NEXT MONTH IS NATIONAL HOME OWNERSHIP MONTH. IT’S A BIG DEAL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’S RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. NEW MEXICO STATE DIRECTOR TERRY BRUNNER TELLS US THERE ARE PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS RETURNING TO THEIR RURAL COMMUNITIES AFTER SERVING IN THE MILITARY. BRUNNER SAYS THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS CAN ALSO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SENIORS OVER 62 WITH A 75-HUNDRED DOLLAR GRANT, IF THEY QUALIFY.