Capitan Public Library
Saturday, December 6

8 am - 2 pm

Please join us for the annual Holiday Bazaar. You wil be pleased with the variety of hand-made gifts, ornaments, knitted items & jewelry. Also available will be the ever-popular See's candy & delicious baked goods. Come Early for the best selection!

 

Cowboy Santa Parade

Saturday, Dec. 23, 12:30pm

Capitan New Mexico

$100 Prize for Best Entry

Entry forms at Library

Sants will hand out gift bags to little children at Library.


 Carrizozo 2014

Holiday Events

 Volunteers please call

Fran Altieri: 973-0517
Annett: Vega: 648-3606



Make a Carrizozo Child
Smile this Christmas!

Fill a shoebox with $10 worth of things like candies, socks, hats, & toys. Wrap it or we'll wrap it for you. Deliver the shoebox  a week before Christmas to:
Carrie Scott
204 12 St., Carrizozo 88310
Box 533

Gwendolyn Rogers
Soul of the West Boutique
407 Central, Carrizozo 88310

Box 684
We will gladly create a shoebox for you.  Send a check or money order to the mailing address.

 

6 PM Thursday, Dec. 4
 Volunteers Wanted!
 Second Annual Light Up the Night to kick off the holiday season with the 14 foot plus Christmas tree lighting and celebration at Carrizozo’s Welcome Center caboose on the corner of Airport Rd and Central Ave.  Santa’s Workshop will be open where children can visit with Santa, have their picture taken and receive a wrapped gift.  Roasted marshmallows, hot chocolate and goodies will be provided at no cost.  Singing from some of the youngest residents of Carrizozo under the instruction of Ms. Dena O’Dell, and the Carrizozo Volunteer Fire Department will help prepare and regulate the fire-pits, as well as provide “Santa”.

 

10 AM Saturday, Dec. 13
Volunteers Wanted!
Help set another stage of over 20 years of tradition in Carrizozo with the preparation of Luminaries for the ever traditional New Mexican Christmas Eve.  Volunteers will gather at the Carrizozo fire house on Airport Road to help “sack” sand and candles into brown bags to be set along Carrizozo’s streets on Christmas Eve.  There will be free snacks and lunch for volunteers.  Christmas Eve Day volunteers are also needed to distribute the sacks and later that day, light the candles.

 

Dusk Wednesday, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve
is also the time to show off your creative talents!  Carrizozo hosts a lighting contest for homes and business owners who are encouraged to decorate the outside of their building/properties for everyone to enjoy.  There are four winners each year (3 residential/1 business) selected by secret judges and cash prizes for the winning homeowners and a trophy for the business awarded by the Carrizozo Chamber of Commerce. Applications for this contest are available at Otero Electric Co-op on 12th St. or Dark Horse/Soul of the West 407 Central Ave. all located in Carrizozo.

 

What You Can Do. All the events are free to the public.  Help with one or all events.  Information can be obtained from Chamber President Fran Altieri at 973-0571, Chamber Treasurer Leslie Samora at 648-2352, Santa’s Secret Elf Carrie Scott 648-4242, and Luminaria Co-ordinator Annette Vega  648-3606 or visit the Chamber’s website at www.carrizozochamber.org   Tax deductible donations can be made to Carrizozo Chamber of Commerce. 

 

Re-cap of Schedule:

  • Saturday, November 29, erect the tree

  • Thursday, December 4, 6 PM Light Up The Night Celebration

  • Saturday, December 13, 10 AM  Prepare Luminarias

  • Wednesday, December 24, mid-day place and light up luminarias

  • Wednesday, December 24, dusk Holiday Lighting Contest