Upcoming Events for February 17, 2025

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Federal Government

Department of Veterans Affairs

Advanced Care Planning Workshop

• First and third Tuesdays of every month, from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
• Learn how to name a medical power of attorney to act on your behalf, how to communicate your healthcare wishes, and how to complete the VA advanced directive form.
• Contact Cammie Hanratty, LICSW, 505-265-1711 x7474, to confirm attendance and to ask questions
• Room 2C-131, Building 41, Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center, 1501 San Pedro Drive Southeast, Albuquerque, NM 87108

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

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Strollin’ the Colon 2025

• Stroll the 12-foot-long colon and learn about colon cancer prevention.
• Free personal risk assessments and refreshments available.
• Doctors will be onsite to answer questions.
• March 25, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Building 2, Recreation Hall, Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center, 1501 San Pedro Drive Southeast, Albuquerque, NM 87108

Pecos National Historical Park

Ancestral Sites Tour

• Every day starting February 15, 2025, at 10:00 AM
• Meet at the visitors center
• Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, NM 87552

Forked Lightning Ranch House Caravan Tour

• Every day starting February 15, 2025, at 1:30 PM
• Meet at the visitors center
• Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, NM 87552

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

Ranger-Led Hike - Abó Unit

• Every Saturday at 11:00 AM until April 26, 2025
• Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Abó Unit, 69 Ruins Road, Mountainair, NM 87036

Ranger-Led Hike - Quarai Unit

• Every Sunday at 11:00 AM until April 27, 2025
• Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Quarai Unit, 122 Manzano Quarai Rd, Mountainair, NM 87036

State Government

New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Services

4-H Art & Craft Workshops

• Second and fourth Wednesdays of the month beginning February 12, 2025, from 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM
• For 4-H Members only
• For location and more information please contact the Torrance County Cooperative Extension Service Office at 505-544-4333 or torrance@nmsu.edu

Torrance County

Estancia Valley Youth and Family Council

• February 24, 2025, at 4:00 PM
• Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Regular Meeting of the Torrance County Board of County Commissioners

• February 26, 2025, at 9:00 AM
• Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Torrance County Planning and Zoning Committee

• March 5, 2025, at 9:00 AM
• Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Mountainair

Regular Meeting of the Mountainair Town Council

• February 18, 2025, at 6:00 PM
• Mountainair Town Council Building, 107 1/2 North Roosevelt Avenue, Mountainair, NM 87036

Junior Varsity (Boys) and Varsity (Boys and Girls) Basketball vs. Carrizozo

• February 19, 2025, at 4:00 PM
• Mountainair High School, 901 West 3rd Street, Mountainair, NM 87036

Board of Education Meeting

• February 25, 2025, at 6:00 PM
• Mountainair High School, 901 West 3rd Street, Mountainair, NM 87036

Regular Meeting of the Mountainair Town Council

• March 4, 2025, at 6:00 PM
• Mountainair Town Council Building, 107 1/2 North Roosevelt Avenue, 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.

Hiring Event and Resource Fair

• Wednesday, February 19, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
• America’s Job Center - Santa Fe, 525 Camino de los Marquez, Santa Fe, NM 87505

Women of the West - A Living History of the Pioneer Women of Torrance County

• A presentation by Dixie Boyle and Donna Deiner
• February 22, 2025, at 2:00 PM
• MMAC Center, 101 East Broadway, Mountainair, NM 87036

Junior Rodeo and Team Roping

• February 22, 2025, with expos from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM, with a 10:00 AM race time
• February 23, 2025, with books open between 9:00 AM and 9:45 AM; roping events begin at 10:00 AM
• Pre-entries opened February 11, 2025, and close February 21, 2025
• Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Posse Arena, 10308 2nd Street NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114

Ghost Towns of New Mexico

• A presentation by John Mulhouse, author of Abandoned New Mexico
• March 1, 2025, at 2:00 PM
• MMAC Center, 101 East Broadway, Mountainair, NM 87036

Rio Communities Optimist Club Photography Contest

• Open to all students from elementary through high school grades
• Entries accepted until April 7, 2025
• For further details, to request contest rules, and entry rules, please email stevetogami@gmail.com

Mountainair Clothing Bank/Free Store

• There will be a 20-item limit on donations taken.
• All dates are Fridays
• February 21, 2025
• March 21, 2025
• 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, 109 N Roosevelt Ave, Mountainair, NM 87036