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Free Workshop Series sponsored by ECKANKAR

Church of Harmony - 609 N. Arizona St., Silver City

Have You Had a Spiritual Experience?

Inner guide? 

Dreams with departed loved ones? 

Out-of-body experiences?

Inner light or sound? 

Explore ways to understand and expand these experiences.

You are invited to attend any or all of the following sessions:

Weaving kit and example of weaving that can be wovenThe Southwest Women's Fiber Arts Collective (SWFAC) is collaborating with the Bayard and Silver City Public Libraries with three outreach activities for youth. Part of SWFAC's mission is to share fiber art skills with youth. 

On Saturday, July 12, 2025, card loom weaving will be taught at the Bayard Public Library and at the Silver City Public Library on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Participants will receive a "kit" to keep containing a wood loom, plastic needle and yarn to complete a weaving. Additional yarn will be available to take home along with the kit. The looms were made at the Future Forge Makerspace.

On Thursday, July 24, 2025 at the Silver City Public Library, a mini pinata class will be taught. 

July 13, at 10:00 am, 3845 North Swan Street – "Rewriting Habits"

Ever feel like there were things in your life you wanted to change, but haven't been able to? UUFSC member Akien Maciain has some techniques that he uses for rewriting his habits. In this presentation, he will discuss why our brains like habits and how habits are created, along with the methods many people use to change patterns in their lives that do not work. He'll also address the techniques that work for him, and how we can apply them to our own lives. 

Akien Maciain has been a pagan priest, an ordained minister, a computer guy, a DIYer, a volunteer, a random fixer of things, or maybe a fixer of random things, a professional test automation architect, an actor, a husband, a father, a neurochemical hacker... And a community leader and professional relationship coach in the San Francisco Bay Area polyamory community for about 15 years. 

Ray Goellner will be giving the second of a series of talks on dietary health supplements at the Rotary meeting on Tuesday 7/8/25. This will be a series of talks occurring approximately once a month for the next several months covering popular supplements, what they are indicated for, and their effectiveness. 

Ray earned his BS and MS in Pharmacy from the Long Island University College of Pharmacy in NY, and his Doctorate from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy. He was a pharmacy director for 39 years in hospitals in NY, Arizona, and finally at Gila Regional Medical Center here in Silver City. He also holds a Fellowship in Healthcare Management from the Leonard Davis Institute of Heath Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He has also given several talks in Japan on pharmacy practice and healthcare in the United States.

Lake Roberts Day Use Area and Boat Launch, Mesa and Upper End Campgrounds open

Silver City, NM, July 2, 2025—With increased containment established on the Trout Fire and the upcoming holiday weekend, the Gila National Forest has worked with the New Mexico Department of Transportation to reopen New Mexico Highway 15 for improved ingress/egress and adjusted the public safety area closure to allow use of recreational facilities at Lake Roberts. The public is asked to please drive with caution, as firefighters remain active along area roadways.

The new area closure area includes National Forest System lands south and west of New Mexico Highway 35 and east of NM Highway 15, south to the Gila National Forest boundary, as well as the area within the Trout Fire perimeter west of NM Highway 15, from Forest Road 876 (Trout Creek Road) north to the fire perimeter. The boat launch and day use area at Lake Roberts, Mesa Campground, and Upper End Campground are open.

 JULY 1-31, 2025

During regular Library Operation Hours

Hardbacks – Two for $1.00

Paperbacks – Two for $1.00

 The sale is open to the public.

The Friends have received many many terrific books as donations.

The Silver City Woodcarving Club will meet on Thursday, July 10, from 1-3 pm at the Grant County Extension office. Contact Keller at 575-313-1518 for more information. All interested in woodcarving or learning woodcarving are welcome.

Grant County Elections is thrilled to introduce TextMyGov, a convenient and smart text messaging service! This service will enable residents to effortlessly receive important notifications and easily find specific information by texting the county.

The county will officially launch the new text messaging system to the public on July 14, 2025. Residents may receive a text message from 91896 from the county initiating the service. You can choose to opt-out at any time by texting STOP.

If you don't receive the initial message, you can choose to opt-in by texting the keyword "GRANTCOELECTIONS" to the number 91896. After sending the initial keyword, you will be asked to reply "YES" to confirm opt-in. Residents may receive notifications for candidate filing  day, early voting, election day, and other important election information.