Community News
Silver City Ranger District protects at-risk communities
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- Published: 26 June 2023 26 June 2023
Joint Chiefs' project aims to reduce fuels and restore forests on public and private lands
SILVER CITY, NM, June 26, 2023, 2023 – As part of the Forest Service's 10-year Wildfire Crisis Strategy, the Gila National Forest is engaged in a whole-of-forest effort to protect communities and infrastructure threatened by catastrophic wildfire. "Never before have the efforts of the entire forest, region, and agency been harnessed to achieve one common goal," said Gila National Forest Supervisor, Camille Howes. "Our major emphases over the next 5 to 10 years will be reducing fuels, restoring watersheds, and increasing resiliency of forest lands near communities."
One of three emphasis areas on the forest where this critical work is focused is in the Bear Creek to Signal Peak Joint Chiefs' Collaborative Restoration (Joint Chiefs') Project. In 2021 the collaborative project was awarded about $1.7 million in funding over a 3-year period. It is a partnership of the Gila National Forest and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to reduce fuels and restore forests and watersheds on federal and private lands. The Bureau of Land Management; New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (NM EMNRD) Forestry Division; Grant County; New Mexico Game and Fish; the Gila Landscape Collaborative; Grant Soil and Water Conservation District; the Nature Conservancy, and Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery also signed on as supporters of the project.
Silver City Public Library Summer Reading program - Explora - 062323
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- Published: 25 June 2023 25 June 2023
Photos Courtesy of Silver City Public Library Youth Librarian Abigail Kipp
Silver City Summer Reading program - Explora - 062323
Silver City Summer Reading program - Explora - 062323
Different activities intrigued lots of kids at the Explora Day of the Summer Reading Program
Silver City Summer Reading program - Explora - 062323
various tables offered activities
Silver City Summer Reading program - Explora - 062323
Some parents helped out, too
Silver City Summer Reading program - Explora - 062323
What are they doing?
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Lots of parts laying around waiting to be built into something
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Watching before participating
Friday, June 23, 2023, the Silver City Public Library, as part of its Summer Reading Program, offered activities for kids, ages 0-18, to take part in activities based on the Explora facility in Albuquerque.
Silver City Public Library hosted Germ Detective 061923
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- Published: 20 June 2023 20 June 2023
Photos Courtesy of the Silver City Public Library of the Germ Detective activity
Theater Grottesco coming to El Sol Theater
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- Published: 20 June 2023 20 June 2023
This coming weekend June 23 and 24, 2023 Theater Grottesco will perform at the El Sol Theater. The Virus Theater will present the performance “Consider This.”
The show presents the prehistory of American theater, through Greek tragedy to Commedia dell’Arte, clown, buffoon, masks and more. The Grottesco artists create their own plays. They use a combination of styles using a broad range of historical and modern styles. They use imaginary movement and stillness to capture the audience. In a promotional description of the performance, they describe the performance as closer to dance, music and the fine arts than it is to conventional theater.
HMS CEO Dan Otero Updates Mimbres Valley Community on new Clinic & Staffing
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- Published: 18 June 2023 18 June 2023
Mimbres Valley Health Action League (MVHAL) at HMS's Mimbres Valley Senior Center, and 24 members of the Valley community (in addition to 8 MVHAL board members) attended.
On Monday, June 12, 2023, Dr. Dan Otero, DBA, CEO of Hidalgo Medical Services (HMS) and Steve Chavira, HMS's Director of Senior Services, collaborated on a presentation about the healthcare system in the nation, state, and local community. The gathering was hosted by theAfter a delicious meal catered by Albert of 4Seaysons RV Park, Lodge, & Country Store in Mimbres, Otero delivered his presentation, which covered health outcomes, health spending, healthcare access and affordability, quality of care, and disparities in health system performance on national, state, and county levels.
Gila National Forest partners with Forest Service Job Corps Program
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- Published: 16 June 2023 16 June 2023
Forest Service Job Corps – Changing lives, giving back
SILVER CITY, NM, June 16, 2023 – The Gila National Forest developing a new partnership with Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers (CCC) in a win-win for students and the forest. Students hail from the Job Corps CCCs at Oconaluftee, North Carolina; Anaconda, Montana; Frenchburg, Kentucky; Harpers Ferry, West Virginia; Nemo, South Dakota, and Timber Lake, Oregon. The students will spend the next six weeks to four months helping out in a variety of capacities on the Gila National Forest as they learn new skills and prepare for their future careers.
Silver City Masons Assist El Refugio
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- Published: 14 June 2023 14 June 2023
Silver City Masonic Lodge supports the El Refugio care center with a donation of $1000.00 presented at a dinner last night (6/13) at the Lodge.
The funds will be used throughout the year to purchase items needed to help their goals of assistance for Grant County victims of Domestic Abuse, with life skills development, children’s activities, safety planning, educational classes, and providing necessary referrals and resources.
Silver City Lodge has fundraisers, in combination with donations from their members to support this charitable activity, which is but one of several in Grant County we try to help, and it is one of the many ways the Lodge support our community.
For additional information on this activity and others, or information regarding Masonic Lodges, please contact a Mason near you or call, William Nagel at 575-496-2819 or Bob Baker at 575-590-2859.
Silver City Public Library has an ongoing summer reading program June and July
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- Published: 13 June 2023 13 June 2023
Thanks to Abigail Kipp, Silver City Public Library Youth Librarian, who sent these photos of activities during the summer reading program.
It kicked off on June 3, with a foam party at Penny Park, and continued with the Magic Guy, Jamie O'Hara at the library on June 9.