Bayard discusses abandoned building ordinance
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- Published: 08 April 2023 08 April 2023
By Lynn Janes
The town of Bayard held a work session March 27, 2023. The work session started with Mayor Chon Fierro calling the meeting to order. Attendance at the meeting included councilors Eloy Medina, and Frances Gonzales. Mayor Pro tem Raul Villanueva and councilor Jose Diaz did not attend.
The work session gives the council an opportunity to ask questions about anything on the agenda.
Larry Ojinaga had been put on the agenda to discuss the updates on the abandoned building ordinance. Ojinaga said, "I can't understand why it is taking so long, you have been doing this since September 2022. Nothing ever gets done." Medina explained to him they have a process they must follow, and it takes time. "It has to be done properly; the ordinance affects a lot of people." Currently the ordinance has been given to the town attorney, William Perkins. Fierro said concerning the property that Ojinaga has concern about, it took them some time to track down the owner. Marlena Valenzuela, town clerk, said after they receive the ordinance back from Perkins, they would have to do public meetings and that would take a few months.
New Mexico Broadband Office announces award in Silver City
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- Published: 08 April 2023 08 April 2023
By Mary Alice Murphy
On Friday, March 31, 2023. Kelly Schlegel, director of the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE), and Sandeep Taxali traveled to Silver City to announce a substantial award to WNM Communications to expand service to Cliff and Mimbres.
Wayne Baxter of WNM Communications said that Covid pushed broadband to the front, with students going to school online and adults working from home. "We look at our service area as a whole."
The area covers about 15,000 square miles, with more than 750 miles of fiber optic.
Schlegel said she has worked in software engineering, aerospace and technology for 42 years with 30 of those years spent with Boeing.
Santa Clara updated on legislative session by Rep. Luis Terrazas
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- Published: 07 April 2023 07 April 2023
By Lynn Janes
The Village of Santa Clara held its regular meeting March 23, 2023. Mayor Richard Bauch called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Pro Tem Albert Esparza, trustees Olga Amador, Arnold Lopez, and Peter Erickson attended.
The council approved the agenda for the meeting.
The council approved the minutes from the February 16, 2023, meeting.
The council approved the February 2023 department reports.
Mayor’s report
Bauch said they had finally received the long awaited Toro tractor the village ordered a year ago. The unit comes with several attachments and will make the work for the maintenance department easier.
Bayard has special meeting March 24, 2023
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- Published: 06 April 2023 06 April 2023
By Lynn Janes
The town of Bayard held a special meeting March 24, 2023. The meeting started with Mayor Chon Fierro calling the meeting to order. Attendance at the meeting included Mayor Pro tem Raul Villanueva councilors Jose Diaz (phone), Eloy Medina, and Frances Gonzales. The Pledge of Allegiance and salute to New Mexico flag took place.
The council approved the agenda.
The council went into closed session. The closed session had to do with the discussion and update on Louis Gomez Jr., animal control officer and code enforcement.
Silver High School National History Day students participate in and present at conference
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- Published: 05 April 2023 05 April 2023
By Mary Alice Murphy
During the New Mexico History Conference, which began Thursday afternoon, March 30, 2023, and continued through Saturday, April 1, 2023, Silver High School National History Day students had an opportunity to talk about their various projects, practice their presentations in front of an audience of local, state and regional historians, as well as mingle with them and talk to them.
During the presentation on Saturday, April 1, three presenters had an opportunity to speak before professional and interested historians. Abigail Henderson talked about her documentary about Anna May Wong, an American actress of Chinese descent. Lizzy McDonald presented her documentary on Dicky Chapelle, a female photojournalist during World War II, including in the battles of Iwo Jima and on Okinawa. She also covered portions of the Vietnam War and traveled to other war zones. Faith Pellegrino performed part of her project portraying Dorothy Parker, a poet, writer and satirist.
New Mexico History Conference in Silver City 0330-040123
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- Published: 05 April 2023 05 April 2023
[Author's Note: This photographer and author tried to get to every session and get at least one photo of a presenter. Along the way of navigating the various sessions—35 of them—scattered all over the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center, she may have missed some and for sure did not get the names correct for everyone or every session. She was unable to attend the plenary session, the special presentation or the luncheons or banquet. Please if you notice an error in the photo cutlines or in this article, please notify editor@grantcountybeat for a correction.]
