Upcoming Events for December 22, 2025

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Federal Government

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

No events have been scheduled at this time.

State Government

New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service

Kitchen Creations Diabetes Cooking Classes

• April 18, 2026, April 25, 2026, May 2, 2025, and May 9, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
• Torrance County Fairgrounds, 715 10th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Torrance County

Local Emergency Planning Committee

• December 23, 2025, at 9:00 AM
• Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Administrative Offices Closed

• December 24-25, 2025

Torrance County Commissioners Meeting

• December 31, 2025, at 9:00 AM
• Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Administrative Offices Closed

• January 1, 2026

Planning and Zoning Board Meeting

• January 7, 2026 at 9:15 AM
• Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Torrance County Commissioners Meeting

• January 14, 2026, at 9:00 AM
• Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Local Emergency Planning Committee

• January 27, 2026, at 9:00 AM
• Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Torrance County Commissioners Meeting

• January 28, 2026, at 9:00 AM
• Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Estancia

Estancia Motor Vehicles Division Office Closed

• December 22, 2025, to January 2, 2026

Estancia Town Hall Closed

• December 24, 2025 and December 25, 2025
• December 31, 2025, to January 2, 2026
• January 19, 2026 (Martin Luther King, Jr., Day)

Estancia Board of Trustees

• January 5, 2026, at 6:15 PM
• Estancia Public Library, 601 10th St, Estancia, NM 87016

Estancia Board of Trustees

• January 20, 2026, at 6:15 PM
• Estancia Public Library, 601 10th St, Estancia, NM 87016

Moriarty

Moriarty City Council Meeting Cancelled

• December 24, 2025

Moriarty Administrative Offices Closed

• December 25, 2025

Mountainair

Mountainair Town Council

• 1st & 3rd Tuesday of every month at 6:00 PM (January 6, 2026, and January 20, 2026)
• Mountainair Town Council Building, 107 1/2 North Roosevelt Avenue, Mountainair, NM 87036
• Call-in info: 346-248-7799
• Access code: 856-052-5813
• Passcode: 888-888

Other Organizations

Mountainair Rotary Club

• 12:00 PM every Thursday (There will be no meetings on December 25, 2025, and January 1, 2026)
• Claunch-Pinto SWCD Conservation Center, 1206 NM-55, Mountainair, NM 87036
• Attendees should bring their own lunch.

Mountainair Clothing Bank/Free Store

• There will be a 20-item limit on donations taken.
• January 16, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Dr. Saul Community Center, 111 N Roosevelt Ave, Mountainair, NM 87036

You Are the Artist: Learn the Basics of Drawing

• January 24 and January 31, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Cost $20 (supplies included)
• learn the basics of drawing with pencil, charcoal, and pen
• register online at https://tinyurl.comYouAreTheArtist via email at mmacevents@gmail.com, or via telephone at 505-847-5068
• MMAC Center, 101 East Broadway, Mountainair, NM 87036

Manzano Mountain Art Council Speaker Presentation Series, February 2026

PJ Lavato: Trains in Mountainair

• Saturday, February 7, 2026, at 2:00 PM
• MMAC Center, 101 East Broadway, Mountainair, NM 87036

Javier Sanchez: Banditry and Rustling in the Lower Estancia Valley

• Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 2:00 PM
• MMAC Center, 101 East Broadway, Mountainair, NM 87036

Dixie Boyle: Manzano National Forest and the First Fire Lookout

• Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 2:00 PM
• MMAC Center, 101 East Broadway, Mountainair, NM 87036