Upcoming Events for January 27, 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

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

No events are scheduled at this time.

State Government

New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Services

Faux Stained Glass (Acrylic Paint Markers) Craft Workshop

  • February 3, 2025, at 12:00 PM
  • Bethel Storehouse, 1719 4th Street, Moriarty, NM 87035

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

Local Emergency Planning Committee

  • January 28, 2025, at 9:00 AM
  • Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Public Discussion of Veterans’ Exemption Bill

  • February 3, 2025, at 5:00 PM; no further information has been provided by the county government.
  • Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Torrance County Planning and Zoning Committee

  • February 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

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

Mountainair

Junior High (Boys and Girls) Basketball vs. Carrizozo

  • January 28, 2025, at 4:00 PM
  • Carrizozo High School, 800 D Avenue, Carrizozo, NM 88301

Mountainair Board of Education Regular Meeting

  • January 28, 2025, at 6:00 PM
  • BOE Offices next to the 4-H Building, Mountainair High School, 901 West 3rd Street, Mountainair, NM 87036

Varsity (Boys and Girls) Basketball vs. Hondo

  • January 30, 2025, at 5:00 PM
  • Hondo High School, 111 Don Pablo Lane, Hondo, NM 88336

Junior High (Boys) Basketball vs. Corona

  • January 31, 2025, at 2:00 PM
  • Mountainair High School, 901 West 3rd Street, Mountainair, NM 87036

Varsity (Boys and Girls) Basketball vs. Corona

  • January 31, 2025, at 3:00 PM
  • Mountainair High School, 901 West 3rd Street, Mountainair, NM 87036

Junior High Magdalena Tournament

  • February 1, 2025, No time provided by the school.
  • 201 Duggins Drive, Magdalena, NM 87825

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

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

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 prior to 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

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