By Mary Alice Murphy
[Editor's Note: This is the main part of the presentations. Questions and answers from the community will be covered in the next article.]
Gila Regional Medical Center presented its State of the Hospital meeting to about 80 people on Wednesday, May, 9, 2018. The leadership team addressed strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. They also laid out portions of the strategic plan going forward to remain independent.
GRMC Board of Trustees Chairman Jeremiah Garcia opened the session.
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
Silver City Farmers Market opening day 050518
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Andrea Warner is Silver City Farmer's Market manager
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Tracey Lassard, Craig Silverman, Mandy Barrick and John Justice represent Mimbres Valley Farms
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Students from Aldo Leopold Charter School sell plants. From left, they are Carlos Arias, Marisa Holguin, Toby Duck, and Quinn Leahy
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Bodhi Baker, Violet Leadbetter and lila Knadler watch The Commons Booth.
After wending their way through all the Give Grandly booths, regulars to the Silver City Farmers' Market found some of their favorite vegetable and plant vendors on site.
The market is held each Saturday through October in the Main Street Plaza. A second market is held at Ace Hardware each Wednesday morning starting about 10 a.m. during the season from May through October.
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
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Adrienne Dare and Mikki Jemin promoting Expanding Your Horizons
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In Front are Skip Thacker and Marti Trammell, and in back are Don Trammell and Joe Gonzales representing Bridge Community
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Heidi Ogas of the High Desert Humane Society giving treats to a cute puppy
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Kelli McGhiey, Terry Anderson and Priscilla Lucero promoting the Community Partnership for Children
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Kathi Anderson and Peter and Sandy Riva promoting the Gila Valley Community Partners
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Al Gamboa and Bea McKinney of the Silver City Museum Society
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Kevin Lenkner of Mimbres Region Arts Council promoting the upcoming Blue Festival
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Pete Trujillo and Sister Rosie Farrell representing El Refugio Inc.
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Connie Downard and Theresa Murphy of Silver City Community Theater
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Diana Murphy, Pat Montgomery and Carol Johnson of End of the Road Ranch
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Caroline Baldwin and Jason Marshall of Literacy Link-Leamos
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Colleen Morton and Lee Gruber of the Silver City Arts and Culture District
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Ed Hysmith of the Southwest New Mexico Transition Center for Veterans
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Neta Pope, in front, Jan Gordon and Becky Nell Young, middle row, and Lori Hildebrand and Lillian Galloway, in back, talk about the Santa Clara Library Initiative
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Carol Fugagli and David Rose of the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance
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Done Wrealli, Harry Browne and M.H. "Dutch" Salmon of the Gila Resources Information Project
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Guadalupe Cano and Damie Nelson of PFLAG
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Jill Smith of The Center for Gender Equity and Social Justice
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Fiona Bailey, Gail Carter and Martin Miller (standing) of The Learning Circle for Dyslexia and Academic Success
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Julie Binko talking to Diane Miller about the Western Institute of Lifelong Learning (WILL)
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Rachelle Bergmann and Terry Timme of the Southwest Chapter of the Audubon Society
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A.J. Sandoval and Jim McIntosh of The Volunteer Center, which has been renamed The Commons
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Christine Starr of Silver Regional Sexual Assault Support Services
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Samantha Apodaca of Border Partners
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Nancy Stephens chats with Catherine Harding and Cari Lemon of Art from Within
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Bonne Beavers and Kathy Overholt of Mimbres Valley Health Action League
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Nancy Stephens of Imagination Library
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Arlo Egnal, Erin Fitzgerald and Martha Egnal of Guadalupe Montessori School
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Jean Limmer and Jeff Boyd of the Gila Native Plant Society
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Joann Salcido and Christina Wolford of Supporting People In Need (SPIN)
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Annette Toney of Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest
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Elise Stuart, Linda Hannan, Mary Hodvedt and Paul Hodvedt of the Southwest Festival of the Written Word
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Alice Rickle and Ward Rudick of Life's a Variety Show Inc.
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Charmeine Wait, Susan Allen and Carmon Stevens of Silver City MainStreet Project
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Carolyn Smith of the Farmer's Market
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Mimbres Cultural Heritage Site's Charlene Scott, Kathy Hill and Edie Cates
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John and Cecilia Bell of Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society
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Casie and Trayd Peterson and Amanda Moffett from the WNUM Foundation
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Virus Theater: Hallie Harris and Heather Costello
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The Grant County Community Foundation reached its goal for 2018. The fifth annual Give Grandly 24-hour fundraiser on May 5, 2018, had a goal of $150,000 to reach its goal of Five (hundred thousand) in Five (years). The preliminary numbers as of 3:21 p.m. May 10, showed preliminary numbers of $159,224, which comprised 928 donations to 53 organizations.
Truth or Consequences, NM, May 9, 2018—The Black Range Ranger District continued the Area 74 Prescribed Burn today.
