Deming and Luna County community calendar for Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Appointments marked on calendar
Appointments marked on calendar

St. Vincent's half-off sale

The annual half-off sale is on for the month of July at the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, located at 400 S. 12th St. in Deming, NM. The main store, hardware store, and the new Holiday House will all be on sale.  All profits benefit the traveling homeless with clothes and shelter. Store hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday through Saturday.

Church barbecue plates

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church at 513 W. First St. in Deming, NM will have a barbecue fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday. Plates are $10 for brisket or ribs and $12 for a combination of brisket and ribs.

Delivery is available within city limits. Call 575-936-4279 after 10 a.m. on Friday for orders.  Proceeds benefit the building revitalization project.

County road alert

The Luna County Road Department has turned the intersection of Solana SW and Lucca SW roads into an all-way stop. Please slow down, use caution, and follow all traffic signs.

Blood donor drawing

As a special thank you to donors for helping replenish the blood supply, donors who give with Vitalant will be entered to win one of 3, $3,000 prepaid gift cards. That will go a long way toward filling your gas tank for a year, keep your pantry shelves full or more.

The deadline for blood donors to qualify for the drawings is July 20, 2022.

Terms and conditions apply. Learn more at vitalant.org/summer2022giveaway. Donors are encouraged to make their appointments now.

Hundreds of appointments still need to be filled in New Mexico to prevent any delays in patient care.

Blood donations continue to go out to hospitals more quickly than they are being collected.

Donors of all blood types are needed, especially type O.

The majority of people are eligible, but only 3% give.

Free smoke alarms

On July 25 and 26, beginning at 10 a.m., the Luna County Fire Department and Smoke Alarms Save Lives! will install free smoke alarms to Luna County residents.

You can request a smoke alarm today and set up an appointment by calling 575-543-6641 or email Fire Chief Pablo Montoya at pablo_montoya@lunacountynm.us.

Working smoke alarms can cut the risk of death from home fires in half.

Luna County is rallying volunteers, fire departments and partners to sound the alarm, where it’s safe to do so.

DHS Class of '82 reunion

Dust off those school jackets and Wildcat yearbooks, the Deming High School Class of 1982 will celebrate their 40th class reunion on Saturday, July 2.

Join your classmates from 5 to 10 p.m. at the D.H. Lescombes Winery and Tasting Room at 7075 Hwy. 549 SE for food, spirits, dancing and catching up with Wildcats on the past 40 years.

Child Literacy Day

In celebration of Child Literacy Day, the Luna County Parents As Teachers organization is holding story time from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 30, 2022 at the Village Plaza in Columbus, NM. This event is free to the public.

Rockhound Friends meet

The Friends of Rockhound State Park, Inc. will have their June meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at the park's visitor center.

Guest speaker this month is Emilia from the Asombro Institute of Las Cruces. Her presentation is about a sustainable ranching project that Asombro is part of with NMSU and the Jornada Experimental Range.

Coffee and donuts are provided, and we always have door prizes.

This month, Friends has a silent auction for a beautiful Ron Wolfe photograph of poppies. All are welcome.

This will be the last meeting of the season. Friends is taking a summer break with no meetings in July and August. The September meeting speaker will be Mollie Pressler and the Prisoner of War camp during World War II in Lordsburg. Her new book will be available for purchase.

Art for sale

There is an opportunity for you to display and maybe sell your artwork. Adam Westenhofer of Vida Therapy Group in Deming wishes to display a wall art piece by local artists in his office. The piece can be for sale or just to show.

Contact Adam at 575-283-0200 or email him at adamw@vidatherapygroup.com.

This article originally appeared on Deming Headlight: Deming and Luna County community calendar for Wednesday, June 29, 2022