Additional information: Local pastor suffers fatal bicycle crash
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- Published: 28 June 2023 28 June 2023
By Roger Lanse
According to the New Mexico State Police, NMSP officers were dispatched to the Dragonfly Trailhead, about five miles east of Silver City on Monday, June 26, 2023, at about 10 p.m. Stephen Timmons, 62, of Silver City, was reported to have gone on a bike ride that morning and had not yet returned home. His vehicle was located at the Dragonfly Trailhead.
Search and Rescue teams were called out and according to Laurie Wlosinski, Grant County Search and Rescue, Timmons was located deceased at about 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 24, on the eastern side of the trail system about a mile west of the national cemetery by a two-man team led by Mark Levesque, GCS&R. An initial investigation indicates Timmons suffered fatal injuries stemming from a bicycle crash.
Wlosinski told the Beat four local S&R teams were looking for Timmons through the night. Other S&R teams from throughout the state were on their way or standing by when Timmons was located, she said. These fresh teams were needed as those who searched through the night had already walked many miles.
New Earth Project presents to town council.
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- Published: 28 June 2023 28 June 2023
By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Town Council held a regular meeting June 13, 2023. The meeting started with Mayor Ken Ladner calling the meeting to order and leading the Pledge of Allegiance and salute to the New Mexico state flag. Council members attending the meeting included Jose Ray, Nicholas Prince, Guadalupe Cano, and Rudy Bencomo.
The council approved the agenda with one change. They removed the executive session for this meeting.
Ceremonies none currently.
Proclamations none currently.
Council comments
Pass Fire Update June 28, 2023
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- Published: 28 June 2023 28 June 2023
Pass Fire
Gila National Forest
Incident Commanders – Billy Trujillo IC - Dustin Roper IC (t)
Information Phone: 575-388-8211 Hours: 8 am-4:30pm Email: 2023.Pass@Firenet.gov
Acres: 57,100 (estimated)
Start Date: May 18, 2023
Location: 40 miles west of Winston, NM
Cause: Lightning
Containment: 12%
Fuels: Timber, piñon/juniper and grass
Personnel: 168
The Pass Fire showed minimal growth yesterday. Infrared flights have not been possible for the past two days; mapping accuracy will improve with the next infrared mission. Most firefighter efforts are focused along southeast side of the fire perimeter, near the East Fork of the Gila River and Trails End Ranch and Fowler Ranch.
Fire danger is increasing under hot, dry weather conditions as the Fourth of July holiday approaches. Check for fire restrictions before heading out to public lands. If they are allowed and weather permits, you must watch your campfire at all times, or extinguish it fully when it is not attended. Douse with plenty of water, stir it into the coals, and feel for heat with your bare hand. When you can safely touch the coals, the fire is out. Hot coals equal hot fire.
Rico Fire FINAL Update – June 28, 2023
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- Published: 28 June 2023 28 June 2023
Rico Fire Update – June 28, 2023
Location: ¼ mile NW of Pinos Altos, NM I Size: 328 acres I Containment: 70% I Personnel: 141
Start Date: June 20, 2023 I Cause: Under investigation I Fuels: Slash, timber and brush
This is the last DAILY update for the RICO FIRE
SILVER CITY, NM, June 28, 2023 – This is the last daily update for the Rico Fire. Following the standard naming convention for wildfires, the “Rico Fire” was named after a nearby geographical feature, Arroyo Rico. Today is considered a transition day, as the Albuquerque Zone Incident Management Team transfers command of the fire to Incident Commander, Jesse Holguin from the BLM. Holguin will oversee a less complex incident with the appropriate number and type of resources to complete the work that remains.
Dust advisory this afternoon on I-10 062723
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a
* Dust Advisory for...
South central Grant County in southwestern New Mexico...
Central Luna County in southwestern New Mexico...
* Until 600 PM MDT.
* At 500 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was reported along I-10
near Deming.
HAZARD...Less than one mile visibility with strong
thunderstorm wind gusts to 50 mph.
Silver Consolidated Schools National History Day program winning participants, final part
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- Published: 27 June 2023 27 June 2023
[Editor's Note: This is the fourth, and, so far, final of several in a series of articles about and by students who participated from Silver Consolidated Schools in the National History Day competitions, under the tutelage of teachers Claudie Thompson and Lee Wilson. This editor posed the questions, and the students replied. If more comments come in from participants, they will also be featured.]
The students succeeded at the state level, allowing them to go to Nationals in Washington D.C.
This article features the comments from the two of the fifth place participants—a group project. It also recognizes the individual project that placed tenth at Nationals.
Elizabeth McDonald, Isaac Beck, and Kylee Jones placed fifth in the nation and won the prestigious special award for U.S. Marine Corps History with their outstanding documentary, "Under Fire: Frontiers on the Front Lines" about female war correspondent Dickey Chapelle. The judges complimented the students' exemplary research and depth of knowledge.
Joshua Beck placed tenth in the nation with his individual documentary on the technical innovations Walt Disney used in creating Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Again, the judges were impressed with his depth of knowledge, and Joshua received the Outstanding Senior Award for the state of New Mexico.