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Cobre teachers attend Ron Clark Academy
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- Published: 28 December 2023 28 December 2023
By Lynn Janes
The Cobre Consolidated School Board held a regular meeting on December 11, 2023. Board members in attendance included, , Gabriella Begay, Gilbert Guadiana, , David Terrazas and Elizabeth Dean (online). Acting superintendent Michael Koury also attended. Serena Murillo did not attend.
Dottie Pfeifer with Kiwanis presented the students of the month awards for November and December.
Angelita Aveles from Snell Middle School takes responsibility for her learning. She has been a conscientious and exceptional student.
Kamera Ortiz from Snell Middle School always asks questions and is engaging. She has been a great role model to the other students and always willing to help.
Center for Health Innovation community conversation 120723
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 28 December 2023 28 December 2023
Photos and article by Lynn Janes
On December 7, 2023, the Center for Health Innovation and Public Health Institute (CHI-PHI) held a community conversation about mental health in Grant County. Dr. Stacy Cox, CEO CHI-PHI, opened the meeting and explained what the organization has been doing in Grant County.
The organization has been conducting a survey on what the community of Grant County needs, the resources they have available and what could be done better. At the time of this meeting, they had 774 responses to the survey that could be done online, 36 key informant interviews and various focus groups. The cumulative information received with those, and this meeting will be shared in January 2024.
They have been compiling information with the help of the community to identify relationships, connections and working together to problem solve the counties issues. This has included what has been working and what is not.
Aldo Leopold School internship showcase and YCC 120623
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- Published: 27 December 2023 27 December 2023
Photos and article by Lynn Janes
On December 6, 2023, Aldo Leopold Charter School held the end of the semester showcase for the internships that some of the students participated in and the YCC (Youth Conservation Corp) groups. The event took place at the school location on the WNMU campus in Ritch Hall located at 410 W. 10th Street.
Aldo Leopold started with the premise that many students learn best by doing and having direct experience. The school developed out of the community wanting to provide a choice to the area's students. The mission statement of the school: the human and natural environments serve as a text and lab for learning through direct experience, inquiry, and stewardship.
Community conversation on mental health
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- Published: 27 December 2023 27 December 2023
Photo and article by Lynn Janes
On December 5, 2023, Silver City Mayor pro tem Guadalupe Cano and Grant County Commission Chair Chris Ponce hosted a town hall at the Grant County Veterans and Business Conference Center to do a follow up on the presentation done by Farmington the month before outlining what they had done do address the homeless, substance abuse and mental health problem in their community. See previous article, https://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-articles/81340-farmington-shares-their-community-solutions.
Bear Canyon Dam improvements
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- Published: 27 December 2023 27 December 2023
Photos and article by Lynn Janes (see PDF plans at the bottom of this article)
On November 28, 2023, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish held a public meeting to address the upcoming improvements to be made to the Bear Canyon Dam and reservoir that will be starting fall of 2024 and going into the winter of 2025. The Grant County Extension office hosted the meeting.
The dam has been deemed by the state engineer, dam safety bureau to not have an adequate spillway capacity in the event of a catastrophic flood. The spillway has been identified as a historical structure and will not be changed, just improved. An additional spillway will be made to accommodate any overflow. The dam will remain the same and had originally been constructed with rock. The improvements being made will include using concrete for the dam.
Grant County Commission held work session 121223 part 1
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- Published: 26 December 2023 26 December 2023
[Editor's Note: The Grant County Commission held a work session on Dec. 12, 2023. This part 1 begins with presentations.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
The first presentation at the Grant County Commission work session on Dec. 12, 2023, came from Hidalgo Medical Services Chief Executive Officer Dr. Dan Otero. He said HMS had sent a document to the commissioners hoping to show some data. "I hope you had a chance to review it prior to today's presentation."
He said he also had Susie Trujillo and Dr. Teresa Arizona in attendance on the behavioral health side of the updates.
Brittany Alert – Luna County – Cruzito Zamora
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- Published: 26 December 2023 26 December 2023
DEMING – The following information is for distributing a BRITTANY ALERT from the Luna County Sheriff's Office (LCSO). For details contact LCSO at (575) 546-0354.
LCSO is asking the public for assistance in locating Cruzito Zamora, 18. He is 5'8" tall and weighs 330 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. He was last seen on December 25 at around 6:00 a.m. in Deming. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue shirt, brown work boots, and a black and brown jacket. His method of travel and destination is not known.
Gila Regional Medical Center CFO Appointment Effective 12/21/2023
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- Published: 26 December 2023 26 December 2023
Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) announced the appointment of William Ermann, as CFO effective January 22, 2024. William has over 25 years of healthcare experience, including both financial and operational leadership roles as CFO and CEO. William holds a Master of Business Administration degree from West Texas A&M University, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Public Accounting from Mesa State College. William and his family will be moving from Guymon, OK where he most recently served as the CEO of Memorial Hospital of Texas County, which is a county-owned critical access hospital.
"William brings a strong healthcare financial background as well as experience in audit and public accounting. These skills and expertise will help continue excellent financial discipline and performance we have demonstrated at Gila Regional over the past three and a half years since assuming management responsibility for the hospital. Additionally, William's experience as a CEO will provide a unique, well-rounded perspective on the complexities of hospital operations. We welcome William to the team at Gila Regional, " stated Neil Todhunter, CEO of HealthTech.
"We are delighted that William will be joining the GRMC team as the CFO as we continue a new chapter of leadership at the hospital," said CEO Robert Whitaker. "Our team welcomes him and his family to GRMC and the greater Gila region."
GRMC is a 25-bed critical access hospital and health system in Silver City, NM and is managed by HealthTech.
GRMC's Mission is "Providing exceptional quality, patient-centered care in healing environments".
HealthTech is a nationally recognized leader in providing management, consulting, strategic