ANUNCIOS Food Assistance
DUE TO COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS, CALL TO VERIFY THE ANUNCIO IS STILL HAPPENING
TAOS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL will hold its regularly scheduled governing council meeting Monday ( Jan. 11) at 5:30 p.m. Due to the state mandated requirements, this meeting will be held virtually. If you have any questions or if you would like a copy of the agenda, please call (575) 751-3109 or visit taosacademy.org RECYCLING CHRISTMAS TREES by Taos County Solid Waste will take place through Jan. 19 in front of the county courthouse. Remove all decorations and tree stands as trees will be mulched and these items damage the chipper. All who take place in this recycling are greatly appreciated.
ZOOM YOGA SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE for six-week workshop with Monica Fredrickson through Taos Whole Community Health, as well as classes at three price breaks ($108, $135 or $$165 plus tax). Registration starts now for Mondays, Jan. 4 through Feb. 8, 1-2 p.m. Register now at taoswholehealth.org/yoga-therapy. FREE DAILY COVID-19 TESTS – Note: For saliva swabbing, DO NOT EAT, DRINK or SMOKE FOR A HALF-HOUR BEFORE TESTING). FREE TAOS COVID TESTING, nasopharyngeal swabs at the Taos Public Health Office of New Mexico Department of Health, NE Region: 9 a.m. - noon, Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, at Weimer Road in Taos. Call for drive-thru appointment. Register before the event and bring your confirmation code with you. Confirmation number is NOT a guarantee of a test due to volume and arrival time. Arrive at the appointed date and time you selected. For more information, call the Taos Public Health Office, 1400 Weimer Road in Taos. To register, go to cvtestreg.nmhealth. org. For help registering or other info, call (575) 758-4719.
FREE ESPAÑOLA COVID-19 TESTING, self-collected saliva swabs at Northern New Mexico College, Española, the Ben Lujan Library parking area on campus, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., seven days a week. To test, you must ENTER at the N. RAILROAD AVENUE entrance to the NNMC campus. Stay in car and follow directions from testing personnel to the library testing site. After testing, EXIT via
Paseo de Oñate. First cough several times (into your sleeve) and then swab several places inside your mouth. Results are available as quickly as 72 hours from test date. To register for a test date and time, visit curative.com. Click on “Get Tested Now.”
FREE ALBUQUERQUE COVID-19 SALIVA TESTING and offered at Balloon Fiesta Park, among other areas, in Albuquerque. Tests are self-collected, but trained personnel will be present when and where tests are made available to ensure samples are properly collected. Results available within 24 to 48 hours. Pre-register for free self-check in Albuquerque at curative.com.
LOCAL BUSINESSES PPE MASKS/ DISINFECTANT – Town of Taos will be distributing 5,000 PPE masks and disinfectant for local businesses on two more Wednesdays – Jan. 13 and Jan. 27, from 8:3011 a.m. at Coronado Hall, at 120 Civic Plaza Drive. Town staff will be at the double doors adjacent to the parking lot at the east side entrance to Coronado Hall. Maintain 6-foot distance and appropriate safety measures for staff and recipients. For information, email Judy Esquibel at JEsquibel@ taosgov.com.
WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS WANTED
– To submit a piece to Writers on the Range, email betsym@writersontherange.org. Submissions should be no more than 750 words in length. Looking for diverse writers, writers of color, women and young people. The West needs diverse voices. Topics should be broad enough for readers across the intermountain territory of Montana, Idaho, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and Wyoming. Readers also care about the Great Plains and the eastern parts of California, Oregon and Washington. Want authentic voices, if you work in the West and have a unique perspective on public lands, water, natural resources, agriculture or economic institutions of the West we welcome your submission. See writersontherange.org.
5-ACTIONS PROGRAM™ ( NM5actions.com) is a digital program designed to help adults (18 and older) address challenges associated with alcohol, other drugs and behavioral addictions (e.g., gambling, sex, technology, food). Free for residents of New Mexico.
Provided by the New Mexico Crisis and Access Line ( NMcrisisline. com) in partnership with ProtoCall Services, Inc. and Digital Therapeutics Group LLC. The funding for the program is provided by the New Mexico Human Services Department, Behavioral Health Services Division.
EL CENTRO FAMILY HEALTH EXPANDING
– Hiring LPNs, medical assistants, behavioral health counselors and front office staff openings immediately. Call (800) 284-7284 or see ecfh.org.
TAOS PUBLIC LIBRARY in response to new stay-at-home orders is canceling curbside pickup until Monday ( Jan. 28 and 29). For updated info, email librarian@ taosgov.com or call (575) 7583063.
Education
TAOS EDUCATION AND CAREER CENTER AT UNM-TAOS is offering free online classes for High School Equivalency (HiSet/GED) preparation, support for college, career development and Englishlanguage 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 for more information.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF TAOS – Bring canned goods or a nonperishable gift every Sunday from 10-11 a.m., 215 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, for parking lot drive-through 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 has suspended distribution services until further notice due to state health mandates. For updates, call Questa village office at (575) 586-0694 or see Facebook. For an emergency food box, call Jeannie Master, (575) 7799194 or Nancy Parker, (505) 6997563. 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 the second and fourth Wednesday 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 (on Gusdorf Road behind the Quality Inn), Taos.
Pets
CAT AND DOG SPAY/NEUTER, VACCINE PROGRAM for the town of Taos, Taos County and Taos Pueblo residents’ dogs and cats. Lower-income pet owners and all feral/outdoor/barn cat owners are eligible for free dog and cat spay/neuter and 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 is available with a voucher in Taos from the Zimmer Feline Foundation. Town of Taos, Taos County and Taos Pueblo cats are eligible. Call (505) 466-1676.