Dona Ana County Extension Homemakers Council is going a little nutty to raise money for scholarships. The homemakers help with the Pecan Food Fantasy Contest during the 30th Annual Western Pecan Growers Association Conference March 9-11, at the Las Cruces Hilton. The contest features foods made with pecans.
Categories range from traditional pecan pie to breads to unusual desserts.
The money funds a scholarship to a homemaker returning to college at New Mexico State University. Diane Zwaagstra of Mesquite is this spring's recipient of the Extension Homemakers scholarship. She is pursuing a master's degree in home economics education at NMSU's College of Agriculture and Home Economics. When she completes her degree, she would like to teach at the middle school level. After earning her bachelor's degree in 1970, Zwaagstra taught home economics in Ontario, Calif., for two years.