COMMUNITY

Community calendar Oct. 20 - Nov. 10

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Saturday, Oct. 20

Alamogordo Full Gospel Fellowship: The group will meet at the Mountain View Cafeteria at Gerald Champion Memorial Hospiral, 2669 N. Scenic Drive, at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast with the meeting at 8:15 a.m. Full Gospel is a nondenominational Christian group of men and women who share how they came to Jesus and follow his teachings. For more information call Robert at 575-491-4748.

SpacePort Computer Users Group: The Space Port Computer Users Group will meet from 9 a.m.to11 a.m. in Conference Rooms 3-4 at Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center, 2669 N. Scenic Drive. There will be discussion about the latest technology news. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call 437-4637.

Books Revisited Storytime: Children’s classic characters Mavis, Coraline, Morticia Addams and Fiori will be at Books Revisited in the White Sands Mall, 3199 N. White Sands Blvd., at 3 p.m. The free event will feature stories for children. For more information, call 921-8002.

Annual Our Lady of the Light Spaghetti Dinner: From 4 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall at Our Lady of Light Church in La Luz. For just $6 you get a delicious meal of spaghetti and meatballs, salad, garlic toast and a beverage. Desserts will also be available. Tickets will be available at the door.

Moon over the Museum: This free event starts at 6:30 p.m. inside the New Horizons Theater with the short film “Moon Bloopers,” a compilation of astronaut antics on the Moon. At 7:00 PM, everyone is invited to join museum educators and local amateur astronomers in the parking lot just above the New Horizons Theater where several telescopes will be set up. In addition to viewing the Moon, which will be in its gibbous (three quarter full) phase, several planets should be visible including Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and possibly Mercury. The event is weather permitting.

Sunday, Oct. 21

Alamogordo Amateur Radio Club: Regular club meeting is held at 3 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month at The La Luz Volunteer Fire department, 51 JJ Henry in La Luz. All are welcome. Contact Rick Norton at 491-4290 or rick@nmex.com. Website is http://www.qsl.net/k5lrw/.

Monday, Oct. 22

Alamogordo Chess Club: Meets every Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. at Plateau Espresso, 2724 Scenic Dr. All players from beginner to expert are welcome for friendly chess. No fee. For more information, contact Matt Grinberg at 415-3628 or matt.grinberg@erols.com.

Addiction Recovery Meeting: Overcomer’s Outreach meets every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at New Beginnings Church in Alamogordo, 817 N. Scenic Drive. For more information call Lorin at 921-6764.

Alamogordo Al-Anon: This one day at a time Al-Anon group will meet at Bethel Baptist Church, 1316 Scenic Drive, every Monday at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 23

Alamogordo City Commission: The regular meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the City Commission Chambers, City Hall, 1376 E. Ninth St. For more information call City Clerk Rachel Hughs at 439-4205.

Wednesday, Oct. 24

Latte with the Padre: Each Wednesday Father Tom Lowe from St. John’s Episcopal Church, Alamogordo, will facilitate a weekly coffee and conversation session, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. at the Plateau coffee shop in the Lowe’s grocery store, 675 10th St. Open discussion on topics of general interest. For more information call 437-3891.

Alamogordo Noon Kiwanis Club: The club meets every second, third and fourth Wednesday of the month at the Desert Lakes 19th Hole restaurant, 2351 Hamilton Road, at noon. For more information call Leroy Copeland 442-3306 or email him at lcope@netmdc.com.

Amateur Radio Club: All amateur radio operators (Hams) are welcome to a weekly meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. On any of the linked repeaters:146.800, 147.300 or 224.040. The 146.720 is now DSTAR and If you are out of town try echolink and connect to W5TWY/R. For more information, call Rick Norton at 491-4290 or email him at rick@nmex.com.

Thursday, Oct. 25

New Day Al-Anon: This group meets every Thursday at noon at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 1212 Washington Ave., in the Education Building. Use north door. For more information, call 437-2970.

Friday, Oct. 26

HEAL: The Healthy Eating Active Living committee is having their free community morning walk the second and fourth Friday of the month at 7a.m. The group meets at First Street and Scenic Drive for their 2 mile walk but participants can walk as far or as little as they’re comfortable with walking. Bring a bottle of water and wear comfortable shoes. For more information call 437-9340 ext. 5.

Saturday, Oct. 27

Singles of Otero County: The group will meet for breakfast at VFW, 650 U.S. Highway 70 West, at 8:30 a.m. Push the buzzer to gain entry then sign in as a guest. For more information, call 921-4241.

