The National Public Observatory has announced its Stars-N-Parks astronomy program schedule. The next presentation is this Saturday starting at 6:25 P.M. at Rockhound State Park located at 9880 Stirrup Road Southwest in Deming. Attendees should arrive at the park at sunset so they can become familiar with their surroundings before nightfall. Visit nmparks.com for more [...]
The Lordsburg Chamber of Commerce will be hosting their annual Hidalgo County Awards Banquet this Saturday, January 12, at 6pm at the Lordsburg Elks Lodge. There will be a silent auction and dinner. Tickets are $20 a single and $35 a couple or reserve a table of 8 for $150. Tickets are on sale at [...]
The ACLU, which is the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico, has scheduled a series of seven legislative advocacy training sessions throughout New Mexico as well as offering the training online. One of these trainings will be held in Deming on January 17th from 6 to 8 pm. To RSVP for this training, go [...]
The Gila Native Plant Society meets on the third Friday of the month at 7.00 p.m. in Harlan Hall, second floor, Room 219, corner of Alabama and 12th Streets, on the Western New Mexico University campus in Silver City. Richard Felger and William (Bill) Norris will present a workshop, “Know the Trees II: Twigs, Cones and [...]
Interested in Building a Micro-Farming Network? Join the Southwest New Mexico Food Hub on Saturday, January 19 from 8 a.m. to Noon to learn how your backyard garden or micro-farm can reach larger markets at the Commons, located at 501 West 13th Street in Silver City. Call Ben at 575-597-0032 for more information.
The Permaculture Silver City group will be holding its monthly meeting on Saturday, January 19th from 1:00 to 3:00 P.M. at their new location in the Silver City Visitor’s Center conference room located at 201 North Hudson Street in Silver City. The plant of the month is the onion, please come and share your knowledge [...]
The Friends of Rockhound State Park invite you to their next meeting at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, January 30th at the park's visitor center. Special guest speaker will be Kevin Rodden, big game biologist from the New Mexico Game and Fish Department to up-date us on the annual Ibex hunts that are going on in [...]
The Silver City Museum is opening a new exhibition, entitled “Ranching in Grant County.” This exhibit explores the history, art, social organizations, sports, and culture that surround this rural lifestyle. The museum will host an opening reception on Friday, February 1st, from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm. The public is invited to attend and light [...]
The local Gila Chapter of the Back Country Horsemen of New Mexico and the Silver City Fire Department are sponsoring a free “Surviving Wildfire” emergency preparation and evacuation event on Saturday, February 2nd from 12 noon to 2:00 P.M. at Tractor Supply, located at 2701 Highway 180 East in Silver City. Learn how to prepare [...]
The Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments will be hosting an “Opportunity Zone Workshop” on Tuesday, February 5th from 10:00 A.M. to 12 noon at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Conference Center. Learn about the benefits of investing in an opportunity zone designation The Opportunity Zone Workshop is open to realtors, CPA’s, local governments, bankers [...]
