W and N Enterprises holds annual Thanksgiving dinner for community 112419
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
People are lined up in the lobby of the venue waiting to get inside.
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
Inside the line is long.
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
Jericho sings gospel music to entertain the diners.
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
The place is full and the line is moving quickly.
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
The Frost kids sing a song.
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
One of the sheet cakes.
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
The chocolate version.
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
A Marine Corps League volunteer also advertises Toys for Tots.
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
From the volunteers viewpoint.
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
Two volunteers from the Interfaith Alliance.
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
From the yellow apron toward the right are Rep. Rebecca Dow and Grant County Senior Olympics Coordinator Mario Quintana serve food.
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
Mary Walker and Karen Lauseng chow down.
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
Silver Schools Associate Superintendent Curtis Clough partakes
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
Santa Claus waits to give a gift to the next child.
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
Two boys fill up
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
Girls pick up plates and serve desserts.
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
The Frost Family
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
Nancy Thomas and Kim Montoya chat and eat
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
Two plates almost full
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
Gary Stailey prepares a box to go.
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
Another Interfaith Alliance volunteer.
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
The overflow of diners into the lobby
W and N Enterprises Thanksgiving Dinner 112419
Diane and Joel Hannig caught in the act of eating
This year W and N Enterprises, owned by Jim and Debbie Nennich, hoisted its annual dinner to thank the community for patronage of their establishments, which include the Food Baskets in Silver City and Bayard, the Snappy Marts, Wranglers Restaurant, and The Beverage Company.
Each year, they increase the number of turkeys and hams that they cook, and this year, they actually ran out of both for the first time before the end of the event.
More than 3,000 people attended this year at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center.
Members of the organizations from churches to veterans' groups and individuals each year help to prepare, set up and serve the food.