Local News Releases
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.
Author to Speak at Nov. 7th PFLAG Meeting
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- Published: 30 October 2023 30 October 2023
After having to postpone her October meeting appearance, Rev. Tara K. Soughers will be the featured speaker at the November 7th PFLAG meeting, 6:00 PM, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3845 N. Swan. The public is invited, and refreshments will be served.
Soughers is an Episcopal priest and mother of two sons, one transgender and one cisgender. She is the author of Beyond a Binary God: A Theology for Trans Allies. Rev. Soughers holds a doctorate in practical theology with a concentration in spirituality from Boston University School of Theology. A graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary, she has served as a congregational coach for the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and a spiritual director. She currently serves as the rector of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Silver City.
In her book, Soughers explores theology from the position of a trans ally and as the parent of a trans young adult. Questions explored in the book include, “What does it mean about God and about humans that there is not a strict gender binary? How can we incorporate what we have learned about the permeability of boundaries to affirm those whose path does not follow traditional cultural stereotypes? How might that broadening help us to understand the God who is never two for Christians, but both One and Three? What gifts does this broader understanding bring to the church?”
PFLAG is the nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. For more information, call 575-590-8797 or go to pflagsilver.org or pflag.org.
Tri-City police department blotters – Oct. 27 through Oct. 29, 2023
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- Published: 30 October 2023 30 October 2023
Bayard Police Department
Sunday, Oct. 29
Harassment
Rosemary Street
Caller's neighbor keeps walking up and down with a bat/he just threatened daughter with a bat.
Welfare check
Coffey Street
Caller advised her mother just sent her pictures of her cutting herself and told caller it was her fault. Deputy on scene.
Hurley Police Department
Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Oct. 27 through Oct. 29, 2023
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- Published: 30 October 2023 30 October 2023
Friday, Oct. 27
Welfare check
2069 Cottage San Road – Silver Star
Caller from suicide hotline advised a subject called who does not want to be alive/has been feeling this way for a couple of years now/does not want to go back to the "looney bin." Deputy advised of call/negative contact/knocked on doors and windows/did not . . .
Reckless driver
Highway 180 – MM 130 (1 mile west of Grant County Airport Road)
Grey Kia Forte is all over the road/going toward Deming. Deputy advised contacting Luna County. Hurley PD officer advised contact with Luna County/closing call.
Burglary
Grenfell Drive – Arenas Valley
Caller advised she heard something crash around midnight last night/someone tried to break-in/someone tried to push her air conditioner through a window/doesn't think anything is missing.
Silver City Police Department blotter – Oct. 27 through Oct. 29, 2023
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- Published: 30 October 2023 30 October 2023
Friday, Oct. 27
Welfare check
15th Street
Advised she is at this residence by herself and a named male is outside and was mad/she didn't know the address.
Harassment
Public Library
Caller advised that a named male is following him around the building/advised he is going to beat him up if nothing is done/he has been doing this for about a week/he will not leave him alone. Officer advised both to leave each other alone.
Disturbance
1016 N. Hudson Street
Caller advised a customer is taking the door of his vehicle and slamming it against the door to the building/he's in a maroon Chevy pickup/caller has door to the building locked.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo - November Events
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- Published: 29 October 2023 29 October 2023
November Events
Wednesday, November 1
Scott Yoder – Grunge-Glam
by Donation
Music: 7:00pm
Scott Yoder has been touring most of his life. Within his current project, starting in 2016 he has had 5 tours through North America & 3 in Europe.
Over the course of two LPs & half a dozen singles he has toured the world, espousing a more personal distillation of his song craft. Nearly always on the road, he has honed his live act with a crunching, yet sensitive backing band of similarly-inclined misfits. This glitter-folk balladeer, adorned in mascara & bell bottoms invites you to sway to his entrancing charm.
He has played domestic festivals like Capitol Hill Block Party, SXSW, Meltasia, Treefort & Lose Yr Mind Fest sharing the stage with the likes of Kevin Morby, A Place To Bury Strangers, Roky Erickson, Shannon & The Clams, Death Valley Girls, King Khan & BBQ Show and many more.
"Visually, he evokes the glam of T. Rex and “Aladdin Sane”-era David Bowie while being more on par musically with the brooding genius of Brian Wilson.” (Purehoney Magazine)
"a punch-drunk ode to cosmic love; one that you'll want to leave repeating on your turntable." (KEXP)
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \ wczocalo@gmail.com / 575-388-1266
"I Believe in Bumper Stickers: The Importance of Simplicity”
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- Published: 29 October 2023 29 October 2023
November 5, at 10:00 am, 3845 North Swan Street – "I Believe in Bumper Stickers: The Importance of Simplicity”
Barbara Gabioud will talk about bumper stickers and their place in modern communications.
“What’s the value of bumper stickers? Are they crass, in your face, finger wagging? Or are they a friendly, nonviolent method of communication? What do your bumper stickers say about you? Are they in line with our Seven Principles? We’ll talk about this and more,” Gabioud said.
Barbara Gabioud is a long-time resident of Grant County, a founding member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City and a connoisseur of bumper stickers.
Rotary Club Scholarship Program for High School Seniors
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- Published: 28 October 2023 28 October 2023
Each year, the Silver City Rotary Club offers two $1,500 college scholarships to qualified graduating seniors. In the past, these scholarships were awarded to students embarking on an academic program at an accredited college or university. The club has now announced that this year scholarships will also be available to students who plan to attend vocational or trade schools or enroll in vocational programs in colleges or universities. In addition, the club has decided that the scholarships can be used to defray the cost of on-campus room and board or to pay for textbooks or other materials or tools needed for the programs the students will be attending.
Students applying for the scholarship should have a high school GPA of at least 2.5, should be able to demonstrate a commitment to their proposed field of study, should have a history of community service or leadership in the spirit of Rotary’s motto of Service above Self and should be able to make a strong case of financial need.
Gila National Forest collects donated Toys for Tots
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- Published: 28 October 2023 28 October 2023
At offices in Sierra, Grant, and Catron counties
SILVER CITY, NM, October 27, 2023 – The Gila National Forest is collecting new, unwrapped toys and books as holiday gifts for children in Grant County, New Mexico. Toys for Tots collection boxes will be set up at the Silver City, Black Range, Mimbres, Glenwood, and Quemado Ranger District offices.
“The holidays can be a difficult time of year for struggling families,” said Gila National Forest Supervisor Camille Howes. “We’re participating in the Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program to help share the excitement of the holidays with children whose Christmas morning might otherwise be just another day. I invite members of the public to drop off toys and books at one of our collection locations.”