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Photos by Lynn Janes
Earth Day 042322
Earth Day 042322
An overview of a couple of booths
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More booths with people gathered around.
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Plants for sale to beautify our Earth.
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Another booth.
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Playing a game.
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And wrapping up another booth.
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for full-size fire location, visit https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8103/
[Editor's Note: I'm getting conflicting information on the acreage! So it's either 1174, as it was yesterday evening or it has grown to 4476.]
The Black Fire was discovered Friday evening, May 13, at 9:30 p.m. and is located off the NorthStar, FSR 150, road, west of Meown workstation and north of Black Canyon. It is estimated at about 1,041 acres and burning in grass, juniper mesas and occasional pine springers in the Gila wilderness area. Fifty-five firefighters are on-scene with more resources on order.
Today, firefighters are expecting to see high temperatures of 88 degrees, low humidity, and light variable wind.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Stage 1 Fire restrictions remain in effect on the Gila National Forest to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires.
The Black Fire was discovered Friday evening, May 13, at 9:30 p.m. and is located off the NorthStar, FSR 150, road, west of Meown workstation and north of Black Canyon. It is estimated at about 1,041 acres and burning in grass, juniper mesas, and occasional pine stringers in the Gila wilderness area. Fifty-five firefighters are on-scene with more resources on order.
Today, firefighters are expecting to see high temperatures of 88 degrees, low humidity, and light variable wind.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
By Lynn Janes
On May 12, 2022, the first candidate forum for the primary took place at the Western New Mexico University Besse-Forward Resource Center. The forum had the incumbent Javier Salasand challenger Eloy Medina face off for Grant County District 2 county commissioner Democratic nominee. Whoever wins the primary will face off with the Republican candidate Armando Aguilera for the election in November.
Nick Seibel, Silver City Daily Press publisher moderated the forum. The candidates received questions from the audience, Facebook and the Press. Each would answer the same question and had two minutes.
Seibel asked each candidate to introduce himself and tell the audience a little bit about them. They each had three minutes for the introduction.
By Roger Lanse
UPDATE: Sixth Judicial Court District Attorney, Michael Renteria, told the Beat in a telephone conversation this morning, Friday, May 13, 2022, that he had no comment, saying he did not want to go on record at this time relative to the SCPOA letter.
An undated, supposedly confidential, letter from The Silver City Police Officers’ Association President K.(Kyle) Spurgeon to Sixth Judicial Court District Attorney Mr.(Michael) Renteria was received by the Beat today, Thursday, May 12, 2022. In it, the SCPOA states that the previous friendly and open-door working relationship with the DA has become a hostile environment where officers do not feel comfortable in the DA’s office.
SILVER CITY-The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) District One office will begin a maintenance operation project to place “chip seal” pavement on various roadways in Grant County. The chip seal process is a surface treatment that is placed on the existing pavement. It is designed to seal out moisture and create a more durable surface extending the longevity of the roadway.
The chip seal crew will begin work on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, along roadways located in Silver City. Motorists will encounter reduced speeds, flagging and pilot car operations, brooming, and intermittent lane closures during working operations, expect minor delays. Working hours will be Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Motorists are asked to reduce speed, obey posted signs, and use extreme caution, as well as continue to be cautious of heavy equipment and construction personnel in the area. Center striping will not be present in construction zones.
Roadways scheduled to receive chip seal are listed in order below:
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