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Manzano Mountain Retreat Harvest Festival 2026

Harvest Festival 2026

Manzano Mountain Retreat Harvest Festival 2026

Mountainair Jubilee 2026

Mountainair Jubilee 2026

Fireworks The Mountainair Jubilee wandered far from July 4, pushing the fireworks to Friday, July 24, 2026. The event was a celebratory counterpoint to the town's mourning of the recent passing of Mayor Pro Tem Gayle Jones and the appointment of her husband, Wayne, to complete her term

Dispatch Lens: Moriarty Motocross

Dispatch Lens: Moriarty Motocross

AMA Monster Energy Loretta Lynn's Southwest Area Qualifier | Full Throttle Race Series, Round 1 Riders carved through the dirt at Moriarty MX on Sunday, May 17, 2026, as Moriarty Motorcross hosted the opening round of the Full Throttle Race Series. Full Throttle Race Series: Season Kickoff In addition

Residents and Businesses Rally Behind Elementary School Halloween Celebration

Residents and Businesses Rally Behind Elementary School Halloween Celebration

Estancia's Independence Day Celebration

Estancia's Independence Day Celebration

Local Participants in a National Protest

Local Participants in a National Protest

The Saturday, June 14, 2025, "No Kings" protest was alleged by data scientist G. Elliott Morris to be the largest protest in US history. Locally, the protests were smaller than in more populous areas, unsurprisingly. There were 18 such protests across the state of New Mexico. At the

Stargazing at Abó: Night Sky Program Illuminates the Past and Present

Stargazing at Abó: Night Sky Program Illuminates the Past and Present

While the town of Mountainair gathered under gymnasium lights on the evening of Friday, May 23, 2025, to celebrate the graduation of the Mountainair High School Class of 2025, a quieter, more contemplative gathering took place a few miles west, under a different kind of illumination. At the Abó unit

Arts and Crafts Fair Bring Gifts to MMAC

Arts and Crafts Fair Bring Gifts to MMAC

This Saturday, December 7, 2024, the Manzano Mountain Art Council and the Mountainair Rotary co-hosted the annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair with a sizable turnout of customers.

Taking the Oath of Citizenship

Taking the Oath of Citizenship

This summer, the Mountainair Dispatch was invited to observe a citizenship ceremony officiated by the Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services and hosted by the Friends of the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument at the national monument’s Quarai unit. Due to security concerns, the event was not widely publicized

100th Birthday of Ike Cole at the Veterans of Foreign Wars

100th Birthday of Ike Cole at the Veterans of Foreign Wars

In Moriarty on Friday, August 30, 2024, VFW Post 3370 celebrated what would have been the 100th Birthday of Ivan "Ike" Cole, a decorated World War II combat veteran who served with the 45th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized) of the 45th Infantry Division. Cole was repeatedly wounded and was

Scenes from the 2024 Mountainair Jubilee

Scenes from the 2024 Mountainair Jubilee

Despite the storm and flooding that curtailed the celebration, the Mountainair Jubilee on June 28th and 29th, 2024, was a success, with a high visitor turnout. Friday Night Dance with Daniel Solis and B&X Sound Just as last year, Daniel Solis and his band performed cover songs. Most

Halloween Celebrations in Estancia

Halloween Celebrations in Estancia

🕯️This month’s content sponsor is the Friends of Salinas Pueblo Missions, who invite you to join them for the annual Luminaria de Abó on December 2, 2023. This will be a magical evening with flickering luminaria amongst the historical ruins of the San Gregorio de Abó Mission. There will