Congratulations to the 5 Silver Consolidated School students who received the March “Kiwanis Student of the Month” award. Tayson Yost and Devin Harsh are both students at Cliff Schools and were recognized for their dedication to academics, willingness to help others and for their service to the community. Pia Weisdorfer and Xander Carrasco are both La Plata Middle School students who were recognized for their positivity, leadership and kindness. Dainty Gore, a sophomore at Silver High School, was honored for her extraordinary GPA, her kindness and her leadership. Great job to all five students.
The Deming First Assembly of God Church will be having a community Easter egg hunt for children 0 to 18 years old with free food, games, prizes and much more. This event will take place tomorrow, March 23rd from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Luna County Courthouse Park.
The dog park located at Western New Mexico University’s Cornali Field has now reopened after being closed for the past two weeks due to new amenities being added to the park. Metal footings and framing for shade structures, on both the big dog side and the small dog side were installed to make the park more enjoyable for community members. Canopies for the shade structures are still needed and are set to be installed within the next couple of weeks.
Amplified Therapy Inc. is offering $500 scholarships to high school students in Grant, Luna and Hidalgo county who will be graduating this year. In order to qualify for the scholarship students must be attending Cliff, Silver City, Cobre, Aldo Leopold, Lordsburg, Animas or Deming High School and must be interested in Healthcare or Early Childhood Education. Deadline to submit an application is April 5th. For more information on how to submit an application, visit Amplified Therapy dot com.
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The New Mexico Higher Education Department is encouraging licensed health care professionals working in New Mexico to apply for its Health Professional Loan Repayment Program, which provides eligible applicants with up to $25,000 in student loan forgiveness. The purpose of the New Mexico Health Professional Loan Repayment Program is to provide repayment for outstanding student loans of practicing health professionals who have made a three-year service commitment to practice full-time in a designated medical shortage area in New Mexico. Deadline to apply is May 1st. For more information and to apply, visit website.
