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Page 10 • May 30, 2013 • Mountain Mail • mountainmailnews.comHEALTH FAIR: For body and mindcontinued from front pageand instead of giving you a handfulof pills, you were told to changeyour lifestyle,” Jeness said. “Youare wondering ‘what does thatmean?’ and when you ask, the harriedprofessional tells you to‘improve your nutrition, get moreexercise and do something aboutall the stress in your life.“You are also told to quit smoking,reduce your alcohol intake andstop doing recreational drugs,” shesaid. “In the car on your way homeyou ponder about that.”“I don’t think my nutrition isthat bad, I eat lots of fruits and asalad once in a while. I rarely eatred meat. I take walks several timesa week and… It must be the stress,yes that must be it, now how do Ireduce that? I quit smoking a longtime ago, I only drink on the weekendand I’ve never done drugs soI’m not doing so bad, am I?”If this scenario sounds familiar,Jeness said, “June 15 is your luckyday. There will be information -and lots of it - on a healthy lifestyle, what that means and how toachieve it.”All this with local resources andfree of charge.“There will be tables packedwith information and attended bypeople who are knowledgeableand passionate about their subjects,”she said. “Several speakerswill give a short talk about theirsubject.”Presentations will start at 10:30a.m. with Leslie Clark, who willspeak about the joys and benefitsof therapeutic massage. At 11a.m. Dorothy Brannon will talkabout Reiki, what it is and its benefits.“Around the lunch hour we willhave two speakers on nutrition,”she said. “Deb Ingersoll of GreenGirl, who will speak aboutNutrition and the Brain, and AmyEllis, nutritionist at the AlamoNavajo clinic.”At 1 p.m. Val Moore of YogaDel Sol will talk about the healthbenefits of yoga. “Val travels toMagdalena every other week toteach a Yoga class,” Jeness said.Presenters at the tables will includeAnnie Danielson with informationon Alcoholics Anonymous,Athena Goussamus with informationon drug and alcohol abuseand addiction, and on preventionand treatment, and Ember Buddfrom Ember’s Herb Shoppe.“Nadine Ulibarri-Keller willrepresent the Farmer’s Markets inMagdalena and Socorro, and shewill have information on the voucherprogram. Kristin will be therewith information for SeniorCitizens,” she said. “Susan Stolfawill demonstrate her Biomat, shehas lots of information on thehealth benefits of its regular use.”Dara Hayfee will representMagdalena Mercantile with a displayof healthy foods that the storehas available, “and she would liketo hear from Magdalena residentswhat else they would like to haveavailable at the store,” Jeness said.“And if you’ve always wantedto become a vegetarian but couldnot figure out how you can fit thatinto your busy life plus still get allthe nutrients you need, talk toSonja Stalnaker who will have atable on vegetarian cooking for ahealthy family.”“The High Country LodgeRestaurant will also join in the funand will have a nutritious breakfastand lunch available for purchasethat day, so plan to join us for ameal.”Peregrine falcon listing to be consideredNew Mexico Game and Fishhas initiated an investigation intothe potential delisting of peregrinefalcon from the state list of threatenedand endangered species.Dr. Scott Carleton, a scientistwith the United States GeologicalSurvey’s Cooperative Fish andWildlife Research Unit at NewMexico State University, has beenappointed as the researcher conductingthe investigation. Carltonwill be assisted by a peer-reviewpanel composed of one qualifiedindividual from each of the fouryearstate universities.The peregrine falcon is one ofNew Mexico’s most fascinatingnative raptors and the fastest birdon earth. It is able to reach divingspeeds of 240 mph and withstandup to 20 Gs of deceleration whileswooping on prey.The species was federally listedas endangered in 1970 and subsequentlydelisted it in 1999. It wasstate listed as endangered in 1975and in response to encouragingobservations of increasing occupancyof breeding sites after 1980it was downlisted to threatened in1996, where it remains today.Game and Fish has created apublic repository to document theprocess and to accept data, views,and information about the biologicalor ecological status of thespecies for use in the investigation.You may send your comments andinformation via e-mail to: peregrine.falcon@state.nm.usorthrough regular post to Repositoryfor Peregrine DelistingInvestigation, NMDGF –Wildlife Management Division,P.O. Box 25112, Santa Fe, NM87505.All data, comments and informationmust be submitted to therepository no later than 5 p.m.,June 30, 2013.JUNE SKIESBy Jon SpargoNew Mexico Tech Astronomy ClubGoing, going gone! Jupiter passes Venus on May 28th and then is lostto visible sighting as it enters the glare of the setting Sun June 4th. Jupiterreaches conjunction with the Sun on its far side on June 19th.Venus will continue to hover just above the west-northwest horizon formost of the month gaining only a couple of degrees in elevation by theend of the month. However, given a cloudless horizon Venus, at magnitude-3.8, should be easy to spot. One benefit of this low position allmonth is that Venus will make an excellent reference point to findMercury.Mercury is putting on a great show with this month being its bestevening apparition for 2013 and will be visible well past mid-month. Atfirst, it will be above and to the left of Venus but will gradually sink andwill be only 2.1 degrees due left of Venus on the 18th. On the 19th itwill be its closest to Venus at only 1.9 degrees below and to the left. Bythis time however, Mercury will have dimmed considerably and youmight need a pair of binoculars to get a good look at the tiny planet.Saturn, will continue to dominate the evening sky and can be foundjust east of the bright star Spica in Virgo. An easy way to find it is byfinding the big bear, Ursa Major (Big Dipper). Then by following thearc of the tail (or handle) you “arc to Arcturus” (the next bright star tothe south) and “speed on to Spica.” Then take a little jog to the left tofind the ringed planet. The rings are still open and will make for somegreat viewing through a small telescope.Finally, Mars reappears in the morning sky about a half hour beforesunrise on June 1st. At magnitude +1.4 it will be difficult to spot untilthe end of the month when it will be found about 7 degrees above thehorizon. If you are lucky, wait ten more minutes after spotting Mars withyour binoculars and you might catch a fleeting view of Jupiter peeking upover the horizon.The Moon will be new on the 8th, first quarter on the 16th, full onthe 23rd, and last quarter on the 30th. Looking west-northwest about45 minutes after sunset on the 10th, the very thin crescent Moon is justto the right of Venus with Mercury forming a triangle just above.Looking south, about halfway up around 10 p.m., the waxing Moon willbracket Saturn on the nights of June 18 and 19.The summer solstice officially begins at 11:04 p.m. MDT (10:04PDT) on June 20th giving us the shortest night of the year in the northernhemisphere.Magdalena book signing canceledThe book reading and signingof Magdalena author SteveBodio’s latest book, “Sportsman’sLibrary-100 Essential, Engaging,Offbeat and Occasionally oddFishing and Hunting Books forthe Adventurous Reader” originallyscheduled for Saturday, June1, at the residence of ChadMcCabe has been cancelled.Bodio said the signing will berescheduled for a different venue.HappyFather’sDay!GiftCertificatesAvailable!EleganteH AIR & NAILSFull Service SalonHAIR • NAILS • TANNINGCall 575-835-1116 to schedule an appointment336 6th Street • S ocorro'"Helping tip the scales ofjustice in your favor."Law Firm of Stacey A. 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