The Grant County Extension Service will offer a Master Gardener Program Wednesdays from March 4th through the 17th from 6 to 9 pm. Topics will include soils, irrigation, botany, composting, vegetable growing, and more. The cost is $95 per person. Call 388-1559
The Mimbres Region Arts Council is pleased to present Victoria Chick as the final artist in their 2015 Artist Lecture Series. Victoria will speak on March 5th at 6:30 pm at WNMU Parotti Hall. This presentation is free and open to the public. Call 538-2505
The Silver City Masonic Lodge #8 Annual Indoor Chili Con Carne Cook-Off will be held March 7th. The application fee is $10 for contestants and $5 for judges. Plan to bring a good appetite to sample some of the best Chili Silver City has to offer. Call 538-3561
The Southwest New Mexico Audubon Society monthly meeting will be held March 7th at 7 pm in WNMU Harlan Hall. Mike Natharuis from the US Forest Service will describe the post fire recovery results from the Silver and Whitewater/Baldy Fires. Call 388-2386
Everyone is invited to join the community hike scheduled for March 8th from 1 to 2 pm on the Dragonfly Trail. Mr. Bob Schiowitz will give an interpretive talk regarding the petroglyphs near the trail. Call 538-8273
The Silver City Grant County Widowed Persons Service will hold its monthly meeting March 9th at Glad Tidings Church beginning at 10:30 am. Gerontologist Gigi Ellis will talk about aging over 50 years. The cost is $12 for lunch, and all singles are welcome. Call 537-3643
The Bridge Community will have their annual meeting and Early Sunday Supper on March 15th at 4 pm at the First United Methodist Church. Entertainment will be provided by the Gila Highlanders, and dinner will be followed by a project presentation
The Food Co-op’s March Community Forum is a class on the New Mexico Organic Farming Conference Round-up on March 10th and 12th from noon to 1 at 614 North Bullard Street. Community Forums are free and open to the public. Call 388-2343
The NMDOT will have a public involvement meeting for the NM90/Hudson Street Bridge Project on March 11th from 6 to 7:30 pm at the Grant County Convention Center. The NMDOT will provide detailed information regarding the project and answer questions. Call 525-7340
Representatives from the Veterans Choice Card will be at the American Legion Post 18 on March 12th from 9 to noon. Representatives will have a meeting regarding the Card, and all the rules and regulations. A Q&A session will follow the meeting
