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[Editor's Note: This is the first of several articles, photos and videos to come. Stay Tuned.]

Photos (below) by Mary Alice Murphy at the Saturday, June 8, 2024 artist and artisan mercado (market).

Vendors of hand-crafted and handmade items from clothing to furniture, from jewelry to home decor, from utilitarian to simply beautiful items for the home; from traditional art in various media, the choice was almost overwhelming. Don't miss it next year, if you did't get there this year!

[Editor's Note: This is the fourth and final of a series of articles of a long Grant County special meeting on April 23, 2024. It will continue the budget hearing]

Article by Mary Alice Murphy

The next presentation in the budget hearing on April 23, 2024 came from Treasurer Patrick Cohn.

He requested an increase of $1,500 for office supplies, which included $1,000 for a pallet of paper and $500 for the rise of costs for supplies.

Cohn also requested an additional $500 for an increase for the office's Cummings cash counting machine maintenance.

SILVER CITY, NM, June 9, 2024 – The lightning-caused Trip and Antone fires were reported west of Mangas Mountain on the Quemado Ranger District, Gila National Forest on June 7, 2024. Both fires were located within a 1/4 mile of each other and have since burned together and are being managed as the Antone fire. The Antone fire is currently 671 acres and is burning in primarily ponderosa pine and minimal mixed conifer. Observed fire behavior has been low intensity surface fire with moderate rates of spread. 

Currently, the Antone fire is being managed with a confine and contain strategy, using direct and indirect suppression and point protection tactics. This strategy is subject to change based on changing conditions. As always, the safety of our firefighters and community is our top priority. Management objectives include the continuation of restoration work in the Slaughter Mesa area to improve habitat and reduce fuel loads.

By Roger Lanse

The U.S. Forest Service is the incident command agency of the Whitetail Fire, an approximate100 acre blaze, on USFS land, southwest of White Signal, according to Maribeth Pecotte, USFS Public Information Officer. The fire is lightning-caused and started Friday morning, June 7, 2024.

Saturday, Jun 8, Pecotte noted three engines and a hot-shot crew are working to establish a perimeter around the burn site. Aided by air tankers dropping retardant, forward progress of the fire has been stopped and resources are 'anchored in,' meaning crews were able to locate their resources in a single location from which to tackle the fire.

Courtesy photo and video (video below)

Article by Roger Lanse

According to Tyrone Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mike Cox, two lightning-caused fires were ignited in the White Signal area on Friday, June 7, 2024. One, of about 100 acres, the Whitetail Fire, was on U.S. Forest Service land, and that agency assumed command responsibility.

Photos by Mary Alice Murphy

Sunday afternoon , June 2, 2024, in the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center parking lot, RW Specialties of Bayard hosted an "Anything But a Car" show to highlight various sorts of ATVs and motorcycles. Raffle ticket purchasers also had a shot at winning items such as four new tires for their vehicle. 

Photos and article by Mary Alice Murphy

On a sunny, breezy June Saturday afternoon, many friends of Linda Gray, who recently and unexpectedly passed from this life, gathered in the courtyard of the Silver City Museum to honor and praise Linda and her volunteer work with several non-profit organizations in Silver City.

Silver City Museum Director Bart Roselli said he had worked with her for the past five years. "I knew her as a volunteer. She had a great sense of humor, sarcastic and sardonic. I had a lot of fun chatting with her. She did a little bit of everything, except windows."

Photos by Mary Alice Murphy

Activities were in full swing at Gough Park on a sunny Saturday morning, June 1, 2024, as part of the Gila Wilderness Centennial festivities. Crowds of people went from booth to booth, visited vendors, and listened to speakers at the park.

The highlight of the day was a cross-cut saw competition to see which teams could cut a disk of wood off a long log in the fastest time. The narrator noted that the process is the best option for cleaning trails in the national forests. He said it is a historical process, but continues to be used in the Gila National Forest today. The teams came from Grant County, Catron County and Albuquerque. [Editor's Note: This photographer could not stay for the final competition to see which team would take home the honors, due to a prior commitment. When she left, the Albuquerque team of a man and woman had the lowest time at 21 seconds. Quarter-, semi- and finals chose the winner. ]