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(Deming) -- As part of New  Mexico Heritage Preservation Month, Pancho Villa State Park in Columbus is  having an event this Saturday called "Remembering the Past." Heritage Educator John Read  said the event will be held in the Pancho Villa State Park exhibit hall from 10 a-m to 2:30 p-m. 
The presentations will begin at  10 Saturday morning with Kirtland Air Force Base Archivist Stephen  Watson  talking about the role of aviation before, during and after the punitive expedition in pursuit of Pancho Villa into Mexico in 1916. At 11... young Columbus  students will perform with Ballet Folklorico Korimi in traditional  costumes.  And at 11:30... interim Park  Manager Alex Mares will talk about General John "Black Jack" Pershing's  forgotten Apache scouts.  Also... the Desert Nursery will  have cactus plants for sale. 
Everyone is invited to  attend  the "Remembering the Past" event this Saturday at Pancho Villa State Park in  Columbus.