Fire crews continued to use hand ignitions to place fire on the ground working towards, including Burnt Cabin Flat and down Forest Road 226. An estimated 3,200 acres were burned yesterday and 3,400 acres today, making a three day total of ~7,800 acres. Ignition operations have ceased and the fire will now move to a monitor status.
Pictured at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Western New Mexico University and the Bemba tribe of Zambia are (left to right) Western New Mexico University Chairperson Jerry Walz, His Majesty Chitimukulu Sosala Kanyanta Manga II, New Mexico Lt. Governor John Sanchez and Western New Mexico University President Dr. Joseph Shepard.Silver City, NM – Western New Mexico University President Dr. Joseph Shepard and His Majesty Chitimukulu Sosala Kanyanta Manga II, the king of Zambia's largest ethnic group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the intention of exploring the possibility of bringing higher education opportunities to the Bemba people both online and in face-to-face classes.
Washington, DC – Congressman Steve Pearce today introduced H.R. 5721, The Village of Santa Clara Conveyance Act of 2018, to allow for the Village of Santa Clara to acquire land that was previously considered the Fort Bayard Military Reservation but was not included in the 1972 land transfer to the National Forest System.
"I'm pleased to introduce this bill today to help the Village of Santa Clara create a more prosperous future for the surrounding community. This land transfer will not only bring greater economic opportunities to the Village, but will create value for land that was otherwise locked up without any purpose. This means more businesses will be able to open up shop, increasing revenues and creating jobs for the local community. With this bill, the Village of Santa Clara will be granted a voice in the future management of these lands to protect and promote the priorities of the community," stated Rep. Pearce.
By Roger Lanse
Tuesday, May 8, the three Democrat candidates running for the Lt. Governor nomination in the June 5, primary, Billy Garrett, Howie Morales and Rick Meira, participated in a public forum at the Bayard Community Center sponsored by the Silver City Daily Press and Independent. The candidates gave opening and closing statements and fielded questions from the audience and SCDPI.
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At the beginning of the meeting, all attendees gathered for a photo of them with red noses to support Red Noses to address children's poverty issues.
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Big Brothers, Big Sisters receives $31,000 for Grant County One-to-One Mentoring Initiative. Accepting the award from Bruce Ashburn, left, is Dawn Starostka and April Ortiz, with Freeport's Kevin Cook announcing and passing the checks to the sponsors.
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Sponsors Priscilla Lucero and Cari Lemon at left and right, hand out the $50,000 to the Community Partnership for Children: CPC/LINKS Expanding Childcare and Collaboration. Cook, at far right, looks on.
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Sponsors Cari Lemon and Sherry Burd-Kested surround Literacy Link-Leamos director Mary Beth Folia, who received $22,000 for Preparing Adults for Local Skilled Jobs.
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Ben Potts, left, of Silver Consolidated Schools receives $89,000 for Project Pick Six to improve STEM education, from sponsor Patrick Hoskins, as Cook watches.
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Sponsor Sabrina Pack gives $6000 to the County of Grant's Commission Chairman Billy Billings and Ben Potts, who will help upgrade the technology infrastructure of the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center.
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Cook talks about the $20,000 being awarded to the Southwest Center for Health Innovation for FORWARD NM by sponsor Priscilla Lucero.
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Charmeine Wait, center, Silver City MainStreet Project director, receives $62,000 for Main Street Plaza Phase 1 restrooms from sponsor Sabrina Pack and Cook
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Santa Clara Mayor Richard Bauch, left, accepts $35,000 for Santa Clara Public Park Improvements for all ages, from sponsor James Marshall and Cook.
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Silver City Mayor Ken Ladner, second from right, and Assistant Town Manager James Marshall, left, receive $50,000 for an economic diversification implementation project, from sponsors Lucero and Erich Bower, second from left and center, as Cook looks on.
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Shannon Rivera of the WNMU Early Childhood Center receives $10,000 for Grow Your Own from sponsor Hans Larisch and Cook.
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All awardees has their photos taken in a group with Cook. From left are Bala Salgado, Anna Daggett, Charlene Gomez, Terry Anderson, Shannon Rivera, Ben Potts, Mary Beth Folia, Ken Ladner, Dawn Starostka, April Ortiz, Charmeine Wait and Richard Bauch.
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Dereck Ratcliff, chamber president, wears a red nose to support programs that address children's poverty.
Silver City-Grant County Chamber of Commerce hosts Freeport CIF awards 050318
Cook stands with members of the selection committee, Bruce Ashburn, Sabrina Pack, Patrick Hoskins, Sherry Burt-Kested, Erich Bower, Priscilla Lucero, James Marshall and Cari Lemon. Member Hans Larisch had already left.
At the monthly meeting of the Silver City-Grant County Chamber of Commerce, Kevin Cook, Community Development Manager for Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc. handed out checks to Community Investment Fund grant recipients. The non-profit organizations received a total of $375,000 at the luncheon.
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