Serving the High Plains

Calendar - Oct. 6

Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Friday-Saturday — Mesalands Community College Fall Rodeo. Come see Mesalands’ nationally ranked rodeo team. The opening ceremony begins at 6 p.m. Friday, with a free slack performance at 9 a.m. Saturday. The championship performance will be at 6 p.m. Saturday. Quay County Fairgrounds, Tucumcari.

• Oct. 16 — Harvest Fest 2021. This event from 10 a.m. to noon by the Table Top Cooperative closes out the Tucumcari Farmers Market season. It will include food trucks and other fun activities that will be announced later. Wailes Park, 1600 E. Tucumcari Blvd., Tucumcari.

• Oct. 23 — 44th annual Boo Bash. The Altrusa International of Tucumcari’s fundraiser will be broadcast live on Facebook at 3 p.m., with a top prize of $15,000 in cash. Ticket sales benefit Altrusa community projects. Tickets, which cost $100, are available from Altrusa members, messaging the club at facebook.com/AltrusaofTucumcari or contacting ticket chairwoman Sylvia Wampler at (575) 403-8405.

• Oct. 23-24 — Shootout at Six Shooter Siding. This three-round tournament at Robert Lumpkin Memorial Disc Golf Course at Five Mile Park in Tucumcari is sanctioned by the Professional Disc Golf Association. Round 1 begins at 9 a.m. Friday, with a doubles event that afternoon. The event contains open, advanced, intermediate, recreational and juniors divisions, with an optional ace pot. For more information or questions, call (806) 928-2308 or email [email protected]

• Dec. 11 — Ninth annual Christmas Expo. This event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Tucumcari Convention Center includes a canned food drive for the Ministry of Hope. The expo still is looking for vendors; anyone interested should email Stormy Sena at [email protected]. The fee is $30 for each space.

To submit items for the calendar, call (575) 461-1952 or email: [email protected]