There will be a public meeting held to discuss creating a “Senior Village” in Silver City to help seniors gain more access to supportive community services. A “Senior Village” is a community based, nonprofit, grassroots organization formed by a group of volunteers that are interested in helping seniors maintain independence, provide assistance with transportation and [...]
Silver Consolidated Schools will be hosting a “Lunch Watch Party” for parents and guardians who are interested in participating in the schools Mental Health Family Support session, “Depression-You’re Not Alone”. Topics on why individuals have depression, how genetics play a role and some essential tools for treating depression will be discussed. The watch party will [...]
During the next Silver City Rotary Club meeting, the Coordinator of the Youth Substance Abuse and Prevention Coalition Program in Grant County will be giving a presentation on substance abuse and what precautions are being made to address it. The presentation will take place on January 23rd from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the [...]
Interested in learning more about native bees? The Gila Native Plant Society will be having a presentation on bees in the area and their favorite native plants this evening, January 19th. The presentation will give an overview of native bees, their life histories, plant preferences, nesting behaviors, as well as strategies that gardeners can use [...]
The Foundation for Financial Education will be having a free “Social Security and Taxes Workshop” for individuals 25 to 70 years old or for anyone who has questions about Social Security, debt or retirement plans. The workshop will take place on January 19th at 6:00 p.m. at Birdwell’s Vintage Vibes, located at 602 North Bullard [...]
Due to the recent prescribed burns, The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is advising the public to contact land management before going hunting. Prescribed burns, wildfires and closures that could affect hunting may occur on public lands or be conducted by land-management agencies during hunting season. Also, certain activities may affect land access [...]
Due to the recent forecast and snowy weather, The Gila National Forest will be continuing to burn slash piles at numerous locations across the forest early next week. The Silver City Ranger District will be burning slash piles in the Little Cherry Creek area near the end of Forest Road 855 and Baca Slash Pit, [...]
During 2023, The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability conducted 60 community food distributions through their Grant County Pantries and gave out over 800,000 pounds of food to families in need. Additionally, their Alimento School Food Partnership programs benefited 16 schools and their families from Pre-K to University students. The Commons mission is to [...]
The High Desert Humane Society in Silver City will be having their monthly reduced rate rabies vaccination clinic tomorrow, January 13th. They will be offering a wide variety of vaccines including one and two year rabies vaccines for cats and dogs. This will be a drive through clinic and will run from 9:00 a.m. to [...]
The Silver City Public Library will be hosting a free screening of the PBS American Experience documentary “Freedom Riders” and will have guest speaker Reverend Ross who was active in the civil liberty issues during that time. The movie will take place from 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 515 West College Avenue and is [...]
