloon*
6 pm Live Music w/Mike Addington & Friends - Lost Love Saloon
9 pm Live Music w/Tragic Comedy - Bull o’ the Woods Saloon
9 pm Live Music with Two Dollar Horse - Motherlode Saloon
Sunday 10/12
For more information regarding these activities and events go to:
Red River Visitor Center / Red River Tourism & Economic Development
101 West River St .• (575) 754-1708 .• (877) 885-3885 .• RedRiver.org
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11 am-5 pm Oktoberfest “NFL Day” Wear NFL Apparel for Extra Raffle Tickets - Brandenburg Park* (Free Admission - $10 Commemorative Taster Mug/$15 Stein)
2 pm Oktoberfest Raffle Drawing - Brandenburg Park*
6 pm Live Music w/Mike Addington & Friends - Lost Love Saloon
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home country
By Slim Randles
The Club didn’t last long.
It wasn’t the dues, which were
nothing. It wasn’t being worried
about being elected recording
secretary or something if you
missed a meeting. There were
no officers, no directors and no
meetings.
It was born of an idea that occurred to Doc one day. He said
the members of the Mule Barn
truck stop’s philosophy counter
and world dilemma think tank
should organize.
After his third cup, Doc
turned to the others and said sitting there having coffee day after day without any real purpose
just didn’t seem right.
Doc said, “There are so many
things a real organization can
do.”
“What would those things be,
Doc?” Steve asked.
“Giving shoes to orphans,”
Doc said. “Or curing hunger
in third world countries. Or we
could watch TV and file complaints.”
Then Dud piped up. “Would
we have to wear funny hats and
have a secret handshake and a
password?”
“Absolutely,” Doc said. “Otherwise, how would you know who
was one of your brother club
members and who wasn’t?”
Mavis said, “What’s your secret password? Regular or decaf?”
“I don’t think we should let
women join,” said Bert.
Nobody nodded until after
Mavis had topped off the cups,
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and had gone into the bowels of
the kitchen.
“Okay,” Steve said. “Let’s
get this straight. No meetings. No name for The Club,
right? No officers. No dues to
pay. All we have to do is give
our shoes to some orphans,
right?”
“And feed kids in third world
countries.”
“I don’t know any kids in
third world countries. Could
we feed one or two around
here, just to kinda e-e-e-ease
into it?”
“I don’t think so,” said Doc.
“We gotta come up with a third
world country and then find out
who’s in charge of feeding kids.
Then we can send them something.”
“I move we adjourn this
meeting,” said Steve.
“There are no meetings,” said
Doc.
Since no one could name a
third world country without a
map or listening to National
Public Radio, The Club died a
quiet death.
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The Atlantis Gene
A. G. Riddle
70,000 years ago, the human
race almost went extinct.
We survived, but no one knows
how.
Until now.
The countdown to the next
stage of human evolution is about
to begin, and humanity might not
survive this time.
The Immari are good at keeping
secrets. For 2,000 years, they’ve
hidden the truth about human evolution. They’ve also searched for
an ancient enemy – a threat that
could wipe out the human race.
Now the search is over.
Off the coast of Antarctica, a
research vessel discovers a mysterious structure buried deep in an
iceberg. It has been there for thousands of years, and something is
guarding it. As the Immari rush to
execute their plan, a brilliant geneticist makes a discovery that
could change everything.
Dr. Kate Warner moved to Jakarta, Indonesia to escape her past.
She hasn’t recovered from what
happened to her, but she has made
an incredible breakthrough: a cure
for autism. Or so she thinks. What
she has found is far more dangerous – for her and the entire human
race. Her work could be the key to
the next stage of human evolution.
In the hands of the Immari, it
would mean the end of humanity
as we know it.
Agent David Vale has spent ten
years trying to stop the Immari.
Now he’s out of time. His informant is dead. His organization has
been infiltrated. His enemy is hunting him. But when David receives
a coded message related to the Immari attack, he risks everything to
save the one person that can help
him solve it: Dr. Kate Warner.
Together, Kate and David must
race to unravel a global conspiracy
and learn the truth about the Atlantis Gene... and human origins.
Their journey takes them to the far
corners of the globe and into the
secrets of their pasts. The Immari
are close on their heels and will
stop at nothing to obtain Kate’s
research and force the next stage
of human evolution – even if it
means killing 99.9% of the world’s
population. David and Kate can
stop them... if they can trust each
other. And stay alive.
1 Plus 1
JoJo Moyes
Suppose your life sucks. A lot.
Your husband has done a vanishing act, your teenage stepson is
being bullied, and your math whiz
daughter has a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity that you can’t afford
to pay for. That’s Jess’s life in a
nutshell – until an unexpected
knight in shining armor offers to
rescue them. Only Jess’s knight
turns out to be Geeky Ed, the obnoxious tech millionaire whose
vacation home she happens to
clean. But Ed has big problems of
his own, and driving the dysfunctional family to the Math Olympiad feels like his first unselfish act
in ages . . . maybe ever.
Silkworm
Robert Galbraith
When novelist Owen Quine
goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. At
first, Mrs. Quine just thinks her
husband has gone off by himself
for a few days – as he has done
before – and she wants Strike to
find him and bring him home.
But as Strike investigates, it
becomes clear that there is more to
Quine’s disappearance than his
wife realizes. The novelist has just
completed a manuscript featuring
poisonous pen-portraits of almost
everyone he knows. If the novel
were to be published, it would ruin
lives – meaning that there are a lot
of people who might want him silenced.
When Quine is found brutally
murdered under bizarre circumstances, it becomes a race against
time to understand the motivation
of a ruthless killer, a killer unlike
any Strike has encountered before... A compulsively readable
crime novel with twists at every
turn, The Silkworm is the second
in the highly acclaimed series featuring Cormoran Strike and his
determined young assistant, Robin
Ellacott.
Suspicion
Joseph Finder
When single father Danny
Goodman suddenly finds himself
unable to afford the private school
his teenage daughter adores, he
has no one to turn to for financial
support.
In what seems like a stroke of
brilliant luck, Danny meets Thomas Galvin, the father of his daughter’s new best friend, who also
happens to be one of the wealthiest men in Boston. Galvin is aware
of Danny’s situation and out of the
blue offers a $50,000 loan to help
Danny cover his daughter’s tuition. Uncomfortable but desperate, Danny takes the money, promising to pay Galvin back.
What transpires is something
Danny never imagined. The moment the money is wired into his
account, the DEA comes knocking
on his door. Danny’s impossible
choice: an indictment for accepting drug money that he can’t afford to fight in court, or an unthinkably treacherous undercover
assignment helping the government get close to his new family
friend.
As Danny begins to lie to everyone in his life, including those
he loves most in the world, he
must decide once and for all who
the real enemy is or risk losing
everything – and everyone – that
matters to him.
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Jack and Eunice Chambless at the Red River Community House - Photo and info courtesy Tommy Broyles
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