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Hometown Happenings

2/28/2014

Marshall Memorial Library Happenings

March 3, 2014
Toddler Time Mondays at 10:00AM. We will be reading, “There’s a Wocket in my Pocket”. For our craft we will be making Cat in the Hat hats and also wockets.

Special needs adults will be painting at 1pm on Tuesday.

The Supporters of Marshall Memorial Library are once again collecting gently used items for a spring yard sale.

Hometown Happenings

2/26/2014

Deming Career Fair

Thursday, March 6, 2014

10:00am – 2:00pm

Deming Convention Center

Hometown Happenings

2/24/2014

Farm Service Agency Meetings

There will be a Luna County Rancher’s meeting on March 4th, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m., Luna County Courthouse basement.

There will be a Grant County Rancher’s meeting on March 6th, 1:00 – 3:00 pm. In the Grant County Extension Service Building.

Information will be given on upcoming Programs available for the area Ranchers. For further information, you can contact your local FSA office at 575-546-9291, ext. 2

Hometown Happenings

2/24/2014

Salad Luncheon Benefit
There will be a salad luncheon this Friday, February 28th, to benefit the Ortiz family who recently were affected by a house fire. The benefit salad luncheon will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the basement of the Luna County Courthouse. Lunch will be a $5 donation.

Hometown Happenings

2/21/2014

Marshall Memorial Library Happenings

Toddler Time Mondays at 10:00AM. We will be reading, “SkippyJon Jones, lost in spice”.
Our craft is Sock Puppet Creatures.
Special needs adults will be doing arts and crafts, at noon on Tuesday.
The Supporters of Marshall Memorial Library are once again collecting gently used items for a spring yard sale.

Hometown Happenings

2/18/2014

Deming-Luna County Humane Society’s fundraiser

     Plan to bring out the tuxedo, show your tails, dust off that old top hat and put on your best dress next month for this year’s Deming-Luna County Humane Society’s Lucky 7 fundraiser.

     Humane Society President Sande Foster said this year’s event, set for Saturday, March 22nd, is called Puttin’ on the Fritz.

     She said they hope people will dress up just for fun, but supporters also are welcome to come as they are.

     The evening will feature a dinner of chicken cordon bleu and other selections catered by La Fonda Restaurant, a bar hosted by the Lazy Lizard Lounge, entertainment provided by The Yarbrough Band, a live and silent auction, and a cash prize of $10,000 to one lucky winner.

     Auction items include a 10x10 dog kennel, an oil painting of the Florida Mountains, an antique chair and cedar chest, and various trip packages.

     Tickets are $125 per couple and can be purchased at Circle S Western Emporium, 400 West Pine, or at the Deming Animal Shelter, 2125 Onate Road Southeast, also are available at The Galleria, 200 S. 8th Street.

Hometown Happenings

2/17/2014

NMSU University Singers to perform OF EARTH, AIR AND RAIN

On Friday, February 21 at 7:00 PM the New Mexico State University Department of Music will present "Of Earth, Air and Rain" under the direction of Director of Choral Activities David A. Klement at First United Methodist Church, located at 1020 S. Granite St. in Deming NM.

The NMSU University Singers will perform music reflecting on the season of spring. Choral selections include music of the Renaissance through the 21st century and feature selections by English composers Benjamin Britten and Orlando Gibbons, as well as music by Brahms, David Dickau and Erik Esenvalds.

The University Singers is a select mixed chamber ensemble of approximately 25 auditioned voices specializing in a cappella repertoire from the sixteenth through twenty-first centuries. Members are mostly upper-level undergraduate students with strong sight-reading skills and vocal ability. The University Singers perform in multiple concerts and by invitation each year. In addition, the choir engages in a series of annual choir mini-tours. This ensemble has toured to places like Lincoln Center in New York City, the National Cathedral in Washington, DC and has toured internationally to Spain, Germany, Austria, London and Scotland and Italy. This choir has also performed for three Southwestern American Choral Directors Association Regional Conventions. Scholarships are available for members of this choir.

This concert is FREE of charge.
For more information contact: First United Methodist Church, 575-546-2791

Hometown Happenings

2/17/2014

Hometown Happenings

2/10/2014

DHS Holds FAFSA Completion Nights
Deming High School will be hosting FAFSA completion nights for seniors, their parents, and any past graduates needing to complete their FAFSA before the March 1, 2014, deadline. FAFSA completion nights with be held Sunday, February 23, 2014 from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. and again Monday, February 24, 2014, from 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. at Deming High School Main Campus Room #16 with our Academic Advisor, Yvonne Perales. Students that complete their FAFSA at Deming High School will be entered in a drawing for a $500 scholarship and other prizes.

FAFSA Free-for-All is presented in partnership by USA Funds, Unidos Project, ENLACE NM, Albuquerque Public Schools, and New Mexico colleges and high schools.

For more information on donations and locations, please visit www.fafsanm.org.

Hometown Happenings

2/7/2014

DEMING CESAR CHAVEZ CHARTER

HIGH SCHOOL

PARENTS’ NIGHT

Tuesday, February 11, 2014
5:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
1. Learn about the upcoming State Exams

2. Parents' School Budget Input
3. Learn about Western NM University
Free pizza, soda, and dessert for everybody in attendance!