Local News Releases
These releases come from other sources than the Grant County Beat. This category will include events in and news releases from Grant, Catron, Hidalgo and Luna counties.
Next Sunday, May 7, 2023 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City
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- Published: 30 April 2023 30 April 2023
May 7 at 10:00 am, 3845 North Swan Street - "The Spiritual Journey: The Inward Search for Meaning and Purpose in a Chaotic World”
Do you long for more peace and fulfillment in your life? Do you feel distress, and anxiety about the direction of world events and concerned about the influence of technology and social media and disinformation in our politics and discourse today? Do you consider yourself spiritual but not religious?
In his talk, Mike Ferris will provide highlights of his own journey in search of serenity through discovery of spirituality in his life, sharing some of the insights he has learned from years of study of religious traditions and spiritual practices like yoga and meditation. His goal is to challenge others to explore their inner life as a means to bring back sanity in our world, one soul at a time.
Mike Ferris is retired from a professional career in environmental planning and community development and considers himself a spiritual seeker.
Give Grandly and the Youth Mural Program
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- Published: 30 April 2023 30 April 2023
Give Grandly 2023 will take place on Saturday, May 6 at Main Street Plaza from 9am-2pm. We couldn't do it without our donors, and we are so grateful! Come see us at our booth on Main Street Plaza...or make a donation now at Give to Youth Mural Program | Give Grandly 2023.
On Saturday at Give Grand Grandly 2023, we will have clay so everyone can make "hands" for Penny Park. Thanks to funding from the Town of Silver City, we care working on restoration to take of some vandalism and to restore two removed adobe walls. Currently, we are "rescuing" tiles from those walls to re-use. We have also repurposed some picnic tables that were at Lion's Park and turned them into chess tables. These will be placed in Penny Park once our restoration work on the 40’ wall is finished. There will be a chess tournament to celebrate the installation of the tables. We are excited to be able to provide an outdoor space for our local chess enthusiasts.
Making a Desert Lasagna Garden
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- Published: 30 April 2023 30 April 2023
The Future Forge is happy to announce that we are hosting another gardening class Saturday, May 6th. To sign up for the class click on the link below or email the contact info on the flyer.
Oil Painting demonstration by Gay Scheibl
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- Published: 30 April 2023 30 April 2023
Grant County Art Guild Gallery artist Gay Scheibl will be holding oil painting demonstrations at the GCAG Gallery Friday, May 5, from 5-7pm during the Silver City Art Association First Friday Gallery Walk. During "First Fridays" downtown SCAA galleries extend their hours until 7pm and offer light refreshments, art demonstrations and other art art events. Scheibl is known regionally for her fine art oil painting, including portraits of people and animals. Most of her portraiture is commissioned work, but you can see examples (plus her other work) at the Grant County Art Guild Gallery, 316 N Bullard, in Silver City, NM. Her contact information is available at the Gallery. Scheibl is also an avid Plein Air painter (painting outdoors), and facilitates Grant County Art Guild Plein Air events and competitions. She offers private painting lessons, and occasionally teaches group classes, including drawing, at the GCAG Studio. To be on the email list for upcoming GCAG classes and events, email studio@gcag.org. To learn more about Scheibl and the Guild see gcag.org.
CORRECTED: Grant Soil and Water Conservation District Special Meeting May 5, 2023
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- Published: 30 April 2023 30 April 2023
A special board meeting of the Grant Soil and Water Conservation District will be held Friday, May 5, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the NRCS Building, Suite C; 3082 32nd Street Bypass; Silver City, NM 88061. The meeting is open to the public.
To request a copy of the agenda or for more information, please call 575-388-1569 or email grantswcdnm@gmail.com
Gila National Forest seeks public input on Grapevine Campground
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- Published: 28 April 2023 28 April 2023
Open house on May 1 to discuss options and accept public comments
MIMBRES, NM, April 18, 2023 – The Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District will host an open house on May 1st to discuss options for the future of the Grapevine Campground. Grapevine Campground is located within the East Fork Gila River’s floodplain, near Gila Hot Springs, New Mexico.
The site was closed last year due to post-fire flooding from the Black Fire. The entry gate remains closed to prevent resource damage from vehicle use in the flood plain. During peak flows last year, up to two-thirds of the existing campground was under water. Experience has shown that post-fire flooding impacts may be expected for at least 2 years following a wildfire.
“I met last month with a group of concerned citizens and heard strong support for continued camping at Grapevine,” said Wilderness District Ranger, Henry Provencio. “Based on that and other community discussions, my staff have developed five options for future use at Grapevine. I hope to have a short-term solution in place before the end of the summer, while we continue to seek and develop long term opportunities.”
Basic Computer Classes at the Silver City Public Library
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- Published: 28 April 2023 28 April 2023
In May the Silver City Public Library will, for the second time, host a two-part series of classes on basic computer literacy. The series will take place Wednesday, May 3, 3:00-5:00 pm and Wednesday, May 17, 3:00-5:00 pm.
The class will guide students through the basics of operation and usage for Windows computers. We will be covering mouse and keyboard usage, program usage, file and folder structure, email and web browser usage, along with document creation and editing and other similar basic tasks that involve using computers. This class will be Windows only.
Class registration can be done in person at the library building or over the phone. Class size is limited, but there will be other opportunities. If the class fills up, registrants will be put into an alternates list or registered in advance for the next class session!
The Silver City Public Library is located at 515 W. College Avenue. Contact the library at (575) 538-3672 or programs@silvercitymail.com for more information about programs, or visit the website, silvercitypubliclibrary.org.
Tri-City police department blotters – Apr. 24 through Apr. 27, 2023
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- Published: 28 April 2023 28 April 2023
Bayard Police Department
Monday, Apr. 24
Welfare check
Orchard Street
Caller from Magistrate Court advised a 35-year-old female was just in their office and when she left she was very emotional and said she was going to kill herself/left in a brown Honda Accord. Officer issued an ATL.
Unwanted subject
Blackhawk Street
Caller wants her 23-year-old daughter to leave/she doesn't reside at the residence/she is refusing to leave/negative on a CTW.
Loud party
Orchard Street
Caller advised there is a lot of traffic and cars/they are being loud and obnoxious.