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HUECO TANKS STATE PARK AND HISTORIC SITE’S 23RD ANNUAL INTERPRETIVE FAIR October 21, 2017 – October 22, 2017 8:00 AM 6900 Hueco Tanks Road No. 1 Venue: Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site Website: https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/hueco-tanks Contact Name: Dr. Kendra Moore Contact E-mail Address: kendra.moore@tpwd.texas.gov  This two-day event celebrates the history and cultures of Hueco Tanks. There will be a variety of activities, including Native American dances and storytelling, pictograph, birding, and nature tours, recreational activity demonstrations, and exhibitor booths. Saturday night activities include a special stargazing event from sunset until 9 p.m.There is no visitor limit and admission is
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Realtor: More millennials are buying homes in El Paso

http://kfoxtv.com/news/local/realtor-more-millennials-are-buying-homes-in-el-paso-01-21-2016 EL PASO, Texas — While some millennials are struggling to pay off their student debt and still climbing the career ladder, realtors in El Paso claim they are seeing more of these young professionals taking the plunge into home ownership. “This year we are expecting approximately 31 percent of millennials will purchase homes across the U.S. and definitely we’re feeling it in El Paso,” said Debbi Hester, a realtor from El Paso. The Pew Research Center has defined “millennials” as individuals born between 1981 to 1997. Hester said in El Paso in particular realtors can expect more millennials to
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Preserving Our Places May 2017

The National Trust for Historical Preservation has designated the month of May as Preservation Month. This year the celebration has expanded and now features programs and events across El Paso County. This year we have 27 events with 33 organizations hosting or supporting events including the El Paso Community Foundation, Preservation Texas, El Paso Historical Society, Mission Trail Association,Hueco Tanks State Park, San Elizario Genealogy and Historical Society, Special Collections UTEP Library, Railway and Locomotive Society, City of Socorro, National Trust for Historic Preservation, UTEP Center for Environmental Resource Management, Casa Magoffin Companeros, Texas Trost Society, El Paso Railroad and
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Baby Cafe Free of Charge!

A Baby Café breastfeeding drop-in center is a place of excellence that attracts mothers of all ages and from all sectors of the community. It does this by providing breastfeeding help and support, from both skilled health professionals and other mothers, in a friendly, non-clinical, café style environment. The original Baby Café was opened in London, England in 2000. Today, there are 136 Baby Cafés world-wide, with 46 in the United States. The goals of the organization are: To promote the physical and psychological health of mothers and children through education and training regarding breastfeeding. To advance the general public
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