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Tri-City police department blotters – Aug. 7 through Aug. 10, 2023

Bayard Police Department

Monday, Aug.7

Criminal trespass warning
1101 Tom Foy Blvd.
(Redacted) was inside/now at the bus stop.

Domestic disturbance
Budge Street
Caller stated she just saw a male hit a female/he is in a white Expedition/female does not need an ambulance. Officer was advised.

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Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Aug. 7 through Aug. 10, 2023

Monday, Aug. 7

Welfare check
S. Highway 90 and Tyrone Mine Road
Blue truck is pulling a trailer with the back tire burning/going toward Lordsburg/caller lost contact. Deputy made contact right outside of Tyrone with the Peterbilt hauling hay.

Missing persons
Chamisa Drive – Lower Mimbres
Caller advised she has not heard from her 25-year-old son since Saturday/he was suicidal and depressed/he is in a white Ford Fusion. Deputies advised out at Ultra Health.

Unwanted subject
G&G Towing and Repair
An unknown named male is yelling at staff and refusing to pay for his vehicle. Deputy advised everything is okay/both men left.

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Silver City Police Department blotter – Aug. 7 through Aug. 10, 2023

Monday, Aug. 7

Suspicious vehicle
Penny Park – 12:33 a.m.
Officer in the back/subjects were advised to leave/everything is okay.

Unwanted subject
1201 Pope Street
People are by the walk-up ATM and they are not able to open/they appear to be sleeping. Officer advised male is leaving/everything is okay.

Domestic disturbance
North Loop – 9:55 a.m.
Caller advised a named subject is attacking her and hung up/callback just rings. Officer had negative contact with anyone at this location/will ATL.

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Household waste prohibited at slash disposal sites

Forest Service slash disposal sites support local Firewise programs

RESERVE, NM, August 11, 2023 – The Gila National Forest operates several slash disposal sites across the forest as a public service in support of local Firewise programs. Slash disposal sites, such as SU slash pit on the Reserve Ranger District allow neighboring residents to dump vegetative material free of charge, to be burned by the Forest Service one or two times per year. The purpose of these sites is to serve local communities and support hazardous fuels reduction on private lands.

Slash disposal sites are for vegetative material only. As long as the sites contain only vegetative materials, burning complies with New Mexico Air Quality regulations. Recently, staff have noticed an increase in dumping of household waste, such as trash, used tires, roofing, and other construction materials. Smoke from burning of materials other than woody vegetation creates health and safety hazards for your local firefighters and violates air quality regulations.

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Extra Tech Learning Opportunities in August at the Silver City Public Library

Free classes on basic computer literacy will resume at the Silver City Public Library in August, following a summer hiatus. The two-part series will take place Wednesday, August 16, 3:00-5:00 pm and Wednesday, August 30, 3:00-5:00 pm. Open technology labs, where anyone can ask any tech question, continued through the summer. The next open tech lab will be Wednesday, August 23, 3;00pm-5:00pm. The library is also offering a workshop specifically to help people get started with library digital services, including e-books; downloadable audiobooks; downloadable movies, TV, and music; comics; language learning; and more. The library digital services workshop will be Monday, August 21, 10:00am.

The August 16 and 30 basic computer classes will guide students through the basics of operation and usage for Windows computers.  Silver City Public Library staff will teach mouse and keyboard usage, program usage, file and folder structure, email and web browser usage, along with document creation and editing and other similar basic tasks that involve using computers. This class will be Windows only. Class registration can be done in person at the library building or over the phone.  Class size is limited, but if the class fills up, registrants will be put into an alternates list or registered in advance for the next class session!

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Grant Soil and Water Conservation Meeting - August 21, 2023

 The regular monthly board meeting of the Grant Soil and Water Conservation District will be held Monday, August 21, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Grant County Extension Office; 2610 N. Silver Street; 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

Kirtan with Manda Jost

I Love KirtanJoin Manda Jost and friends on Tuesday, August 22 for an evening of musical chanting and singing to the ancient melodies of Classical India. It’s easy and it brings peace! No experience necessary; everyone is welcome!


Community Kirtan
4th Tuesday of Every Month (beginning August 22)
7:00 to 8:30 PM
Donations appreciated

Trauma Informed Yoga for Everyone

DianeSmithTrauma Informed Yoga for Everyone (a four-class series) with Diane Smith, LCSW, CYT
4 Consecutive Wednesdays
Starting Date : 9/6/2023
11:30 a.m. -12:45p.m. 


Trauma has touched most of our lives in one way or another, either through our personal experiences or those of our loved ones. Its impact can be overt, as in full blown symptoms of PTSD, or more covertly can show up as low-level anxiety, physical tension or hyper-vigilance. Often it leaves us with an anxious mind, or worse, feeling unsafe in our environment or in our own bodies.

Trauma erodes a sense of the sacred in our lives. It does this by fostering beliefs of not being okay, not being good enough, of feeling separate and disconnected from ourselves and others. Fortunately, many types of trauma therapy are now familiar to most individuals and available within the mental health treatment realm. Yet, we now know that trauma does not only affect the mind but resides also in the body and can exist below our conscious awareness. Consequently, Yoga is another natural way to move beyond these difficult symptoms and self-limiting narratives, as it reconnects us with our innate goodness and a sense of inner peace.

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