The Foundation for Financial Education will be having a free “Social Security and Taxes Workshop” for individuals 25 to 70 years old or for anyone who has questions about Social Security, debt or retirement plans. The workshop will take place on January 19th at 6:00 p.m. at Birdwell’s Vintage Vibes, located at 602 North Bullard Street in Silver City.
This past weekend, the Silver City Future Farmers of America Greenhand and Chapter teams attended the state Parliamentary Procedure contest in Portales, New Mexico. Both teams were able to come home with an award with the Greenhand team winning 2nd place and the Chapter team winning 3rd. Congratulations to both teams.
The Fort Bayard National Cemetery will be having a “Wreath Retirement Ceremony” on Saturday, January 20th at 8:30 a.m. The ceremony is an opportunity for volunteers, loved ones and all those interested to pick up wreaths and help load them to trailers so they can be disposed of properly. Those interested in volunteering are to park outside the cemetery to allow trucks picking up the wreaths to navigate the cemetery lanes.
The New Mexico Army National Guard recently turned over its Deming armory to Luna County more than 75 years after its first unit was stationed there. Due to the armory being underutilized in recent years, it will now be renovated for use as an emergency operations center housing the county’s central dispatch and Emergency Management office as well as volunteer firefighters. Renovations for the building are set to take place in the upcoming year.
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The Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico in collaboration with American Ag Credit is now accepting applications for their Rural Roots Grant Program. The program helps support New Mexico organizations such as Youth Ag organizations, Protecting New Mexico Agriculture, Direct Producers Support in New Mexico, and Under-served populations. American AgCredit designed the endowment to provide grants and direct funds to New Mexico agricultural organizations that support the next generation of farmers and ranchers like FFA, 4-H and junior livestock as well as protect New Mexico agriculture and continue AG education in New Mexico. The application deadline is March 31st. For more information and to apply, visit website.
