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November 7, 2015
6pm

Join us as we honor the newest inductees to the Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame, scholarship winners and volunteers of the year. Call for ticket information.

November 8, 2015
2pm

Fall Film Series

Patton

The World War II phase of the career of the controversial American general, George S. Patton.

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November 5, 2015
Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame Banquet

Saturday, November 7, 2015

The Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame annual banquet, known to many as the Llano Estacado Banquet, is held each fall to honor the inductees into the Cowboy Hall of Fame and to present awards and honors to those people who have proven vital to the Museum's success. Each year, three individuals are selected by the Museum membership for induction into the Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame.  Also honored is a recipient of the "Silver Concho" award, given to an individual or animal not eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame but deserving of special recognition.  Each year the board also honors a "working cowboy" and "outstanding rancher" and the Museum staff honors a "volunteer of the year."

2015 Honorees:

Cowboy Hall of Fame Inductees:
Guy Allen
Dorthy Bess
Jimmy Tom Cooper
Carl E. Sams

Silver Concho:
Steve McCleery

Working Cowboy:
Casey Hatley

Outstanding Ranchers:
Rusty and Niki Henard

Volunteers of the Year:
NMJC Maintenance Staff

2015 Scholarship Recipients:

Kenny Smith Scholarship:
Keely Bennett and Wyatt Hayes

Troy Fort Scholarship:
Garland "Trey" Reed and Jay T. Crawford

Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame Scholarship:
Joshua Turner, Emily Logan, Leann Herring, Shelby Speilman, and Caleb Turner

Joe Hall Scholarship:
Cody King

Open Range Cowboy Association Scholarship:
Kerry McConnell

NMJC Foundation Cowboy Hall of Fame Scholarship:
Presley Etheridge

Tickets for the Llano Estacado Banquet are $25 each and can be purchased at the Museum during regular business hours.  No tickets will be available at the door.  For more information contact Mary Lyle, Director of Education, at 575-492-2679.

Over the next few weeks, we will take a closer look at the 2015 Inductees.
Admission Price

The Advisory Board for the museum recently approved a change to  the Museum's admission fees, effective November 1.  Darrell Beauchamp, Executive Director for the museum, noted that the change in admission fees is the first time in more than 10 years that the fees have been adjusted.  "Quite frankly," Beauchamp said, "our fees have been very low and below national and regional averages for a museum of our size.  This adjustment brings our fees more in line with other museums and helps us recover some of our overhead while not putting too much cost back on the non-member visitor."   Fees for guest visiting the museum will be $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and children 12-18.  Members of the Museum,  children, first responders, and retired military always get in free.
Christmas Traditions from Around the World

Tickets are now available for the 2015 Christmas Traditions from Around the World.

December 3, 2015

7-9pm

Adults (13 and up):  $10

Seniors (65+):  $8

Children (12 and under):  $5

2 and under:  Free

Stay tuned for more details.
Great Plains: America's Lingering Wild, Photographs by Michael Forsberg

Last week's photo is entitled Flint Hills Prairie Burn (above).  This is the final image for the #WHMForsberg e-news series because this is your last weekend to catch this beautiful exhibit before it departs to another venue.  The exhibit is open now - November 10, 2015.  #WHMForsberg

 

Museum Staff

On Friday, October 30, 2015, some of the part time staff and student workers decided to dress up as some of the full time staff.  Areli Solis dressed as Lupe Johnston, Katie Thompson dressed as Erin Anderson and Lucy Acosta dressed as Mary Lyle.  Great job, girls!!

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New Mexico Junior College
Hobbs, NM 88240