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Silver City Councilors and Mayor Candidate Forum
By Lynn Janes
On October 21, 2021 Silver City Daily Press held a forum on Facebook for candidates running for mayor and city council. Questions were taken from the virtual audience and Geoffrey Plant, reporter for the Silver City Daily Press. Nicholas Seibel moderated the forum. Each candidate was giving an opening statement not to exceed three minutes.
Silver City Mayor - Ken Ladner
Ladner said he was running for reelection, and he had been the mayor since 2016. He said he was running for reelection because he has several projects he wants to finish. "There is a $8 million community recreation center, challenge of business retention, economic development." He said the town's infrastructure needs repairs. He went on to say that this was a crucial time for the city because there was going to be a big change with two new councilors. "The city needs continuity to make the change."
Silver City Mayor - Magnus Waters
Waters said she had been here since 1991 when she was two years old. She said she has chosen to stay here because she loves the area and the people. "I am not a politician, but we need choices, and she sees the town has a long way to go in helping the children, animals and elderly." She said she wants to know what the people's needs are.
Grant County Commission holds work session 101221, part 7
By Mary Alice Murphy
[Editor's Note: Part 7 will cover the discussion on an industrial revenue bond ordinance. The meeting went for a bit more than five hours, with a very short break. Several articles will cover the presentations and the review of the regular agenda, in addition to county and commissioner reports.]
Grant County commissioners at their Oct. 12, 2021, work session discussed a proposed ordinance for a revised industrial revenue bond (IRB) ordinance, the funding from which will ultimately come from the Great Divide Wind Farm project in the southwest part of the county.
Luis Carrasco of Rodey Law Firm in Santa Fe serves as bond counsel for Grant County. He and George Willaford of Hilltop Securities discussed the IRB ordinance with the commissioners.
County Manager Tim Zamora said he and bond counsel are looking at December for the actual passage of the ordinance. "Implementing the bonds would take place toward the end of 2023. We are pushing it to December, because if anything at the legislative session could impact our IRB, then we would have to make changes to the ordinance."
La Esperanza Vineyard and Winery holds Fall Art and Wine Extravaganza 102321
All photos Courtesy of Diane Schaefer.
La Esperanza Vineyard and Winery holds Fall Art and Wine Extravaganza 102321
La Esperanza Vineyard and Winery holds Fall Art and Wine Extravaganza 102321
Corazon de Luna and Raitos de Luna dance group with Esperanza and Dave Gurule in the center
La Esperanza Vineyard and Winery holds Fall Art and Wine Extravaganza 102321
Corazon de Luna and Raitos de Luna dance group preparing to dance
La Esperanza Vineyard and Winery holds Fall Art and Wine Extravaganza 102321
Corazon de Luna and Raitos de Luna dance group entertain visitors
La Esperanza Vineyard and Winery holds Fall Art and Wine Extravaganza 102321
Visitors check out the wares at one of the vendors
La Esperanza Vineyard and Winery holds Fall Art and Wine Extravaganza 102321
Another vendor helps clients in a spot with the colorful changing leaves of the vineyard in the background.
Entertainment at the La Esperanza Vineyard and Winery Fall Art and Wine Extravaganza included dancers from the groups Corazon de Luna and Raitos de Luna. Vendors enticed visitors with their wares, and the discounts on various La Esperanza wines also brought folks to the event on a breezy fall afternoon.
Are the Democrats trying to Gerrymander the NM House into a Super Majority?
By Frost McGahey
During the October 20 Zoom meeting of the Citizen's Redistricting Committee (CRC), one of the members, Lisa Curtis, proposed adoption of House Map E drawn up by the Center for Civic Policy. She argued that the present house map "created areas of white majority solely to defeat the candidate of choice." She went on to say that "adopting Map E would stop the disenfranchisement of Hispanics and fixes generational problems in the state."
Republican Ryan Cangiolosie had a different take when he responded, "This partisan map would turn a House (Democrat) majority into a Super Majority.
The other house maps were drawn up without regard to partisanship, but I can't say that about the Center for Civic Policy. Many groups are uncomfortable with the Center's map and see it as an example of gerrymandering." He went on to list specific districts, 61 etc., all of which have a snakelike configuration.
Photo added: Jacob "Randy" Miller celebrates 100th birthday
World War II veterans Jacob "Randy Miller and Dan McBride
Randy and David MorrisonPhotos Courtesy of David Morrison
On Oct. 9, 1921, a future World War II veteran, now a Mimbres, NM, resident, was born.
On Oct. 8, 2021, he celebrated his 100th birthday. The Rio Mimbres Baptist Church, where Jacob "Randy" Miller is a member, hosted a celebration for Randy with homemade ice cream and cake. Family and friends came from near and far to share the day and make it a special occasion for Randy.
Randy at far right, with World War II veteran Mario Kirker and a whole bunch of veterans friends from WWII and wars in Iraq, Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf War.
Randy seated at left with brochure in hand surrounded by relatives: Nephew, Bruce (tall guy) and wife from New Jersey; nephew, Harold from Florida; and step daughter, Lynne from Illinois with husband Steve- (mouth open eating). Pastor Jeremy and wife Angela Butler are standing at head of the table.
When Randy was seven years old, he and his younger brother, Rick, went to live with their grandparents on a farm in New Jersey. While the Great Depression raged on, Randy and Rick milked cows, planted corn, baled hay, cut firewood, made cider and walked to school. The farm had no electricity or telephone, and the boys did not even have a bicycle between them. They built a "crystal radio" to listen to Big Band music and hear what was going on in the world outside their quiet country home. They grew up rich in knowledge of the land and how to make do with and appreciate what little they had.
Grant County Commission holds work session 101221, part 6
By Mary Alice Murphy
[Editor's Note: The meeting went for a bit more than five hours, with a very short break. Several articles will cover the presentations and the review of the regular agenda, in addition to county and commissioner reports. Part 6 will cover county reports from the work session.]
Grant County commissioners at their Oct. 12, 2021 work session heard county reports from county officials.
County Manager Tim Zamora started out with a comprehensive report. "We will be meeting later on the annual goals for the county manager. We are working on syncing the calendar to where we can share the calendar with all departments. I am working with the directors, so it's a countywide effort. We have established an advisory team with a grant from CHI (Center for Health Innovations) for four different counties to share information on behavioral health. Our tasks are what do we need to do, and what are the short-term and long-term problems. We are developing a guide for the advisory team and will ask for feedback from the commissioners. We need a smaller group involved in behavioral health and then we will come back to the Commission with our short-term goals and how to support the long-term goals."