Photos and Article by Mary Alice Murphy
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David Morrison with his informative exhibit on the Buffalo Soldiers Memorial he and other have worked to restore and enhance in the Aldo Leopold Wilderness area. He is working on national monument status.
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New Mexico or Bust: The Bull and Culver Story. Presenter Joy Poole
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Leveraging New Mexico's Archival Resources by Dylan McDonald
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Panel for Leveraging NM's Archival Resources - Healther McClure, Jonathan Pringle and Kathleen Dull
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Twentieth Century New Mexico Artists.
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Doctors, Chaplains, and Army Wives: fort Bayard's Historic Past .Dr. John Bell
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Eugene Koppenen holds a very large Coulter pine cone found at Fort Bayard
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Silver High School National History Day students, with their teachers, Lee Wilson, fourth from left, and Claudie Thompson, far right, and students from the ProStart program served and cooked lunch, as well as presenting to the NM History Conference attendees on March 31, 2023
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Silver High School ProStart students with their teacher, Emmarie Flores, third from right.
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Chiricahua Apache Nation exhibit manned by President Joe Saenz
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Attendees browsing books and informative exhibits
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Moderator Stephen Fox leads off the de Kooning Caper: Lost and Found
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Presenters at the de Kooning Caper: one of the recovers of the stolen artwork, David Van Auker and Olivia Miller of the University of Arizona Museum of Art, from which the work was stolen and where it was returned.
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Borderlands Architecture and Builders. Either Jerry D. Wallace or Troy M. Ainsworth
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Maybe Ballads of Women Who Made History
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Territorial New Mexico -Jeffrey P. Shepherd
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Ballads of Women
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Chiricahua Apache Nation President Joe Saenz presents Nde Benah: From Creation to Restoration.
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Community Dynamic and Change Moderator Rory Belfry, and presenters Dianne R. Layden and Samuel Reitenour
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Alabados: Nueva Vizcaya to Nuevo Mexico - Dennis Daily
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Maybe Safeguarding Oral History
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John Gaw Meem in New Mexico: His Architectural Legacy - Mary Ragins; in the rear is Susan Berry, who moderated the session
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John Saw Meet in New Mexico: His Architectural Legacy, part 2, Gayla Bechtol
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Newspaper Reporting and U.S.-Mexico Relations - Josh Mika
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Military Posts: Frontier Duty and POWs- Sherry Robinson
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Communities Lost and Found - Lynn Melton?
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Spreading the Word: Women's Inspiring Stories along New Mexico's Highways and Byways - Ceilia Foy Castillo
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Confronting Colonialism - unknown
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Laguna Pueblo: Railroad Colonies and a Historic Mission Church - maybe Harry Antonio and Thelma Antonio
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Indian Trading Posts - Robert J. Torrez, moderator
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Creating the Next Generation of New Mexico Historians - Lizzy McDonald, Silver City High School National History Day participant presenting on her documentary on Dickey Chapelle
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Small Town, Big Stories - Lee Gruber
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Grant County Personalities - Steve Cary
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Through the Lens: Perspectives on Historical Photographs - from left are Terry Humble, Lawrence Flowers and Javier Marrufo
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Creating the Next Generation of New Mexico Historians - Faith Pellegrino performing as Dorothy Parker
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Episodes from Apache Land - Daniel Aranda
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Woman's Suffrage in New Mexico - Stephen Fox
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Notorious Outlaws - David G. Thomas
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Supporting Classroom Teachers with Museum Resources - Shannon Wilson
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Mimbres Pottery and the Gila Cliff Dwellings - Danielle Romero
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Early Jewish Settlers of Grant County - Julia Robinson
The very successful and well attended New Mexico History Conference took place on March 30 - April 1, 2023 at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center in Silver City, New Mexico. According to main organizer, Susan Berry, more than 325 people attended and participated in the event. From a participant who said he regularly attends these conferences, this was one of the better attended events.