Local News Releases
These releases come from other sources than the Grant County Beat. This category will include events in and news releases from Grant, Catron, Hidalgo and Luna counties.
SC Public Library added new tech devices for kids
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- Published: 15 November 2023 15 November 2023
Silver City Public Library has added new tech devices for kids to use in the library, as well as new software for teens.
Playaway Launchpad tablets and a new AWE computer are now available for children to use, in the library only.
The Launchpad tablets by Playaway are durable tablets with games on them that are meant to be shared. They come pre-loaded with games, so internet is not necessary and loading times are quick. Launchpad tablets are designed with an easy-to-use interface. The library has tablets from Playaway’s STEAM Academy and Reading Academy. They cover a range of activities and ages, for different skill levels and learning areas.
The library has also added a new AWE computer with pre-loaded games—over 85 educational titles. No need to log in, just sit and play award-winning content. The computer is broken down into subject areas so kids can find what they are interested in and get started, from STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) to Language Arts to reading. “The new computer is for a slightly older audience, ages 8-12, while our other AWE computers are for ages 2-8,” explained Abigail Kipp, children’s and youth librarian. “So this new addition will keep the fun going as the kids grow.”
December 2023 Teen and Children’s Events
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- Published: 15 November 2023 15 November 2023
Silver City Public Library
* Come watch a family movie. This one is about the wonders of friendship and competition. There will be popcorn! Tuesday, December 2 at 1pm.
Calling all future engineers. Come play with LEGO. Saturday, December 5 at 4pm.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo - December Events
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- Published: 14 November 2023 14 November 2023
December Events
Saturday, December 2
Tremours – with the Veldt
Synth Pop/ Alt-Rock
Alternative Soul and Shoegaze
Doors: 7:00pm Music: 7:30pm
Come see some Big Music is an Intimate Room.
TREMOURS formed in Los Angeles in 2021 by the duo of Lauren Andino and Glenn Fryatt. Late night jam sessions in the midst of lockdown uncertainty slowly transformed into TREMOURS creative partnership, driven by the tension between Andino’s hazy, drifting guitars and Fryatt’s urgent, pulsating drums.
South Carolina-born Andino has played with LSD And The Search For God and most recently L.A. Witch as a touring guitarist. Fryatt hails from Portsmouth, England, and has toured as a drummer for artists such as Cherubs, The Montrose Avenue and Ten Benson.
TREMOURS sees them each newly harnessing and exploring their own creative impulses, inspired by everything from shoegaze to jazz to electronica to literature to looking out at the sea.
On the back of their 2022 Little Cloud Records EP Affectations, TREMOURS have undertaken two full US tours and garnered a following across North America and Europe. TREMOURS are set to headline Canada’s Cherry Cult Fest in March and have a full-length album and a host of tour dates slated for later in 2023.
McKenna Mesa fuelwood available to gather by permit
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- Published: 14 November 2023 14 November 2023
Large volume of dead and down piñon and juniper; high clearance vehicle recommended
MIMBRES, NM, November 14, 2023 – The Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District still has large volumes of firewood available for removal by permit in the McKenna Mesa area off of the North Star Road (Forest Road 150). Last year a contractor laid down material, mostly juniper and some piñon pine trees, making it easy to load up and haul away.
Campgrounds and water systems closing onGNF
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- Published: 14 November 2023 14 November 2023
Visitors should be prepared for self-sufficiency.
SILVER CITY, NM, November 14, 2023 – As winter draws near, the Gila National Forest is shutting down water systems and seasonally operated campgrounds across the forest.
“The annual seasons bring cycles of change to the forest, in terms of vegetation growth, wildlife activities, and the work we do to manage the national forest resources,” said Gila National Forest Supervisor Camille Howes “Freezing overnight temperatures in the mountains demand closure of some campgrounds and water systems.”
The Deadline for float entry is Tomorrow, November 15, 2023
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- Published: 14 November 2023 14 November 2023
The DEADLINE to submit your application for float entry is TOMORROW / WEDNESDAY, November 15, at 4:00 pm!
The Silver City MainStreet Project is excited to share the participant application for the 33rd Annual Lighted Christmas Parade beginning at 7:00 pm on Saturday, November 25, 2023 in downtown Silver City!
The entry fee is $10. As with last year, there is no theme to the parade. We are excited to see what you create!
New this year, we extended the application deadline to 4:00 pm on Wednesday, November 15.
SC Public Library - WWI/American Legion display
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- Published: 14 November 2023 14 November 2023
Photos of the WWI/American Legion static display placed in the Silver City Public Library for November.
The Allingham- Golding Post 18 American Legion at 409 West College Street was chartered in 1919, and is one of the first 10 posts chartered in New Mexico after WWI.
Post 28 offers coffee and donuts for veterans every Wednesday from 8-11 am. It will host a special guest speaker, Aisya Salas, a Cadette from West Point Academy, on November 22nd at 9am. The public is invited to this, and also to see how the post has archived local veterans' service— from the Fort Bayard Buffalo Soldiers, WWI, WWII, Bataan, Korea and Vietnam to the recent Gulf Wars at the American Legion Hall.
Mechanical and hand thinning to resume - Little Walnut area
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- Published: 13 November 2023 13 November 2023
Project continues to reduce wildfire threat in high risk areas near Silver City, New Mexico
SILVER CITY, NM, Nov. 13, 2023 – The Gila National Forest, Silver City Ranger District plans to resume thinning with heavy machinery and chainsaws in the Little Walnut area Wednesday, November 15 in the Little Walnut area. The project includes two units for mastication by heavy machinery in Unit 6 (179 acres) and Unit 4 (41 acres). This use of heavy machinery adjacent to the Gomez Peak trailhead may result in short-term closures of the Continental Divide Trail north of Little Walnut Road.