Sierra County NM

06/17/2026

Good guidelines for acceptable donations:

*Important Announcements*

🐾Donations are accepted Wednesday - Saturday 11am-5pm ONLY

🐾Things we DO NOT Accept
• Strollers, Cribs, Car Seats etc.
• Propane tanks or gas cans containing fuel
• Medical devices that were given by perscription
• Used mattresses or bed pillows
• Electronics or appliances that do not work.
• Fi****ms
• Used tires
• Human food (UNOPENED pet food is OK)
• Used/Open personal grooming products
• Items that are Dirty, Smelly, Broken, Damaged

🐾 STORE HOURS: Wed - Sat 10am-6pm 575-223-2514 [email protected]

🐾Proceeds Support Desert Haven Animal Rescue

06/17/2026

Your babe is definitely ready for her closeup this morning!

06/17/2026

The city has a few job openings - apply now!

Visit http://torcnm.gov/jobs to apply.

06/17/2026

Okay, summer begins on Summer Solstice. Our world doesn't follow any of a number of human made calendars. Solstice, longest day of the year -> Summer!

“It’s still spring! The Summer Solstice hasn’t happened yet.”

That One Guy

When does summer start? When school is out? When the monsoons begin? When it becomes questionably safe to hike after 11 am?

If you ask an astronomer, it would be the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year.

Ancestral Puebloans built many solar calendars throughout the Colorado Plateau. These petroglyphs were built at specific angles to capture sunlight during solstices, equinoxes, and cross-quarter days.

A solar calendar can be seen in Puerco Pueblo in Petrified Forest National Park. The sun shines through a crack in a boulder, illuminating a spiral-shaped petroglyph.

This effect lasts for about two weeks around the summer Solstice. It is strongest around 9 am on June 21. Join the rangers at Puerco Pueblo to witness this spectacular event and rejoice as That One Guy must admit summer has started.



Alt Text: A set of four photos of a spiral-shaped petroglyph with a sunbeam shining on it. Going left-right, the sunbeam moves progressively downward until it mostly covers the petroglyph.

Image Credit: NPS Photo

06/17/2026

7 years ago on the banks of "Lake Clancy". Now that was a monsoon season! Right after this, the no seeums devoured almost the entire town 😎

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06/17/2026

We'd watch 🎬🎞🎬