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Pass Fire, June 1, 2023 update
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- Published: 01 June 2023 01 June 2023
Gila Las Cruces Type 3 Incident Management Team
Incident Commander – Pete Valenzuela
Daily Update June 1, 2023
Information Phone: 720 693-3527 Hours: 8 am-8 pm EMail: 2023.Pass@Firenet.gov
SCFD honors outgoing assistant chief
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- Published: 01 June 2023 01 June 2023
Photos and article by Roger Lanse
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SCFD honors retiring Assistant Chief Jeff Fell 053123
SCFD force
SCFD honors retiring Assistant Chief Jeff Fell 053123
Lowering the colors to present to Fell
SCFD honors retiring Assistant Chief Jeff Fell 053123
SCFD force: in front from left, Capt. Lance Horton, Assistant Chief Aaron Seavers, Jeff Fell with flag, Chief Milo Lambert
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From left, Fell, Lambert
The Silver City Fire Department arranged a ceremony Wednesday, May 31, 2023, to honor Assistant Chief and Emergency Manager Jeff Fell, on his last day of duty, for his 20 years of service to the department. Fell is retiring from SCFD and plans to move his family to Stillwater, Oklahoma, the middle of August. There he will join the non-profit International Fire Service Training Association based at Oklahoma State University. Fell will be a training specialist building relationships with other fire departments using his skills in fire prevention to train other fire departments and making sure those departments have the instructional material they need.
Fell told the Beat, although IFSTA instruction is available in multiple languages over the entire world, it's possible his area to oversee may include New Mexico.
Silver Schools had many recognitions and awards
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- Published: 31 May 2023 31 May 2023
Photos and article by Lynn Janes
Silver Schools Board recognitions 051523
Silver Schools Board recognitions 051523
From left, Dottie Pfeifer of Kiwanis presents award to Cliff High School Student of the Month Jaiden Clifton
Silver Schools Board recognitions 051523
From left, Silver High School Kiwanis Student of the Month Ian Vega, Pfeifer, and Kiwanis Silver High School Student of the Month Makayla Martinez
Silver Schools Board recognitions 051523
La Plata Middle School Kiwanis Student of the Month Oso-Sonny Sockey and Pfeifer
Silver Schools Board recognitions 051523
Skills USA team, Cameron Ogilvie, Loui Escamilla, Neaveah Arroyos, Derek Offutt, Santiago Arredondo
Silver Schools Board recognitions 051523
From left, Superintendent William Hawkins, Board Members Eddie Flores and Mike McMillan, NMSBA Student Excellence Achievement Award recipient Crystal Drennan, and Board Members Michelle Diaz and Ashley Montenegro.
Silver Schools Board recognitions 051523
From left, Board Members Eddie Flores and Ashley Montenegro, Superintendent William Hawkins, Transportation Director and NMSBA Student Excellence Achievement Award recipient Victor Oaxaca, and Board Members Michelle Diaz and Mike McMillan.
The Silver City Consolidated Schools held a work session at the Silver High School Little Theater on May 15, 2023. President Ashley Montenegro called the meeting to order. Other board members in attendance Michelle Diaz, Patrick Cohn, Mike McMillan, and Eddie Flores. Superintendent William Hawkins also attended. The Pledge of Allegiance and salute to the New Mexico flag took place.
The board approved the agenda.
The purpose of this work session had to do with the upcoming school budget for fiscal year 2023-2024. Michelle McCain, finance director, gave a very detailed presentation.
A summary of the expected revenue came to $31,513,407. The revenue sources included SEG (state equalization guarantee), copper, local tax, and several others.
Road rage worsens into shooting
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- Published: 31 May 2023 31 May 2023
By Roger Lanse
On Sunday, May 28, 2023, at about 10:22 a.m., Silver city Police Department officers were dispatched to the area of 2600 N. Swan Street in reference to a shooting complaint. A blotter entry indicated a caller advised that someone had shot her husband in the parking lot of Stout Elementary School and he was bleeding out. A second caller advised the Grant County Regional Dispatch Authority the shooting was the result of a fight between a motorcyclist and a car driver.
According to an SCPD report, when officers arrived, they found the victim, a 44-year-old male of Silver City, lying on the ground and bleeding from his mouth, chin, and head/neck area, A male, who was on his way to church and had EMS training, was on scene assisting to stanch the bleeding. As the assisting male and an officer were providing medical attention to the victim, Silver City Fire Department personnel arrived on scene and continued the medical aid.
