Community News
Wecks Chosen as Director of ALCS
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 12 May 2023 12 May 2023
The Aldo Leopold Charter School Governing Council unanimously selected Hannah Wecks as the new School Director at its regular monthly meeting last night. The previous selection, Mark Forman, opted to remain in his current position.
Wecks has held positions throughout Grant County, serving at the Silver Consolidated and Cobre Consolidated school districts throughout her 22 year career as an educator. As a former Governing Council Chair and in her current position as Student Success Coordinator, Wecks has consistently demonstrated outstanding leadership and success. Governing Council Chair Alexandra Tager stated that “Hannah is the perfect fit. Her deep commitment to our core mission and her dynamic vision for its future will serve the school well.”
Apartments to be available at Murray Hotel, Silver City
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 11 May 2023 11 May 2023
In 2012 the Murray Hotel located at 200 West Broadway in Silver City, New Mexico reopened, after standing vacant for twenty years, with 50 hotel rooms having been renovated. During the most recent renovation of the hotel, originally built in 1938, the fifth floor of the five-story hotel was not renovated. Currently the fifth floor of the building, that originally had hotel rooms, is being reconfigured to make rental apartments. The apartments are expected to be available for occupancy by August. Currently rental applications are available. To request an application, send an email to frontdesk@murray-hotel.com or call 575-956-9400.
At the High View Apartments at the Murray Hotel there are fifteen units with multiple floor plans. The least expensive unit is the unfurnished 197 square foot studio apartment for $800. In addition there are furnished studio apartments, one bedroom, one bath apartments and two bedroom, two bath apartments. All units include internet access, water and electricity.
Mimbres Valley Health Action League News
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 04 May 2023 04 May 2023
Mimbres, NM – The Mimbres Valley Health Action League (MVHAL) held its Annual Member Meeting on Sunday, April 30, and after a vote of the membership present, MVHAL now has a full complement of nine (9) directors of the board. MVHAL board officers include President Kate Brown, Vice President Susan Malter, Treasurer Michelle Sweetman, and Secretary Jennifer Sanders. Additional board members are Patricia de Naranjo, Paula Dow, Mark Faulk, Shane House, and Cheryl Howard.
Longtime board member Grace Williams retired from her treasurer’s position on the board, and MVHAL is deeply grateful for all that she has done and continues to do for the organization and Valley residents. We hope that Grace will continue to be an active and guiding force in MVHAL’s community enhancing efforts.
Check out six new businesses downtown
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 04 May 2023 04 May 2023
Join us in welcoming Shane Dalton and his Dalton Gallery to downtown Silver City! Shane is an amazing desert landscape artist. Shane is a local artist that does prints as well as original works of art. Check out his gallery at 215 W. Broadway and YouTube channels, Dalton Gallery and Space Galleria.
Grant County Extension office update on its egg-to-chick program
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 03 May 2023 03 May 2023
The Grant County Extension Service has 15 incubators going all over Grant County in the Silver and Cobre school district and our first set of chicks have begun to hatch!
Jessica Swapp-Massengill, Grant County Extension Agent, has visited several classes and given a brief presentation on embryology and how the egg develops.
"Students have learned the parts of the egg, and we have candled (looked inside) several incubating eggs,"she said. "I hope to expand this program and do it in more classes next year."
Wilderness Skills Trip for Aldo Leopold Highschoolers
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 01 May 2023 01 May 2023
L-R: Lila Knadler, Dara Werber, Dominic Rasmussen, Micah Jo Huerta, Jace Eagle, and Emma Beckworth standing with the goatOn April 19-21, 2023, the freshman class at Aldo Leopold Charter School went on a camping trip right by the Gila River for a mini-course called “Aldo Count”. For those three days at the campsite, we learned different primitive skills, swam in the river, and bonded around the campfire, singing songs. The highschoolers from Aldo who were not among the freshman class were invited to come on the second day to participate in the Leadership Enhancement Workshop (LEW) which was an optional sweat lodge ceremony in which students would sit in a small enclosure, with hot, wet rocks that gave off steam. Quite a few sophomores and juniors decided to come and engage in the activity.
Aldo Students Cheer on Cyclists
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 01 May 2023 01 May 2023
Students at Parking Lot Entrance. From left to right. Emma Beckworth, Micah Huerta, Keanu Wilson, Savannah Egge, Makayla Jaurequi, Lila Knadler, Dara Werber-Raiter, Asa Wecks, Ivy Stephens-EtheridgeAldo Leopold Charter School’s (ALCS) Community Orientation (CO) class volunteered Friday at the Tour of the Gila Individual Time Trial. Racers biked 16.15 miles (26km) and climbed 1,000 feet in the town of Tyrone. The CO class includes 27 freshmen and students new to ALCS. They wore white Tour of the Gila staff T-shirts and safety vests. CO students stretched and talked about goals for the day.
While one group of students helped state police officers direct traffic, another group waved flags and cheered the bikers on as they warmed up and began racing. Racers left at thirty-second intervals beginning at 9:15. Bikers from all over the world participated, including at least two from Uzbekistan. They were probably the farthest from home.
Students Helping Students
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 30 April 2023 30 April 2023
OCIC extern Deanna Arrey works her magic on a high school student’s coiffure for prom nightOn Saturday afternoon, while hundreds of bicyclists were turning the corner at Bullard Street and College Avenue, some young people were nearby turning another kind of corner. The students of Off College Institute of Cosmetology were uplifting high school prom-goers’ spirits, and hair.
This year, the Silver City Woman’s Club asked for donations of gently-used prom dresses, and were overwhelmed with the generosity of Silver Citizens. “We received about 40 to 50 dresses, and also had donated costume jewelry, and new false eyelash and fingernail sets. The updo at the beauty school was a wonderful bonus,” said Lorraine Anglin, the president of the Woman’s Club. “We’ll definitely be doing this again next year, but even better!”
This was Silver High School’s Jordyn Andazola’s first prom, and she was excited. Mother Dana watched on as her youngest child, usually found on basketball and volleyball courts, got a sophisticated look. “Her auntie will be doing her make-up for tonight.” she said.