LifeQuest, which serves those with disabilities, as well as providing early childhood intervention, celebrated its 40th anniversary on Friday, Sept. 20. Former state Rep. Murray Ryan carried the first bill to establish an organization in Silver City to serve people with disabilities. The agency has grown, and it has developed programs that help its clients find work in various companies in the area.

Those attending the celebration were treated to hamburgers, cooked right on the grill.

Photos by Mary Alice Murphy

LifeQuest 40th anniversary

• LifeQuest celebrates 40th anniversary

  A banner celebrating the event hangs over the entrance to the facility

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• LifeQuest celebrates 40th anniversary

  Sparky, the Silver City Fire Department mascot, was on hand to help children understand how to prevent fires.

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• LifeQuest celebrates 40th anniversary

  Joanne Fritsche, 2 1/2, takes riding a pony seriously. Her mother Felicia is at left, and holding the pony is Terry Gurnicz of Silverwood Ranch.

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