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Deming Woman Sentenced to 21 Years for Child Abuse
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- Published: 21 December 2023 21 December 2023
A criminal case in which a six-year-old child was abused by her mother came to a conclusion December 20 with a Deming woman being sentenced to 21 years in prison. According to District Attorney Michael R. Renteria, Rosa Gonzalez, 34, was sentenced for abusing her biological child starting when the child was three years old.
According to Court documents, the abuse was discovered when a Bell School employee alerted authorities after seeing the child at Wal-Mart and noticing she was not wearing shoes and had a serious cut on her wrist. When Deming Police Department officers went to Gonzalez' home to conduct a welfare check on the child in August 2022, they found the child with injuries to both wrists and bruises on her face. Makeup had been applied to the child's face in an apparent attempt to conceal the bruises. Gonzalez was charged with first- and third-degree felony counts of child abuse, and all of the children in her home were placed in custody of the Children, Youth and Families Department.
Silver City NMSU Student Elected to Lead National FFA
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- Published: 21 December 2023 21 December 2023
A local New Mexico student has recently been chosen to lead one of the nation’s largest student organizations, National FFA.
Emily Gossett was elected Western Region Vice President at the 96th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis on November 4, 2023.
Emily is from Silver City, NM, and a former member of the Silver City FFA Chapter where she served as the New Mexico FFA State Vice President. She will take a gap year from New Mexico State University where she is majoring in agricultural communications. “One of my favorite quotes is, ‘We can’t love people we don’t know,’ I want to love every member,” Emily said.
A video created in 2022 about Ace Hardware's participation in Wreath Across America
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- Published: 21 December 2023 21 December 2023
Enjoy the video, with none other than Grant County's very own Wreaths Across America organizer Mary Cowan, and the local Ace Hardware's major part in the lead up and laying of the wreaths. This video was taken last year, 2022, during the Wreaths Across America program at Fort Bayard National Cemetery.
Silver City Museum held Victorian Christmas on Dec. 16, 2023
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- Published: 20 December 2023 20 December 2023
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
On Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, the Silver City Museum held its annual Victorian Christmas, beginning late morning and continuing to mid-afternoon in front of the museum and in the courtyard. The festivities featured Father Christmas, music, food vendors, a craft workshop, and vendors selling their artwork. People stopped to chat with friends and often sat in chairs to listen to the music.
Wreaths Across America took place at Fort Bayard National Cemetery 121623
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- Published: 19 December 2023 19 December 2023
Photos and Article by Mary Alice Murphy
Wreaths Across America takes place across the country each year, with wreaths provided by a wreath maker in Maine. You can find the history of the event and the group's continuing mission at this link: https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/About/OurMission .
Thanks to organizer Mary Cowan, who has served as coordinator for 14 years, the program for the past six years at Fort Bayard has succeeded in having sponsors, from local individuals to area businesses, provide a wreath for every grave marker at Fort Bayard National Cemetery. This year, sponsors totaled more than 500. The feat is replicated by only a few other national cemeteries, so Grant County and surrounding counties, not surprisingly, step up each year to sponsor wreaths.
Santa Clara purchasing new radar systems
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- Published: 18 December 2023 18 December 2023
By Lynn Janes
The Village of Santa Clara held a special meeting November 20, 2023. Mayor Richard Bauch called the meeting to order. Mayor Pro Tem Albert Esparza, trustees, Olga Amador, Peter Erickson, and Arnold Lopez attended.
New Business
The council approved the rental of a small space at the armory for $100 a month to the National Center for Frontier Communities to put in two small chest freezers for food distribution. This has been an office and equipment room in the past and is only about 12' x 14'. Dave Chandler with the Commons Center in Silver City had attended and said they work with this company and rent them warehouse space in Silver City. Frontier Communities acts as a middle person for local farmers and has been a quality group to work with. Yvonne Gonzales, village attorney, will write up a rental agreement with them.
Grant County Community Foundation hosted a holiday party on Dec. 15, 2023
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- Published: 17 December 2023 17 December 2023
Grant County Community Foundation Executive Director Bernadette Smyth held a holiday party at their office the afternoon of Dec. 16, 2023. Assistant to the director Mick Smith prepared the decorations and the beautifully set out (and delicious) food for the community members and board members. The come-and-go event presented a festive atmosphere for the attendees.
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy below
Michael Engleman named interim race director for Tour of the Gila 2024
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- Published: 15 December 2023 15 December 2023
By Mary Alice Murphy
Michael Engleman of Mission Sports Group LLC said his first encounter with the Tour of the Gila was when he raced it in 1987 in one of his first years as a cyclist.
Since then he has been a pro team director and/or team manager at the Tour of the Gila for women's pro teams, including Team T-Mobile and Twenty16. He also worked with development teams, such as the US Women's Cycling Development Program and the Amy D Foundation.
"I was lucky enough to work with amazing athletes like Kristin Armstrong, Clara Hughes and Mara Abbott," Engleman said. "Teams I worked with have won the women's pro individual Tour of the Gila Title five times."