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Oct
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2006:
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August 2008
- Music in the Park, Saturday August 16th, 6-8 pm
- Veronika Barnes returns with her special blend of music
and mirth
- Garden Care, Wednesday, August 20, 8:00 am
- New signs to install - bring your tools!
- Meeting, August 27th,
- Board meeting 8:30 a m
- General Meeting 10:00 a m
- Program 10:30 a m
- The Museum of New Mexico presents a traveling trunk of
the Apache lifestyle in the 19th and 20th century in tools, games
and clothing.
- Native American Basketry will also be displayed!
Bring your cans for our recycling bin!
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July
2008
- Garden Care Wednesday July 16th 8:00 a m
- We need to do some light pruning on the desert willows and
chitalpa.
- Also, let’s check out what additional plant signs we need to
order
- Music in the Park-Take 2, Saturday, July 19th 6-8 pm
- Gary Hart will be back!
- If you volunteered to help last time, you are on the list for
this time!
- Annual Picnic, Wednesday, July 30th 11:00 a m
- Rockhound State Park Group Shelter
- Menu will be Mexican food, everything will be provided. Bring
your appetite!
- We will have lemonade, but if you prefer something else or
something stronger, BYO!
- RSVP required by 7/26 531 2776 MaryKay OR 544 9035 Sally
- No regular meeting in July. The Board takes this time to
thank our members, park staff and volunteers!
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June
2008
- Garden Care, June 18th, 8:00 a m
- Our plant signs are here!
- Saturday Music in the Park June 21, 6-8 p m
- Gary Hart plays Country Popcorn and goodies from Glenn’s new van
(root beer floats, slushees, ice cream and more)
- Monthly Meeting: Wednesday, June 25
- Special Guest Presenter: 10:30 am
- Rink Somerday of Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park in Las Cruces
with live specimens and displays of these “arthropods” like
vinegaroons, scorpions and tarantula hawks
- Board meeting 8:30 a m
- General meeting 10:00 a m
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May 2008
- Calling all volunteers! Tuesday, May 13, 8:30 to noon!
- Martin School program
- Help Needed! Be at the park by 8:30 am!
- Garden Care May 21st Wednesday 8:00 am
- Second Annual Bluegrass Festival
- no experience needed, but must be willing to learn!
- 7:30 a m -???
- Garden Care: April 16th 8:00 a m (note summer hours!)
- Martin School 40 “kids” Wednesday, April 23rd
- Friday May 23 rd 4-9 pm
- Saturday May 24th Noon-9 pm
- Sunday, May 25th 8 am –noon
- Admission is free to Friends members who volunteer to help out!
- Monthly Meeting: Wednesday, May 28th
- Board meets at 8:30 am
- General Meeting follows at 10:00 am
- 10:30 a m Joe Saenz
- Topic: Apache History & Traditions
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April
2008
- Desert Alive Saturday, April 12th from 8-2 pm
- Silent Auction, Friends table
- Help Needed! Call 575 531 2776 or e mail
jmranch@vtc.net or just show up!
- Time to unload the truck for the Native Plant Sale
- Expect a call 4/8, 4/9, 4/10, or 4/11!
- Unload truck
- Assemble pre-orders
- Put out signs and prices on the pots
- Need salespersons for the Native Plant Sale!
- no experience needed, but must be willing to learn!
- 7:30 a m -???
- Garden Care: April 16th 8:00 a m (note summer hours!)
- Martin School 40 “kids” Wednesday, April 23rd
- 8:30 am to 1:00 p m
- Programs will include owl pellets, butterfly sipping stations,
State symbols, and identifying tracks.
- Helpers welcome!
- Monthly Meeting: Wednesday April 30th
- Board meets at 8:30 am
- General Meeting follows at 10:00 am
- Special Program at 10:30 with Gary & June Loudon
- Topic: Geocaching, GPS and travel bugs! (nothing to do with
bathrooms)
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March
2008
- Wednesday, March 19th 9:00 a m Meet at Spring Canyon
- Drive into the park all the way to the circle at the end. Wear
sturdy shoes, bring gloves and some hand trimmers. We will be
tidying up the 1/2 mile long trail started in the 1980’s by the Boy
Scouts.
