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Mimbres Valley Farmers' Market Open for Business

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Published: 12 July 2023 12 July 2023

The 2023 Mimbres Valley Farmers' Market opens for business this Saturday, July 15, at a temporary location, the Roundup Lodge in Mimbres, 91 Acklin Hill Rd, just west of the San Lorenzo Elementary School. The market charges no vendor fees, so growers, bakers, and preservers are welcome.

For those selling their wares, setup begins at 9:30 and vending is from 10 A.M. through 12 P.M. Gardeners and other interested parties should contact market manager, Bill Overholt, at billover@ufl.edu or call or text 772-828-9614. The market will accept SNAP benefits (EBT CARDS ARE WELCOME!) and has applied for "Double Up Bucks."

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Author Johnny D. Boggs - Myths and Legends of the American West

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Published: 12 July 2023 12 July 2023

Silver City -- Fascination still abounds for the legends and myths surrounding the American West. Early newsprint and dime novels painted elaborate images of outlaws, frontier justice and abundant opportunity for most newcomers. Artists, songwriters and filmmakers continue to mine and cultivate this nostalgia, spurring on adventurers to head "out west."

Award-winning author Johnny D. Boggs will share these myths and legends of the Old West on Saturday, July 15th, as part of the Silver City Museum's community conversation series, presented in collaboration with WILL, the Western Institute of Lifelong Learning. This free event takes place from 11 am to 12:30 pm at the historic Silco Theater, 311 N. Bullard Street in Silver City, and will be moderated by Wendy Spurgeon, the museum's youth and families program manager. For more information, please contact her at (575) 597-5722 or education@silvercitymuseum.org .

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Calling All Comedy Writers

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Published: 11 July 2023 11 July 2023

Writers, Wanna-be Writers, not sure I can writers!! Join us to BRAINSTORM and CREATE an original Sketch Comedy Show!!

SketchComedy

Tri-City police department blotters – July 7 through July 9, 2023

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Published: 10 July 2023 10 July 2023

Bayard Police Department

Saturday, July 8

Domestic disturbance
Rogers Street
Open 911 line. Male in background and a female yelling back. XCPD officer advised everything is okay at this time.

Welfare check
Watson Street
Caller advising a named male is having suicidal and homicidal ideations. Deputies made contact/advising everything is okay/he no longer wants to harm himself or anyone else.

Unwanted subject
1101 Tom Foy Blvd.
Caller advised a named male keeps coming into the store/he is wearing some kind of security uniform/he refuses to leave. Officer advised male left prior to arrival/will ATL male to re-issue the CTW.

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Silver City Public Library July 2023 events for adults:

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Published: 10 July 2023 10 July 2023

Open Technology Lab
Wednesday ,July 12, 3:00-5:00pm
Wednesday, July 26, 3:00-5:00pm

Silver City Public Library


The Silver City Public Library will host an open technology lab on Wednesday, July 12, 3:00 – 5:00pm and Wednesday, July 26, 3:00 – 5:00pm. Knowledgeable staff and volunteers will be available to answer all types of technology questions. We can get you started on free library digital services like e-books on Libby, streaming on Hoopla, Flipster digital magazines, Rocket Languages, and Comics Plus. You’re invited to bring your device! Contact the library at silvercitypubliclibrary.org , 575-538-3672, programs@silvercitypubliclibrary.org .

USDA Selects 2023 Class of E. Kika De La Garza Fellows

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Published: 10 July 2023 10 July 2023

WASHINGTON, July 10, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today welcomed 30 faculty and staff from Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) around the nation as the 2023 class of E. Kika De La Garza Fellows to Washington, D.C. to learn more about USDA services and programs that will benefit them and their students. This effort is part of USDA's commitment to advance equity in professional development opportunities as well as build a more diverse pipeline into public service and the agricultural sector.

Beginning on July 10, 2023, E. Kika De La Garza Education and Science Fellows will spend one week meeting with leaders from different USDA agencies in the Washington, D.C. area, where they can learn about national and regional issues, policy making and research. Following that weeklong session, E. Kika De La Garza Science Fellows will spend an additional week collaborating with top scientists from USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) or the Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS) Soil Survey Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Silver City Ranger District lifts Mogollon Box closure

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Published: 10 July 2023 10 July 2023

Upper restroom open; lower restroom closed due to vault filled with river sediment

SILVER CITY, NM, July 10, 2023 – The Gila National Forest, Silver City Ranger District has lifted the area closure at Mogollon Box Day Use Area. The public is advised to exercise caution in flood damaged areas. As a reminder, motorized travel is limited to designated routes. Rock barriers have been installed within the day use area to enforce this restriction.

"There is still work to do at the Mogollon Box area to empty and remove the lower restroom, which was filled with sediment when it became flooded by the Gila River last August," said Silver City District Ranger, Elizabeth Toney. "However, given the demand for recreational river access, I am reopening the lower portion of the site for public day use."

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Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – July 7 through July 9, 2023

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Published: 10 July 2023 10 July 2023

Friday, July 7

Burglary
Little Walnut Road
A named male went to caller's house saying someone broke into his house and took stuff out of his house and is moving it into the vacant lot up the street/they have also been harassing him.

Larceny
Cottonwood Road
Caller's boyfriend stole her debit card and baby bag/he is driving a white semi truck going to Texas. Deputy made contact with female and child/child is okay. Deputy made contact with other party, the male, on July 7, who said he had given the title to his truck to his girlfriend and she was supposed to register the truck in her name, which she did. He said she was supposed to go to Texas with him the day . . .

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