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{{/_source.additionalInfo}}These releases come from other sources than the Grant County Beat. This category will include events in and news releases from Grant, Catron, Hidalgo and Luna counties.
To combat such meat industry images as dancing pigs and chickens wearing aprons as they gaily make their way to the dinner plate, PETA plans to "educate to liberate" diners on their way into Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery and other Silver City eateries that serve pork on Sunday with its "Hell on Wheels" hyper-realistic pig transport truck. The vehicle—which looks as if it contains real pigs on their way to slaughter—will deliver an education (and an earful) with actual recorded sounds of the animals' panicked screams along with a subliminal message every 10 seconds suggesting that people go vegan.
PETA is setting out to empower diners to reconsider their food choices but drawing attention to what—or who—is on their plates, and has reached out to restaurants along the truck's route, including Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, to offer to help them add vegan options to their menus thereby increasing their customer base and being kind to animals too. Meat-free options may become a key part of business as alpha-gal syndrome, a meat and dairy allergy triggered by a tick bite, is on the rise across the country.
The Western New Mexico University Board of Regents will meet virtually July 21, 2025. The meeting agenda is below.
11:00 a.m. Executive Session – Serna Conference Room, WNMU Castorena Hall / Virtual by Zoom ( https://wnmu.zoom.us/j/84751767139 )
i. for the purpose of discussion of limited personnel matters (update on possible personnel actions); legal matters subject to attorney-client privilege concerning threatened or pending litigation; pursuant to NMSA 1978 Section 10-15-1 (H-2) and (H-7).
11:30 a.m. Special Session – Thomas B. McDonald Student Memorial Building, Seminar Room / Virtual by Zoom ( https://wnmu.zoom.us/j/87833130414 )
See flyer below for full information
The second (of three) Lemonade concert of the summer will be held on July 27th at 3 pm at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 6th and Texas Sts . Admission is free. The John Tank Trio will perform about an hour of jazz standards and improvisations, featuring John Tank on saxophone, John D. Mitchell on piano, and Thomas Xiques on drums.
The concert will be followed by refreshments of cookies and punch. All are welcome!
Friday, August 1
THE SOUTHWEST Native Plant Primer Book Release
235 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden
2:00pm
In the Lodge
Join us for Book Release by horticulturalist and writer, Jack Dash.
There is increasing interest in the American southwest about using native plants in home and commercial gardens to knit together landscapes impacted by habitat fragmentation and climate change. The Southwest Native Plant Primer is a new book that introduces important concepts for arid-land gardeners, while highlighting 235 wildflowers, grasses, vines, cacti, and trees. This book is recommended for gardeners of any skill level interested in choosing native plants for a garden that makes a positive environmental impact. It covers a broad area including New Mexico, Arizona, and the southern portions of Utah and Colorado. Though there are vast differences between locations within this region there are also surprising commonalities that this book will highlight. As the Southwest grows in population, but water becomes increasingly scarce, this book focuses on the role that native plants and water-wise planting can have in fostering sustainability for all life in the region. In doing so The Southwest Native Plant Primer fills an important gap in literature about gardening in the region, serving as a resource to new and old gardeners alike, providing up to date information about current best practices for gardening in the Southwest. This book is about encouraging people to garden with nature, not against it.
Fred Baca is the President of the Silver City Council of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). He is also the LULAC's Director for the State of New Mexico. He will speak about the history and current activities of the organization.
LULAC's mission is to advance the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, housing, health and civil rights of the Hispanic population of the United States. The national organization was founded in 1929, while the local council started up in 1981. There are 15 councils in New Mexico.
Silver LULAC's signature program has been awarding scholarships, for which it has received both state and national recognition.
The 2025 Preservation Archaeology field school will be hosting an Archaeology Fair at the Silver City Museum Courtyard. The field school is co-hosted by Western New Mexico University, the Western New Mexico University Museum, Archaeology Southwest and the University of Arizona.
The Archaeology Fair will include presentations, exhibits and hands-on activities for all ages.
Western New Mexico University
Saturday, July 19, 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Silver City Museum Courtyard, 312 W. Broadway, Silver City, NM
JULY 1-31, 2025
During regular Library Operation Hours
Hardbacks – Two for $1.00
Paperbacks – Two for $1.00
The sale is open to the public.
The Friends have received many many terrific books as donations.
Come browse the shelves of the Friends' bookcases, inside the Library
Along the east wall of the main room.
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