Thursday, April 22, 2010

Quemado News: Talent Show, Blood Drive Scheduled

By Debbie Leschner
For the Mountain Mail

The Quemado Talent Show will be on Thursday, April 29 at 6 p.m. in the old school gym. It is a fundraiser for the elementary school field trips. In addition to the talent show, there will be a silent dessert auction and concession stand. There is no fee at the door but donations will be accepted. To get more information, please call the Quemado school at 575- 773- 4645.

A Spring Blood Drive will be held from noon until 5 p.m. at the Quemado School on Tuesday, April 27.

On Wednesday, April 28 the Quemado and Datil 4, 5, and 6 graders will go to the McKeen Ranch in Alma to see what goes on at a working ranch.

Quemado will host a District Track Meet on Friday, April 30. Animas, Cliff, Quemado and Reserve schools will be participating in the meet.

Child Find, a free developmental screening for children newborn to 5 years of age, will be at the Quemado School library on Monday, April 26 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

The Quemado Senior Center is serving breakfast. Help the senior center by attending their Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser this Saturday, April 24 from 8 to 11 a.m. Activities for the week: Movie and popcorn on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., quilting and bingo on Thursday and exercise class on Tuesday and Friday this week. All seniors are welcome to come . Lunch menu for the week: Monday – curried chicken, Tuesday – meatloaf, Wednesday – BBQ bonanza with chicken, sausage and brisket, Thursday – spaghetti and Friday – tacos. Please call the center at 773-4820 before 9 a.m. to make your lunch reservation.

The Quemado Lake is full and a family fishing off the bank reports that the fish are biting. Snuffys is open on the weekends so you can stop in and get your fishing license.

A Rummage Sale, put on by the Western New Mexico Veterans Group, is held every Friday and Saturday in the Veterans' Hall located at the corner of Baca and Church Street in Quemado. This weekend is a clothing sale. All the clothes you can put in a bag for $1.
Mary and Martha's Thrift Store is open the first and third Saturdays of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The store is located near the corner of Highway 12 and 32 in Apache Creek next to the fire station.

The Datil Food Pantry fundraising auction will be on June 12. Items for the auction are need. Good time to think about spring cleaning and help a good cause. For information, please call Nancy Wettach at 505-240-1271.

The opening day of the weekly Datil Flea Market will be Saturday, April 24 next to Mary Mac’s Cafe just east of Datil on Highway 60.
Vendors are welcome and the table setup fee is $5 with proceeds benefiting Fur & Feather Animal Assistance. If you have items to donate, call Pat Henry at 772-5106.
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