UNIQUE ATTRACTIONS

• Site of 1st Spanish encounter with native Piro Indians 400 years ago

• Site of 1st atom bomb test, Trinity Site

• Only known existence of the Isopod, crustaceans from 1 million years ago

• Winter home to a handful of endangered Whooping Cranes, thousands of sandhill cranes and snow geese

• Largest radio telescope site, Very Large Array

Population: City of Socorro 9,000 estimated; 14,000, county

Elevation: City, 4,900 feet

Climate: Warm days and cool evenings.
Average temperature: January, 45°; July, 78.1°
Rainfall: Average 9 inches annually

Recreation: New Mexico Tech Golf Course, 835-5335

Sedillo Park: tennis courts,regulation horseshoe pits, baseball diamonds; swimming pool open summers; picnic tables playground equipment

Clarke Field: walking track, playground equipment Tech gymnasium, open to the public designated hours, 835-5131

Socorro Riverine Park: four picnic areas, walking and horse trails along the river

Escondida Lake: fishing and camping, five miles north of Socorro; east off I-25 at Escondida, then north.

Bosque del Apache Refuge: 16 miles south of Socorro, walking trails, birding

Schools

Socorro Consolidated Schools District, 835-0300

Magdalena Municipal Schools: 854-2249

Alamo Navajo Community School 854-2635

Hospitals

Socorro General Hospital: 835-1140 Inpatient care, rehabilitation services, respiratory therapy and laboratory work; Home Healthcare and hospice

Library:
Socorro Public Library , 401 Park St., open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday; 9 a.m. - noon, Saturday.

Magdalena Public Library, North Main Street, 854-2331

New Mexico Tech Library, Leroy Street at Bullock, 835-5614 is open to the public; full reference library, federal repository

Senior citizens:
Senior Citizens Center, 1410 Ake Blvd.,835-2119 lunch Monday - Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A variety of activities include water aerobics, Spanish lessons, arts and crafts and clinics. .

Nursing facilities:
Good Samaritan Village, 835-2724, nonprofit skilled nursing home with 62 beds, licensed for Medicare and Medicaid.

Counseling Services
Socorro Mental Health Foundation offers a wide range of counseling services on a sliding scale fee. Sponsors programs for youth including Teens Need Teens and Teen Court. Also, Casa Esperanza, day program for adults with special needs. El Puente del Socorro, is a non-profit organization to help victims of domestic abuse

Utilities

Electricity: Socorro Electric Cooperative 215 Manzanares, 835-0560

Gas, Water, Sewer, Garbage: City of Socorro, 111 School of Mines, 835-0240

Telephone: Qwest, 1-800-603-6000, www.qwest.com

Emergencies: 911

SOCORRO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS
505-835-0300

Superintendent, Dr. Cheryl Wilson

Tony Gonzales, President
Tommy Gonzales,Vice-President
Dr. Robert Markwell,Secretary
Ann Shiells-Leviner,Member
Anthony Ortiz, Member

Regular Board of Education Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month at 5:30 PM in the Board Room of the Administration Building at 700 Franklin St.Call 835-0390 for more information.

Special Board of Education Meetings will be announced in El Defensor Chieftain.

NEW MEXICO TECH

President
Daniel H. Lopez

Ann Murphy Daily, President of the Board of Regents
Term ending 2011

Jerry A. Armijo
Term ending Dec. 31, 2008

Richard N. Carpenter
Term ending Dec. 31, 2008

Abe Silver Jr.
Term ending Jan. 1, 2013

Michaella J. Gorospe
Term ending Dec. 31, 2006

Dennise Trujillo
Student Regent Designee
Term ending Dec. 31, 2009