Local News Releases

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Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Apr. 3 through Apr. 6, 2023

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Published: 07 April 2023 07 April 2023

Monday, Apr. 3

Welfare check
Mangas Valley Road and W. Highway 180
Advising possibly a male trying to flag someone down/possibly wearing green flowered pajamas/about one mile down Mangas Valley Road. Deputy has contact.

Welfare check
Cullum Drive – White Signal
911 hangup. Upon callback made contact with male advising his friend has dementia/male handed phone to elderly male who advised he was not going to talk to anyone and to "go to hell"/line was disconnected. Deputy advised will be clear/everything is okay.

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Writing Workshop Offered by Kris Neri

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Published: 06 April 2023 06 April 2023

On Saturday, April 15 at 10 am, author and writing instructor Kris Neri will offer a free 2-hour workshop on characterization: Creating Characters that Live off the Page: How to Capture Compelling Characters. This workshop is part of The Write Stuff, a series of writing presentations from Southwest Word Fiesta. It will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City, 3845 N Swan St, Silver City, NM.

All fiction writers need to create unforgettable characters. Kris Neri will show attendees how to create characters from their deepest cores, through all their layers -- characters that seem as unforgettable as real people. She will share basic, intermediate, and advanced techniques to give attendees the tools to capture characters that readers will take to their hearts.

The workshop will be equally valuable for memoir and creative nonfiction writers, as it is for novelists and short story writers. Those writing memoirs, historical, and other forms of nonfiction also need techniques to explore the real people they plan to write about.

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National Poetry Month Celebration April 12, 2023

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Published: 06 April 2023 06 April 2023

Come celebrate National Poetry Month!

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Second audition opportunity for Same Time Next Year on April 11

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Published: 06 April 2023 06 April 2023

Auditions for "Same Time Next Year"  second audition date of April 11 at 7 pm at Starlight Theatre.  

 info :   Looking for 1 male and 1 female between the ages of 20-50 (added some years) to audition for Same Time Next Year by Bernard Slade.  Starlight Theatre (20th & Gold).  Performance Dates: weekends of June 9 and 16, 2023.   

For more information email Phyllis at phylmcq64@gmail.com

Registration Open for Nature Discovery Summer Camps

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Published: 05 April 2023 05 April 2023

watershedo405With support from the New Mexico Outdoor Equity Fund and the Lineberry Foundation, the Silver City Watershed Keepers is offering their second annual free Nature Discovery Summer Camp for rising 4th, 5th and 6th graders.

The summer camp is designed and delivered by professional educators to provide campers with a connection to nature and sense of place through discovery and exploration of the natural world, including native plants, insects, birds, fish, mammals, stream ecology, and watershed health. Campers will also learn about our cultural history through field trips to the Mimbres Cultural Heritage Site, the Gila River, and the Mimbres River. Activities include hiking, nature observation and journaling, art projects, water quality, and more!

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Richard and La Jean Pieper to speak at Rotary Meeting

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Published: 05 April 2023 05 April 2023

richard and lajean pieperRichard and La Jean Pieper will speak to Rotary on April 11, 2023. Topic: “The Cokeville Elementary School Crisis.”  Elder Pieper explained that “on May 18, 1986, the former town Marshall, David Young, having been fired seven years earlier, returned to Cokeville, Wy. and took the entire elementary school hostage.” The Piepers will tell about the lessons learned by the community, the school and the individuals involved, as they were there on this historic occasion.  

The meeting will be held at Wranglers, 2005 US-180, from 12-1 p.m.

Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.

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Grant Soil and Water Conservation District Meeting April 17, 2023

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Published: 05 April 2023 05 April 2023

The regular monthly board meeting of the Grant Soil and Water Conservation District will be held Monday, April  17, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the NRCS Building, Suite C; 3082 32nd Street Bypass; Silver City, NM  88061. The meeting is open to the public.

To request a copy of the agenda or for more information, please call 575-388-1569 or email grantswcdnm@gmail.com 

Silver City Mayor seeks applications forDistrict 1 Councilor volunteer position

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Published: 05 April 2023 05 April 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE
The Mayor of the Town of Silver City is accepting applications for one (1) volunteer position for District 1 Councilor. Applicants for this positionshall reside within District 1 of the Town of Silver City. The term is for the remainder of the four-year term ending in December 2023. The Town Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday every month at 6:00 P.M. and holds special meetingsas needed. Applications will be accepted until 5:00 P.M., on April 28, 2023.
Successful applicants will be interviewed by the Mayor and each Council Member individually at the City Annex located at 1203 N. Hudson,
Silver City, NM the first week of May. The appointment for CouncilorDistrict 1 will be made at the Regular Council Meeting on May 9, 2023.

All applicants must submit a Resume, a letter of intent stating why you have an interest to serve as a Councilor in District 1, as well as indicate your goals or what you wish to accomplish while in office. A Town application for "Councilor District Vacancy" is available at City Hall,101 W. Broadway, or by contacting the Town Clerk at 534-6346. Please submit applications to the Town Clerk at City Hall.

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