ZIA NATURAL GAS COMPANYYour Community Partner

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October 2019 Vol 16, Issue 10

Customer Contact Information and Budget Payment Plan enrollment formNote: To enroll in the Budget Payment Plan, your account must be at a zero balance

and you must have at least 12 months of billing history at your Service location

Would you like to know exactly what your natu-ral gas bill will be each month, even before it arrives? What if there was a way to pay the same

amount each month on your natural gas bill, much like you do with your car or mortgage payment?

At Zia Natural Gas Company our Budget Payment Plan lets you do exactly that! We know that there are many rea-sons to budget and whatever your reason is, we can help you stay in control of your finances when you enroll in our Budget Payment Plan.

The program is simple! Here’s how it works…We add up your natural gas bill for the previous

12-month period and divide the total by 12. Whatever that amount is, becomes your new payment and it’s “locked in” each and every month. No fluctuation, regardless of usage. Then, every October we recalculate your budget payment amount based on your actual usage from the previous 12-months, taking into account any outstanding balance or credit. We then send you a letter with your new monthly budget payment for the coming year. You will still receive monthly statements from Zia Natural Gas Compa-ny showing your actual usage and your account balance.*

Interested?Use the bottom of the page to sign up for our Budget

Payment Plan. Simply check “YES” when you fill out the Customer Contact Information form below and mail it back to us or take it to your closest Zia Natural Gas office. We also offer Electronic Funds Transfer. Visit www.zngc.com to learn more.

*Budget Payments must be made in a timely manner. Late payments may result in removal from program. If customer elects to be removed from program or is removed due to non-payment, customer is responsible for paying remaining account balance.

Update your contact information.

Periodically, we need to contact our customers with important information. If there is a service

interruption and we need to re-light pilots, or if there is an emergency situation that our

customers need to be informed of, having the correct contact information is crucial.

Please take a couple of minutes to fill out the Customer Contact Information form below and either submit it with your payment or drop it by

our office next time you stop by.

Name

Primary_______________________________

Secondary______________________________

Physical Address

Mailing Address(if different than Physical Address)

City State Zip

Account No. Signature

Please Detach and Mail or Deliver this form to your local Zia Natural Gas Company Office listed on the reverse side.

Telephone(Please Print) PLEASE ENROLL ME IMMEDIATELY IN

THE BUDGET PAYMENT PLANYES!

NO!I do not want to be enrolled in the budget program, I am providing the below information ONLY to update my account.

Let us heLp!Daylight Savings ends November 3

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New Mexico’s Natural Choice...Zia Natural Gas CompanyProudly celebrating 30 years of service

and looking forward to many more!Zia Natural Gas Company area offices:

Natural Gas News

is an official publication ofZia Natural Gas Company

Published monthlyWade Proctor

Business Development Manager

wproctor@zngc.com

Lincoln County100 Short DriveRuidoso Downs, NM 88346575-378-42771-800-520-4277(575) 378-4138 FaxMailing AddressPO Box 888Ruidoso Downs, NM 88346

Hobbs/Jal510 E. BenderHobbs, NM 88240575-392-42771-800-470-9900(575) 392-8504 FaxMailing AddressPO Box 2220Hobbs, NM 88241

Dona Ana County3700 W. Picacho Ave.Las Cruces, NM 88007575-526-44271-800-453-5546(575) 523-4945 FaxMailing Address3700 W. Picacho Ave.Las Cruces, NM 88007

Maxwell-Cimarron-Springer316 Maxwell Ave.Maxwell, NM 87728575-375-22771-800-520-4277(575) 375-2753 FaxMailing AddressPO Box 357Maxwell, NM 87728

Natural Gas News September 2019

October 4-6 – Mesilla – The 19th Annual Mesilla Jazz Happening begins Friday night, October 4th from 6 PM to 9 PM; Saturday, October 5th from 1:15 PM to 5 PM and Sunday, October 6th from 1 PM – 6 PM with many of the local restaurants hosting Jazz bands. Please come down and enjoy the music. Bring a lawn chair, sit back and relax. This is a free community event.

