The Cibola Citizen welcomes announcements about community events. Please include contact information: phone number, email address or website. There is no charge for publishing calendar announcements. Contact the Cibola Citizen at editor@cibolacitizen.com, call 505-287-3840 or 505-604-4347, or stop by 200 W. Santa Fe Ave., Grants, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Monday-Friday.
Editor’s note: All calendar entries were up to date as of the Nov. 24 publishing deadline. Gatherings of more than five people have been prohibited by a public safety order issued by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.
Events may be cancelled or postponed at any time. Check with the contact listed in each entry for additional information.
APRIL
Effective as of April 27
Northwest New Mexico Regional Solid Waste Authority
The NWNMRSWA announced the temporary closure of all Cibola County recycling centers. Call 505-905-8400 or 505-287-4150 for more information.
SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 2020 – March 2021
NMSU Cooperative Extension offers gardening classes
“Ready, Set, Grow” - First and third Wednesday of each month, September through March, the NMSU Cooperative Extension offers gardening classes as free webinars, 3 p.m. A variety of topics and speakers will make presentations. Call Cibola County Agricultural Extension Agent Chase Elkins, 505-287- 9266, or email chelkins@nmsu.edu for more information.
OCTOBER
NWNMSWA accepts corrugated cardboard
The Northwest New Mexico Solid Waste Authority accepts only corrugated cardboard for recycling. Locations include Smith’s Grocery, Roosevelt Avenue, Grants, John Brooks Supermarket, Highway 66, Milan, and Milan Transfer Station, 2305 W. Highway 66, Milan. John Brooks site, Monday-Friday; 8 a.m. – noon, Grants facility,1 – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; and transfer station, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. No Saturday hours. Call 505-905-8400 or 505-287-4150 for more information.
NOVEMBER
November 26-27
Thanksgiving holiday
CLOSED – the Cibola Citizen newspaper office, 200 W. Santa Fe Ave., Grants, will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 26, and Friday, Nov. 27, in honor of Thanksgiving. Regular office hours resume on Monday, Nov. 30. Call 505-287-3840 for more information.
November 30
Animal Services Board meeting
1 p.m., 722 Sakaleres Blvd., Grants. Visit cityofgrants.net or call 505-287-7927 for more information.
DECEMBER
December 1
G/CCSD board teleconferencing meeting
5:30 p.m., boardroom, central office, 413 Roosevelt Ave., Grants. Visit gccs.k12.nm.us or call 505-285-2603 for more information.
December 10
Special county commission meeting
5 p.m., Cibola County Commission special meeting, because the Christmas holidays fall on the fourth Thursday and Cibola County offices, 700 E. Roosevelt Ave., Suite 50, Grants, are closed. Call 505-285-2557 or visit http://cibolacountynm.com/ for more information.
Milan Planning and Zoning meeting
5:30 p.m., village hall, 623 Uranium Ave., Milan. Visit villageofmilan.com or call 505-285-4496 for more information.
Milan Board of Trustees meeting
5:30 p.m., village hall, 623 Uranium Ave., Milan. Visit villageofmilan.com or call 505-285-4496 for more information.
December 15
G/CCSD board teleconferencing meeting
5:30 p.m., boardroom, central office, 413 Roosevelt Ave., Grants. Visit gccs.k12.nm.us or call 505-285-2603 for more information.
JANUARY 2021
January 14
Cibola General Hospital board meeting
5:30 p.m., boardroom, Cibola General Hospital, 1016 Roosevelt Ave., Grants. Visit cibolahospital.com or call 505-287-5300 for more information.
Ongoing
Bridge Club seeks new members
The group is offering to teach community members how to play bridge. Call 505-240-1795 for more information.
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Alcoholics Anonymous
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at noon; Friday at 5:30 p.m., 411 E. Santa Fe Ave., # 4, Grants. Call 505-285-6337 or 505-290-1480 for more information.
Every Wednesday
AWANA
First Baptist Church hosts AWANA program, 6-7:30 p.m. AWANA is for children ages three through high school. AWANA runs through the school year. Call 505-240-0555 for more information.
CANCELLED - Every Thursday
Bridge Club
12:30 p.m. at Future Foundations Family Center, 551 Washington Ave., Grants. Future’s is temporarily closed. Call 505-287-3713 for more information.
12 Steps to Recovery
6:30 p.m. at Zion Ministries, 511 W. Hwy 66, Milan, Meeting/Dinner AA/NA. Call 505-240-4156 for more information.
Every Saturday
Celebrate Recovery
6 p.m. at Calvary Community Church of Milan, two blocks south of Lota Burger, Milan. Call 575-571-8393 for more information.
CANCELLED - 1st Wednesday
Book Talk Club meeting,
4:30 p.m., Grants Public Library, 1101 N. First St., Grants. Call 505-287-4793 or visit cityofgrants.net/library for more information.
1st Thursday
Cibola County Historical Society Board meeting
11 a.m. – 1 p.m., 525 W. High St., Grants. Meetings are open to any member or nonmember. Call 505-287- 2630 or visit cibolahistory.org for more information.
CANCELLED -
Recycling group meets
6:30 p.m., Recycle Cibola meeting at Future Foundations Family Center, 551 Washington Ave., Grants. Future’s is temporarily closed. The group invites community members to attend and there are no membership fees. Visit recyclecibola.org or call 505-552-2166 for more information.
CANCELLED - 2nd Wednesday
Retired Educators meeting
11:30 a.m., Coyote del Malpais Golf Course, 2001 George Hanosh Blvd., Grants. Call 505-285-6132 for more information.
CANCELLED - 2nd Saturday
Mt. Taylor Quilt Guild
10 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 400 Nimitz Ave., Grants. Call 505-870-0587 for more information.
CANCELLED - 3rd Tuesday
Free Cibola County Pro Se Legal Clinic
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at The Thirteenth Judicial District Court of Cibola County, 700 E. Roosevelt Ave., Suite 60, Grants. The Cibola County complex is temporarily closed. Call 505-287-8831 for more information.
3rd Wednesday
Cibola County CrimeStoppers meeting
Noon at La Ventana Steakhouse Restaurant, 110 Geis St. in Grants. Email: Crimtestoppers505@icloud.com for more information.