The New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women will be hosting a free “Listening and Learning” event with local businesswomen tomorrow, December 1st from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Bessee-Forward Global Resource Center in Silver City. The panelists Brenda MacFarlane, Mishka Venegas and Val Weston are all business owners who will be [...]
Aldo Leopold Charter School was recently recognized as a school of excellence by the New Mexico Vistas Excellence Designation, which provides designations of excellence in order to spotlight schools with excellent overall performance. The New Mexico Vistas school index was created to inform parents across the state about the performance of schools and school districts. [...]
Congratulations to Cobre High School Cheerleaders Genessa Amador, Leilani Marquez, Isabella Tovar, Aaliyah Salas and Adriana Hernandez who recently became “All American” cheerleaders. The cheerleaders had the opportunity to represent Grant County and be a part of the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade that took place in New York last week and were featured in a news [...]
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish will be having a public meeting to discuss improvements to Bear Canyon Dam on Bear Canyon Reservoir tomorrow, November 28th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The improvements have been deemed appropriate as the Office of the State Engineer, Dam Safety Bureau identified Bear Canyon Dam as [...]
Want to learn more about the history of the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument? Join a ranger on a 45-minute guided walk of the cliff dwellings to learn more about the natural and cultural history of the Gila Forks region. The guided walk will take place on Sunday, November 26th at 1:00 p.m. and all [...]
Happy Thanksgiving! The very first Thanksgiving occurred in 1621, when the Plymouth colonists from England and the Native American Wampanoag people shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It [...]
Come out and enjoy The Silver City MainStreet Project’s 33rd Annual Christmas parade this Saturday, November 25th. There will be an assortment of different floats and entertainment for the whole family to enjoy. The parade will start at 7:00 p.m. and will travel down Broadway and Bullard Streets in Downtown Silver City. For more information [...]
The Pinos Altos Volunteer Fire Rescue Department is in search of volunteers to help with their central dispatch and responding units. Their goal is to have a robust crew of individuals willing to volunteer their time a few days out of the week. If interested or for more information, visit The Pinos Altos Volunteer Fire [...]
The Gila National Forest will begin to offer permits for cutting Christmas trees at all forest offices beginning today, November 20th. Free permits are available for piñon pine trees and for fourth grade holders of the “Every Kid Outdoors Pass”(which can be obtained by visiting every kid outdoors dot gov). Christmas tree cutting is allowed [...]
Pick-It Up-Toss No Mas is inviting the community to their “Turkey Trot for Trash” Community Cleanup event tomorrow, November 18th. Those interested in volunteering are to meet at the Grant County Community Foundation parking lot in Silver City at 9:00 a.m. After the cleanup, all trash and recyclables will be recorded, and the individual and [...]
