•September 24, 2025•

Chili Cookoff: “Fall in Love with Lovington” Farmer’s Market will be hosting a Chili cook-off on Saturday, September 27th, at the Thomas L. Conn Park in Lovington. Chili entries for judging must be dropped off by 11:00 a.m. Entry fee is $10.00. There will be a People’s Choice award. Chili tasting will be by donation.

Movie in the Park: On Friday, September 26th, the Lovington Park Board will be hosting a ‘Movie in the Park’ night at the Thomas L. Conn Community Park, 355 Maple St, Lovington. Concessions open at 7:00 p.m., and the movie, “Lili and Stitch,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. Children under thirteen must be accompanied by an adult, and remind children during the movie that there is no playing on the park equipment, and that they are there to enjoy the movie. “Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.”