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Silver Chorale May Concerts

silverchorale copySilver Chorale will be performing two concerts featuring the Faure Requiem, Alleluia and Harvester’s Song both by Jean Berger, River in Judea, Moon River, Cielito Lindo and several others. A chosen quintet will perform Cultivo Una Rosa Blanca, Smile and Lullabye by Billy Joel and arranged by Gaye Rock.      

The concerts are free, although we are a non-profit organization and would graciously accept donations, offered a board member. For more information call 575-654-1976.

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Silver City Police Department blotter – Apr. 3 through Apr. 6, 2023

Monday, Apr. 3

Welfare check
2502 E. Highway 180
Female slumped over in the driver's seat of a red Plymouth minivan. Have contact with a named female/she is okay.

Welfare check
La Plata Middle School
Caller advised a 14-year-old male student is threatening to harm himself/he is in the office at this time/parents have been notified and are on scene. Officer requested ambulance for 14-year-old juvi male/suicidal ideations/negative lights and sirens.

Suspicious vehicle
Ben Altamirano Sports Complex
Caller advising green pickup that is dumping illegally behind some trees. Officers have contact with older model green pickup with branches in the back/clear/negative on any one dumping trash.

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Next Sunday, April 16, 2023 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City

April 16, at 10:00 am, 3845 North Swan Street  – “Substance Abuse Prevention: Dealing With Stress and Avoiding a Lifelong Mess”

Dealing with stress in daily life can be challenging but hope can be found with awareness, self-care and stress management techniques. Valerie Kling, a Prevention Specialist from the Center for Health Innovation, has a passion for prevention and helping others thrive through meaningful discussion. 

Kling will touch on the topics of dealing with stress in modern America, and the effects of this stress on physical and emotional wellness. She’ll discuss the importance of self-care, modern day stress management techniques and the importance of prevention.

Kling will also emphasize the importance of medication lockup, safe disposal, and general medication safety.

Valerie Kling is a prevention specialist currently employed for the Center for Health Innovation, a local non-profit and public health institute. The program she supports locally is called the Youth Substance Awareness and Prevention Coalition. In her previous career, Kling was a respiratory therapist of 6+ years who has worked in a variety of critical care settings.

She has her undergraduate degree in public health and is pursuing her graduate degree in social work. Kling has a passion for prevention and helping others thrive through meaningful discussion. Her presentation pertains to the 6th UU principle stating, “The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all.”

There are speakers on the patio if you wish to enjoy the service outside.

UUFSC Safety Protocol as pursuant to our most recent UUA Guidelines:

We will not be serving food or drinks in the building until further notice. Masks will still need to be worn at all times indoors and out, except when eating or drinking. We will continue to serve refreshments on the patio, weather permitting. Visitors are always welcome.

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City is a diverse group of religious independents seeking knowledge, spiritual sustenance, fellowship and opportunities for service to others. Our programs encompass Humanism, liberal Christianity, earth-based spirituality, Buddhism and many other traditions. If you’d like to find out more, email uufellowshipofsilvercity@gmail.com, visit our website at www.uufsc.com or visit us on Facebook at Unitarian-Universalist-Fellowship-of-Silver-City.

WILL Lunch and Learn: Another Century of Wilderness April 12

WILL, the Western Institute for Lifelong Learning, is proud to present the Sonnie Sussillo Memorial Seminar for spring featuring Kyle Grambley, the Recreation Program Manager for the Gila National Forest. The focus of her presentation will be on the Gila Wilderness. 

k.grambley photoWith the Gila Wilderness centennial around the corner, it is essential for our community to come together and celebrate the world's first designated wilderness -which happens to be in our backyard. Aldo Leopold's vision a century ago has led to the protection of 803 wilderness areas, totaling 111,368,221 acres in the United States. 

Federally designated wilderness is managed by multiple agencies to maintain and enhance wilderness character. Grambley’s presentation will explore what defines designated wilderness, how our understanding or vision of wilderness areas has evolved in the last century, special management considerations when working in these areas, and the challenges of wilderness management in the 21st century. 

Grambley has a degree from Colorado State University in Natural Resource Management and has worked managing public lands with the US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management across the western United States, and in Washington, D.C.

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Tri-City police department blotters – Apr. 3 through Apr. 6, 2023

Bayard Police Department

Monday, Apr. 3

Criminal damage to property
Cobre School Administration
Caller advised two windows have been broken.

Criminal trespass warning
Budge Drive
Black Jeep is in the park and it should not be there/the persons in the Jeep have been evicted and have CTW. Deputy advised will be clear/they left prior to arrival.

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Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Apr. 3 through Apr. 6, 2023

Monday, Apr. 3

Welfare check
Mangas Valley Road and W. Highway 180
Advising possibly a male trying to flag someone down/possibly wearing green flowered pajamas/about one mile down Mangas Valley Road. Deputy has contact.

Welfare check
Cullum Drive – White Signal
911 hangup. Upon callback made contact with male advising his friend has dementia/male handed phone to elderly male who advised he was not going to talk to anyone and to "go to hell"/line was disconnected. Deputy advised will be clear/everything is okay.

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Writing Workshop Offered by Kris Neri

On Saturday, April 15 at 10 am, author and writing instructor Kris Neri will offer a free 2-hour workshop on characterization: Creating Characters that Live off the Page: How to Capture Compelling Characters. This workshop is part of The Write Stuff, a series of writing presentations from Southwest Word Fiesta. It will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City, 3845 N Swan St, Silver City, NM.

All fiction writers need to create unforgettable characters. Kris Neri will show attendees how to create characters from their deepest cores, through all their layers -- characters that seem as unforgettable as real people. She will share basic, intermediate, and advanced techniques to give attendees the tools to capture characters that readers will take to their hearts.

The workshop will be equally valuable for memoir and creative nonfiction writers, as it is for novelists and short story writers. Those writing memoirs, historical, and other forms of nonfiction also need techniques to explore the real people they plan to write about.

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National Poetry Month Celebration April 12, 2023

Come celebrate National Poetry Month!

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