Upcoming Events for February 3, 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

Online Applications for Fisher House Foundation and Defense Commissary Agency Scholarships for Military Children and Heroes' Legacy Scholarships

Applications accepted through February 12, 2025
Visit www.militaryscholar.org for additional information

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

USDA

Due to a lack of events, the USDA will no longer be covered.

State Government

New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Services

Jewelry Making Craft Workshop

February 10, 2025, at 12:00 PM
Bethel Storehouse, 1719 4th Street, Moriarty, NM 87035

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

Torrance County Government Offices will be closed on February 17, 2025, for the Presidents’ Day federal holiday.

Torrance County Planning and Zoning Committee

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

Emergency Preparedness and Evacuation Workshop

February 6, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Call 505-297-9981 or email sodell@tcnm.us to register
Free starter "go bag" for those who complete the workshop (one per household)
Manzano Mountain Art Council 101 East Broadway, Mountainair, NM 87036

Regular Meeting of the Torrance County Board of County Commissioners

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

Emergency Preparedness and Evacuation Workshop

February 15, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Call 505-297-9981 or email sodell@tcnm.us to register
Free starter "go bag" for those who complete the workshop (one per household)
Torreon Community Center, 18 Torreon Heights Road, Torreon, NM 87061

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

Mountainair Public Schools will be closed on February 17, 2025, for the Presidents' Day federal holiday.

Mountainair Town Council Regular Meeting

February 4, 2025, at 6:00 PM
Mountainair Town Council Building, 107 1/2 North Roosevelt Avenue, Mountainair, NM 87036

Junior High (Boys and Girls) Basketball vs. Alamo Navajo

February 5, 2025, at 4:00 PM
Alamo Navajo High School, MM 29, NM-169, Alamo, NM 87825 (past the Alamo Navajo Wellness Center on the left/South side)

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

February 7, 2025, at 2:00 PM
Carrizozo High School, 800 D Ave, Carrizozo, NM 88301

Varsity (Boys and Girls) Basketball vs. Corona

February 11, 2025, at 5:00 PM
531 Franklin Street, Corona, NM 88318

Junior Varsity and Varsity (Boys and Girls) Basketball vs. Alamo Navajo

February 15, 2025, at 1:00 PM
Mountainair High School, 901 West 3rd Street, 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

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.

Maria de Agreda - “The Blue Nun”

A presentation by Martha Vera, Honorary Consul of Spain, regarding 16th Century Spanish Abbess of the Order of the Immaculate Conception and Christian mystic, Maria de Agreda, who lived in New Spain and whose writings were censured by the Inquisition
February 15, 2025, at 2:00 PM
MMAC Center, 101 East Broadway, Mountainair, NM 87036

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

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

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

New Mexico 4-H Shooting Sports Certification

Training covers Archery, Hunting Skills, Muzzleloading, Modern Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun, and Shooting Sports Safety; attendees will receive a 4-H Level One Certification (1 Discipline); Participants must be fully enrolled and approved 4-H volunteers before attending; contact the Torrance County Extension Office for more information at 505-544-4333.
February 7 to February 9, 2025, beginning at 8:00 AM each day
Eastern New Mexico Fairgrounds, 2055 SE Main Street, Roswell, NM 88203