ANUNCIOS

Events

TAOS COUNTY JOB FAIR Tuesday Oct. 12, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 105 Albright Street, across from Super Save. Attendees of this rapid hire event should bring an updated resume and three professional references and dress professionally. To see openings visit taoscounty.org/jobs. For more info, contact Taos County Human Resources at 575-737-6312 or the New Mexico Workforce Connection at 575-758-4219. Taos County provides an extensive benefit package inclusive of health insurance, retirement plan, sick leave and annual leave benefits and holiday pay.

JOB FAIR AND OUTDOOR BUSINESS EXPO Friday, Oct. 15 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Kit Carson Electric Coop Parking Lot, 118 Cruz Alta Road, Taos. Masks and social distancing required. For more info, visit taoschamber.com. RIDE THE RIFT is Sunday Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To participate in this free, non-competitive community mountain bike event for all ages and levels of mountain biking skills, find more info on their Facebook page or email info@fitaos.org.

MINER’S TRANSIT WILL HAVE ITS ANNUAL KIDS TRICK-OR-TREATING

on Sunday, Oct. 31 from 6-8 p.m. in Red River. Contact them to participate and request a stop at your business. Call 575-754-1708 or email mkhudiakov@ redriver.org.

ACEQUIA MADRE DEL NORTE DEL CAÑON

will have its annual meeting Saturday, Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. at the Cañon Christian Academy. Members are urged to attend. For more info, call 758-2982.

ACEQUIA MADRE DEL PUEBLO WILL HAVE ITS ANNUAL MEETING Saturday, Nov. 6 at 1 p.m. at the Cañon Christian Academy. Members are urged to attend. For more info, contact Nick Romero at 758-2982 or Charles Chacon at Chacon Accounting.

Meetings

LIONS CLUB OF TAOS to meet Thursday, Oct. 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Taos Country Club. Maria Teresa Garcia will be the featured luncheon speaker. Membership in the Lions Club is not required to attend. For more info, email joannecrass@ yahoo.com.

FALL MEETING THE CERRO DE GUADALUPE AREQUIPA ASSOCIATION will have a fall meeting on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 4 p.m. at the Cerro Community Center, State Highway 378, Cerro. Finances and improvements will be discussed. For more info, call Dean Archuleta at 575-586-2257, Rachel Leon at 575-779-0565 or Mary Jo Kelly at 575-586-1189.

RANCHOS DE TAOS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION is planning to have its annual meeting Sunday, Nov. 7 at the Llano Quemado Community Center on Hot Springs/Miranda Canyon Road. Doors open at 1 p.m., the meeting starts at 1:30 p.m. Masks required. All residents, business owners and property owners from Las Comunidades del Valle de los Ranchos (La Cordillera, Llano Quemado, Los Cordovas, Ranchos de Taos and Talpa) and interested parties are welcome to attend. In addition to the report to the community, the association will be electing a nine-member board of directors. Those interested in running for election to a director position should call 575-613-8153 or visit ranchosdetaosna.com.

TAOS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB. Monthly Wednesday meetings have restarted, at Taos County Emergency Ops Center, 6 Miranda Canyon Road, Ranchos de Taos; $15. Info at Tim L. Henson, S20thkbs@aol.com or 575770-1961.

FREE FAMILY LAW CLINICS – virtual and in-person, first Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Fill out eighthdistrictcourt. nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/ sites/23/2020/12/Intake-formFamily-Law-Clinic1.pdf, and email to taodgus@nmcourts.gov, or send to: Virtual, 105 Albright St. Suite N, Taos. Free. Call 575-751-8634.

Economic Recovery

SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY LOAN FUND Loans up to $150,000 at 1.625 percent for up to 10 years. No payments due the 1st year, interest-only due the 2nd and 3rd year, no prepayment penalty. For information, see nmfinance.com/small-businessrecovery-loan-fund-2021.

Education

ROOTS AND WINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL, awarded 2020 Elementary Charter School of the Year, is currently accepting students in the K-2 and 6-8 cohorts. Call 575-586-2076 or go to rootsandwingscommunityschool.org for more information.

TAOS PUEBLO HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

is now enrolling for 2021-2022. Children enrolled in other Federally Recognized Tribes, and children with disabilities are welcome and encouraged to apply. To schedule availability and intake meeting call 575-758-5819.

TAOS EDUCATION AND CAREER CENTER AT UNM-TAOS offers free online classes for High School Equivalency (HiSet/GED) preparation, support for college, career development and English-language instruction. Also available for basic computer skills, the center offers free online classes for internet and computer basics. Email tecc@unm.edu or call 575-737-3730.

Help wanted

WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS WANTED. Writers on the Range seeks writers of color, women and fresh voices; topics on intermountain territory; authentic, unique perspectives on Western public lands, water, natural resources, agriculture or economic institutions; word-count 750. See writersontherange.org or email betsym@ writersontherange.org.

