Upcoming Events for April 14, 2025

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Federal Government

Department of Veterans Affairs

Free Food Drive-Thru and Walk-Up Event

• Every 4th Wednesday of the month from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM or until all food is gone
• Veteran’s Memorial Park, 1100 Louisiana Boulevard SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108

New Mexico VA Health Care System Town Hall

• April 15, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
• Auditorium, Building 39, 1501 San Pedro Drive SE, Albuquerque, NM 87008

Pecos National Historical Park

Ancestral Sites Trail Guided Walk

• Every weekday until May 8, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
• Pecos National Historical Park, 1 Peach Drive, Pecos, NM 87552

Battle of Glorieta Pass Talk

• Every week on Monday, Tuesday, Sunday until September 27, 2025, from 1:30 PM to 2:15 PM
• Pecos National Historical Park, 1 Peach Drive, Pecos, NM 87552

Forked Lightning Ranch House Caravan Tour

• Every week on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday until September 27, 2025, from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
• Pecos National Historical Park, 1 Peach Drive, Pecos, NM 87552

Night Sky Viewing with Astronomers

• Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
• Pecos National Historical Park, 1 Peach Drive, Pecos, NM 87552

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

Ranger-Led Hike - Abó Unit

• Every Friday at 11:00 AM until September 30, 2025
• Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Abó Unit, 69 Ruins Road, Mountainair, NM 87036

Ranger-Led Hike - Gran Quivira Unit

• Every Saturday at 11:00 AM until September 30, 2025
• Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Gran Quivira Unit, 4030 Quivera Flats Rd, Mountainair, NM 87036

Ranger-Led Hike - Quarai Unit

• Every Sunday at 11:00 AM until September 30, 2025
• Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Quarai Unit, 122 Manzano Quarai Rd, Mountainair, NM 87036

BARK in the Park

• Saturday, April 19, 2025, at 9:30 AM
• Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Quarai Unit, 122 Manzano Quarai Rd, Mountainair, NM 87036 (travel through the visitor center breezeway, then take a right on the paved trail toward the picnic tables)

State Government

New Mexico Department of Veterans' Services

DVS Veterans' Benefits Outreach Visit

• Veterans and/or their eligible dependents are encouraged to stop by to file for or ask for information about VA disability ratings, VA medical or mental health care, retiree pensions, military burials, and many other VA benefits. Staff can also help with applying for state Veterans’ benefits such as fishing and hunting licenses, Veterans’ license plates, new property tax exemptions, and many more state Veterans’ benefits.
• Please bring a copy of your DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, which is necessary for filing all Veterans’ benefits claims. DVS can help Veterans file for lost or misplaced DD-214s. Have questions? Please contact robin.wilson@dvs.nm.gov.
• April 17, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Soil & Water Conservation Building, 2506 NM-333, Moriarty, NM

State v. Dineh Binelly

• Arraignment
• April 17, 2025, at 11:00 AM
• Courtroom 1, Socorro County Courthouse, 102 Winkler Rd, Socorro NM 87801

Weekly DVS Veterans' Benefits Outreach

• Monday and Friday, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, at the Santa Fe Vet Center, 2209 Brothers Road, Santa Fe, NM
• Wednesday, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at the State Veterans' Home, 992 South Broadway, Truth or Consequences, NM

New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service

Ideas for Cooking and Nutrition (ICAN) Class

• April 21, 2025, at 11:00 AM
• Bethel Community Storehouse, 1719 Fourth Street South, Moriarty, NM 87035

Cross-Stitch Class

• April 21, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
• Bethel Community Storehouse, 1719 Fourth Street South, Moriarty, NM 87035

ICAN Class

• April 28, 2025, at 11:00 AM
• Bethel Community Storehouse, 1719 Fourth Street South, Moriarty, NM 87035

Plastic Canvas Class

• April 28, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
• Bethel Community Storehouse, 1719 Fourth Street South, Moriarty, NM 87035

Torrance County

Special Meeting of the Torrance County Fair Board

• April 15, 2025, at 6:30 PM
• Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Regular Meeting of the Torrance County Board of County Commissioners

• April 23, 2025, at 9:00 AM
• Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Estancia Valley Youth and Family Council

• April 28, 2025, at 4:00 PM
• Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Torrance County Planning and Zoning Committee

• May 7, 2025, at 9:00 AM
• Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Mountainair

Mountainair Town Council Regular Meeting

• April 15, 2025, at 6:00 PM
• Meeting will include discussion and vote regarding the New Mexico Uniform Traffic Ordinance and discussion and vote regarding Mountainair Ordinance 02-2025, pertaining to the Mountainair Cemetery Board
• Mountainair Town Council Building, 107 1/2 North Roosevelt Avenue, Mountainair, NM 87036

Moriarty High School Track Meet

• April 17, 2025, from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM
• Moriarty High School, 200 Center Avenue, Moriarty, NM 87035

