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Democratic Party of Torrance County Newsletter  March 20, 2023

Dear Democrats,


It’s been said that there is no such thing as a free lunch. That’s actually true when it comes to the lunch that the DPTC will be providing at this coming Saturday’s Ward, Precinct and County Central Committee meetings. While there is no monetary charge, there will be a small price to pay to enjoy the delicious lunch being catered by Moriarty’s La Hacienda.


The price? You need to actually show up! That’s ALL you have to do. Get in your car or truck, drive to the East Torrance Soil and Water Conservation building at 715 S. Fifth St. in Estancia and walk inside. That’s it. The rest is on us!


Of course, before you enjoy your “almost free” lunch, we’d really like it if you’d step up at the Ward and Precinct meetings that precede the lunch to run for ward and precinct officer positions. We need your help to continue the momentum that we’ve started over the last two years.


Yes, we’re making headway. Every month Torrance County gets a little less “red” and a little more “blue”. We’ve been making incremental baby steps, but one baby step at a time we’re starting to change the hearts and minds of Torrance County’s citizens. But we need to for more folks to step up and help us reclaim the county and restore reason.


I hope to see you on Saturday, but If you can’t attend the meetings in person, we’ll try to accommodate those who want to view the CCC proceedings via Zoom. Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.


Dennis

In accordance with DPNM rules, calls are hereby issued for the Democratic Party of Torrance County Ward/Precinct Meetings at 11 AM, and the County Central Committee (CCC) Meeting at 1 PM, on March 25, 2023 at East Torrance Soil and Water Conservation District, 701 10th Street, Estancia, NM. Lunch Provided. Purpose of the meetings are to elect Precinct, Ward and County Officers and additional CCC members. More info at www.dptc-nm.org

More info at www.DPTC-NM.org

Party Organization 101

This is the twelfth and final article in a series we’re running, focusing on the roles that people interested in helping the county party might consider stepping into. If you missed any of the previous articles you can access back issues of the Blue Beacon by going to the Blue Beacon link on our website, https://www.dptc-nm.org.


In addition to all the official positions we’ve discussed up to this point, there are several other ways that volunteers can help the county party.


This week we’ll focus on several un-official positions where volunteers can help the party. As mentioned in the segment about the County Chair, the Chairperson is empowered to create any committees that they deem to be advantageous to the administration of the party and has the power to appoint members and chairpersons to those temporary committees. There can be committees for parades and floats, event booths, management of the office, fundraising, Information Technology work and just about anything else that the County Chair desires to help advance the goals of the party.


And, of course, for those individuals who, for any reason, cannot physically be involved in the party’s work, there is always the options of donating money, equipment, materials or “in kind” donations of specialized labor.


This is the final article in this series. Obviously, there is much work to be done and, as the expression goes, “Many hands make light work.” If you possess a skill that you think the party could put to good use, contact your Precinct Chair, Ward Chair or the County Chair and get involved!

Commission and Council Meetings

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Torrance County Commission

Meeting March 22, 2023, 9 AM

205 S. Ninth Street, Estancia, NM

meeting is available via Zoom

Moriarty

City Council

2nd & 4th Wednesday

Moriarty Civic Center

201 Broadway Street

7:30 PM

Estancia

Board of Trustees

1st & 3rd Monday

Estancia Town Hall

513 Williams Avenue

6:15 PM

Mountainair

City Council

1st & 3rd Tuesday  

Council Meeting Room

107 1/2 N. Roosevelt

5:30 PM

From our Commissioner

Our system of government requires the participation of its citizens to function properly.


The Torrance County Board of County Commissioners will meet this week on March 22, 2023 at 9 am. Among the agenda items are a discussion of inviting Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury for a walk through of our failing infrastructure and our response plan for train derailments in the south end of the county.



If you can't make the meeting in person, I urge you to attend via Zoom at the following link.


Zoom link click here


Meeting ID: 891 4596 4962

Passcode: 425661

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Sam Schropp

Torrance County Commissioner District 3

Community Events

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Your Democratic Party of Torrance County Executive Committee

DPTC Chair - Dennis Wallin – [email protected]

DPTC Vice Chair - Margarita Mercure – [email protected]

DPTC Secretary - Millie Peifer – [email protected]

DPTC Treasurer - Bill Peifer – [email protected]


Ward Chairs

DPTC Ward A (Pcts 1,2,7,14 & 16) – Scott Corwin –505-985-8575 [email protected] 

DPTC Ward B (Pcts 5,13,17, 20 & 21) – Bobby Ortiz – [email protected]

DPTC Ward C (Pcts 3,4,8,9,10,11 & 12) – Jason Quintana – [email protected]

DPTC Ward D (Pcts 6,15,18,19 & 22) – Bill Peifer – [email protected]


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Democratic Party of Torrance County Website: DPTC-NM.org

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