Local News Releases
These releases come from other sources than the Grant County Beat. This category will include events in and news releases from Grant, Catron, Hidalgo and Luna counties.
Book Talk: Buffalo Chips & Co. by Marilyn Wiley
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- Published: 17 August 2023 17 August 2023
Marilyn Wiley, a real pioneer woman, will be giving a presentation at the Silver City Public Library Thursday August 31, at 3:30pm. She will share her adventures along a 1200 mile wagon trip that lasted eighteen months and crossed three states. In 1983, Marilyn harnessed up a team of horses to a wagon in central Texas and pointed them west. The trail ended near her destination, Prescott, Arizona. This was not a financed expedition. It was an act of desperation to escape a difficult situation. She left with less than $5 in her pocket, with two children and livestock to feed and care for along the way. She was determined to reach her destination, even if she had to walk. Hardships were many. Marilyn's talents, sense of humor, ingenuity and perseverance helped her make it through each day. Marilyn says she wears a hat that says "Don't Tell Me What I Can't Do!" Come and spend an hour with Marilyn as she relives the day to day life on the trail. Dust storms, deserts, rattlesnakes and horse thieves. It's an adventure you won't want to miss!
The Silver Public Library is thrilled to host Marilyn Wiley’s inspiring presentation. For more information call the library at (575) 538-3672 or email at programs@silvercitypubliclibrary.org . The Silver City Public Library is located at 515 W. College Avenue and online at silvercitypubliclibrary.org .
WILL Fall Semester Classes Sign Up
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 15 August 2023 15 August 2023
WILL, the Western Institute for Lifelong Learning, is holding online registration for fall classes starting this Friday August 18th with classroom instruction beginning Sept 11th.
The curriculum committee at WILL has worked diligently once again to create a varied lineup of classes to peak the interests of our members. Jim Smith is back facilitating several music appreciation courses, this semester he is focusing on the music of Bruce Springsteen and Gustave Malher. If these two musical powerhouses don’t strike your fancy, Joe Neri is facilitating a class of Bob Dylan and his Electric Trilogy.
Christine Cutbirth to speak to Rotary
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 15 August 2023 15 August 2023
Christine Cutbirth will be the Rotary speaker on August 22, 2023.
Her topic will be: “Diabetes and how it Affects the Patient and Family”
Cutbirth is a Registered Dietician at Hidalgo Medical Services, having worked as a Registered Dietitian for over twenty years in a variety of healthcare settings in many parts of Southern New Mexico. She says she “enjoys gaining new knowledge of nutrition and trends to help her patients reach their best health.”
Currently, with the support of Hidalgo Medical Services, she is studying to become a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. “This valuable credential will help me to provide the tools people living with diabetes need to manage diabetes on a daily basis.”
Venue: The Rotary Club will meet at the Silver Bowling Center, 2020 Memory Lane, in the Ten Pin Lounge. The meeting is from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Meetings are open to the public, and guests may purchase their lunch in the café.
Little Toad Creek - Septembers band lineup
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 15 August 2023 15 August 2023
Friday 9/1 - The Chumlets 9pm-11pm
A local non blues band with a Hip-Hop and Rock n Roll style with covers from the 90s until now.
Saturday 9/9-Baracutanga 9pm-12
a seven-piece band Kilko Paz (Bolivia) charango, Carlos Noboa (Ecuador) bass player, Jackie Zamora (Peru) vocalist, Nick Baker (United States) drummer/percussionist, Casey Mraz (United States) guitarist/accordian player, Micah Hood (United States) trombone/flutes
Met in Albuquerque in 2009 and connected over their love for music. This seven-piece band blends South American ancestral traditions with a modern sensibility with exciting and distinct Latin flavor, keeps crowds dancing and always wanting more.
Tri-City police department blotters – Aug. 11 through Aug. 13, 2023
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- Published: 14 August 2023 14 August 2023
Bayard Police Department
Saturday, Aug. 12
Disturbance
Empire Street
Caller advised her daughter is acting up and needs a mental hospital/she just left. Officer advised there is no one in the garage or in the yard.
Welfare check
Highway 180 – MM 123-124 (Bayard to Bayard Cemetery)
Female wearing all black walking on side of highway. Officer had contact at MM 123 (1 mile north of Bayard Cemetery)/female advised she is okay.
Hurley Police Department
Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Aug. 11 through Aug. 13, 2023
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- Published: 14 August 2023 14 August 2023
Friday, Aug. 11
Accident-property damage
E. Highway 180 and Madison Road
Caller advised she hit a deer and is off the side of the roadway/deer is in the roadway dead.
Welfare check
E. Highway 180 – Arenas Valley
A named female just came to his front porch/she is crying and will not tell him what is going on/cannot tell if she is injured or not. Can hear female yelling in the background. Deputy advised one female in custody.
Larceny
Mobile Drive
Someone stole four power saws and other items last night.
Silver City Police Department blotter – Aug. 11 through Aug. 13, 2023
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- Published: 14 August 2023 14 August 2023
Friday, Aug. 11
Welfare check
Penny Park – 5:05 a.m.
Can hear a male screaming in the park. Second caller advised the same, also can see a vehicle. Officer out with a suspicious person/clear/ID card only.
Mental health complaint
1220 N. Hudson Street
Male outside "having a meltdown"/now near the bus stop by the ice machine. Officer out with the male/clear/everything is okay.
Disturbance
Cobre Court
Caller advised a named male is harassing her/he was at the home threatening family/came back today and was waiting for them/male left in a silver van toward Silver/advised NMSP dealt with this yesterday.
“Crosses in the Desert - Where Dreams Die” - Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 13 August 2023 13 August 2023
August 20, at 10:00 am, 3845 North Swan Street – “Crosses in the Desert - Where Dreams Die”
Alvaro Enciso is an artist and humanitarian living in Tucson who for the past decade or so has been working on a project called "Where Dreams Die - Donde Mueren Los Sueños," which places secular crosses, designed and constructed by him, at the locations where the remains of migrants have been discovered in the Sonoran Desert. To date, he has placed over 1,000 crosses for these dead migrants, to preserve the memory of them and their struggles for the "American Dream.”
“When you decide to come to this country, to make that difficult trip, it’s because you have no other options. You’ve run out of options. So the only option is to come here, where you will find what you’re looking for, or hope that you find what you’re looking for. But really you never really find it, because you find a crappy job that pays badly and you live in some ghetto,” Enciso said.