Deming Youth Dominate Duck Race A 10 and 14 year old from Deming were the big winners at this year's Great American Duck Race. The winner on the Wet Track was 10 year old Robert Rogers, who is a 5th grade student at Deming's Baatan Elementary School. Rogers said he raced only Sunday this year, but did race without success in 2010, so he "decided to give it a try". He said his secret is to "talk" to the duck. He plans to use the $1480 payout for, among other things, video games. He will be back in 2012. The winner on the Dry Track was 14 year old Juan Prieto, who is a 9th grader at Deming High School. He said he could sense that the duck was saying "I'm moving". 
He plans to use his $1480 for, among other things, clothes and shoes. He said this is his second year racing, and will be back again in 2012. (Pictured: Duck Race Vice President Dave Johnson, Prieto, Rogers, and Duck Race President Diana Chadborn). Other winners over the weekend: In the Comcast Tournament of Duck's Parade, First Place and a $200 check and plaque, went to Deming Elks Lodge #2750 (float pictured). Second place, and a $100 check went to Solitaire Homes, and Third place and $50 to Surface Tile and Carpet. In the Outhouse Race, Men's Division, Gabe's Fitness Center was the winner, and in both the Women's Division and Coed Division, the winner was the Deming Dust Devils Team. Additional winners are posted in our media section. On behalf of the entire Duck Race Committee, thank you to everyone for your help this weekend!
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 "Super Duck" 2011 Duck King Before a nearly overflow crowd at the Public School's Auditorium for the Mimbres Memorial Hospital Duck Royalty Pageant, "Super Duck", Marcus Aldaco, was crowned Duck King 2011. Aldaco's skit had him transform from mild-mannered Clark (or should we say "Cluck") Kent to "Super Duck" in his very own phone booth. Besides other prizes, Aldaco received a check from the Duck Race for $1,000. Second place went to a group of about 20 students and Coach Hidi Chavez representing the Deming High School Dance Team. Each of the dancers wore a costume depicting different "super heroes". Second place paid $500.  Other winners Thursday night (August 25th) were, 0-1, Just Hatched, "The Little Green Ducklin", Niko Rodriguez (correction); 2-4, Little Waddler, "Bat Girl", Aubrey Almanza; 5-8, Downey Duckling, "Miss Quack Recycling Hero", Nattruell Jasso; and 9-12, Darling Duckling, "Rainbow Bright Duck", Briana Escarcega. All winners were from Deming. The contest was again hosted by Pageant Quacker, Diana Chadborn, with help from "Duck McPride" and a special appearance from the Elks Lodge Drug Awareness & Youth Activities Mascot, "Elroy the Elk". Elroy poised for a photo with Duck McPride (far right). Chadborn announced there were a total of 66 (sixty-six) contestants in this year's pageant, which is a record.
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 | Logo and Theme Announced for 2011
The theme for this year's Great American Duck Race is Super Heroes. This year's logo takes on a comic book cover look, with three well known super heroes. For the third year in a row, this year's logo was drawn by Jesse Kriegel, an art teacher at Deming High School. Kriegel was born outside of El Paso, and moved to Deming as a freshman in High School. He is married to his wife, Liz, and they have two sons, ages two and six years. Kriegel was the artist for 2009 and 2010, when the themes were "Rock N Roll" and "Pirates". Final layout work was completed by Gabe Dominguez. The theme will be used for judging in both the Duck Royalty Pageant Thursday night, and the Tournament of Ducks Parade Saturday morning.
2011 Great American Duck Race T-Shirts will be available this weekend at the Duck Race Booth at Courthouse Park! Booth opens at noon both Saturday and Sunday!
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12 for $10
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Most rides require 2-4 tickets
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Click Here for Information on the Duck Race Slowpitch Tourney
2011 Sponsors: Corporate $5000: Luna Energy Facility Event $2000: Mimbres Memorial Hospital & Nursing Home; Chino Federal Credit Union; PNM; The Deming Headlight; Comcast; Apache Homelands Casino Diamond $1400: Walmart; Solitaire Homes of Deming; Busy Bee Septic; Sisbarro Superstore; Jack Key Motor Co.; Wells Fargo Bank Gold $750: El Paso Natural Gas Co.; NM Lottery; Circle S Western Emporium, Inc.; Lester's Plumbing & Heating; KNFT-FM; KSCQ-FM; Silver Health Care; T.A.P.s Self Investors Balloon $500: Element Power US; Three Chips Construction, LLC; Re/Max Southwest Region; First New Mexico Bank; Border Foods, Inc. Silver $375: Leavitt Group Southwest, Inc.; Blazin Inks; St. Clair Winery; TLH Enterprises (Colortyme); The Medicine Shoppe; Sun Valley Inc. Lane $325: Rancher's Grill; Holiday Inn Deming; Deming Coca Cola; Busy Bee Septic; KDEM-FM/KOTS-AM; Deming Wireless/Verizon; Three Chips Construction, LLC; Surface Tile & Carpet; Peppers Supermarket; Hoop-T-Dudes; Monarch Heating & Cooling LLC; Tinley Tee Tire; Amigos Mexican Foods, Inc.; Southwest Triangle Auto Parts, Inc.; Dairy Queen; Western Heritage Bank; Servi Gas/Ikard Newsom Duck $175: Suncrest Realty; Gertrude & Geraldine Kretek; Steer Safe; Luna County Farm & Livestock Bureau; Tharp's Flowers; Approved Mechanical; State Farm-Justin Alonzo; D & J Pump and Well Service, LLC; E & M Truck Repair; Summit Rehab; Ultimate Fitness; New Mexico Gaming, LLC.; Deming Elks #2750; The SOS Truck; Tamara Hurt CPA; J & J Printing; Amigos Mexican Foods, Inc.; State Representative Dona Irwin; Si Senor Restaurant; Diaz Farms; Desert Oasis Day Spa & Salon; Mimbres Valley Escrow; J.C. Penny Co., Inc.; Rod Pratz Motors; Chaparral Construction; Deming Excavating Service; Baca's Funeral Chapels; Dentistry Devine Smile; Smith Appraisal; Deming Animal Clinic; Alicia's Hair Co.; Mary's Perfume & Jewelry; Luna Rossa Winery; La Fonda; South Plains Implement Ltd.; Farm Bureau Financial Services; Karl's Embroidery & Boot Repair; Wysong Glass; B & A Pump Service; PC Concepts; Chandler's Flowers; Southwest Concrete & Paving, Inc.; Edward Jones Investments; Deming Luna County Chamber of Commerce; United Country Downtown Real Estate; Daniel & Ami Evans; Wendy's; Gilbert & Julie Garcia; KO Capital; Proper Foods; D & M Sporting Goods (as of 8/10/2011)
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 2008 TV Ad! 2008's TV ad was seen on cable systems throughout the area. Watch it now with Windows Media Player. Click Here!
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| Would you like your own copy of the Great American Duck Race as seen on "Enchantments"? Click Here!
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2006! An original song recorded by local artist Cal West. Dudley Duck, "a winner in the Deming Duck Race". If you have the Real One player,  to listen.
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The Duck Race immortalized in song. The Duck Race was still young. The year was 1981, and a Band named Red Eye Country recorded a song to commemorate the Great American Duck Race. If you have the Real One player, to listen.
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