Community News
Grant County Extension office update on its egg-to-chick program
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 03 May 2023 03 May 2023
The Grant County Extension Service has 15 incubators going all over Grant County in the Silver and Cobre school district and our first set of chicks have begun to hatch!
Jessica Swapp-Massengill, Grant County Extension Agent, has visited several classes and given a brief presentation on embryology and how the egg develops.
"Students have learned the parts of the egg, and we have candled (looked inside) several incubating eggs,"she said. "I hope to expand this program and do it in more classes next year."
Wilderness Skills Trip for Aldo Leopold Highschoolers
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- Published: 01 May 2023 01 May 2023
L-R: Lila Knadler, Dara Werber, Dominic Rasmussen, Micah Jo Huerta, Jace Eagle, and Emma Beckworth standing with the goatOn April 19-21, 2023, the freshman class at Aldo Leopold Charter School went on a camping trip right by the Gila River for a mini-course called “Aldo Count”. For those three days at the campsite, we learned different primitive skills, swam in the river, and bonded around the campfire, singing songs. The highschoolers from Aldo who were not among the freshman class were invited to come on the second day to participate in the Leadership Enhancement Workshop (LEW) which was an optional sweat lodge ceremony in which students would sit in a small enclosure, with hot, wet rocks that gave off steam. Quite a few sophomores and juniors decided to come and engage in the activity.
Aldo Students Cheer on Cyclists
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- Published: 01 May 2023 01 May 2023
Students at Parking Lot Entrance. From left to right. Emma Beckworth, Micah Huerta, Keanu Wilson, Savannah Egge, Makayla Jaurequi, Lila Knadler, Dara Werber-Raiter, Asa Wecks, Ivy Stephens-EtheridgeAldo Leopold Charter School’s (ALCS) Community Orientation (CO) class volunteered Friday at the Tour of the Gila Individual Time Trial. Racers biked 16.15 miles (26km) and climbed 1,000 feet in the town of Tyrone. The CO class includes 27 freshmen and students new to ALCS. They wore white Tour of the Gila staff T-shirts and safety vests. CO students stretched and talked about goals for the day.
While one group of students helped state police officers direct traffic, another group waved flags and cheered the bikers on as they warmed up and began racing. Racers left at thirty-second intervals beginning at 9:15. Bikers from all over the world participated, including at least two from Uzbekistan. They were probably the farthest from home.
Students Helping Students
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- Published: 30 April 2023 30 April 2023
OCIC extern Deanna Arrey works her magic on a high school student’s coiffure for prom nightOn Saturday afternoon, while hundreds of bicyclists were turning the corner at Bullard Street and College Avenue, some young people were nearby turning another kind of corner. The students of Off College Institute of Cosmetology were uplifting high school prom-goers’ spirits, and hair.
This year, the Silver City Woman’s Club asked for donations of gently-used prom dresses, and were overwhelmed with the generosity of Silver Citizens. “We received about 40 to 50 dresses, and also had donated costume jewelry, and new false eyelash and fingernail sets. The updo at the beauty school was a wonderful bonus,” said Lorraine Anglin, the president of the Woman’s Club. “We’ll definitely be doing this again next year, but even better!”
This was Silver High School’s Jordyn Andazola’s first prom, and she was excited. Mother Dana watched on as her youngest child, usually found on basketball and volleyball courts, got a sophisticated look. “Her auntie will be doing her make-up for tonight.” she said.
Gila Regional Medical Center Thanks Its Volunteer Organizations
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- Published: 28 April 2023 28 April 2023
Silver City, NM (April 28, 2023) — Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) recognizes both the GRMC Foundation and GRMC Auxiliary teams for their efforts in helping to make the community hospital an exceptional place for our patients and employees.
The GRMC Foundation supports the hospital through various fundraising strategies to assist with specific needs, administrates endowed scholarships for students in the medical field, and provides overall support in the community by encouraging donor gifting. Recently, the Foundation contributed $50,000 towards GRMC's new DEXA scanner. The Foundation is also planning over $100,000 in giving towards hospital improvement projects as well various activities within Grant County to benefit GRMC. For any questions or to work with the organization, please contact Vladimir Gnilozubov, GRMC Foundation President at (575) 956-9987 or via email at vladimir.gnilozubov@edwardsjones.com.
