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Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Oct. 9 through Oct. 12, 2023

Monday, Oct. 9

Suicide threat
11824 Highway 180
No report.

Accident-property damage
11120 W. Highway 180 and Oakwood Avenue
Caller advised he was run off the roadway by an older model Chevy longbed/his vehicle, a white Toyota Tacoma, is in the ditch.

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
Kirkland Road – Arenas Valley
Caller advised (redacted) moved a 5th wheel to this property without his permission/it belongs to caller's son/there is damage. Deputy advised out at the RV park and will go back and talk to caller.

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Silver City Police Department blotter – Oct. 9 through Oct. 12, 2023

Monday, Oct. 9

Criminal trespass warning
703 Silver Heights Blvd.
A named female is in the restaurant and has a CTW/she is sitting at the entrance screaming and yelling/they have asked her to leave and she is refusing. Officer re-issued the CTW to Ashley Abreu.

Suspicious vehicle
Penny Park – 6:13 a.m.
Officer advised subjects were sleeping in vehicle/will be leaving shortly/clear.

Burglary
204 E. Broadway
Mi Mejico Viejo – broke the back window and outside light/stole a "bunch of sodas." Officer set up frequent patrol for next two weeks.

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Gila Native Plant Society Program

MalloryBatMallory Davies with bat, courtesy of Mallory DaviesThe Gila Native Plant Society will resume its fall evening programs on Friday, October 20, 2023, at 7:00 pm, with a presentation entitled “Delinquent late-night pollinators: A story about nectar bats, agaves and what’s happening in the Gila,” by bat researcher Mallory Davies. The program will be presented live at Harlan Hall on the WNMU Campus in Room 111, as well as via Zoom for those who prefer to attend online. As always, the public is welcome. Anyone who prefers to join in online may request a Zoom link from gilanative@gmail.com .

Have you been finding your hummingbird feeders drained overnight? Take in the GNPS program (in person or online) and find out more about the night-feeding nectar bats and why they matter. Our presenter, Mallory Davies, is a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at Colorado State University and is associated with the Stoner Lab at the University of Arizona. Mallory is investigating how factors such as climate, agave nectar availability, and the availability of human-generated food sources such as sugar water from hummingbird feeders affect the movement and timing of nectar-feeding bats in southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. Mallory’s field team is based out of Hachita, NM, where they are studying New Mexico’s largest known lesser-long nosed bat roost site, located in the Big Hatchet Mountains. Mallory has since expanded her research into residential areas, including Silver City.

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Prescribed fire program continues on Gila National Forest

Jaybird and Mill prescribed fires scheduled
 
SILVER CITY, Oct. 12, 2023 – The Gila National Forest, Silver City Ranger District is continuing its prescribed fire program with two projects tentatively scheduled to begin the week of October 16. The two projects are the Jaybird and Mill prescribed fires, both are part of the overall project Signal Peak Hazardous Fuels Reduction.

Managers will make the final implementation decision for the Jaybird prescribed fire on October 16 if the required weather conditions and resource availability are in place as outlined in the prescribed burn plan. The 2,600-acre Jaybird prescribed fire project is in the Signal Peak area, near Meadow Creek and Jaybird Canyon. The unit is adjacent to the east side of New Mexico Highway 15 from Meadow Creek Road to milepost 19.Temporary closures can be expected on Forest Road 149 (Meadow Creek Road) and NM Highway 15 is expected to be closed during that week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Signal Peak Road and Wildhorse Mesa.

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SWWF - Journalism: Challenges the Profession Faces Today

A free press and good journalists speak truth to power. They arm audiences with the knowledge needed to distinguish truth from fake news.

The 2023 Southwest Word Fiesta Journalism panel on Saturday, October 28 will feature David Aristo, Nina Burleigh, and Lisa Jimenez, discussing modern-day challenges in this profession. This session will be held from 11:30-12:30 pm MDT at the Global Resource Center Auditorium.

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Joint Chiefs project to resume in Little Walnut area

Thinning reduces wildfire threat in high-risk areas near Silver City

SILVER CITY, NM, Oct. 11, 2023 – The Gila National Forest, Silver City Ranger District plans to resume thinning in the Feeley Subdivision on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, potentially continuing until the end of November. Fire crews will be using chainsaws to complete the work.

The work continues the Joint Chiefs' Bear Creek to Signal Peak Collaborative Restoration project, a joint U.S. Department of Agriculture effort between the Natural Resource Conservation Service and the Forest Service. The New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department, Forestry Division, Socorro District, is a key partner, assisting with project assessment and subcontracting with local forestry contractors to complete the work.

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Magical Mushrooms, A Samantha Brennan & Annbelle Haggerty Magical Mystery

Silver City author Kris Neri’s latest book, Magical Mushrooms, the third adventure in her Samantha Brennan & Annabelle Haggerty Magical Mystery series has just been released by Well Red Coyote Books in Silver City, NM.

Neri’s first signing of Magical Mushrooms will take place at SWAG Books and More — 409 N Bullard St, Silver City, NM 88061— on Saturday, October 21st, at 1 pm MDT. All three of the series novels will be available for sales and signings.

Magical Mushrooms features Samantha Brennan, a questionable psychic who teams up with Annabelle Haggerty, a contemporary Celtic goddess hidden within the FBI. The earlier books in this humorous, award-winning series are High Crimes on the Magical Plane and Magical Alienation. Both books were Lefty Award nominees for their humor, and Magical Alienation was a New Mexico-Arizona Book Award winner.

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Apache Slaves, Hispanic Art and the History of Chihuahua Hill

Silver City -- The Silver City Museum's fall community conversation lineup offers a rich exploration into the cultural diversity of southwestern New Mexico, featuring a discussion of Apache slaves, Hispanic art, and the history of Chihuahua Hill, one of the oldest Hispanic neighborhoods in Silver City.  The series has a new home on the campus of Western New Mexico University, in the Besse Forward Global Resource Center's ABC Room, from 11 am to 12:30 pm. This new venue supports the museum's ongoing collaboration with WILL, WNMU's Western Institute for Lifelong Learning, and the shared "Lunch and Learn" series.

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