Archive for October 12, 2010
Public Service Announcement: Free Food, Admission at Wildlife West Nature Park
Editor’s Note: Your editor’s company, WeckTech, is donating a 200-gallon rain barrel for the raffle to be held at this event. This is a great opportunity to see the zoo, enjoy some free food and, with temperatures projected to be in the low seventies, enjoy a very pleasant afternoon – free!
by Jo White
What do you do when you have free food for 500 people and a Nature Park filled with games, costume parties, terrific animals, and the first Edgewood Idol contest? You go to the first Fall Extravaganza at Wildlife West Nature Park in Edgewood, Saturday October 30th from 12:00 to 6:00, all for free. Did we mention FREE! There will be games of chance like Bingo, a blast from the past with kid carnival games. Tickets will be sold for these for a very small fee. If you are having the economic crunch everyone is, this is the place to be. JR’S BBQ is supplying the food, like turkey legs, corn on the cob, yummy! Wal-Mart is giving candy for little trick or treaters. Edgewood F.O.O.L.S. Friends of our Library Society will have free books to give away and Edgewood Leos and Lions will host the Edgewood Idol contest with trophies and prizes. For a donation, you can have your photo taken by that noted local photographer, Roger Holden. Raffle tickets and a silent auction will round out the day’s activities. It is tough to feed the park’s animals in the winter, so if you would care to make a donation, it would be gladly taken. There is a new baby deer Velcrow, (because she sticks to you,) and a new baby raccoon. This is an old fashioned Fall Festival in the style of sixty years ago when folks came together for a good cause and had a great family time. Mark your calendar now and don’t miss out on this great time.
Public Service Announcement – Star Gazing Party in Edgewood
by John Weckerle
The Albuquerque Astronomical Society (TAAS) will sponsor a free Star Gazing Party this Friday, October 15, from 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m at the Edgewood Community Library. The library is located at 95 State Rd. North, Edgewood. For those unfamiliar with Edgewood, the library is just over a mile north of the I-40 Edgewood exit on NM 344.
Your editor has attended TAAS Star Parties in the past and found them both enjoyable and informative. As it stands right now, weather is predicted to be clear, with a low temperature in the low forties that night, so bring a jacket and get ready to see some interesting celestial features.
For more information, contact (505) 281-0138.