Gila Regional Medical Center’s new CEO, Robert Whitaker, will be having a “Community Town Hall” meeting this Wednesday, January 10th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. There will be food, drinks and a question and answer session. The meeting will take place at the Grant County Conference Center Small Event Room and community members are encouraged to attend.
Fire crews plan to ignite Pine Cienega slash piles off of Brushy Mountain Road, which is 23 miles southwest of Glenwood beginning today. The project includes about 300 acres of slash piles that are the result of thinning hazardous fuels that occurred in February 2023. Burning the slash piles will help reduce hazardous fuels that are in the vicinity of the Pine Cienega Ranch Community, reducing wildfire risk to dozens of homes and properties that are in the area. Smoke may impact residents of the Brushy Mountain Road area and may be visible along US Highway 180.
Western New Mexico University has been working on upgrading and making renovations to the campus recreation center to help improve the workout experience for the entire community. Over the past months, the design, construction and installation of a new indoor rock-climbing wall was completed and will soon be ready for use. Now, the university is working on upgrading the campus swimming pool to include a new filtration and saltwater system. This project is anticipated to take several months during which time the swimming pool will be closed with an anticipated reopening of mid-summer.
This past year, due to charitable donations the non profit organization, The Friends of the Fire and Rescue Volunteers, were able to fund the rebuilding of the fire practice tower at the Silver City Fire Station 2. They also funded volunteer appreciation and community outreach events to help get others more involved and aware of what activities are going on in the community. The goal of the organization is to support the Fire and Rescue emergency volunteers of Grant County and to help provide community information and awareness on emergency operations and procedures.
In Deming News:
The nonprofit organization Deming Silver Linings has grown in size and strength over the past year but is still in need of volunteers. The organization helps serve the needs of homeless people living in Luna County by providing them with food, toiletries, clothes and more. They are currently looking for volunteers to assist in the kitchen and thrift store. For more information and to sign up to volunteer, visit website.
