Community News
Open Space Brewing to have soft opening 102823
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 24 October 2023 24 October 2023
Matt and Alexa, Open Space Brewing owners, mix a batch
Photos Courtesy of Alexa and Matt, the owners of Open Space Brewing and Raul Turrieta, who forwarded them to the Beat.
Open Space Brewing will have a soft opening this Saturday, October 28, 2023, from 12-8pm, 11990 US 180, Santa Clara, NM 88026, Santa Clara Armory Building. Costumes welcome!
"Today we brewed the 'Chancla Porter,' which will be released at the 6th Annual Tamal Fiesta in Fort Bayard. Open Space Brewing will host a beer garden during the event from 10-4pm and then be open at the Armory location from 4-8pm for a Tamale Afterparty. The Chancla Porter will feature notes of rich chocolate balanced with a toasty smooth finish," a spokesperson said.
Silver City Art Association Curated Show at the Grant County Community Foundation Offices
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 24 October 2023 24 October 2023
Cool Cat by Jeff HayneWe are excited to announce the inaugural Art Show of Grant County Community Foundation and the Silver City Art Association, where three local artists will be highlighted: Myron Weckwerth, Jeff Haynie, and Zoe Wolfe. The show is being curated by Diana Ingalls Leyba. These works will hang for 6 months and be followed by another show highlighting three more local artists.
Everyone is invited to join us for refreshments and visual stimulation at the opening of the Art Show in the Grant County Community Foundation offices at 1106 N Pope Street, Silver City (opposite HMS--the old Shamrock Station) on Thursday, November 16th from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
VFW held a Veterans Benefit Golf Scramble 102123
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- Published: 24 October 2023 24 October 2023
Marine Corps League, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Vietnam Veterans of America local representatives provide support to county veterans.
The VFW held its first Veterans Benefit Golf Scramble at Scott Park Golf Links on Saturday, November 21, 2023. The organization plans to hold the event annually to raise money to benefit veterans. (Photos are Courtesy of the VFW)
The Town Councilor who picks up trash
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 24 October 2023 24 October 2023
By Frost McGahey
When one of his residents called to say that there was a lot of trash around the little chapel on the hill (La Capilla), Town Councilor for District #1 Rudy Bencomo decided to take matters into his own hands, literally.
“I grew up 100 yards from that chapel. It’s disrespectful to have litter around that area so I took a black trash bag and filled it. People should use the trash receptacles that are there.”
At a local women’s group meeting he spoke about his road to becoming a town councilor and how much he enjoyed helping people.
4-H member recruitment video and flyer 2023
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 20 October 2023 20 October 2023
Please see 4-H recruitment video and for more information, see the two PDFs below the Read More
Minutes of Concerned Catwalk Citizens public meeting 101623
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 19 October 2023 19 October 2023
Please see PDF below of Justin Henwood's minutes from the Public Meeting held at GCC on 16 October. You can also see them on the project website. Please share with friends and family who may not have received this email.
Here are the ways to keep up with the project and to contact The Project Engineer:
The project website is. https://highways.dot.gov/design-visualization/projects/nm/catwalk-access-road .
The Project Engineer can be contacted through the project email address at catwalkproject@dot.gov .
Looking to the Past and the Future to Reignite MEChA
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 13 October 2023 13 October 2023
WNMU student Anais Orantez speaks at a meeting of MEChA, Oct. 11, 2023.]Students at WNMU will be continuing a long-lived student organization this year as they revitalize MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán). MEChA began in the 1960s as a national activist and educational organization that was fueled by the civil rights movements and especially by the Chicano Movement. Today it has over 400 loosely affiliated chapters, many of them on college campuses, including the chapter at WNMU.
While the organization lost momentum on campus in recent years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year, student leaders are determined to bring new energy to the group.
Preceptor Tau Chapter honored Arlene Sarkela
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 10 October 2023 10 October 2023
Members of Preceptor Tau Chapter recently honored Arlene Sarkela on her 50th anniversary of membership in Beta Sigma Phi. Members of Preceptor Tau Chapter gathered to confer the traditional Golden Circle Ritual, and present her with a gold-plated rose and a Certificate of Honor.
Arlene was born in Hancock, Michigan, and has been a resident of Silver City since 1969. She is a graduate of Western New Mexico University, after which she worked at the Methodist Child Care center and retired as the director. She has been associated with the EF Foundation for Foreign Study and has overseen many foreign exchange students at Silver High School.
Throughout her years of membership in Beta Sigma Phi, she has served in all offices and chaired many committees. In addition to her sorority activities, she continues to remain active with the Grant County Art Guild where she is known for her beautiful and creative paintings.
She and her husband Rick are parents to Melissa and Eric, grandparents to April and Kevin, and great-grandparents to Leonydas.