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GRMC Board of Trustees meeting held 022824, part 1

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Published: 10 March 2024 10 March 2024

Photo and article by Mary Alice Murphy

img 7671Veronica Maynes receives from GRMC Board of Trustees Chair Dr. Fred Fox an award for her 20 years of service with Beginning Years.

At the meeting held Feb. 28, 2024, Gila Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees Chair Dr. Fred Fox invited board members to read the mission, vision and values, and said the three are what drives the oversight of the hospital.

"In addition, the Hospital Funding Act cites as its purpose: To provide appropriate and adequate hospital facilities for the sick of the county," Fox quoted.

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Introducing category: Citizen Journalist

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Published: 10 March 2024 10 March 2024

This editor has decided to start a new category, which is listed under the Community menu tab as Citizen Journalist.

Citizen Journalist is a new category for the Grant County Beat. It will contain photos and information about our community. It will not be used for advertising. The content is purely from you, the readers, and does not reflect the opinions of this publication or the editor. 

However, all publication of materials will be at the discretion of the editor. The contributor grants permission to The Beat for us to reuse the photos or information at our discretion and photo and/or authorship credit will be included in other uses. 

The Beat totally appreciates the tips, the suggestions, the photos, etc. that you share with the Beat. Now you have a chance to have your name and photos and short articles published for all to see. 

We hope you enjoy this new feature.

New Recreation Center Groundbreaking

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Published: 10 March 2024 10 March 2024

Photos and article by Lynn Janes

On March 8, 2024, at 9:00 am, many local officials, residents, and students came together to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new recreation center that will be located on 32nd Street and Silver Street behind the La Bonita Bakery. Although the morning was brisk and cold many people showed up to celebrate the long planned and anticipated project.

Priscilla Lucero, Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments executive director, opened the ceremony and welcomed everyone. They started with the presentation of colors, pledge of allegiance and salute to the New Mexico flag.

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Daylight Saving Time Begins 2 a.m. Sunday, March 10, 2024

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Published: 09 March 2024 09 March 2024

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LOCATED: Brittany Alert for Joshua Schenk, Luna County, NM

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Published: 09 March 2024 09 March 2024

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Located: The Luna County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for assistance in locating Joshua Schenk. He was last seen on March 8. 2024, around 9:30 p.m. in Deming, NM. He was last seen wearing a gray shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes. His direction of travel and destination are unknown. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Joshua Schenk is asked to contact the Luna County Sheriff's Office at 575-546-2655 or dial 911.

U.S. Army Pfc. Richard G. Pitsor, who died as a WWII POW to be buried 042624

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Published: 08 March 2024 08 March 2024

U.S. Army Pfc Richard G. Pitsor, WWI POW, to be buried at Fort Bayard National Cemetery by Baca's Funeral Home at 1100 on April 26, 2024

WASHINGTON –

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Pfc. Richard G. Pitsor, 18, of Ft. Bayard, New Mexico, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for March 20, 2023.

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CORRECTION: Silver Schools District Unveils Comprehensive Strategy to Comply with New Instructional Requirements for 2024-2025

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Published: 07 March 2024 07 March 2024

[Editor's Note: I didn't have time to go through the entire long news release, so I chose to simply add Superintendent Hawkins' apology and changes on top, and the amended calendar will be at the bottom of the whole article.]

I need to issue a correction regarding the adjustments made to the 2024-2025 academic calendar to meet the Public Education Department's (PED) requirement of 180 instructional days.  In a rush to get the answer out to the community before the end of the day, just hours after receiving the new guidelines yesterday, the obvious thing happened.  A mistake was discovered.  I was rushing to give all the answers to calm fears and allay concerns... and that is when mistakes usually happen.  My Bad. 🤦 

After an initial consultation, we discovered a couple of adjustments we will need to make. In our previous communication, we outlined a strategy that involved designating certain parent conference days as remote learning days. Upon further review, instead of converting parent conference days into remote learning days, we have identified two professional development days that will need to be designated as remote learning days for students.  The Parent Conference Days will count as instruction days towards the 180 days without being identified as Remote Days. 

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Grant County Commission work session 022024

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Published: 07 March 2024 07 March 2024

img 7646 2From left front are Grant County Extension Family and Consumer Science Agent and 4-H Lauren Baker, 4-H Council Vice President Kayleigh Massengill, Secretary Krysten Jones, Reporter Allie Miller, Treasurer Christopher Bennett, President Tucker Gatlin and County Agent and 4-H Jessica Massengill, with Commissioners Edwards, Browne and Ponce behind.

Photo and article by Mary Alice Murphy

The Grant County Commission work session on Feb. 20, 2024 featured two presentations.

The first presentation came from Wendy Raven Phillips and Laura Aubry, talking about the Housing and Behavioral Health Taskforce.

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