{"id":375,"date":"2026-03-19T05:18:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T05:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demingnews.com\/?p=375"},"modified":"2026-03-19T05:19:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T05:19:02","slug":"community-cleanup-planned-for-americas-250th-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/demingnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/community-cleanup-planned-for-americas-250th-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Cleanup Planned for America\u2019s 250th Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">DEMING &#8211; Keep Luna County Beautiful, in partnership with the Greatest American Cleanup, is preparing for a community-wide cleanup event later this spring as part of the celebration of America\u2019s 250th birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Organizers are inviting local businesses, organizations, and community members to get involved by volunteering their time or donating items that can be given away during the cleanup event. The effort is aimed at bringing the community together while helping improve and beautify Deming and the surrounding areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The event will begin and end at Luna County Courthouse Park, where participants will gather before heading out to designated cleanup locations. Activities at the park will include music and community engagement, with John Krehbiel of Bravo Mic Communications\u2019 KDEM-FM and KOTS-AM providing music for the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Organizers encourage anyone interested in participating or contributing to reach out in advance. For more information, email <a>klcb@lunacountynm.us<\/a> or call 575-543-6531.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Residents are also encouraged to stay tuned to Deming News and Radio for updates as more details about the event are announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEMING &#8211; Keep Luna County Beautiful, in partnership with the Greatest American Cleanup, is preparing for a community-wide cleanup event<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/demingnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/community-cleanup-planned-for-americas-250th-celebration\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["entry","author-john-k","post-375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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