The Silver City Ranger District in the Gila National Forest has issued an area closure along the eastern portion of the Wagon Wheel Loop Trail located in the Gomez Peak Trail System. The closure is to allow for maintenance of infrastructure associated with the Power New Mexico power line. Extreme Caution is advised due to the heavy equipment that will be present as PNM workers replace the power lines. The closure will stay in effect until June 24th.
Congratulations to the Silver City boys traveling soccer team the “Vipers” who recently won the Las Cruces soccer league for the second season in a row last weekend. The Vipers, which featured students from La Plata Middle School, Silver High and Cobre High School, were able to defeat a total of 7 teams earning them the top spot in their division and the championship. Congratulations to all the players!
The Deming Summer Recreation Center will be having open registration for their free Summer Program on May 27th through May 30th. The program is for children ages 5 to 12 years old and will include sports, swimming, games, the splash pad and much more. Registration will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Peppers Supermarket in Deming. For more information, call 575-545-9385.
Three Lordsburg Municipal School staff members recently received the 2024 Excellence in Student Achievement Awards from The New Mexico School Boards Association. Lordsburg High School Teacher, Mrs. Culberson, Activity Bus Driver, Mr. Hill and Director of Operations, Mr. Chaney were selected by their local school board for playing an important role in improving student achievement in their school district. Congratulations to all three staff members.
In regional news, the public is invited to the BLM upcoming meeting of the Southern New Mexico Resource Advisory Council, known as RAC, to be held in Las Cruces, June 6th. These meetings are incredibly important for public input regarding public land management decisions. There is a 12-member Southern New Mexico RAC board, of which Dr. Sabrina Pack serves as an appointment from the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. Dr. Pack invites you to this meeting where we will be hearing from the various BLM Districts and will have a discussion of land access issues in Southern New Mexico to public land. There will be a vote on Las Cruces recreation fee increases. Again this RAC meeting, which is open to the public and for public comment, is June 6th, starting at 8am at the BLM office at 1800 Marquess Street in Las Cruces. Attending by Zoom is also an option. Getting involved is a way to be part of solutions. For more information feel free to call the station or go to the BLM website announcements for our region. https://www.blm.gov/announcement/june-6-bureau-land-management-announces-upcoming-meeting-southern-new-mexico-resource )