- Saturday, March 22nd 8:30 a m 3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt
- Easter is really early this year so lets help the bunny hide
3,000 eggs before our young guests arrive. Glenn will have her new
concession van, so grab a few dollars for treats (coffee if its
cold; root beer floats if its warm) Only in Deming can we wonder
about the weather! We’ll all be home in time for a nap.
- Wednesday, March 26th Meeting with Special Guest
- Board Meeting at 8:30 a m
- General Meeting at 10:00 a m
- 10:30 will bring a special guest speaker-Dave DeWitt who is one
of the foremost authorities on chile peppers and spicy foods. He
will discuss his recently published historical novel, “Avenging
Victorio: a Novel of the Apache Insurgency in New Mexico, 1881. The
story follows fact with the U S Army’s Ninth Cavalry and Buffalo
Soldiers in the fight. As always, the meeting is free and open to
the public. Bring your friends and neighbors. Coffee and donuts
provided.
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February
2008
- Friends of Rockhound State Park, Inc. NM State
Parks—Celebrating 75 years in 2008! Live well . . .Be healthy. .
.Play more. . .Experience parks!
- Garden Care
- Wednesday, February 20th 9:00 a m
- Time to finish cleaning up for spring, pruning the grasses,
planting seeds and moving the Courtyard plants.
- Wednesday, February 27th It’s our birthday
- Time to celebrate with cake, review our 2007 successes and plan
for 2008
- Board meets at 8:30 a m
- General meeting begins at 10:00 a m
- You are all welcome to attend both meetings—election of officers
also!
- Easter Egg Hunt
- Saturday March 22 (Rain Date March 29)
- Sign up now to help our Rockhound Easter Bunny hide 3,000 eggs
and give out special prizes and our “handmade” pinwheels!
- March 19th
- Work on trail at SPRING CANYON—-This is the one we have been
planning since ????
- March 26th
- Author Dave DeWitt will be talking about his recent book
“Avenging Victorio” and just maybe this Pope of Peppers will give us
some tips on fiery foods!
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January
2008
- Garden in need of care!
- The tumbling tumbleweeds have invaded our space! Let’s gather on
Wednesday, January 16th at 9:00 a m. Pitchforks and gloves should be
the order of the day. Weather permitting call Nancy Grinnell 575
544 4031 to confirm!
- Wednesday, January 30th
- Board meets at 8:30 am
- General Meeting at 10:00 am
- We will have a special presentation of a member donation; share
what a member does and share some really big news
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November
2007
- No Garden Care this month
Take time to give thanks as we thank each and every one of you
for a great 2007! It takes a TEAM!
- We need you on Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
The Board will meet at 8:45 a m
We will have a short meeting at 10:00
then it is time to make 1,152 luminarias
- We will host 95 5th graders on Friday, December 7th. Need
helpers!
- Mark your calendars now for Holiday Lights on Saturday,
December 8th from 6-8 pm
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October
- Garden Care Wednesday, October 17th 9:00 am. Time to get
the garden ready for fall. Grab your gloves and tools.
- Regular Meeting Wednesday, October 31st
- Board Meeting 8:45 am
- General Meeting 10:00 am
- Guest Speaker 10:30 am
- Gene Jercinovic Native Plant Talk & Garden Walk
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September
- Pre sale orders must be turned in by Thursday, September
6th between 9-11 am at the Luna County Cooperative Extension office,
829 Cody Road, 505 546 8806
- Music in the Park featuring Mariachi Music performed by
Deming students Saturday, September 15th from 6-8 p m. This special
event is sponsored by First New Mexico Bank. Jesus is making special
parking arrangements, providing a lighted stage and a huge tent for
our comfort. Glenn Pelton will bring her concession stand so bring
your $$ for root beer floats, slushes, teas and coffees. Grab your
lawn chairs and bring the gang. This event is free and open to the
public.
