By Debbie Leschner
Quemado Schools will hold an orientation for anyone interested in substitute teaching for the upcoming school year. It will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 10 at 3 p.m. in the school cafeteria.
The Rural Book Mobile will be here on Tuesday, Aug. 10 by the Quemado post office at 3:45 p.m., Datil post office at 1 p.m, Pie Town post office at 2:30 p.m and Alamo Cherrytown housing at 10:30 a.m.
Quemado Senior Center Happy Belated Birthday to all the July babies; Pat Candelaria, Betty Chavez, Sara Hastetler, David Mendenhall, Marcial Montoya, Natalia Reid and Bob Smith. The center will be closed from Aug. 9-11 for spring cleaning. Lunch on Thursday is Chicken fried steak and on Friday – beef stroganoff. All seniors are welcome. Please call the center at 773-4820 before 9 a.m. to make your lunch reservations.
The Trading Post is a new store located just off Highway 32 at mile marker 3 just outside of Apache Creek. It is full of gift items, furniture, home accessories and much more. “I want it to be a place where local artisans can sell their items” says owner, Bill Whalen who recently opened the store. There are new and some gently used items all at a very reasonable price. Store hours are Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment. The phone number is (575) 533 6396. New items are brought in almost every week.
The Quemado Open Junior Rodeo will be held Saturday, Aug 7 starting at 9 a.m. and Sunday, Aug 8 at 8 a.m. at the Heritage Arena.
The event is New Mexico Junior Rodeo Association sanctioned. Anybody 19 and under may enter.
Local registration will be at the arena on Friday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. This is the first full scale rodeo to be held in Quemado since 1978.
There will also be a jackpot of mixed roping and a special calf roping to benefit Kenny McClosker and his family who was injured in a bare back riding event at a rodeo in Gallisto a few weeks ago.
Cowboy Church services will be held on Sunday at 7 a.m. at the area and a Country Dance for Saturday is pending. BBQ chuck wagon will be on hand to provide food for the event. For more information, call Ricky Chavez at 505-328-1363. The arena is located 1 mile north of J and Y gas station near the Quemado gun range.
These events are coordinated by the NM Rodeo Council to the Quemado Community Equestrian Association. The associations is non profit with a goal to promote kids in the sport of rodeo and equestrian events. Admission is $5 per car load.
The American Legion Post 82 in Reserve will meet on Saturday, Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. in the Catron County Building.
The Democratic Party Meeting will be Aug 7 at 1 p.m. at the Catron County Courthouse in Reserve. County and state candidates will be present to speak.
The Quemado Food Pantry will be on Friday, Aug 6 at the Community Center. The Datil community Presbyterian Church is taking over with the retirement of Dorothy Kalberg.
For more information, call or email Anne Schwebke at 575-772-5602 or anneschw@gilanet.com. For local contact, call the Quemado Community Center at 773-4627 and leave a message.
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