The victim's wife told officers, the report stated, that the incident began on College Avenue, as they were travelling east toward Hudson Street, when the motorcyclist, later identified as Roland Puchi, 39, of Silver City, cut them off as he made a left turn onto College Avenue from Bullard Street. The motorcyclist and the victim met up a little later as both were stopped, headed north, at the traffic light on Hudson and 12th streets, where, she said, the two men exchanged words.
Reconnaissance flights today will provide perspective of entire Pass Fire
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- Published: 31 May 2023 31 May 2023
Daily Update May 31, 2023
Acres: 10,508 acres
Location: 40 miles west of Winston, NM
Containment: 0%
Personnel: 150
Start Date: May 15, 2023
Cause: Lightning-caused
Fuels: Timber and grass
Structures Lost: None
Memorial Day Ceremony took place at Fort Bayard National Cemetery on May 29, 2023
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- Published: 30 May 2023 30 May 2023
Photos, video and article by Lynn Janes
Memorial Day 2023
Fort Bayard National Cemetery Memorial Day
A large American Flag flies over the ceremony.
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Memorial Day Ceremony 2023
The Gaffney-Oglesby Marine Corps League Detachment 1328 Color Guard brought in the colors.
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Memorial Day Ceremony 2023
Posting the colors
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Memorial Day Ceremony 2023
Marine Gunnery Master Sgt. Dean Beard salutes the American Flag
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Memorial Day Ceremony 2023
Marine Corps League Chaplain Robert Lopez gives the invocation.
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Memorial Day Ceremony 2023
Marine Corps League member Danna Lopez explains the symbolism of the POW-MIA table
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Memorial Day Ceremony 2023
Robert Lopez points out the various symbols on the POW-MIA table
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Memorial Day Ceremony 2023
The Hi Lo Silvers sing The Armed Forces Medley. They are behind the forest of heads.
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Memorial Day Ceremony 2023
A Memorial Day wreath.
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Memorial Day Ceremony 2023
Congressman Gabriel Vasquez, NM District 2, served as one of the featured speakers for the ceremony.
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Memorial Day Ceremony 2023
The second featured speaker was Marine Danny Castillo.
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Memorial Day Ceremony 2023
Melanie Goodman represented U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan and read a statement from him about Memorial Day.
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Memorial Day Ceremony 2023
Arlena Conklin of Disabled Veterans of America read In Flanders Field, where many American soldiers were buried in World War I.
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Fort Bayard National Cemetery Memorial Day
Marine Corps League Honor Guard fires the rifle salute toward the end of the ceremony
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Memorial Day 2023
Fort Bayard National Cemetery director Philip Torres talks about changes that are planned for the facility.
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Memorial Day 2023
The American Flag flies proudly over the flag-adorned gravesites of veterans who served to preserve the freedom of the United States of America citizens.
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Monday May 29, 2023, many gathered to remember and honor the people lost in service to our country.
Phillip Torres, cemetery manager, was master of ceremonies. Torres served in the Army and served in Desert Storm. The Marine Corps League, American Legion and Vietnam Veterans posted the colors.
Lorraine Anglin sang the national anthem and Roger Wright of American Legion Riders led the Pledge of Allegiance. Marine Corps Detachment 1328 Chaplain Robert Lopez gave the invocation.
Grant County Sheriff's Office makes arrest after responding to a shooting in Arenas Valley
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- Published: 30 May 2023 30 May 2023
The Grant County Sheriff's Office arrested Jad Carver after responding to a shooing that occurred in Arenas Valley.
On May 28, 2023 at approximately 0846 hours, Deputies were dispatched to the area of 11843 Highway 180 east in regards to a shooting.
Carver was shooting at Michael Gomez as he was leaving his residence in his vehicle. Michael was taking the frontage road off of Monte Street traveling eastbound as another vehicle then drove in front of Michael's facing westbound blocking the road. Michael was able to reverse back onto Monte St. and drove back onto Highway 180. Michael alleges Carver pulled a gun out and opened fire on him in the median hitting Michael and his vehicle. Michael sustained non-life threatening injuries to his neck and right hand.
Pass Fire - May 30, 2023
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- Published: 30 May 2023 30 May 2023
Firefighters work in tandem with the Pass Fire
Daily Update - May 30, 2023
Acres: 10,105 acres
Location: 40 miles west of Winston, NM
Containment: 0%
Personnel: 147
Start Date: May 15, 2023
Cause: Lightning-caused
Fuels: Timber and grass
Structures Lost: None