Saturday, October 18, 2008

Community Calendar

Sat/Oct. 18

Recycle #1 plastic (no caps), computer and mixed paper, paperboard and cardboard, 8 a.m. to noon — Historic Plaza. Sponsored by the City of Socorro and the Socorro Chamber of Commerce. For more info, call 575-835-0424. The recycling site will be available the third Saturday of every month.

Friends of the Socorro Public Library Fall Book & Bake Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Finley Gym, across the street from the library. Donations will be accepted until Thursday, Oct. 16. Volunteers are needed to haul books, sell items and bake goodies. There will be a preview sale for active Friends on Friday, Oct. 17, 5-7 p.m. at Finley Gym. For more info, call 575-835-1114.

President's Dance, 8 p.m. — New Mexico Tech, Macey Center. Semi-formal dance sponsored by Residential Life.

Mon/Oct. 20

Carino Toy and Resource Library, 3-5 p.m. — New Mexico Tech's Children's Center. Socorro County residents can check out age and developmentally appropriate toys, books and more for free and keep them for a month.

Hydrology Seminar, 3:30 p.m. — MSEC 101. Dennis McQuillan, of New Mexico Environment Department, speaks on "Air, Water, Food and Sex."

Math Seminar, 4 p.m. — Weir 209. Nail Ibragimov speaks on "Applications of group invariance methods to non-linear problems."

Society of Women Engineers, 5 p.m. — Weir 132. A presentation is scheduled on how SWE works from the local collegiate, Professional, Regional and National levels.

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.

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. 21

Bookmobile — Bosque (north of P.O.), 8:30-9 a.m.; Veguita (across from old P.O.), 9:15-10:15 a.m.; Monticello PO, 1:30-2:30 p.m.; Winston Community Center, 3:45-4:45 p.m.; Cuchillo Mo Bechtel Property, 5:15-6:15 p.m.

Advanced Python Appli-cations, 4 p.m. — Speare 116. Python programming tools and 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.

Programming with Python, 5:30 p.m. — MSEC 187. "Dictionaries; branching; scripting."

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. 22

Programming with Python, 4 p.m. — Speare 116. "Dictionaries; branching; scripting."

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.

SGH Empowerment Group Meeting, 5:30 p.m. — Socorro General Hospital Cafeteria. Spah Night! Reflexology, massages, Ionic foot baths and more. Small fees may apply. For more info, call 575-835-1140, or 505-514-5270.

Advanced Python Appli-cations, 5:30 p.m. — Speare 116. Python programming tools and methods. Free.

E-mail this story Printer-friendly version