Upcoming Events for March 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

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

• March 3, 2025, at 10:00 AM
• March 7-9, 2025, at 10:00 AM
• March 14-17, 2025, at 10:00 AM
• March 21-24, 2025, at 10:00 AM
• March 28-31, 2025, at 10:00 AM
• Meet at the visitors center
• Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, NM 87552

Forked Lightning Ranch House Caravan Tour

• March 3, 2025, at 1:30 PM
• March 28, 2025, at 1:30 PM
• March 31, 2025, at 1:30 PM
• Meet at the visitors center
• Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, NM 87552

Battle of Glorieta Pass Talk

• March 7-9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
• March 14-17, 2025, at 1:30 PM
• March 21-24, 2025, at 1:30 PM
• Meet at the visitors center
• Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, NM 87552

Battle of Glorieta Pass Anniversary Commemoration Program

• March 29, 2025, 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
• March 30, 2025, 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
• Meet at the Trading Post, 0.5 mile south of the main visitor center on NM-63.
• 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 - 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 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

Ideas for Cooking and Nutrition

• Cooking classes for those looking for quick and healthy meals that are low in cost, quick, and healthy
• March 24, 2025, and March 31, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
• Bethel Community Storehouse, 1719 Fourth Street South, Moriarty, NM 87035

Free Craft Class: Diamond Art

• Sign up and enjoy making diamond mosaic art. This class immediately follows the ICAN nutrition education class, so you can enjoy food sampling with ICAN and then take part in fun craft workshops.
• March 24, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
• Bethel Storehouse, 1719 4th Street South, Moriarty, NM 87035

Free Craft Class: Macramé Plant Hanger

• Sign up and enjoy this retro decorative weaving art. This class immediately follows the ICAN nutrition education class, so you can enjoy food sampling with ICAN and then take part in fun craft workshops.
• March 31, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
• Bethel Storehouse, 1719 4th Street South, Moriarty, NM 87035

Kitchen Creations: Free Diabetes Cooking Classes

• A Series of 4 free classes to help you learn how to plan meals that work with your diabetes, how to practice cooking foods in healthier ways, and enjoy the support of others living with diabetes
• April 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
• Call 505-544-4334 to register or email maberryd@nmsu.edu
• Torrance County Fairgrounds, 700 10th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Torrance County

Torrance County Planning and Zoning Committee

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

Torrance County Board of Registrations

• March 11, 2025, at 10:00 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

Estancia Valley Youth and Family Council

• March 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

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

Torrance County Planning and Zoning Committee

• April 2, 2025, at 9:00 AM
• Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Mountainair

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

Regular Meeting of the Mountainair Public Schools School Board

• March 18, 2025, at 6:00 PM
• 901 W 3rd St, Mountainair, NM 87036, USA

Regular Meeting of the Mountainair Town Council

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

Parent-Teacher Conferences

• March 21, 2025 (All-Day)
• All grades

Spring Break

• March 24, 2025 - March 28, 2025

Regular Meeting of the Mountainair Town Council

• April 1, 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.

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