Health Council’s Unhoused Taskforce “Springs” into Action on Earth Day
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 27 April 2023 27 April 2023
Led by the Grant County Community Health Council’s Unhoused Taskforce led volunteers to remove 165 pounds of litter from the Big Ditch, and brought agencies together with people who have taken shelter in the ditch to raise awareness of services avcailable to support the homeless in the community.Saturday, April 22, 2023; Silver City, NM: This year Earth Day, The Grant County Community Health Council’s (GCCHC) Unhoused Taskforce did a little spring cleaning and removed over 165 pounds of litter and debris from the Big Ditch with the aid of a group of electric volunteers dedicated to forging a better future for residents.
“We had a lot of support from both local and out-of-county partners,” GCCHC Coordinator Valerie Kling said of the spring-cleaning effort in conjunction with Mayor Ken Lander’s Toss No Mas anti-litter campaign.
Welcome Back, Father Bartholomew, Thank You, Father Bernard
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 23 April 2023 23 April 2023
Photos and article by Mary Alice Murphy and thanks to photos by Dotty Pfeifer (as marked)
Welcome Back, Father Bartholomew, Thank You, Father Bernard
Welcome Back, Father Bartholomew, Thank You, Father Bernard
Father Bartholomew Ezenwelem, St. Francis Newman Center Parish pastor, in his U.S. Army Reserve uniform
Welcome Back, Father Bartholomew, Thank You, Father Bernard
Every chair is filled with members of St. Francis Newman Center Parish
Welcome Back, Father Bartholomew, Thank You, Father Bernard
Father Bernard Okafor, at left, who filled in for Father (Capt.) Bartholomew, at right, while he was in training as a U.S. Army Reserve Chaplain
Welcome Back, Father Bartholomew, Thank You, Father Bernard
Father Bernard signs his book, "Understanding the Catholic Faith," for a parishioner. Photo by Dotty Pfeifer
Welcome Back, Father Bartholomew, Thank You, Father Bernard
Father Bernard fills his plate, while Father Bartholomew in back, checks out the rest of the food. Photo by Dotty Pfeifer
Welcome Back, Father Bartholomew, Thank You, Father Bernard
Folks line up to fill their plates. Photo by Dotty Pfeifer
Welcome Back, Father Bartholomew, Thank You, Father Bernard
A group of parishioners traveled to South Carolina to surprise Father Bartholomew at his graduation and brought T-shirts. Photo by Dotty Pfeifer
Welcome Back, Father Bartholomew, Thank You, Father Bernard
The other side of the T-shirt
Welcome Back, Father Bartholomew, Thank You, Father Bernard
Father Bernard speaks to the parishioners and thanks them for welcoming him. Photo by Dotty Pfeifer
Welcome Back, Father Bartholomew, Thank You, Father Bernard
Father Bartholomew with Trudy Sandoval and her grandson, Jeremiah Medran-Delgado
Welcome Back, Father Bartholomew, Thank You, Father Bernard
The bright red T-shirt
Welcome Back, Father Bartholomew, Thank You, Father Bernard
The welcome back cake.
Welcome Back, Father Bartholomew, Thank You, Father Bernard
Father Bartholomew looks like he's ready to eat the cake.
On Sunday afternoon, April 23, 2023, at the Woman's Club, St. Francis Newman Center Parish welcomed back, with a potluck lunch, the pastor Father Bartholomew Ezenwelem, and thanked Father Bernard Okafor for serving in Father Bartholomew's absence while he was in U.S. Army Reserve Chaplain training in South Carolina. Father Bartholomew is now officially a captain in the U.S. Army Reserve.
The tables filled with the potluck items brought by parishioners, with the hot dogs and hamburgers provided by the hosts. Every seat was filled.
HMS Reopens Mimbres Valley Clinic
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 15 April 2023 15 April 2023
Mimbres Valley Health Action League (MVHAL) members welcomed HMS's family nurse practitioner, Marisa Shapiro, and her team of health care providers this past Tuesday, April 11, as they reopened the the Mimbres Valley Clinic that had been closed since the end of 2022.
Marisa, Esmia Ortiz and Serena Milligan, both medical assistants, and Janet Briones, receptionist, comprise the seasoned and enthusiastic HMS team of health care providers who reopened the clinic. Each expressed their enthusiasm about HMS bringing health care back to the Valley, even if it's for one day per week while they await the opening of the new clinic site later this year or early 2024.