Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), which helps children who have been abused and neglected, is in need of volunteers for their program in the Grant County area. The goal of CASA is to provide advocacy and support through the use of trained volunteers in order to ensure that abused and neglected children involved in the court system have a voice. For more information or if interested in becoming a volunteer, call Tanya at 575-694-5721.
Pick It Up-Toss No Mas will be having a community “Trash Cleanup” day on Saturday, July 15th. This event will be from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and volunteers will meet at Gough Park parking lot. Supplies will be provided and there will be prizes for most trash collected by an individual and group. For more information go to website.
Congratulations to Linda-Rae Uzueta of Deming who was selected to participate in the Washington Journalism and Media Conference in Virginia. The conference is designed for high school students all across the country who are interested in pursuing a career in the journalism field. Ms. Linda-Rae is an upcoming senior at Deming High School and has worked as a reporter and photographer for the high school newspaper for the past year. Her goal is to continue her studies in journalism so she can eventually become a video news producer.
Tractor Supply Company and the Farmer Veteran Coalition recently awarded San Lorenzo veteran Tim Zamora $5,000 for his business, Zamora Farms. This award is part of a nationwide campaign that provides grants and assistance to veterans who are in the beginning years of farming or ranching. Mr. Zamora, who had six deployments while in the Army, retired in 2021 and decided to focus on his family owned farm. He currently has a 32 acre farm with 490 fruit trees and nine heads of cattle and hopes to develop a veteran-friendly agriculture business that utilizes all available resources to provide fruit, cattle and wood chips locally, regionally and nationally.
A BIG Congratulations to the Silver City Independence Day “Lady Liberty” parade winners. The winners for best float went to Hidalgo Medical Services. Best car, truck or motorcycle went to Farm Bureau Financial Services. Best Non-Motorized Vehicle went to The Bike Works. Best Equestrian Group went to Healing Hands Equine Services and Best Walking Group went to the Native American Dance Group. The Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce would like to thank everyone who participated and made the parade a huge success.
