Our 2015 Wine Tasting Fund Raiser is scheduled for Thursday, September 24 at the Lea Country Event Center.   Please save the date so we can have the best fund raiser ever!   More Information will be posted when available.   I look forward to seeing you all there for lots of food, fun and fund raising!!!

Fore!!!!   Our February meeting will feature  Linda Howell, who is the golf Pro at the new Rockwind Community Links. Come learn about all the new programs and features of the newly renovated public golf course.   Linda will provide information on when the new course will open (Soon....) Rockwind Community Links, formerly called Ocotillo Park Golf Course, is an 18-Hole municipal course, redesigned in 2014.  Part of the redesign project was constructing a Par-3 course and short game practice area. ​  Please join us on February 20 for a great lunch and program.

It is hard to believe it is already February - where did January go!!!  We are planning our Mentor trip to Santa Fe in February - more girls than ever have signed up to attend. This is a wonderful experience for the mentor girls supported by our local senators and representatives.

In addition, LCWN will be having meetings in new locations for both the Board meetings and the membership meetings.  The Board meetings will now be held at the United Way offices on Shipp Avenue, and the membership meetings will be held in the meeting room of the Hobbs Public Library.  We are grateful to both these venues to be able to accommodate our needs.   

I look forward to seeing all members and new members at our next membership meeting on Friday, February 20.

LCWN had a holiday ornament exchange luncheon on December 19th at Pacific Rim.  What a wonderful time all of us had, with over twenty people attending and telling a little something of themselves that LCWN members & friends may not of know about them.  Great food, wonderful friendship and we all went home with beautiful ornaments.

To see all the photos go to www.facebook.com/LCWNNM

It's the finale of all that dashing around, planning and shopping -- the Christmas dinner. 
And if you're the one heading up the December 25th mission control center (AKA your kitchen), I know you want everything to come out perfect. 
But there are some things that you definitely don't want to invite to your Christmas table. 
And, no, I'm not talking about a Tofurkey, which doesn't even belong in our vocabulary, let alone on anyone's dinner table! 

You better watch out... 

LCWN Ornament Exchange luncheon will be December 19th.  Please contact LCWN or. LCWN board member and let them know you plan to attend ASAP.  Thanks...

Dear Members,

What a wonderful time of year. I have had the greatest time Christmas shopping for young and old in my family. I absolutely love to shop for others. Why is it that a few items always end up in the basket for me????? I know you all understand that..........

We have had another fantastic year at LCWN. I appreciate each of you and look forward to 2015 being equally busy and fun.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to each of you.

Rebecca

Come Join Lea County Women's Network. Be involved with a great group of ladies. LCWN currently has 24 mentoring students and has provided 13 scholarships to women in Lea County this year. LCWN monthly luncheons have guest speakers, members & guest network with each other, make friends and truly enjoy each others company. If interested in joining, please message LCWN or print off our membership form. We would love to see new members

The Lea County Women’s Network held their monthly luncheon on November 21, 2014 at Pacific Rim.  Pledge of the allegiance was led by Yvonne Dorman and Prayer was led by Vicki Allen.  The Luncheon was attended by several members and four scholarship recipients.

LCWN Guest Speaker:  Courtney Puryear, Director of Energy Programs at NMJC

Courtney is from Texas and follow her husband when he was transfer to Hobbs.

After working a couple of jobs, she found her current job with NMJC by networking.  She works between nuclear businesses and the JC    to ensure the college is providing the classes and degree programs the Nuclear & Oil industry are needing.  She builds relationships between the businesses and NMJC.

NMJC currently has an online nuclear degree program, which can be obtain in two years.  Students completing this program can start working in the nuclear industry and possibly start making close to 80k a year.  NMJC currently has close to 100 students enrolled in the nuclear online degree program.

In Network News, President Rebecca Long gave out four scholarship certificate to current LCWN scholarship recipients.

LCWN will be having an ornament exchange at their December Luncheon.

The Lea County Women’s Network is dedicated to a professional, education, and personal support network for the women of Lea County.  LCWN is a non-profit 510(c)3 that provides a Student Mentor Program for high school girls in Lea County and a Scholarship Program for female students attending either NMJC or USW.  Anyone interested in donating or being a part of this organization can contact LCWN website at www.lcwn.net or Facebook page: www.facebook.com/LCWNNM

Hello members,

As you know, we had our annual dinner and I passed the gavel to Rae Cogar. She is our new President starting in December. We had a great evening and Senator Gay Kernan was a wonder speaker for our event.

I have SO enjoyed my time as President of this wonderful organization and am so appreciative of the opportunity. I now turn my attention to being the Past President and helping in any way I can. We have more mentor girls than ever before so I encourage you all to get involved. We have new members that have stepped up to be officers and I am so very grateful to those ladies.

