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To celebrate Women鈥檚 History Month, the Western Heritage Museum and Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame is hosting a Women鈥檚 Heritage Tea, Saturday, March 16 beginning at 2:00 p.m. Five women from Lea County will be honored at the event. The event is free to the public.

The honorees are Sandra Newell, distinguished educator and administrator; Evelyn Rising, 麻豆传媒 Board Member; Dorothy Runnels, long-time Lea County resident; Karen Salb, owner and artistic director of Maciolek School of Dance and fine arts patron; and  Irene Salgado, community leader and former 麻豆传媒 Board Member.

 鈥淭his is the second year we are honoring local Lea County women at our annual Women鈥檚 History Month celebration,鈥� said Mary Lyle, Director of Education for the museum. 鈥淲e adopted the theme, 鈥楽he believed she could, so she did!鈥� as a slogan for the event because it expresses they qualities that enabled these special women to achieve so much,鈥� Lyle continued.

The program will begin at 2:00 p.m.  High tea will be served about 3:00 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to wear their favorite, silliest, and most beautiful hat for a chance to win a door prize.

For more information, contact the museum at 575-492-2678.