Community News
Quilt Show winners at Catron County Fair, Reserve NM
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 27 August 2023 27 August 2023
Three Luna NM ladies win quilt show at Catron County Fair Saturday August 26, 2023.
Diane Pattison’s quilt “Desert Sunset” was judged Grand Champion quilt at the Catron County Fair
Evelyn Williams’ sampler quilt won Reserve Champion quilt.
Dianna Dankworth’s quilt “Astronomy” was People’s Choice at the Catron County Fair Saturday, August 26.
Grant County Community Foundation to Host Capacity Building Conference for Nonprofits in September
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 24 August 2023 24 August 2023
The Grant County Community Foundation is proud to announce that it is hosting a 2-day Capacity Building Conference for area nonprofits -- including their staff members, boards of directors, and volunteers -- on Thursday and Friday, September 21 and 22, 2023. The conference agenda will feature a series of 90-minute workshops including: nonprofit finance and accounting, board best practices, volunteer management, self-care for nonprofit leaders, communications and media, marketing, social media, sustainable development, a presentation by the Founder of Grantstation on developing a funding research process, and a grant-writing Q&A panel.
These last few years have stretched nonprofits to their limits and, while many are back up and running, they are still lacking critical organizational support. Earlier this year, the Grant County Community Foundation offered free workshops on grant writing and strategic planning, both of which were well attended and received excellent feedback from attendees.
Governor appoints Cynthia H. Clark as Grant County Magistrate Court Judge
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 18 August 2023 18 August 2023
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed Cynthia H. Clark as a Grant County Magistrate Court Judge.
Clark has been a Staff Attorney with the Sixth Judicial District Court since 2022. Prior to that position, she served as Chief Deputy District Attorney in the Sixth Judicial District.
Originally from Minnesota, Clark received her Bachelor of Arts in Government from the College of St. Benedict. She graduated from the Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul. She is a member of the State Bar in Minnesota and New Mexico.
NMAA New Sportsmanship ByLaw Explained
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 16 August 2023 16 August 2023
Dear Parents and Community Members,
We hope this message finds you well. As we gear up for another exciting season of athletics, we wanted to take a moment to emphasize our school's commitment to fostering a positive and respectful environment both on and off the field.
The New Mexico Activities Association has recently updated their sportsmanship bylaws, underscoring the importance of maintaining sportsmanship and respect at all times during athletic events. The recently updated sportsmanship bylaws now include a "two strikes" rule for unsportsmanlike conduct. If an egregious act of unsportsmanlike behavior occurs two or more times during the same season, at the same school, in the same activity, there will be penalties. For teams, this could result in suspension from participation in that activity for the remainder of the season. For non-team participants like fans, repeated acts of unsportsmanlike conduct could lead to individual or “all fan attendance” suspension from attending such activities for the rest of the season. The NMAA‘s goal is to emphasize the importance of maintaining a respectful and positive environment during athletic events. Over the last several years we have personally witnessed the impact of “Official” shortages in every sport as a consequence of these types of behaviors. Something has to change. Ultimately, whether we agree or disagree with the policy, we want to be there for our kids!
Storm cloud over the Gila
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 11 August 2023 11 August 2023
Photo by Susan Hicks, taken from Tyrone on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023
[Editor's Note: The photo looks like the clouds are dropping some rain on the mountains. Let's hope it spreads and brings some much needed rain to all of Grant County.]
In Memory of Evelyn Carlisle Yates
- Category: Community News Community News
- Published: 11 August 2023 11 August 2023
Evelyn receiving her Diamond in the Rough award from Erica Valdez at The Women in Agriculture Conference, which is held every other year and the award is given during the conference after the committee receives nominations from various groups and individuals for consideration.Sometime late in the summer of 2022 the Grant County Copper CowBelles lost a friend and longtime member. Evelyn Yates was an incredible lady with a history that can almost not be believed. But at this time, we have little documentation of her life as there has been no notification of death and no obituary. She had two husbands and several children and lost them all except one daughter.
She accomplished many remarkable things. She admired Amelia Earhart and so obtained a pilot's license in Hobbs, NM in 1955 and shared her love of flying with second husband Thurman Yates. During World War II she welded on tankers in Oregon. She was appointed by Governor Bruce King to serve out an unexpired term as Justice of the Peace and was re-elected in that position. The Governor also appointed her to complete the term of her first husband Vic Carlisle's position as Catron County Treasurer and she was re-elected. She served for 16 years on the Southwest Water Association and other water boards, served on the Resource Development Council for three years and served as the secretary of the Economic Development Committee for 7.
First Annual HMS Celebrates Hidalgo County Event Huge Success
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- Published: 11 August 2023 11 August 2023
On Saturday, August 5th, Hidalgo Medical Services (HMS) hosted its First Annual HMS Celebrates Hidalgo County event. Over 300 local residents attended the event, celebrating the local healthcare system, the National Community Health Center Week (August 6-12, 2023), and the residents of Hidalgo County. “We are grateful for the show of support from the Hidalgo County Community, and we are especially thankful for our event sponsors, which included Western Bank, Western New Mexico University, Hidalgo Herald, Recovery Management Center, Morning Star Sports, and our food sponsor, Iron Door BBQ & Grill,” said, Dr. Dan Otero, HMS CEO. Elks Lodge, McDonalds, Recovery Management Center, and HMS provided water and raffle donations to support the event. The City of Lordsburg Police and Fire Departments were in attendance, and the Fire Department provided additional water support to keep everyone cooled off throughout the day.
Mother Teresa Blesses Brewer Hill
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- Published: 10 August 2023 10 August 2023
Silver City -- Some 40 residents of the Brewer Hill neighborhood braved blazing sun and heat Sunday to dedicate a mosaic of Mother Teresa to the community. The art work was created by Silver City artist Lydia Villegas, who also lives in the neighborhood. When Martha Blacklock purchased the mosaic from Villegas, she decided to place it on her Brewer Hill property to remind residents of the many qualities that Mother Teresa embodied, including peace, love, unity and compassion.
"Today we dedicate this remarkable piece of art in this place for the wellbeing of all who live here, and those who pass by," said Blacklock. "Lydia has taken a lot of broken pieces and made something beautiful and meaningful. Perhaps the message is, bless all you see."
Villegas' husband, Carlos, built the foundation and installed the original mosaic on a part of Blacklock's property. Ellen Brown, nursery manager at Mountain Ridge Ace Hardware, was also in attendance, given that Ace Hardware generously donated five plants to the project site.