St. Jude Parish Coats for Kids: The sixth Annual St. Jude Coats for Kids event sponsored by St. Jude Parish and Knights of Columbus Council 15977 will be held from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at St. Jude Parish Hall, 1404 College Avenue. All children must be accompanied by parent or guardian to receive a coat. For more information contact Al Wussler at (575)437-8581 or Manuel Gonzales Jr. at (575)437-6910.

Book Revisited Book Signing: Local author Andy Gillespie will sign his book “Getting’ by Chasing the American Dream that Gillespie wrote under the pen name Gil Andrews. The book signing is between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the White Sands Mall, 3199 N. White Sands Blvd. He will sign his book after you have purchased it from him. For more information, call 575-491-8002.

Burning of the Bull: The second annual Dia de los Muertos and the Burning of the Bull and the Great Bowls of Fire Chili Cook Off will begin at 3 p.m. at the Otero County Fairgrounds.

Halloween “OFF” Granado Street: From 4 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at the corner of Third and Fresno in Tularosa there will be a haunted house, trunk or treat, games, human and pet costume contests, food, candy, live music and dancing. Please visit www.trytularosa.org for more information.

“Coco” at the Flickinger: In celebration of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), NAACP and LULAC present the animated film classic "COCO" on the big screen with free admission at the Flickinger Center, 1100 N. New York Ave., at 2 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 29

Addiction Recovery Meeting: Overcomer’s Outreach meets every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at New Beginnings Church in Alamogordo, 817 N. Scenic Drive. For more information call Lorin at 921-6764.

Alamogordo Al-Anon: This one day at a time Al-Anon group will meet at Bethel Baptist Church, 1316 Scenic Drive, every Monday at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 31

Thursday, Nov. 1

Caregivers Support Group: Caregivers meet the first and third Thursday each month at Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center, 2669 N. Scenic Drive, in Conference Rms 3 or 4 at 11:30 a.m. for a presentation and discussion topic relevant to caregiving. For more information call 430-8324.

New Day Al-Anon: This group meets every Thursday at noon at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 1212 Washington Ave., in the Education Building. Use north door. For more information, call 437-2970.

Saturday, Nov. 3

Youth Airplane Rides - Area young people ages 8-17 will have a chance to take a free airplane ride as Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 251 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport 3500 Airport Rd. Those attending the flight rally are asked to come to the Airport Terminal, starting at 9 a.m. to register for their flight (parent or guardian signature is required). Flights will begin at 9 a.m. with registration closing at 11 a.m. Event information at: www.251.eaachapter.org/Flyer.pdf or contact Ralph at (575)434-3318.

Monday, Nov. 5

Addiction Recovery Meeting: Overcomer’s Outreach meets every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at New Beginnings Church in Alamogordo, 817 N. Scenic Drive. For more information call Lorin at 921-6764.

Alamogordo Al-Anon: This one day at a time Al-Anon group will meet at Bethel Baptist Church, 1316 Scenic Drive, every Monday at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 6

Touch of Class Crochet: The crochet group meets every first and third Tuesday, every month at Champion Regency, 3001 N. Florida Ave. from 6:15-7:45 p.m. For more information call 437-3832 or 491-9609.

New Mexico Gold Prospectors: Meetings held at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month at the 19th Hole Grill and Bar, 2351 Hamilton Road. For more information call 430-4697.

Alamogordo Search & Rescue: The group is looking for men and women want to help by being hikers and climbers. Attendees learn GPS, compass, maps, land navigation, survival skills and search techniques. Meetings are held at 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at the Oddfellows Building, 1400 First Street. For more information, call James Hiller at 386-7826.

Alamogordo MOPS: Attention mothers of children of all ages, MOPS is a place designed specifically for you. Here you’ll experience authentic community, mothering support, personal growth and spiritual hope all to help you be the best mom possible. We meet the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at The Worship Center, 801 E. 10th Street. Childcare available and optional. Please join us for coffee and breakfast, we’d love to meet you. More information at www.mops.org, find us on Facebook as Alamogordo MOPS, or contact us at alamogordomops@gmail.com.

Wednesday, Nov. 7

Thursday, Nov. 8

New Day Al-Anon: This group meets every Thursday at noon at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 1212 Washington Ave., in the Education Building. Use north door. For more information, call 437-2970.

Friday, Nov. 9

Saturday, Nov. 10

NAACP Monthly Meeting: The NAACP meets the second Saturday of each month at 1 p.m. at Vision Ford in the glass atrium, 1500 S. White Sand Blvd. For more information call Nate Christian Sr. 575-491-4538.