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.
ECECD's Summer Food Program fills meal gap
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- Published: 05 June 2023 05 June 2023
ECECD's Summer Food Program fills meal gap while children in New Mexico are out of school.
SANTA FE – Today, the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) Family Nutrition Bureau and Public Education Department (PED) announced the Summer Food Programs for children and youth aged 1 to 18 will begin its 2023 service period today, through July 30, 2023, in most parts of the state. Federal funding, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), allows the state to provide nutritious meals to youth and children at more than 700 locations across New Mexico. Most locations serve breakfast and lunch with some serving dinner options.
Both ECECD and PED are actively working to expand access to program services statewide as part of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's effort to combine resources and bring statewide agencies together to better target and close gaps that experience persistent childhood hunger and food insecurity. Summer feeding programs are essential tools in the Governor's battle against hunger and both agencies are prepared to carry out any effort to that end.
NMSU Feminist Border Arts Film Festival returns in person this summer
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- Published: 05 June 2023 05 June 2023
WRITER: Isabel Darancou, idaran@nmsu.edu
CONTACT: M. C. Jonet, mjonet@nmsu.edu, Laura Anh Williams, lawill@nmsu.edu
The 2023 Feminist Border Arts Film Festival will screen 60 short films at the University Art Museum between 10am and 8 p.m. Wednesday June 28. The festival is free and open to the public.
The Feminist Border Arts Film Festival continues to grow steadily since 2016, even after going online during the pandemic. This summer, the short film festival returns to New Mexico State University on June 28, International Pride Day.
This year, the festival will screen 60 short films from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 28 at the University Art Museum.
The date also has an historic significance according to M.C. Jonet, co-organizer and NMSU associate professor of gender and sexuality studies.
Native Peoples Summer Film Series Returns to Santa Clara Armory
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- Published: 05 June 2023 05 June 2023
The Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society is pleased to announce the return of its summer Native Film series, to run each Thursday evening from July 6 through August 10. Showings will be held at the Santa Clara Armory Building, with doors opening at 6 pm, and movies beginning at 6:30.
The movies will be introduced by Joe Saenz of the Preservation Society, and the Apache National Foundation. Mr. Saenz is an internationally recognized advocate for the preservation of Apache culture, having recently been featured in National Geographic Magazine. He has also appeared as an actor in several Native themed movies.
Admission to the movies is free, donations are appreciated. Concessions are available.
Pick It Up – Toss No Mas June Litter Cleanup
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- Published: 05 June 2023 05 June 2023
Pick It Up – Toss No Mas June Litter Cleanup features 'Trash to Treasure' Activity on
Saturday, June 17th at 9 am – 12 pm at Gough Park Parking Lot
Join the anti-litter program Pick it Up – Toss No Mas for a community-wide cleanup on Saturday, June 17th, 2023 from 9 am - noon at the Gough Park parking lot. This month's cleanup will feature a cool garden recycled art activity led by Marti Lew. Transform plastic water bottles into colorful wind streamers to brighten up your outdoor space. Don't miss this chance to turn trash into treasure!
Volunteers should meet the Pick It Up – Toss No Mas team in the Gough Park parking lot at 9 am on Saturday, June 17th and pick up supplies, including trash bags, gloves, trash pickers, snacks, and free t-shirts for volunteers. Return to Gough Park between 11 am and noon to drop off trash and recyclables and record your cleanup results that will qualify you for prizes.
NMSU professor co-authors new report about climate change modeling
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- Published: 05 June 2023 05 June 2023
WRITER: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, mbauma46@nmsu.edu
SOURCE: Adriana Romero Olivares, alro@nmsu.edu
To understand big changes in the Earth's climate, it's important to start small – very small.
Although the methane produced by cows and microbes in permafrost add to greenhouse gasses, these processes are not part of current climate change models. A new report says adding microbial research into the equation can improve climate predictions and identify solutions.
The American Academy of Microbiology, a scientific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), today released a new colloquium report, "Microbes in Models: Steps for Integrating Microbes into Earth System Models for Understanding Climate Change," examining the challenges of explicitly including microbial processes into Earth system models to improve model projections.
White-nose Syndrome detected in New Mexico
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- Published: 05 June 2023 05 June 2023
Santa Fe, NM – For the first time, White-nose Syndrome (WNS), a disease of hibernating bats, has been confirmed in New Mexico. Samples from two live bats and two deceased bats were collected in late April from BLM-managed caves in Lincoln and De Baca counties.
Scientific Background:
The two dead bats were confirmed with WNS, one a fringed myotis in Lincoln County, the other a cave myotis in De Baca County. Additionally, wing biopsies from two live cave myotis at the same Lincoln Co. site revealed microscopic lesions consistent with WNS. WNS is caused by an invasive fungal pathogen named Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd). Although Pd was previously detected in New Mexico in 2021, evidence of the disease had not been confirmed in the state until now.
McKenna Mesa fuelwood available to gather by permit
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- Published: 05 June 2023 05 June 2023
Large volume of dead and down pinon and juniper; high clearance vehicle recommended
MIMBRES, NM, June 5, 2023 – The Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District worked through a contractor to thin overgrown forest in the McKenna Mesa area off of the North Star Road (Forest Road 150) last year. The project has resulted in a large amount of dead and down material, mostly juniper and some piñon pine trees, and the public is encouraged to remove it by permit.
“We treated 2,400 acres of this area last year for hazardous fuels reduction and improvement of wildlife habitats,” said Wilderness District Ranger Henry Provencio. “Another benefit of this treatment is the availability of the cut material to the public as firewood.”
Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – June 2 through June 4, 2023
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- Published: 05 June 2023 05 June 2023
Friday. June 2
Welfare check
TBarT – Redrock
Named male hasn't checked his mail in over a month. Deputy advised they are on vacation/spoke to them yesterday and they are fine/they are out of the country.
Welfare check
Cottage San Road
Caller advised he received a text with a picture of someone placing a note under his door mat threatening to expose an affair they believe he is having. His girlfriend is not answering her phone. Deputy advised both units clear/left letter with her.
Intoxicated driver
Apache Street – Silver Acres
Son just left from the residence about five minutes ago possibly headed to a Snappy Mart or Food Basket. Deputy made contact with caller/son is back home.