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Monday Meeting With The Mayor

Silver City Mayor Ken Ladner would like to invite your input, ideas and inspirations toward making our town even better.

This month's "Monday Meeting With The Mayor" will be at
Future Forge Makers Space, on Monday, March 10, 2025 from 8:00am to 11:00am.

Future Forge Makers Space, is located at 307 East College Avenue,  just behind Dr. Van Dran's Optometrist at 900 N. Hudson, and across the street from Edward Jones Financial Advisor. All are invited to stop by anytime between 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and share your insights and ideas with Mayor Ladner. And, enjoy a cup of coffee or drink, compliments of the Mayor.

The Silver City Woodcarving Club will meet on Thursday, March 13, from 1-3 pm at the Grant County Extension office. Contact Keller at 575-313-1518 for more information. All interested in woodcarving or learning woodcarving are welcome.

I am happy to let you know that I have 18 images on display in the conference room of the Silver City Public Library from March 3 through April 30. The photographs cover the period from 2006 until 2024. Many have not previously been shown in Silver City. All of the pieces are available for purchase by contacting me. The library is located at 515 W. College Ave. in Silver City.

So, the next time you're at the library take a peek. I think you'll enjoy them. Drop me a line to let me know what you think of the exhibit.

Bruce Bloy

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE

SATURDAY, March 8, 2025

The Silver City Friends of the Library (FOL) is holding its March Book Sale on Saturday, March 8, at the FOL Bookstore, 1510 Market Street, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Hardback and trade paperback books are priced at $1.00 each and paperbacks at $0.50 each. In some cases, books may be priced higher. Weather permitting, clearance item sales take place in the FOL parking lot where visitors can purchase a bag of books or other items (special bags are provided in the parking lot) at $2.00 per bag. There is no limit on the number of bags a visitor can buy.

Silver City -- The power of women and their many contributions to health care is the topic of the Silver City Museum's latest "Community Conversation," happening from noon to 1:30 pm Wednesday in the auditorium of the Besse-Forward Global Resource Center on the campus of WNMU. This discussion is free to the public, and moderated by Museum Director Bart Roselli. The museum's community conversation series complements the current exhibition, "Healers & Heroines: Women and the Shaping of Local Health Care," which is open to visitors in the Dodge Gallery.

This powerful panel discussion features four women at the forefront of health care, health policy and advocacy in our region. Gail Stamler, Gayle Simmons, Dr. Kimberly Petrovic and Serene Vannoy, bring decades of experience as healers, educators, and change-makers, tackling the urgent issues facing rural health care today. This conversation will explore the ever-changing roles of women in health care, the impact of policy on individuals, families and communities, and the fight for a more just, equitable and accessible health care system.

These minutes are courtesy of B.J.Agnew

Gila Basin Irrigation Commission
February 17, 2025
Minutes

The February 17, 2025, meeting of the Gila Basin Irrigation Commission was called to order by Chair David Ogilvie at 6:01 pm in the Conference Room of Amplified Therapy, Cliff, New Mexico.

Present: Neil Kaspar, Wendel Hann, David Ogilvie, Destre Shelley, Zac Runyan, Don Stailey, Peter Russell, BJ Agnew. By Phone Charlene Webb.

A quorum of the Gila Basin Irrigation Commission (GBIC) was determined to be present by the representation of the Upper Gila Irrigation Association, the Fort West Irrigation Association, and the Gila Farms Irrigation Association. And, by proxy, the Gila Hot springs Irrigation Association, the Riverside Irrigation Association, and the Grandpa Harper Irrigation Association.

Volunteer Jared Gandara is always available to clean and sanitize the Warming Center so that the building can be used by other groupsMarch 9, at 10:00 am, 3845 North Swan Street – "The Homeless Task Force"

The Housing and Behavioral Health Task Force, formerly known as the Citizens' Taskforce on Homelessness in Grant County, has been meeting since June of 2023. Current members of the task force will talk about the work the group has been doing. The speakers will include Patricia Cano, the founder and current chair of the task force, who is a lifelong resident of Silver City and a retired professor from Western New Mexico University. The second speaker will be Laura Aubry, the owner of Mint Chip Creamery who has been a member of the task force since its inception.

The presentation will cover the group's mission and vision, as well as the work of four standing committees, the major accomplishments and plans for the future. The speakers will describe their work with Corre Caminos to establish two additional bus stops to serve the residents of SPIN and persons needing to avail themselves of food distributions at THE COMMONS.

Santa Clara VFD
Monday, Feb. 24

Smoke
1103 Jasper Street
Smoke coming out of shed/caller disconnected the line twice/where the fire is (was?) last time/a large grey metal garage. Per chief - everything is okay/have units downgrade/2x4s burning in the fireplace.