October 10 – Hatch – NM Commercial Energy Efficiency Programs Lunch and Learn. Hatch Community Center, located at 837 Hwy 187 (Wes Hall St.) from 11 am to 1 pm. Hosted by El Paso Electric and Zia Natural Gas. Featuring Energy Works and Frontier Energy. No Cost to attend and lunch will be provided. Bring a guest. Seating is limited. Please RSVP by October 7th, by calling 575-524-2300 or save@energywoks.com

October 10-13 – Ruidoso Downs– 30th Annual Cowboy Symposium. At the Ru-idoso Downs Race Track. Come out and enjoy music, western expo, and chuck wagon. Fun for the whole family. To learn more or get tickets, call 575-378-4140 or visit www.cowboysympoisium.com

October 11 – Inn of the Mountain Gods – Sawyer Brown in Concert at 8 pm. For tickets call 800-545-9011

October 12-16 – Mesilla – Annual Los Leones Car Show. Come out to Mesilla Town Hall parking lot, located at 2231 Avenida de Mesilla and view all the trucks and cars on display. Judging begins at 11 AM. Awards given at 2:30 PM. Fun and Free Family event!

October 19, 20, 26, 27, & 31 – Hobbs – 9th Annual Haunted House presented by the Community Players of Hobbs. Starts at 8 pm on the listed nights at the Com-munity Playhouse, located at 1700 N. Grimes. Tickets are $10 each and available online at communityplayersofhobbs.com

October 26 – Mesilla - Annual Halloween Haunted House/Carnival at the Mesilla Community Center, located at 2251 Calle de Santiago. 6 pm to 8 pm. Admission to the haunted house and each game ticket is one canned good to benefit those less fortunate this holiday season. Come out for a fun family friendly experience and help your community at the same time!

October 27 – Mesilla – Las Cruces International Mariachi Conference presents Ma-riachi Sunday on the plaza in old Mesilla. Live Mariachis will perform from 3pm to 5pm. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the music!

November 8 – Carrizozo – Carrizozo Woman’s Club, located at 908 11th St. Join us at 2 pm as we dedicate our NM State historic marker to our current and past mem-bers and to those WPA workers who built our 1939 adobe pueblo revival clubhouse. Celebrating 100 years of community service in April 2020.

November 8-9 – Carrizozo – Holiday Hoedown ARTS AND CRAFTS event at the Carrizozo Woman’s Club, located at 908 11th St. November 8th 10 am to 6 pm and November 9th 9 am to 3 pm. Win a Toy Basket for a Boy or Girl. Six raffle tickets for $5. Drawing held on November 9th. Proceeds for Arts Department projects. Contact Anne Exterkamp at 575-686-0794 for tickets.

Reminder: We use this section for our local communities. The messages must be non-partisan and non-religious. Non-Profit organization messages will be given pref-erence. Please send the information to wproctor@zngc.com before the 10th of the month to make the following month edition. Thank you.

Community Calendar

“Life is 10% what happens to youand 90% how you react to it.”

– Charles R. Swindoll

One-Pot Chicken, Bacon and Ranch

PastaIngredients:

Directions 1. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, stir broth and ranch dressing mix with whisk

until well blended.2. Add cream cheese; cook over medium-high heat 1 to 2 minutes or until

cream cheese just starts to melt.3. Add chicken, pasta and 1 cup of the Cheddar cheese. Heat to boiling.

Cover; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 14 to 16 minutes or until pasta is tender. Remove from heat.

4. Top with bacon and remaining ½ cup Cheddar cheese. Let stand 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.

2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)

2 cups uncooked rotini pasta (6 oz) (substitute with your favorite pasta)

2 tablespoons ranch dressing and seasoning mix (from 1-oz package) 1 ½ cups shredded Cheddar cheese (6 oz)

8 oz cream cheese, cut into 1-inch pieces, softened

6 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled/chopped (about ½ cup)

2 cups shredded deli rotisserie chicken

sNIFFAsAuRus®

Our 2020 Safety calendars have arr ived and are available at your local office!

They’re free to our customers and only available for a limited time. Get yours while supplies last!

Low Income Home Energy Assistance ProgramLIHEAP: Notice of Winter Shut-Off Protection

Protection from winter shut-off begins November 15, 2019. To avoid potential disconnection of services please contact the Human Services Department at 800-283-4465, or the appropriate tribal or pueblo entity, for eligibility

information for the LIHEAP program. Your service will not be disconnected from November 15, 2019, through March 19, 2019, if you meet the qualifications of LIHEAP and have no past due amounts or remain current on any installment agreements for amounts due as of November 15, 2019. Members of New Mexico’s tribes or pueblos who need help with translation or with other matters may contact the commission’s consumer relations division at 888-427-5772, who will contact the appropriate tribal or pueblo official for assistance. For an application, please visit www.hsd.state.nm.us