This column will feature items that relate somehow to Grant County - the name of a street in the case of the first one, and maybe other streets, or the name of a building or whatever catches the fancy of the contributor, Richard Donough. Readers are encouraged to send him topics of interest to them, so he can do the research and write an article.

UFOs Seen In Grant County Part Four Hurley And San Lorenzo

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UFOs Seen In Grant County
Part Four
Hurley And San Lorenzo

sunset mary alice murphy four 55 copyA sunset in New Mexico. (The photograph was provided courtesy of Mary Alice Murphy.)

In the first three parts of this series of reports of UFOs Seen In Grant County, The Chronicles Of Grant County, detailed information about UFOs that were seen in the skies above Buckhorn, Cliff, Fort Bayard, and Gila. This news column details information about UFOs that were reported in the airspace above Hurley and San Lorenzo.

As noted previously, on January 12, 2023, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the United States Secretary of Defense, reported that it had submitted a classified report to the U S Congress detailing Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) in 2022. The Office also released an unclassified report to the general public.

"Unidentified aerial phenomena" is the term used by the U S Department of Defense for what Americans usually call "Unidentified Flying Objects" or "UFOs."

Also, as noted in the previous parts of this news series, according to unclassified report from the Federal government, no alien life from locales beyond the Earth was found in the U S in 2022. The unclassified report does not detail any specific incidents of a UAP being seen in New Mexico in 2022.

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Leprechaun International Convention Meeting In New Mexico

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Leprechaun International Convention Meeting In New Mexico

double rainbow over quemado lake in the quemado ranger district gila national forest october 4 2007 25A double rainbow was seen over Quemado Lake in the Quemado Ranger District of the Gila National Forest. (The photograph was provided courtesy of the United States Forest Service, October 4, 2007.)

Nuacht Aoir has learned – exclusively – that the Leprechaun International Convention is taking place today, Saint Patrick's Day, in New Mexico. This is the second year that the leprechauns have convened in the region. Last year, it was in Silver City. This year, the convention is taking place in Catron County.

"We enjoyed ourselves last year in Grant County," stated Donnchadha the Leprechaun. "But we found some intriguing signs that the area north of Silver City might be even more exciting."

(Leprechauns only have one name; a few prominent leprechauns are allowed to add "the Leprechaun" to their name. Donnchadha is one of the more prominent Irish leprechauns.)

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UFOs Seen In Grant County Part Three Buckhorn

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UFOs Seen In Grant County
Part Three
Buckhorn

sunset mary alice murphy three 25A sunset in New Mexico. (The photograph was provided courtesy of Mary Alice Murphy.)

In the first two parts of this series of reports of UFOs Seen In Grant County, The Chronicles Of Grant County, detailed information about UFOs that were seen in the skies above Cliff, Fort Bayard, and Gila. This news column details information about a UFO that was reported in the airspace above Buckhorn.

As noted previously, on January 12, 2023, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the United States Secretary of Defense, reported that it had submitted a classified report to the U S Congress detailing Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) in 2022. The Office also released an unclassified report to the general public.

"Unidentified aerial phenomena" is the term used by the U S Department of Defense for what Americans usually call "Unidentified Flying Objects" or "UFOs."

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UFOs Seen In Grant County Part Two Gila

The Chronicles Of Grant County

UFOs Seen In Grant County
Part Two
Gila

sunset mary alice murphy two 65A sunset in New Mexico. (The photograph was provided courtesy of Mary Alice Murphy.)

The publication of Part One of UFOs Seen In Grant County by The Chronicles Of Grant County took place prior to the recent spat of UFOs being acknowledged by the United States military. The publication occurred before the U S military started – publicly – shooting down UFOs in the skies over American and Canadian territory from Alaska to South Carolina.

The Peoples Republic of China indicated that the "UFO" shot down over waters near South Carolina was a Chinese "weather balloon" that traveled accidently off its planned trek. The U S dismissed that explanation; instead, the Federal government indicated that the "UFO" was actually a balloon equipped with sophisticated technology designed to spy on American military installations and communications systems.

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Presidents' Day Trips To Area BLM Recreation Sites

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Presidents Day Trips To Area BLM Recreation Sites

dripping springs natural area blm 50The Dripping Springs Natural Area is managed by the U S Bureau of Land Management. (The photograph was provided courtesy of the U S Bureau of Land Management.)

If you're looking for places to go on a day-trip today – Presidents Day – you may want to take advantage of free admission to three recreational sites managed by the United States Bureau of Land Management – the BLM.

The BLM Las Cruces District issued a statement that it will waive entrance fees for the Aguirre Spring Recreation Area, the Dripping Springs Natural Area, and the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site today – February 20 – in recognition of the Federal holiday.

"This designated Fee-Free day is one of only five days left this year when national parks and other public lands managed by BLM will waive fees," noted the statement from the BLM. "Site standard amenity and individual day-use fees will be waived at these recreation sites and areas. Other costs, such as overnight camping and group day use will remain in effect."

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UFOs Seen In Grant County Part One

The Chronicles Of Grant County

UFOs Seen In Grant County
Part One
Cliff And Fort Bayard

sunset mary alice murphySunset in New Mexico. Photo Courtesy of Mary Alice Murphy)

On January 12, 2023, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the United States Secretary of Defense, reported that it had submitted a classified report to the U S Congress detailing Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) in 2022. The Office also released an unclassified report to the general public.

"Unidentified aerial phenomena" is the term used by the U S Department of Defense for what Americans usually call "Unidentified Flying Objects" or "UFOs."

According to unclassified report from the Federal government, no alien life from locales beyond the Earth was found in the U S in 2022. The unclassified report does not detail any specific incidents of a UAP being seen in New Mexico in 2022.

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Unclaimed Funds Year 2023 – Part One

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Unclaimed Funds
Year 2023 – Part One

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As part of efforts to return funds to local folks, The Chronicles Of Grant County will be producing several news columns on the subject during 2023. Many individuals, businesses, organizations, and other entities may not realize that they have funds owed to them that are in Santa Fe (and elsewhere) at this time.

This news column focuses on some of the financial service businesses – banks, insurance companies, loan providers, and mortgage businesses – that have operations in Grant County.

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Moving Patterns

The Chronicles Of Grant County

Moving Patterns

u haul truck 40U-Haul reported statistics on moving patterns to and from the Silver City Area as well as to and from New Mexico. (The photograph was provided courtesy of U-Haul, 2022.)

According to statistics issued by U-Haul in early January of 2023, slightly more people moved into the Silver City Area as compared to the number of people who moved away from the Silver City Area during 2022.

The company reported that U-Haul customer traffic in the Silver City Area included 52.4% arrivals and 47.6% departures in 2022.

Arrivals to the community, the company indicated, increased 7% from 2021 to 2022; departures from the community increased 4% from 2021 to 2022.

To put these numbers into perspective, consider the moving patterns throughout the State of New Mexico. New Mexico ranked as the number 19th growth state in the United States during 2022, according to a news release from U-Haul.

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