Local News Releases

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Silver City Live! Original sketch comedy show Oct 20-22, 27-29

Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
Published: 14 September 2023 14 September 2023

You can exercise your funny bone without getting on Stage 🤔

Build Sets (they will be minimal)

Be a Stage Manager

Help the Board Produce the show

Direct a sketch or two

Do costumes and make-up

Work the front door and usher

Work tech (sound and lights)

Let us know what you want to do.

Email: Jim Charleston (our creative leader)  jimmedreams@gmail.com 

            or reply to this email: maryann@silvercitycommunitytheater.com

Silver City MainStreet Project and the Youth Mural Program

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Published: 13 September 2023 13 September 2023

Mural2023 2The Silver City MainStreet Project and the Youth Mural Program are excited to announce a dedication for three Youth Mural Projects on Saturday, September 16, at 11:00 am in Main Street Plaza. 

The first mural to be dedicated on Saturday is located on the outside walls of the Main Street Plaza bathrooms. Funding for this mural was provided to the Youth Mural Program from a grant secured by the Silver City MainStreet Project. The ceramic mural highlights the preciousness of our riparian areas. Facilitating artist Zoe Wolfe led the project with Carol Brady and Teja Clark. The youth artists participating in the creation of this mural were Katrina Estrada, Julene Jaegers, Mia Estrada, Michaela Roacho, Keana Heurta, and Kaleena Reiter. 

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Silver City Police Department blotter – Sept. 8 through Sept. 10, 2023

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Published: 12 September 2023 12 September 2023

Friday, Sept. 8

Domestic disturbance
San Vicente and S. Cooper streets
Officer spoke with a female who advised her ex-boyfriend keeps passing by on a motorcycle but will not give a name.

Unwanted subject
610 N. Silver Street – Seasonal Overnight Shelter
A named male is causing issues and refusing to leave/don't want him issued a CTW just want him to leave/while on phone caller advised male walked out.

Dog bite
Aspen Street
Caller advised the neighborhood dogs got out and killed her dog/she fell to the ground and a dog bit her on both legs. Caller is arguing with the owner of the dogs. Officer requested ambulance for 52-year-old female with multiple dog bites/dog is detained. EMS1 advised page in 2. GCSO deputy requested second ambulance for 65-year-old male with trouble breathing/panic attack.

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Donna Stevens and Scott Zager to speak to Rotary

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Published: 12 September 2023 12 September 2023

Donna Stevens. Executive Director of the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance (UGWA), and Scott Zager, Plant Ecologist and Botanist, will be the Rotary speakers on September 19, 2023. Their Topic: “How the UGWA works with the Gila National Forest Service.”

According to Stevens, the goal of the UGWA Citizen Science Project is to “support the GNF staff by providing information to help them protect healthy forests, streams, and wildlife habitat.”

The venue will be the Silver Bowling Center, Ten Pin Lounge, 2020 Memory Lane, Silver City, from 12-1 p.m. The meeting is free and open to the public. If lunch is desired, please order and pay at the café counter and your order will be delivered to your table.

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You Are Invited to Audition - "Silver City Live." A sketch comedy

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Published: 12 September 2023 12 September 2023

You Are Invited to Audition
"Silver City Live." A sketch comedy show produced, written, and performed by Grant County residents.
Audition: Sunday, September 17, 4pm -- in the Backroom
At Little Toad Creek Brewery, 200 N Bullard St at Broadway St
Performances Scheduled: last 2 weekends of October at El Sol Theater
Tickle your funnybone with Silver City Community Theatre
No Experience Necessary!

Pick It Up – Toss No Mas World Cleanup Day September 16, 2023

Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
Published: 11 September 2023 11 September 2023

WorldCleanUpPick It Up – Toss No Mas World Cleanup Day Community Trash Cleanup followed by Celebration on
Saturday, September 16th at 9 am – 12 pm at Grant County Community Foundation parking lot

Pick It Up–Toss No Mas invites you to join us in celebrating World Cleanup Day with a community-wide cleanup on Saturday, September 16th, 2023 at the Grant County Community Foundation parking lot from 9am-noon. This year, join over 15 million people from all around the world who are coming together to clean up their communities in over 190 different countries! Don’t forget to stick around after the cleanup to celebrate World Cleanup Day with coffee, donuts, and music! Help us come together to make the planet a cleaner, greener place to live!

Volunteers should meet at the Grant County Community Foundation parking lot at 1106 North Pope Street, at 9 am on Saturday, September 16th and grab your supplies, including trash bags, gloves, trash pickers, snacks, and free t-shirts for new volunteers. Once you’ve finished collecting litter, return to the parking lot and drop off all trash and recyclables between 11am and noon. We’ll record your cleanup results which could qualify you for a prize!

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Tri-City police department blotters – Sept. 8 through Sept. 10, 2023

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Published: 11 September 2023 11 September 2023

Bayard Police Department

Friday, Sept. 8

Welfare check
S. Yucca Street – 2:42 a.m.
Caller wants a welcheck on her daughter/she does not have any reason to believe she is in any danger or in harm's way. Deputy had contact with caller.

Welfare check
S. Yucca Street – 9:45 p.m.
Advised a named female is yelling at people passing by.

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Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Sept. 8 through Sept. 10, 2023

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Published: 11 September 2023 11 September 2023

Friday, Sept. 8

Domestic disturbance
Prescott Street – Santa Clara
Caller advised his 19-year-old sister is throwing a "crazy"/she became upset because he was in the bathroom/she has not been physical with anyone. Dispatch can hear female yelling and arguing very loudly in background.

Welfare check
500 N. Prescott Street
Caller advised the sister of a male with PTSD was involved in the dog bite incident. Deputy made contact with male/everything is okay/clear.

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