Silver City News
A BIG Congratulations to the 2023 Nancy Champlin P.E.O. Foundation College Scholarship recipients, Makayla Martinez and Phoenix Hogan. Both high school seniors were recognized for their outstanding academic achievements and leadership skills. Ms. Martinez plans on attending the University of Arizona to pursue a degree in biology and an eventual doctorate in medicine. Ms. Hogan [...]
The 7th annual Aldo Leopold FREE “Fishing Day” will be held this Saturday, June 3rd, at Lake Roberts. Registration will begin at 7:00 a.m. with fishing starting at 8:00 a.m. The lake will be stocked with retired Gila trout. For more information call 575-388-8201. Congratulations to Tricia Elbrock from Animas, who was awarded the “Diamond [...]
The Gila National Forest has updated its forest order limiting the length of stay on the entire forest to 14 days. The reason for this order is to help protect natural resources from degradation due to long term use and to maximize the availability of camping areas to all recreational users. The order is in [...]
A BIG THANK YOU to all who came out and made the Dash for Trash event in Silver City such a huge success. There were 39 individuals and 6 teams that volunteered their time and efforts to this event. Over 880 pounds of trash and debris were collected from the Big Ditch, San Vicente Creek [...]
Happy Memorial Day! The Bayard Public Library will be having its free summer reading program starting June 5th. The program will include activities, prizes, an ice cream social and much more. The program will run from June 5th to June 16th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and is for ages five and up. Participants [...]
Fort Bayard National Cemetery will be holding a Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 29th. There will be a joint color guard of the VVA, American Legion and the Marine Corps to present and retire colors. The ceremony will take place at 10:00 a.m. at 200 Cam De Paz Street in Fort Bayard. This event [...]