- Native Plant Delivery-sometime between 9/18 and 9/21
Volunteers are needed to help: remember your leather gloves and flat
bottomed wagons. Unload truck and assemble pre orders
- Native Plant Sale Day Saturday, September 22nd from 8 a m
until sold- help people select plants, load plants-remember your
gloves and flat bottomed wagons. We will have coffee & homemade
cookies.
- Regular meeting Wednesday, September 26th at the Visitor
Center
- Our special guest is Laura Simmons of New Mexico
Raptors. She will bring a live Harris’s Hawk and a Peregrine
Falcon to this very special program.
- The Board meets at 8:45 a m., General Meeting at 10:00 a m
followed by Laura at 10:30. Guests are welcome. As usual the
meetings are free and open to the public. Coffee, water and donuts
are available.
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August
Saturday, Aug 18th and
Sundary, Aug 19th
Hummingbird festival
7 AM to 10 AM
Free and open to the public
Saturday, Aug 18th
Music in the Park with John
Surra
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Wednesday, Aug 29th
Board meeting 8:45 am
General meeting 10:00 am
Program 10:30 am: Where are
the pollinators?
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No garden care planned
for this month!
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Native Plant sale list
available 8/23 at the Extension Office
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Need donations for
Silent Auction 8/18 & 8/19
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April
Wednesday April 25
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Board meeting 8:45 am
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General meeting 10:00 am
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Special Guest Speaker Joe
Saenz at 10:30 am
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Joe is a native of the
southwest of Chiricahua Apache/Huichol Indian ancestry. He will have
much information to share about the Indian population in our area.
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Invite your friends and
neighbors to attend this special program. As usual, the program is
free and open to the public
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We will have a short
meeting about the Easter Egg Hunt, Native Plant Sale and Desert
Alive!
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March
Wednesday March 21
Garden Care
Wednesday, March 28th
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We need you!
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One to get ready, two to
get set and three to go -- Making pinwheels, Easter egg hunt
preparation, Easter bunny pictures, redemption booth!
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And to get ready for
Desert Alive!plans, pre order plants, unload truck, native plant
sale helpers, James Bear's snakes, Dr Carol Sutherland aka "bug
lady", National Wildlife Federation, membership booth, popcorn and
soft drinks, Deming Garden Club, Keep New Mexico Beautiful with
Dusty Roadrunner, plant walks, butterfly walks, face painting,
daytime astronomy, silent auctions and a Star Party in the evening!
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Board meets at 8:45 a m
General meeting 10:00 a m
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FREE and open to the
public Bring your ideas to help us grow Bring your Silent Auction
donations and cans for recycling!
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| November
Garden Care
Wednesday, November 15th at 9:00 am
Let’s get ready for
our guests in December!
Regular Meeting November
29th 10:00 a m
(Board meeting at 9:00 a m)
Let’s make luminarias—at
least 1,152 of them
Mark your calendars for
December 9th
Saturday 5:00 p m until
??????????
We need your help setting
up, serving and cleaning up
Best
wishes for a Happy Holiday Season!
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| September
Native Plant Sale
September 23 Saturday 8:00 a m until noon
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Volunteers needed to
unload the truck on either Thursday 9/21 OR Friday 9/22 and also to
help with the sale on Saturday, 9/23
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Call 505 531 2776 to
volunteer or e mail
jmranch@vtc.net
Music in the Park
Saturday, September 16th
6:00-8:00 p m
Mariachi’s & Folkloric dancers
Regular Meeting
September 27, 2006, Wednesday
9:00 Board
10:00 General
Wow! It has been a busy year! What’s next on our agenda?
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| August
August 16th, Wednesday,
8:00 a m to??
Native Garden Care-Wheelbarrows and gloves please.
The garden is looking good!
August 19th Saturday Hummingbird Festival
7:00 a m to 10:00 a m Joan Day-Martin
Banding these flying jewels & Silent Auction
Sponsored by 1st New Mexico Bank
August 19th Saturday
Music in the Park
Greg Scarpella entertains 6:00-8:00 p m
Bring your lawn chairs for this special event!
