Saturday, February 16, 2008

Community Calendar

Sat/Feb. 16

Engineering Weekend Show-and-Tells, 9 a.m. — Fidel Center.

New Mexico Supercomputer Challenge, 9 a.m. — Speare Hall. Regional competition.

Engineering Weekend Women in Engineering Luncheon, Noon — Macey Center. Sign up by calling 575-835-2511.

Engineering Weekend Rube Goldberg Competition, 1:30 p.m. — Fidel Center. Sign up by calling 575-835-5211.

Engineering Weekend Geek Olympics, 3 p.m. — Workman 101.

Engineering Weekend Jock Olympics, 3 p.m. — Tech Gym.

Sun/Feb. 17

Engineering Weekend Event, 2 p.m. — Tour of Magdalena Ridge Observtory. Sign up by calling 575-835-5211.

Engineering Weekend Event, 3 p.m. — EMRTC. Live explosives demonstration. Sign up by calling 575-835-5211.

Matinee Bingo, 1 p.m. — DAV Hall, 200 N. 5th St. Blackout Bingo, $750 with 55 numbers or less. For more info, contact the DAV, 575-835-0843.

Mon/Feb. 18

Presidents' Day — Tech offices open, federal and state offices and banks closed.

Bookmobile — Bosque (north of P.O.), 1-2:15 p.m.; Veguita (across from old P.O.), 2:30-3:45 p.m.

Prevention Coordination Committee Meeting, 10 a.m. — Socorro Extension Office. Open to the public, especially those who are interested in participating in prevention programs for Socorro County. For more info, contact bobbi Jo at 575-835-2444.

Hydrology Seminar, 3:30 p.m. — MSEC 101. Alex Rinehart speaks on "Effects of Vegetation, Albedo, and Radiation Sheltering on the Distributiono f Snow in the Valles Caldera, New Mexico."

Air Rifle Practice, 5:30 p.m. — Tech Gym, Basement. Meets every Monday night. Free. Precision air rifles, pellets and targets are provided. For more info, contact Jim at 575-835-5409.

Tue/Feb, 19

Bookmobile — Alamo Adult Education Bldg., 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Datil P.O., 1:30-3 p.m.; Quemado P.O., 4-5 p.m.

Tech Regents Meeting, 1:30 p.m. — Macey Center. Legal and personnel items are to be considered in Executive Session.

Rugby Practice, 4:30 p.m. — Tech Athletic Field. Be ready to run and bring water. For more info, contact coach Dave Wheelock at the gymnasium office, 575-835-5854 or dwheelock@admin.nmt.edu.

Intro to Python, 5:30 p.m. — Speare 23. "Dictionaries; branching; scripting." Free.

STARS & STAT Meeting, 6 p.m. — First Baptist Church, 203 Spring St. Socorro Teens Are Reaching Students and Socorro Teens Against Tobacco are sponsored by Healthy Family Initiatives. For more information, contact Richard or Laura at 575-835-8707.

Relay For Life Information Meeting, 6 p.m. — Socorro Public Library. Anyone who would like to serve on a committee is encouraged to attend. For more info, contact Olivia Salisbury, 505-262-6013 or toll-free at 866-238-3219.

Study Skills Seminar with Dr. Cormack, 7 p.m. — Cramer 124. Learn how to get an A. For new and continuing students. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome.

Tech Amateur Radio Association Net, 7 p.m. — 146.680 MHz, pL 100. All licensed radio amateurs are welcome.

Wed/Feb. 20

Bookmobile — Reserve Rode Inn, 9:30 a.m.-Noon; Rancho Grande Estates (at Adobe Café), 1:30-3 p.m.; Luna Mercantile, 3:30-5 p.m.

Humanities Research Collo-quium, 4 p.m. — Weir 102. Ingo Trauschweizer speaks on "Past, Present, and the Historian's Craft: The Case of the Cold War U.S. Army."

Intro to Python, 4p.m. — MSEC 187. "Dictionaries; branching; scripting." Free.

Rugby Practice, 4:30 p.m. — Tech Athletic Field. Be ready to run and bring water. For more info, contact coach Dave Wheelock at the gymnasium office, 575-835-5854 or dwheelock@admin.nmt.edu.

Advanced Python Applications, 5:30 p.m. — Speare 23. Open discussion of Python methods.

Women's Empowerment Group — Dinner out, call for time and location, 575-835-1140.

Total Lunar Eclipse Party, 6 p.m. — Etscorn Campus Observatory. The public is invited to view the total lunar eclipse. Telescopes will be available to look at other celestial sights during the evening. Take Canyon Road past the Tech Golf Course. At the 4-way stop turn right onto Buck Wolfe Drive and follow the signs to the observatory. Be sure to dress warm!

Bingo, 7 p.m. — DAV Hall, 200 N. 5th St. Blackout Bingo, $750 with 55 numbers or less. For more info, contact the DAV, 575-835-0843.

Thu/Feb. 21

Bookmobile — Apache Creek Store, 8:30-9:30 a.m.; Aragon P.O., 9:45-10:30 a.m.; Pie Town P.O., 1-2:30 p.m.; Magdalena (next to Old West Bar), 3:45-4:45 p.m.

SCOPE Meeting, 11:30 a.m. — Puerto Seguro Inc. The public is invited to attend the Socorro County Community Health Council. For more info, contact Bobbi Jo at 575-835-2444.

Advanced Python Applications, 4 p.m. — Speare 23. Open discussiono f Python programming methods. free.

Rugby Practice, 4:30 p.m. — Tech Athletic Field. Be ready to run and bring water. For more info, contact coach Dave Wheelock at the gymnasium office, 575-835-5854 or dwheelock@admin.nmt.edu.

Study Skills Seminar with Dr. Cormack, 7 p.m. — Cramer 124. Learn how to get an A. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome.

Socorro Back Country Horsemen Meeting, 7 p.m. — BLM Field Office. Guest speaker is Gina Dello Russo, a wildlife management biologist with the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.For more info, contact Tom Bryant at 575-423-3303.

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