Upcoming Events for February 24, 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

Battle of Glorieta Pass Talk

Every day starting March 7, 2025, through March 9, 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

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

Regular Meeting of the Torrance County Board of County Commissioners

March 12, 2025, at 9:00 AM
Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Regular Meeting of the Torrance County Board of County Commissioners

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

Mountainair

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.

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

King of the Hill Trail Race

Trail running at 5k, 10k, and half marathon distances on the trails of El Cerro de Los Lunas Preserve
Registration: $55 until March 1, 2025, $60 beginning March 2, 2025; Click here to register.
Packet Pick-Up at Daniel Fernandez Recreation Center, 1103 NM-314 SW, Los Lunas, NM 87031 on Friday, March 7, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Race Day, Saturday, March 8, 2025, with “Day Of” registration and packet pick-up from 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM, Half Marathon Start at 7:30 AM, 10k start at 8:00 AM, 10k Ruck start at 8:05 AM, 5k start at 8:15 AM, and 5k (kids) start at 9:15 AM
El Cerro De Los Lunas, 34.822921, -106.810782, Los Lunas, NM 87031 (off NM-6 and Bowl Trail)

Bark in the Park!

The debut of the B.A.R.K. (Bag pet waste; Always leash pets; Respect wildlife; Know where you can go) Ranger Program at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument rolls out with information regarding dog etiquette, the Friends of Mountainair Animal Shelter, and on spreading dog adoption awareness. Visitors can bring their dogs for a chance for them to become an official Salinas B.A.R.K. Ranger.
Saturday, March 22, 2025, starting at 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM.
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Quarai Unit, 122 Manzano Quarai Rd, 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
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