Save the Pig in Hatch

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We camped the first night at San Felipe Casino, just north of Albuquerque. That night we watched a local new story about Hatch NM, which is on I25 at the junction of the bypass to head west on I10.
In Hatch there is a barbeque restaurant, called Sparkeys. Sparky's has a large Pig sign on a trailer. The State if New Mexico has decided that this sign does not comply with some regulations and wants it removed. This story has given the restaurant a lot of free advertising. They now have "Save the pig T-Shirts and other stuff.
If you have never been in Hatch, which is the chili pepper capital of NM, there are many very large signs of Chili Peppers. These seem to be ok with the state

Because of the story, we made a point of stopping at Sparky's for lunch and they have really good food.

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Comments

[John Demmon]

Greetings
Loved the comments on Hatch. Seems kind of stupid to pick on the pig when the chicken is OK! Glad you had a protest lunch at Sparkeys. We'll remember it the next time we are driving down that way. John

[Mary Ann Hazelett]

pig t shirts
Did you buy some green chile? Did you get t shirts for the Weavers? See you soon. MA AND JOE