By Debbie Leschner
The folks of Quemado and the surrounding area wish the staff and new owners of the Mountain Mail a long and successful newspaper.
District 5 (that’s us) of the Socorro Electric Cooperative will have their meeting and election Saturday, Oct 10, at the Parish Hall in St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church on Spruce Street in Magdalena. Registration and voting begins at 4 p.m. and ends at 7 p.m. The meeting will follow.
Catron Supply will be sending out the True Value circulars for the months of Nov and Dec. “Look in your mail boxes” says Eric Skrivseth, owner. Store hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
School News
Quemado School Junior and Seniors participated in the RESPECT Program this week . It is presented by the District Attorney Office and is for college bound teens. The junior and senior girls took an afternoon self-defense class as part of the program.
Volleyball
The volleyball team is selling chair stands, a cloth fold up seat, for $25 and stadium seats, a metal frame “lawn chair” type, for $45. The schedule for upcoming volleyball games: varsity plays Reserve Mountaineers at 4 p.m., Tuesday in Reserve. Junior high, junior varsity and varsity volleyball home games 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, against Magdalena Steers. All three teams will play a double-header at home Saturday, Oct 17. The 10 a.m. game will be against Animas Panthers and the 4 p.m. game will be against the Mountainair Mustangs. Parent’s Night will be during the late game. A special raffle will be held to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness. Among the many prizes will be a fleece blanket and a beautiful handmade Afghan donated by Marilyn Bunney. Tickets may be purchased at the school and you need not be present to win.
Senior Center
Quemado Senior Center dinner and entertainment fund raiser will be Friday, Oct 16. A dinner of barbecue chicken, baked beans, coleslaw, biscuit and dessert will be served at 4:30 for $6.50. A portrail of Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider and President will be performed by Randy Milligan at 6 p.m. and is free. The quilt raffle winner will be drawn during the event so hurry and get your tickets only $1 each before it is too late. The quilting group is meeting on Wednesday and Thursday. Bingo is played on Thursday starting at 12:30 p.m. The center’s phone number is 773-4820. Please call and reserve your seat for the Chicken dinner.
Western New Mexico Veterans Group will have its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, with a potluck dinner and meeting to follow in the Veteran’s Hall located at the corner of Baca and Church Street in Quemado. For more information, call Commander Sharp at 773-4350. The group is continuing with its rummage sales from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Friday and Saturday at the hall with the exception of the third weekend of the month.
Apples and more Apples
Forty-pound boxes of apples are available to order by calling Janene Pruder at 733-4739. Fuji and jonagold apples are $27 per box. Granny Smith, golden or red delicious and gala apples are $26 a box. The boxes are not mixed; they are all of one type of apple. Send checks to Janene Pruder, HC32 Box 705, Quemado by Oct 16. Late orders accepted. If you don’t think you can use a whole box, share with a neighbor or two. Like apples but not sure how to store, can or freeze them. Call me 773-4119. I have many tips and recipes.
News tips
Know of anything going on or a special event in a family or school, please let me know. Good news can’t be shared if it is unknown. Call 773-4119 or email at mmquemado@hotmail.com.
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