ANUNCIOS

Disaster assistance resources

RECENT HIGH WINDS have impacted many families,

homes and businesses in the Enchanted Circle. If you or

someone you know needs a place to stay (think local hotel) or has an unmet need requiring assistance, you may contact the Enchanted Circle Community Organizations Active in Disaster (ECCOAD) by emailing them

at info@eccoad.org or calling 505-692-3296. Please leave a detailed message if no one answers — the number is not currently staffed 24/7. For more

info, visit eccoad.org.

Damage repair estimates

HAVE ROOF DAMAGE or need any other type of repair at your

home? Call High Mountain Construction at 575-741-6690 for a free estimate and quick

service. Members of their team can be on site the same day. They are also willing to repair any type of damage to your

house. For more info, email josephmartinez213@icloud.

com.

Events

FREE COVID VACCINE AND TESTING:

Taos Immigrant Allies is partnering with the New Mexico Department of Health and Premier Medical Group to

host a free COVID vaccination and testing clinic on Saturday (Jan. 15) from 10 a.m to 3

p.m. at 202 Chamisa Road in the Juan I. Gonzales Agricultural Center. Anyone over 12 is welcome and both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be available for your first, second or third (booster) dose if it has been five months since your

last COVID immunization. Free drive through community rapid testing will be available the same hours and location while supplies last. No ID, insurance or SSN required. For questions, call 575-770-0133.

THE TAOS COUNTY DEMOCRATS

will be collecting signatures for various Democratic candidates on Saturday, Jan. 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at their

headquarters (729-A Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos). Masks are required and safe distancing

practices will be in effect. For more info, call 575-999-1621.

FILM PRIZE JUNIOR NEW MEXICO

is hosting a virtual workshop called “Telling a Story Through Sound: The Art of Film Sound,” on Sunday, Jan. 16 at 12 p.m.

streaming on Beem. Former Skywalker Sound editor Ken Fischer will share the secret ingredients behind classic movies from Star Wars to Jurassic Park. Special guest Gary Rydstrom, seven-time Academy Award winning sound engineer

for films like Saving Private Ryan, Titanic and more, will also be involved. It is free to register and attend, but donations will be accepted. Proceeds go

to support the Film Prize Junior New Mexico youth film education and festival. For more info, visit filmprizejr.com.

Meetings

TALPA COMMUNITY CENTER ASSOC., Inc. will be holding

board elections today (Thursday, Jan. 13) at 6 p.m. with monthly board meeting to follow. For more info, call Guadalupe Morgas at 575-751-1014 or email talpacommunitycenter@ yahoo.com.

LA MERCED DE CRISTOBAL DE LA SERNA meetings have been postponed due to the increasing number of cases of COVID19. Questions may be directed

to Beverly Armijo at 575-4251100 or (575) 224-5315.

TAOS AMATEUR RADIO. Taos Amateur Radio Club Ham radio meetings have started up monthly for the Taos Amateur Radio Club at Taos County Emergency Ops Center, #6 Miranda Canyon Rd, Ranchos

de Taos. Free. Call 575-770-1961. TAOS ARTIST ORGANIZATION is meeting again, virtually on

the second Wednesday each month from 6-7 p.m. To join

their monthly Zoom meetings, email taosartistorganization@

gmail.com. Free. For more info, call 720-366-6684.

AMERICAN LEGION POST 16 IN TAOS meets the third Saturday

of each month at 1:30 p.m. at Kit Carson Electric Boardroom, 118 Cruz Alta Road. For more info, call 575-224-7290.

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 575751-8634.

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.

Transportation

Due to a staffing shortage, the

RTD BLUE BUS TSV Green route between the Town of Taos and Taos Ski Valley will not operate

this season. NCRTD continues to offer other fare-free transit services between Taos and Santa Fe and throughout Taos County. Info can be found at ridethebluebus.com or call Jim Nagle,

public information officer at 505-629-4707.

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.

Economic recovery

SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY

LOAN FUND offers loans up to $150,000 at 1.625 percent for up to 10 years. No payments due the first year, interest-only due the second and third year, no

pre-payment penalty. For information, see nmfinance.com/ small-business-recovery-loanfund-2021.

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 575-751-1014. Register for a free

library card.

TALPA MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER ASSOCIATION members 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 open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 575-737-2590 or email

librarian@taosgov.com.

TAOS MOUNTAIN SANGHA offers

a weekly meditation sit and Dharma talk every Wednesday

evening, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Visit taosmountainsangha.org for details and email tmsanga@gmail.com with questions.

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

TAOS FEEDS TAOS is accepting

financial donations and applications from struggling families

for food assistance. For more info, visit taosfeedstaos.org.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF TAOS. Bring canned goods or nonperishable gifts 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 Masters, 575-779-9194 or Nancy Parker, 505-699-7563. To donate, visit ncfpquesta.com or mail

checks to North Central Food Pantry, P.O. Box 1076 Questa, New Mexico 87556.

SHARED TABLE distributes food commodities and basic health care items on the second and

fourth Wednesdays of each 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 505-4406849.

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. Taos Feral Feline Friends, the all-volunteer animal charity, wants to

help you adopt a stray cat. Pays To Help Strays is a free adoption service helping stray cats of Taos County and the Enchanted Circle. Qualified applicants

receive these veterinary benefits: Spay/neuter surgery; all vet-recommended testing; vaccinations for rabies, and deadly viral diseases FVRCP and FELV. To be eligible, the adopter must contact TFFF within 60 days, or in advance, of the adoption. Cats from shelters, pet stores or breeders are ineligible for this

program. Call TFFF at 575-7583519 for more information.

CAT AND DOG SPAY/NEUTER, VACCINE PROGRAM for the town

of Taos, Taos County and Taos Pueblo pet owners. Lowerincome 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.

NO-COST AT-HOME COVID TESTING for all New Mexicans. New Mexico and Vault Medical Services offer at-home 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.