Saturday, October 4, 2008

Community Calendar

Sat/Oct. 4

Trinity Site Open — White Sands Missile Range. This is the second of two times during the year that the site is open to the public (the first is in April). This is where the first atomic bomb was exploded July 16, 1945. Jim (WSMR), 575-479-6124.

Very Large Array Guided Tours — Plains of San Agustin 50 miles west of Socorro on U.S. 60. 575-835-7000.

Trinity Site & VLA Van Shuttle — Socorro Heritage & Visitors Center, 575-835-8927.

Recycle Newspapers & Aluminum Cans, 8:30-11:30 a.m. — Lot south of Ace Hardware. Tourism Director Deborah Dean partners with the Socorro High School football team and Honor Society in this project. For more info, call 575-835-8927. The recycling site will be available the first Saturday of every month.

Oktoberfest 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Hammel Museum, 600 N. Sixth St. Annual celebration to commemorate the founding of Socorro's famed Illinois Brewery. Music, food, entertainment, bake sale, arts & crafts and more. The honorary brewmeister will be Robert Eveleth serving George Killian's Red. Admission to the museum, live entertainment, and activities is free. Meal tickets are $9 at the door. Adult beverages are sold separately. For more info, contact Robert Eveleth at 575-418-8132 or Paul Harden at 575-835-7142.

Blessing of the Animals — Historic Plaza. In honor of St. Francis of Assisi, people bring pets of all kinds to be blessed by local priests and ministers. 575-835-2891.

Favorites Party, 1-4 p.m. — Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Celebrating some of our favorite wildlife artists and local food manufacturers. Come meet the artists, have some tasty treats and maybe take a little something home. For more info, call 575-835-1828.

Sat-Sun/Oct. 4-5

Chile Proppers Fly-In — New Mexico Tech Model Airplane Field. Model airplane competition. Carl Moore, 575-835-4568.

Mon/Oct. 6

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.

Tue/Oct. 7

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.

Programming with Python, 5:30 p.m. — MSEC 187. "Numeric and string operations." Free.

STARS & STAT Meeting, 6 p.m. — First Baptist Church, 203 Spring St. Socorro Teens Are Reaching Students and Socorro Teens Against Tombacco afterschool program for students in grades 6-12. For more info, contact Richard or Laura at 575-835-8707.

Wed/Oct. 8

Materias 467 Seminar, 2 p.m. — Jones 106. Dr. Judy Stuteville speaks on "Intellectual Property and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998."

Programming with Python, 4 p.m. — Speare 116. "Numeric and string operations." 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 Applicatins, 5:30 p.m. — Speare 116. Python programming tools and methods. Free.

Bureau of Land Management Public Meeting, 6:30 p.m. — Pie Town Fire Department. Review and comment for a planned multi-phase thinning project on BLM administered lands adjacent to Pie Town and the Top-of-the-World subdivision in Catron County to reduce the risk of wildland fire spreading from public lands to the local communities. Anyone who is unable to attend the meeting should direct their questions or comments to the BLM's Socorro Field Office at 575-835-0412.

Wed-Sat/Oct. 8-11

Alamo Indian Days — Alamo Navajo Reservation. An annual event to celebrate Fall Social Event. Food vendors, carts & crafts, gourd dancing and more. Christine, 575-854-2759.

Thu/Oct. 9

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.

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