August 20th Sunday Hummingbird Festival
Continues 7:00 a m to 10:00 a m Silent Auction
Deming Duck Races
Be sure to visit our booth at the Courthouse!
UV bead bracelet kits will be on sale
plus much more
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| June Calling all Native
Garden helpers! June 21, 2006, 8:00 am. Grab your wheelbarrows and
gloves! Time to add some rocks to Rockhound! At least they won’t need
water and the bunnies won’t touch them.
Music in the Park. June 17, 2006, 6:00 – 8:00 pm. You are invited
to listen and dance to the Sounds of Joe Lara-playing Country and
Spanish tunes. So grab your lawn chairs (of your favorite partner) for
a fun time. After the music, join us for a look at the Summer Skies;
yes, a Star Party follows at 8:00 p m
Our next meetings is Wednesday, June 28th at 11:30. You are
invited! Come join us for hamburgers, hot dogs, and fun! RSVP Please
to Julie at 505 543 5432 (if you plan to eat). Everything will be
furnished! We just need YOU! to say Thank you, too!
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| May Grab your chairs and
head up to the Park, Saturday, May 13th from 6-8 pm. Veronika Barnes
will be providing music and conversation! As usual, the program is
FREE! And open to the public.
GARDEN CARE. Wednesday, May 17th. 10:00 am. Watch our Native Garden
grow and bloom! What is the Texas Beargrass going to do next?
HERITAGE PRESERVATION MONTH SPECIAL PROGRAM Wednesday, May 31,
2006. Board meeting 9:00 am; General meeting 10:00 am. Julie Orban
special presentation, 10:30 am, "The State of New Mexico: Symbols and
Meanings"
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| April Garden Care Team
AKA Wonderful Weeders, Wednesday, April 19th, 10:00 am. Grab your
gloves and tools! Let’s dig some holes and plant more plants in the
garden.
MUSIC IN THE PARK. May 13, 2006, 6:00-8:00 pm. Bring your lawn
chairs to enjoy an evening of music and comedy
Monthly Friends Meeting Wednesday, April 26th. Board meets at 9:00
am. General Meeting 10:00 am. We will review our recent programs:
Desert Alive!, Native Plant Sale, and Easter Egg Hunt. We need your
input!
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| March WONDERFUL
WEEDERS-GARDEN KEEPERS Come have a “bucket of fun.” March 15th,
Wednesday, 10:00 am. Let’s get the garden ready for all of April’s
events
Next meeting March 29, 2006, last Wednesday of the month. Board
meeting at 9:00 am. All are welcome to attend. 10:00 am, Regular
Meeting. We will make final plans for the Native Plant Sale (April
8th), the Desert Alive! Event (April 8th), and the Easter Egg Hunt
(April 15th)
We will have a short business meeting, and then we will adjourn to
the garden for a guided, and hopefully informative tour.
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| February GARDEN CARE
Tuesday, February 7th, 10:00 a m OR bad weather alternative Wednesday,
February 15th, 10:00 a m. Call 505 531 2776 or 505 546 6182 to confirm
date
FIRST ANNUAL MEETING BOARD & OFFICER ELECTIONS Let’s review our
success and celebrate our first year. February 22, 2006, 9:00 am,
Board Meeting; 10:00 am, General Meeting. Coffee, donuts and other
goodies!!! Free & open to the public
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| January Meeting
1/25/2006: Board Meeting 9:00 am; General Meeting 10:00 am; Coffee &
donuts!
Geri Tillett of Las Cruces Wildlife Rescue will be our guest
speaker. She has helped rescue everything from songbirds to pelicans!
Please feel free to bring guests, friends and neighbors. It is FREE!
FREE Stars n Parks Program, 1/28/06 Saturday, 6:40 pm to 8:15 pm.
Get a chance to look at Saturn (fabulous!) Mars, the Orion Nebula and
the Andromeda galaxy. Our own Sally Allen is the presenter!
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