Community News
GRMC’s Roberta Berry Named TPIC Chair
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 12 December 2023 12 December 2023
Regional Medical Center (GRMC) would like to announce that their very own Trauma Nurse Coordinator, Roberta “Bertie” Berry has been appointed to be Chair of the Trauma Performance Improvement Committee for the New Mexico Trauma System. The committee is part of the New Mexico Trauma Process Improvement Plan and whose mission is to optimize care that is being delivered to patients in New Mexico. This will be Bertie’s second year as a part of this committee to represent Level 4 Trauma centers.
DVS launches Operation Holiday Cheer 2023
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 11 December 2023 11 December 2023
Bring joy to residents and staff at the State Veterans’ Home and Fort Bayard
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Veterans Services (DVS) is excited to kick off Operation Holiday Cheer 2023. Join us in spreading joy to residents and staff at the State Veterans’ Home in Truth or Consequences, and the veterans wing of Fort Bayard Medical Center.
Many resident veterans lack family connections, experiencing limited or no contact throughout the year, not just during the holidays. Additionally, staff at both facilities dedicate themselves to year-round, round-the-clock care for the residents, even during the holiday season.
Wreaths Across America placement and ceremony to both take place Saturday morning, Dec. 16, 2023
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 07 December 2023 07 December 2023
Both the wreath placement and Remembrance Ceremony for Wreaths Across America at Ft Bayard National Cemetery will be held Saturday morning, December 16.
Special request or grave specific placements will occur at 8:30 am. The remaining wreaths will be placed at 9 a.m. and volunteers are invited to help with this activity. Following the wreath placement, the annual Remembrance Ceremony will be held at 10:30. All are welcome and invited to attend this veterans' tribute when a printed program will be provided listing some 600 "In Memoriam" names as well as our over 500 wreath sponsors.
Luna County Community Leaders Call for National Monument to Protect Public Lands
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 07 December 2023 07 December 2023
Increased Protections Would Conserve Indigenous Cultural and Historical Resources and Boost Local Economy
CONTACT:
Ray Trejo, Luna County Commissioner, (575) 494-5507
Wes Light, Friends of the Floridas, (917) 273-5174
Patrick Nolan, Friends of Organ Mountains Desert Peaks, (575) 520-8817
DEMING, NM (December 6, 2023) — A collaborative effort calling for national monument protections for lands overseen by the Bureau of Land Management in Luna County New Mexico was announced today. Elected leaders, business owners, economic development advocates, hunters, youth leaders, conservationists, and students shared a proposal that would conserve Indigenous cultural and historical resources while also boosting the recreation economy through the creation of Mimbres Peaks National Monument near Deming.
The New Earth Project
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 05 December 2023 05 December 2023
Creating Climate Solutions and Empowering Youth
The New Earth Project is a community program based in Silver City, New Mexico focusing on:
● Food security
● Soil improvement
● Carbon sequestration
● Food waste reduction
● Education
● Youth employment
Museum Awarded $100,000 Grant to Bring Silver City History to Life
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 30 November 2023 30 November 2023
Silver City -- The Silver City Museum's core exhibit, Silver City 101, will literally come to life, thanks to a $100,000 grant award from the newly established Creative Industries Division of the New Mexico Economic Development Department. The Silver City Museum is one of just 18 entities in the state to receive this inaugural grant award, and Museum Director Bart Roselli said the funds will be used to partner with local theater groups to create ongoing living history presentations, based on this exhibit, which showcases Silver City's rich and diverse past.
"We are very proud and delighted to be among the very first projects to be awarded this prestigious grant," said Roselli. "I applaud the Governor and state legislature for creating new energy and support for the creative aspects of our state. We will use these funds to greatly improve our work as an interactive, community-focused museum and tourist attraction. This grant will help us celebrate the diverse history of Silver City and Grant County, and in the course of that, elevate Silver City as a tourist destination, thereby supporting the local economy."
Grant County Area Cattle Growers & Copper Cowbelles
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- Published: 30 November 2023 30 November 2023
Lynette Parra, Jessica Garcia, Felicia Arambula for Snell Middle School and Leslie Crumbley with Grant County Cattle Growers Beef Donations to Area Schools
Contact: Leslie Crumbley – 575-313-0768
Beef Donations to Area Schools
The Grant County Cattle Growers using member donations and through fundraising efforts were able to donate funds to help purchase a steer at the Gila Cliff Grant County Fair Junior Livestock sale from Kash Albrecht, a local 4-H member and purchase an additional beef to be donated to five area schools. The Grant County Copper Cowbelles assisted with this effort by providing funds needed to process, cut, and wrap the beef. The meat will be used for students in home economics and culinary arts classes. Students learn to prepare foods using beef. These skills are used by the students at home cooking for their families, in cooking competitions, as well as being able to use them in a working environment.
Aldo Leopold Excellence Designation
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- Published: 27 November 2023 27 November 2023
Students work on a restoration project at the historic Waterworks Building. From left to right top row: Zev Rivers, Addison Pearson, Ethan Hemphill Bottom: Junior Casaus, Jessi Ann Crocker, Lila Knadler Aldo Leopold Charter School Receives NM Vistas Excellence Designation
On November 17, 2023 New Mexico Secretary of Education Dr. Arsenio Romero informed Director Hannah Wecks that Aldo Leopold Charter School (ALCS) was designated as a school of excellence. This designation recognizes schools that are performing in the top ten percent of the NM Vistas school index.
The NM Vistas school index was created to inform parents across the state of the performance of schools and school districts. This index takes into account “attendance and graduation rates, college and career readiness, and traditional metrics for academic proficiency and growth.” For more information visit https://nmvistas.org/schools.html .