Enjoy this wonderful Holiday time of year and God bless each of you.

Sincerely, Rebecca Long

Please note LCWN Monthly Luncheon's have been moved to Pacific Rim until further notice.  Lunch is $11.00.

A special "Thank You" to Melody Roye DBA: Impressions - rent my vintage, who provided our decorations at LCWN 2014 Annual Banquet.  Go to www.facebook.com/LCWNNM to see all of our decorations.  They were beautiful.

2015 LCWN Officers

Charlotte Smith - Electronic Communications, Joyce Hatley - Scholarship Director, Louise Hudson - Student  Mentoring Director, Vicki Allen - 3rd VP Public Relations, Carol Parish - Treasurer, Summer Cooper - Secretary, Luanne North - 1st VP Membership and Toni Gilless - President Elect & 2nd VP Programs.  Not Picture: Dr. Lynda Lakin - Website Coordinator & Rae Coar - President.

Lea County Women’s Network 18^th Annual Banquet was hosted on November 13, 2014 at the Hobbs Country Club.  With soft guitar music being played by Tim Cummings, and decorations were provided by Melody Roye – Impressions –rent my vintage.  The banquet room was transformed for all to enjoy.

Prayer was provided by Vicki Allen and the Pledge of Allegiance by Valerie Seidl.  President Rebecca Long gave recognition to the 2014 officers and passing of the gavel to 2015 officers.

Guest Speaker, Senator Gay Kernan spoke about reaching out to network with others and gain friendships.  Be the model you want to see in women.  Encourage each other to serve, volunteering, elected positions or job opportunities.   She spoke about her mentors and working in the Senate to better all of us in her district.

Career Achievement Award was given to Katrina Fuller and Janet Seagrave Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Joyce Hatley.

Rebecca Long gave closing remarks and a special thanks to our sponsors: A Custom Construction – Dwayne Penick,  Bethel Assembly of God, State Rep. Bob Wooley, District 66, China Dragon Buffet, Luanne North – Edwards Jones, M & D Clothing, Salon You – JoAnn & Cammie Penick, Rhonda Tyler, Seidl Diesel Service, URENCO USA, Zetacor Communications – Owner: Sara Talamantes.

View all our banquet pictures at: www.facebook.LCWNNM

Get your tickets to LCWN 18th Annual Banquet.  Guest Speaker: Gay Kernan.  This is the final week to get your tickets.  Contact Valerie Seidl at 631-3958.

The Lea County Women’s Network held their monthly luncheon on October 13th, 2014 at the HMS Training Center.  Pledge of the allegiance was led by Valerie Seidl and Prayer was led by Vicki Allen.  The Luncheon was attended by several members, seven scholarship recipients and one guests.

Kelly Holladay, NMJC Dean, Business, Math & Sciences spoke on Bond C.  Ms. Holladay explain that no tax increase would happen if Bond C was passed, that this is an investment in the future of NMJC and Lea County for a new Health Wellness Learning Center.  The Health Wellness Learning Center is a partnership between NMJC, Lea County, City of Hobbs, Hobbs Municipal School District and the J.F. Maddox Foundation.

LCWN Luncheon Guest Speaker: Dr. Marilyn J. Coady, D.C.

Dr. Coady is a Chiropractic Physician and Certified Advanced BioStructural Correction.  A Palmer College of Chiropractic Alumna and Distinguished Fellow of the International Chiropractors Association.

Dr. Coady grew up in Lovington, NM and has been at her current location on the Lovington Hwy thirty-three years.  She explained with her spinal cord Skelton, that our posture is so important to our entire body & health.

Most of our office chairs are not good for us to sit in and she spoke about how our vehicles are also not made to allow us to sit correctly.  She hopes the auto industry will change this.

Our spinal cord is divided into four different regions: the cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral regions.  It’s the most important structure between the body and the brain.   If were having problems in one area of our spin, we can cause additional problems with one of the other areas of our spin, because we over compensate with our injury area.  To continue good health, it’s important to have your spinal cord inline at all times.

In Network News, Scholarship Chair Joyce Hatley reported that LCWN gave thirteen scholarships to women of Lea County to NMJC & USW.  Seven scholarship recipients were presented with certificates.

A big Shout Out was given to Robinson & Associates Real Estate for helping to support LCWN Scholarship & Mentoring Programs.

LCWN will be having their 18^th Annual Banquet on November 13^th 6PM at the Hobbs Country Club.  They’re still taking submissions on Career & Lifetime Achievement Awards.  Submission forms can be obtained at www.lcwn.net.  Tickets are on sale $35 a piece, which includes dinner.  Sponsors are available, contact LCWN if interested.  LCWN Guest Speaker is:  Senator Gay Kernan.

