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Nuestra Voz: Chihuahua Hill Story Opens Sept. 29 - Silver City Museum
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- Published: 26 September 2023 26 September 2023
Nuestra Voz: The Chihuahua Hill Story Opens Sept. 29 at The Silver City Museum
Silver City -- The Silver City Museum’s latest exhibit “Nuestra Voz: The Chihuahua Hill Story” opens Friday, September 29, in the Dodge Gallery. This unique and innovative exhibit tells the story of Chihuahua Hill, one of Silver City’s oldest neighborhoods, primarily through audio recordings of people who've lived in the neighborhood, many for their entire lives.
Wreaths Across America Changes for December 2023
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- Published: 21 September 2023 21 September 2023
The annual Wreaths Across America program at Fort Bayard National Cemetery is underway for 2023 with the following changes: wreath cost has increased to $17 and both the wreath placement and Remembrance Ceremony will be held on Saturday morning, December 16.
Members of the Grant County community are invited to remember and honor veterans buried/interred at the cemetery during the Christmas holiday season.
Conversation with Ann McMahon
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- Published: 20 September 2023 20 September 2023
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Well, MAM, it is very nice to end my stay in Silver City talking with you, another person I believe is dedicated to making Grant County a better place.
When we arrived in Silver City in 2010, right after retirement from thirty eight years of owning and operating broadcast properties in the Gulf South, we followed a long time friend who had recently purchased property near Mangas Valley. We were impressed with the University, the Western Institute of Life Long Learning, the regional hospital, the small town ambiance and the magnificent beauty of the Gila National Forest and Wilderness.
Aldo Leopold Charter School Receives $15,000 Grant from the Public Education Department
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- Published: 19 September 2023 19 September 2023
Aldo Leopold Charter School (ALCS) Partners with San Vicente Farms to Promote Sustainability in Education
Silver City, NM – Aldo Leopold Charter School (ALCS) is thrilled to announce the receipt of a generous $15,000 grant from the Public Education Department (PED). This grant, being distributed to ALCS and 20 other schools, is aimed at fostering sustainable environments within educational institutions and providing students the knowledge and experience about the significance of locally grown food production to reduce the ultimate amount of landfill waste.
With the grant, ALCS plans to construct a protective perimeter fence to safeguard their produce from deer and explore an unique approach to reducing food waste by introducing pigs to utilize leftover food scraps, thereby mitigating methane emissions. ALCS is committed to the principles of "reduce, reuse, recycle," ensuring that every resource is utilized efficiently.
Silver City's Beautification Efforts Highlighted in Annual Report
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- Published: 18 September 2023 18 September 2023
"I'm happy to report that the Pick it Up - Toss No Mas initiative resulted in the disposal of 7,670 pounds of trash and the diversion of 127 pounds of recyclable material from the landfill," said Siwik. "I'm so grateful to the 330 volunteers and youth interns who were able to make this happen. Our community is cleaner and more beautiful, thanks to their efforts."
Mayor Ken Ladner, who is responsible for getting the program started, said he is "thrilled with this project" and how successful it's become under GRIP's management. It all began as a result of his “Monday Meetings With The Mayor.”
New Livestock Class To Be Shown At This Year’s Fair
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- Published: 14 September 2023 14 September 2023
The Cliff Gila Grant County Fair which begins September 20th will have a new class of livestock this year, Dairy Heifers. At last year’s fair, Robert Burchett and his son Rowan showed a Holstein heifer after the regular steer show in an effort to encourage interest in raising and showing something other than beef steers and heifers. Robert has convinced the Fair Board that this is an opportunity for more 4-H kids to work with animals. He sincerely believes in the program as he showed dairy heifers growing up in Lincoln County. He recently hosted a showmanship class at the family home and shared his years of experience with the kids. Several families with 4-H kids took the challenge by obtaining, feeding and working with their heifers this past year and they are ready to show the attendees of this year’s fair the results of their hard work.
The Dairy Heifer program has several advantages for the families as the initial investment in the animal chosen is considerably less than that typically spent on a beef steer. The young heifer is “rented” from a local dairy, shown at the fair as a yearling and then shown again a second year as a young bred cow. They are judged on femininity and potential milking productivity. After the second fair, the farmer buys the cow back from the family taking into consideration how much she has grown in two years. Thus the family receives back part of their investment which helps them purchase their next heifer and the cow is returned to her herd to become a milk producing member. It is a win-win agreement between the 4-H member and the dairy farmer.
The Burchett family is looking forward to showing in this year’s fair. 10 year old Rowan will show the 2 year old and 7 year old Brennan will show the younger heifer. Their mother, Alida stated that “This is an animal project that is considerably lower maintenance in terms of training, care and initial investment. This program could be a very attractive draw for families whose kids often want to show animals but also want to play team sports, participate in club activities and keep up with demands from schoolwork. Also the heartache of sending your animal to the meat packer is eliminated as the kids can look back on their hard work and know their beloved friend is now happily living out her days at a dairy.”
The Dairy Heifer show is scheduled after the Steer and Beef Heifer shows which start at 4:00 pm Friday the 22nd.
Grant Soil and Water Conservation District – A Surprising Story
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- Published: 14 September 2023 14 September 2023
By Frost McGahey
"We've been in a 10-year drought that was more severe than the drought during the 1930's Dustbowl," Dustin Hunt, Jr. said at the meeting of the Grant County Republican Women held Monday, September 11. "But because of one man and all the farmers and ranchers who voluntarily worked to prevent a reoccurrence, we didn't go through another Dustbowl. Although we've suffered, it's nothing like what happened before."
Hunt was at the meeting to explain what the Grant Soil and Water Conservation District did and does for the community.
WNMU Recognizes Hispanic Serving Institution Week
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- Published: 12 September 2023 12 September 2023
The HSI designation was recognized by the United States Congress in 1992, following a push by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), an organization that advocates on behalf of Hispanic students. “In 1992, HACU led the effort to convince Congress to formally recognize campuses with high Hispanic enrollment as federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institutions and to begin targeting federal appropriations to those campuses,” wrote Felipe de Ortego y Gasca in 2015. Ortego was Scholar in Residence at WNMU at the time.