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Grant County Commission holds combined work and regular sessions 010920 part 2
[Editor's Note: This is part 2 of a more than 4-hour combination work session and regular meeting held Jan. 9, 2020. It covers the Gila Regional Medical Center monthly report in detail.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
The first presentation in the combined meeting of the Grant County Commission given by the Grant County Extension Service office can be read at https://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-articles/55343-grant-county-commission-holds-combined-work-and-regular-sessions-010920-part-1
The second presentation featured Gila Regional Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Taffy Arias and Chief Financial Officer Richard Stokes giving their monthly report.
World War II Veterans Honored by FBHPS 011820
World War II veterans Bill Harrison at left, Dan McBride, second from right, and Alfredo Legarda, at right, with author Mary Alice Murphy, second from left.
The Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society recently honored local veterans of World War II at the society's annual meeting/banquet and membership drive, and local journalist and author Mary Alice Murphy, who has chronicled many of their stories in her book “God’s Umbrella.”
The WW II veterans in attendance included James W. “Bill” Harrison, Dan McBride, and Alfredo Legarda. Harrison served in the U.S. Navy, and worked closely with Admiral Chester Nimitz and his public relations staff and had a seat close to history as he helped tell the world about such events as the Battle of Midway, which stopped the Japanese advance across the Pacific in June 1942.
Silver City-Grant County Chamber of Commerce introduces new director 010920
Steven Chavira, Silver City-Grant County Chamber of Commerce directorPhoto and article by Mary Alice Murphy
The Silver City-Grant County Chamber of Commerce introduced its new director, Steven Chavira, at its monthly luncheon on Jan. 9, 2020.
Sabrina Pack, board chairwoman, said: "We are honored to bring our new director, Steven Chavira, back home. It is a pleasure for me to work with this board."
Catwalk closed 0117-011920 due to heavy running water
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WATER RUNNING –Cliff Area
NM 174 “Cat Walk Rd” is currently closed at milepost 5 due to heavy running water. If roadway is flooded do not cross and seek an alternate route. NMDOT will notify as conditions change.
Grant County Commission holds combined work and regular sessions 010920, part 1
[Editor's Note: This is the first of a multi-part series of articles on the long, combined work session and regular meeting of the Grant County Commission held on Jan. 9, 2020. This one covers election of chairman and vice chairman, as well as the first presentation, which was by the Grant County Extension Service.]
The first major item of business on the agenda addressed the election of officers, usually a routine majority decision.
When District 1 Commissioner and Chairman Chris Ponce asked for nominations for chairperson, District 3 Commissioner Alicia Edwards said she would like discussion on "how we select our chairperson. I thought we should have had a conversation on it last year, but we didn't. The question I have is: Have either of you, who have served as chairman (Ponce and District 4 Commissioner Billy Billings), ever blocked an item on the agenda?"
Update on crash near Bill Evans Lake on Dec. 14, 2019
One-vehicle crash near Bill Evans Reservoir leaves two dead
By Roger Lanse
UPDATE: According to a GCSO offense report the 1989 red and gray Dodge pickup went off the road about three miles past the Bill Evans Lake turnoff on Bird Sanctuary Road. Deputies were guided to the crash site by a Riverside resident who witnessed the accident.
The report stated that deputies found Maryann Poulsen, 34, of Woodland Hills, Utah, deceased, under the wreckage of the pickup, and Leif Aaron Coty Carter, 40, also of Woodland Hills, Utah, also deceased, with what appeared to be a bullet hole in his head and holding a handgun in his right hand
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