Health Boosts From a Good Laugh by Madeline Vann, MPH

The benefits of a good laugh are wide-ranging and can include protection from emotional issues like depression and improving the health of your heart. Here's what experts know about the health benefits of laughter:

• Mental health benefits. Mental health benefits. Although you probably can’t laugh off depression, one of the many benefits of laughter and a sense of humor is that they buffer you against the negatives of life that could lead to depression. As an added bonus, research shows that people who use humor to fight stress also feel less lonely and more positive about themselves. And one recent study found that humor therapy was as effective as widely used antipsychotic drugs — minus the side effects — in managing agitation in patients with dementia.
• Physical benefits. Although we can’t yet say that a certain number of laughs every day will keep the doctor away, studies show that people who say they laugh a lot also tend to be in good health and generally feel well. Laughter is also one of the most commonly used complementary therapies among cancer patients, who find that one of the benefits of laughter is an improved quality of life.
• Heart health benefits. Laughter could be healthy for your heart, too. Some research shows that when you laugh, there is an increase in oxygen-rich blood flow in your body, possibly due to the release of endorphins, which create a chemical rush that counters negative feelings and stress. Activities that increase endorphins include a good workout and listening to music you love, and laughter deserves its place on the list with these other stress busters.

Building Laughter Into Your Life

Loving the benefits of laughter but don’t feel like laughing? Sometimes you have to make a conscious effort to laugh. If you’re facing tough times such as a tight budget, work stress, or an illness like cancer, it may help to learn techniques to bring the benefits of laughter into your life. You can try the old stand-by recommendations:

• Rent a funny movie, read a funny book, or watch a funny sitcom.
• Spend time with an amusing buddy.
• Look on the light side: Go places that help you remember good times that have made you laugh in the past.

Or you can join the "laughter movement" to learn about the benefits of laughter while fighting stress:

Lea County Women's Network is a wonderful organization full of ladies who love to Laugh, come check us out and Laugh with us. 

Thank You to Robinson & Associates Real Estate.  LCWN appreciates your support, which will allow women of Lea County attend our local colleges.

Hello Ladies,

We have several wonderful ladies that have answered the call to be Officers for 2015 but we still need a Fundraising Chairman and a volunteer for Guest Relations.

Please make it a priority to attend the membership luncheon this Friday the 17th as we will be voting on these new Officers.

Our annual banquet will be November the 13th at the Hobbs Country Club and we will welcome these new Officers that night. The cost for the banquet will be $35 per person. I believe it will begin at 6:00 pm.

Our speaker for this Friday will be Marilyn Coady of Coady Chiropractic. I know I have several questions for her so please attend and help me welcome her to our wonderful organization.

See you then,

Rebecca Long

The old adage 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away' may be a silly rhyme you heard as a kid, but you might be surprised to learn of apples' serious health benefits.

Your mom didn't use the term powerfood but she knew about apples. "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" was the first nutritional advice myself and many children heard from their moms. For this reason we call them "the first powerfood."

Good afternoon ladies,

I pray you are all enjoying the rain. I know it has caused several cancellations of area events but the moisture is so very needed.

It is time again for nominations for our annual awards. The 2 awards are the Janet Seagrave Lifetime Achievement Award and the Career Achievement Award. Please see the home page of the LCWN website for an explanation and more information. We award theses at our annual banquet in November. Please give this some thought and fill out a nomination form and get this to Charlotte Smith. The deadline is October 15th.

I am so proud of the hard work our members have done this year. We have awarded more scholarships than ever and in doing so have empowered more young women to achieve their goals.

This month will be our Professional Development program so I hope you will all make a point to attend the luncheon this Friday.

I look forward to seeing you all.

Rebecca Long

The Lea County Women’s Network held their monthly meeting on August 15th at the HMS Training Center.

In order to have a substantive newsletter each month, we REALLY need all of you to help contribute articles, information, tidbits, poems, etc. You'll notice that this month is very lean.  With the Back to School period upon us, perhaps that reflects that we all are very busy getting our offspring off to school?!  At any rate, come September, please help us out by sharing information that professional and business women will gain from as well as all of us in our personal female lives.  You can go into the bulletin on your own, enter your information, and Charlotte and I will take it from there!

Thanks for all that you do for Lea County women through this Sisterhood!

The Student Mentor program is about ready to start up again....just as soon as school gets well under way.  Who do you know who is a young lady in high school in Lea County?  If she is a Junior or Senior we would love to have her participate in the LCWN  Mentor Program.  PLEASE give it some thought!  You can help a young lady learn so much about careers and opportunities that she might not be aware of if you can encourage her to join the mentoring program..  Don't  attempt to "sell" the program.  Just provide the contact information to one of us and we will see that they are invited to learn about the program and decide for themselves.

If you have any questions or any names please contact Louise Hudson  575-392-6668, Rae Cogar 575-392-9314 or Belinda Morris 575-392-7179.