Pre-K and Kindergarten Round-Up

• April 17, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
• Easter Egg Hunt and Tea and Cookies with the Easter Bunny
• Meet your pre-k or kindergarten students' future teachers and receive their registration packet
• All families are welcome, not just those enrolling in pre-k or kindergarten.
• Mountainair Elementary School, 405 W Broadway, Mountainair, NM 87036

Mountainair Easterfest with Sim Balkey and B&X Sound

• April 18, 2025, from 7:30 PM to 12:00 AM
• Entry is free
• Dr. Saul Community Center, 111 N Roosevelt Ave, Mountainair, NM 87036

Easter Egg Hunt

• April 19, 2025, at 11:00 AM
• Mountainair Elementary School, 405 W Broadway, Mountainair, NM 87036

Moriarty High School Track Meet

Fox/Vixen Relays

• April 19, 2025, from 3:00 PM to 7:30 PM
• Fort Sumner Municipal Schools, 1001 Sumner Avenue, Fort Sumner, NM 88119

Regular Meeting of the Mountainair Public Schools Board of Education

• April 22, 2025, at 6:00 PM
• Mountainair High School, 901 West 3rd Street, Mountainair, NM 87036 (the building north of the FFA building)

Capitan High School Track Meet

• April 25, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM
• Capitan High School, Capitan, NM 88316

St. Michael's High School Track Meet

• April 26, 2025, from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• St. Michael's High School, 100 Siringo Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87505, USA

Rotary Scholar's Banquet

• April 28, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
• Mountainair High School, 901 West 3rd Street, Mountainair, NM 87036

2025 Sports Physical Clinic

• May 6, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Mountainair High School Health Clinic, 901 West 3rd Street, Mountainair, NM 87036

Other Organizations

Mountainair Rotary Club

• 12:00 PM every Thursday
• Claunch-Pinto SWCD Conservation Center, 1206 NM-55, Mountainair, NM 87036
• Attendees should bring lunch.

Torrance County Archaeological Society

• First Tuesday of the month, 6:30 PM, from March through November

Mountainair Gymkhana Rodeo

• May 18, 2025,
• June 8, 2025
• June 22, 2025
• July 19, 2025
• July 20, 2025
• Venders are welcome; contact mgrarodeo1987@gmail.com, or call Cherrie Martinez 505-410-3785, Lyndsie Vigil 505-514-3175, or Mallorhy Wilson 505-369-9600
• All dates start at 8:00 AM
• JP Helms Rodeo Arena, 609 3rd Street, Mountainair, NM 87036

Mountainair Clothing Bank/Free Store

• There will be a 20-item limit on donations taken.
• All dates are Fridays
• April 25, 2025
• May 23, 2025
• June 20, 2025
• July 18, 2025
• August 22, 2025
• September 26, 2025
• October 24, 2025
• November 21, 2025
• Dr. Saul Community Center, 111 N Roosevelt Ave, Mountainair, NM 87036

Circus Genoa

• April 22, 2025, at 7:00 PM
• Tickets available at www.circusgenoa.com
• Dr. Saul Community Center, 111 N Roosevelt Ave, Mountainair, NM 87036

Flamencosa - Flamenco Dance and Pageantry, Fabian Sisneros

• April 26, 2025, at 2:00 PM
• MMAC Center, 101 East Broadway, Mountainair, NM 87036

New Mexico BioPark Society’s 38th Annual Run for the Zoo, presented by Waterstone Mortgage

• May 4, 2025, from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM
• Half Marathon; 10K Timed; 5K Timed; 5K Fitness; 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk
• Every registered participant receives a commemorative T-shirt and free admission into the Zoo on Sunday, May 4, with a race bib.
• ABQ BioPark, 903 10th St SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102-4029

Rail Yards Farmers Market Opens for the Season

• May 4, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Rail Yards Market, 777 1st St SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States, New Mexico 87102

US Army Camel Corps Reenactment

• Friday and Saturday, April 18 and 19, 2025
• A free reenactment of the 1857 US Army Camel Corps and presentation on dromedary and bactrian camels by camel expert Doug Baum
• Kids can earn a Junior Camel Corps Ranger Badge
• There will be guided nature walks, representatives from the Salinas Pueblo Mission, Petroglyph National Monument, Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program (BEMP), Tomé Todo food truck, and more!
• Those who are interested should contact michelledent@valenciaswcd-nm.gov or call (505) 864-8914.
• Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area, 2424 NM-47, Belén, NM

Rattlesnake Aversion Training

• Keep your dog safe, with training by industry leader Natural Solutions (see socalrattlesnakeavoidancetraining.com)
• May 25, 2025, with sessions beginning at 8:00 AM; tickets cost $90 per dog; see tinyurl.com/avoidsnakes to reserve a spot
• hosted by and benefitting the Friends of Mountainair Animal Shelter