Jump Into Summer, sponsored by Hidalgo Medical Services and the Grant County Community Health Council, featured many booths, with lots of activities for kids of all ages.
A maze of activities drew kids through a tube, onto a mat for a somersault and then lots of balancing activities. Another multi-activity site was put on by the Aldo Leopold Charter School students. The three students, Ella Myers, Michael Mahl and Ella Kirk, who died in the recent plane crash, planned the activity and other students carried through with the plan. There was a challenge obstacle course, where kids had to wiggle like a worm at the worm composting station, put items in bins through a gauntlet of recycling bins, dance like an otter and howl like a wolf.
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
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Bodhi Baker, 7, takes a turn on the climbing wall.
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Sister and brother Aliyah, 11, and Daniel, Jr. 10, Sandoval go after one another in padded suits.
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Carolyn Smith and Gale Fritz of the Silver City Food Co-op have healthy snacks for the sampling.
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Zack Diaz, 19, puts down some chalk art work.
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Malia Parra, 5, from Georgia, sits very still while Marcy Diaz paints her face.
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Daniell Padilla, Grant County Community Health Council intern, tries out the plate spinning.
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Kendra Milligan, GCCHC assistant coordinator, seems to have the plate spinning down pat.
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Rodeo cowboy Clay Heger shows off his rope trcks.
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Cowboys also play basketball.
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Aden Villanueva, 5, takes part in the water relay.
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Silver Stompers line dancers strut their stuff to Boot Scootin' Boogie
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Cowboys and Royalty - from left, rodeo cowboy Clay Heger, rodeo announcer Mike Mathis, rodeo cowboy Kenny Bergeron, 2014 New Mexico State Fair Queen Staci Trehern, and rodeo clown Cody Sosebee.
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State Fair Queen Stac Trehern dances with Alex Richins, 5.
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Christian McBride, 6, works on his putting skills.
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A long line forms for the water slide on a hot afternoon.
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Rilee, 5, and Aryiana, 2, Medrano, plant seeds at the SASS booth.
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