General

TALPA COMMUNITY CENTER LIBRARY IS OPEN Mondays through Thursdays, 9:45 a.m. - 4 p.m. Services include 10 computers, affordable copies and faxing. Masks are required. Call 575-7511014. Register for a free library card. TALPA MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER ASSOCIATION membership can now view the annual Consumer Confidence Report. For copies call Raul E. Vigil at 575-751-4373 or see the copies at Talpa Community Center off State Road 518.

TAOS PUBLIC LIBRARY is now open to the public Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Curbside pickup runs simultaneously. To get a card, phone or email the library Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Masks required indoors at this time. Return items 24/7 to library drop box. If on delay or closed due to weather, notice will be at taoslibrary. org and Facebook. Call 575-737-2590 or email librarian@taosgov.com. MINDFUL FREE MEDITATION COURSE: EXPLORING MINDFUL MEDITATION:

BASICS. Online course offered free to the public by Mindful Frontiers, a local meditation community. Must register, at mindfulfrontiers.thinkific. com.

FREE MINDFULNESS MEDITATION ZOOM CIRCLES. Mondays and Fridays 7-7:15 a.m. Start and end the workweek with meditation. All ages and levels are welcome. The instructor is Anne-Marie Emanuelli, founder of Mindful Frontiers. Registration is required at app.ubindi.com/Mindful. Frontiers.

Food Assistance

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF TAOS. Bring canned goods or nonperishable gift Sundays, 10-11 a.m., 215 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, for parking lot drive-thru and drop-off of packaged foods and/or monetary donations to Shared Table, as well as foods or monetary donations for the Taos Men’s Shelter. Foods must be unopened and within their expiration date. Checks should be made payable to either Shared Table or Taos Coalition to End Homelessness.

NORTH CENTRAL FOOD PANTRY OF QUESTA

food distribution days are second and fourth Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon. For updates, call Questa village office at 575-586-0694 or see Facebook. For an emergency food box call Jeannie Master, 575-779-9194 or Nancy Parker, 505-699-7563. To donate, go to ncfpquesta.com or mail to North Central Food Pantry, P.O. Box 1076 Questa NM 87556.

SHARED TABLE distributes food commodities and basic health care items on second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, 11 a.m.-noon in El Prado at El Pueblito Methodist Church, 1309 Paseo del Pueblo Norte; and from 2-3 p.m. at Talpa Community Center, State Road 518, Ranchos de Taos. Call Pastor Cheri Lyon at 505-440-6849. ST. JAMES FOOD PANTRY offers supplemental groceries to all, Thursdays, 12:30-3:45 p.m. drive-thru at St. James Episcopal Church, 208 Camino de Santiago (off Gusdorf Road behind the Quality Inn), Taos.

Pets

PAYS TO HELP STRAYS. Thinking about adopting a stray cat? It’s hard to be homeless, hungry and cold with predators always nearby. Pays To Help

Strays is a free adoption service helping stray cats of Taos County and the Enchanted Circle. Call TFFF at 575758-3519 for more information.

CAT AND DOG SPAY/NEUTER, VACCINE PROGRAM for the town of Taos, Taos County and Taos Pueblo pet owners. Lower-income pet owners and all feral/outdoor/barn cat owners also eligible for free vaccine services, at Española Valley Humane Society, 505-753-0228. Dogs and cats must be between 8 weeks and 8 years of age. CAT SPAYING/NEUTERING. Free pet cat spaying/neutering in Taos available with a Zimmer Feline Foundation voucher. Town of Taos, Taos County and Taos Pueblo cats eligible. Call 505-466-1676.

Free COVID-19 testing

FREE DRIVE-THRU ORAL SWAB COVID TESTING. Wednesdays and Fridays, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Taos Youth and Family Center, 407 Paseo del Cañon East. Register at cvtestreg.nmhealth.org; also see curative.com or cur.tv/taos. Painless, self-administered oral swab test. Results delivered electronically within 48 hours of receipt at the lab.

FREE NASAL SWAB COVID TESTING. Mondays, 8-10:30 a.m. at Taos Department of Health, 1400 Weimer Rd, Taos. Register at cvtestreg. nmhealth.org. For more information, call 575-758-0493.

NO-COST AT-HOME COVID TESTING for all New Mexicans. New Mexico and Vault Medical Services offer athome COVID-19 saliva testing for any person who believes they need to be tested, with or without symptoms, at no cost. Order a test online at cvvaccine.nmhealth.org.

COVID-19 VACCINE DASHBOARD Stay up-to-date about the state’s vaccination effort, including the number of vaccines administered: cvvaccine. nmhealth.org/public-dashboard.html.

BEWARE VACCINE SCAMS: MEDICARE COVERS COVID-19 VACCINE

at no cost to seniors. If asked to share your Medicare number or pay for vaccine access, it’s a scam. Don’t share any personal or financial information if someone calls, texts or emails promising vaccine access for a fee.