For the third consecutive year, the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) and all 50 State Offices of Rural Health (SORHs) will join forces with other local, state, and national rural healthcare providers and stakeholders to celebrate National Rural Health Day. This year’s celebration will take place on Thursday, November 21. NOSORH [...]
Charity Riders of Southwest New Mexico are inviting all riders and non-riders to join them in bringing a little joy into children's lives, Saturday, December 7th. They will be gathering at the Wal Mart parking lot in Silver City at 10 am. Please bring a new, unused toy or donation that will then be distributed [...]
The season of giving is upon us once again! The United States Marine Corps League Gaffney-Oglesby Detachment 1328 is joining forces with Kiwanis International, Copper Country Cruizers and St. Francis Newman Center for the 2013 Toys for Tots campaign. We are asking all residents of Grant County to contribute to a cause rooted in generous [...]
There will be a Woodwind and Keyboard Recital as part of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Recital Series this Sunday at 3 pm. The Church of the Good Shepherd is located at the corner of Texas and Seventh Streets in downtown Silver City. Music performed at this recital will include Bach, Debussy,Handel, [...]
There will be a late-afternoon fundraising dinner with entertainment by the Gila Highlanders this Sunday, November 17th, to benefit the Bridge Community. For $10, dinner will consist of pasta, salad, bread, dessert and a beverage, and will begin at 4 pm at the First United Methodist Church, 300 West College Avenue. The Bridge Community is [...]
The Silver City Fiber Arts Festival will be held this Friday and Saturday, November 15th and 16th from 10 to 5 at the Grant County Business and Conference Center. Head out to the free festival for vendors, special exhibits, and classes offered by the Southwest Women’s Fiber Arts Collective. Jean Biddick, award-winning quiltmaker and author [...]
The Mimbres Region Arts Council is pleased to present Jean Biddick as part of their Artist Lecture Series this Thursday, November 14th, in conjunction with the Southwest Women’s Fiber Arts Festival taking place this weekend. Biddick will speak at WNMU Parotti Hall at 6:30 on Thursday, and there is no charge to sit in and [...]
The following is a release from the New Mexico Department of Health: New Mexico Ranked Tops in Combating Prescription Drug Abuse State Scores Perfect 10 on New Policy Report Card of Promising Strategies New Mexico received 10 out of 10 possible indicators of promising strategies to help curb prescription drug abuse according to a new [...]
Take Back the Night, a march to stop violence, will be held at the WNMU Student Memorial Building Patio from 5:30 to 8 pm on November 12th. For more information, visit www.takebackthenight.org The following is a short history of Take Back the Night, as found here: http://takebackthenight.org/about Over the years, Take Back The Night has become [...]
The following is a press release from the Gila National Forest Office: Big Tree Trailhead Improvement Project Completed The Silver City Ranger District (RD), Gila National Forest, has completed the Big Tree Trailhead construction improvement project located near the Ft. Bayard area. This trailhead accesses the Big Tree Trail, #755 and other trails in the [...]
