As a reminder, The Forest Service is still looking for individuals from local communities to provide collaborative input on forest management by serving on the Southern New Mexico Resource Advisory Committee (SNM RAC). The SNM RAC works closely with the Forest Service to review and recommend projects that benefit forest and watershed health, fish, wildlife, soils and cultural resources and represents a wide variety of interests and perspectives. The projects will occur on National Forest lands in counties all over the state including Grant County. Those interested must reside in Grant County and must submit an application by Friday, September 29th. For more information or to apply, visit the website.
During the recent The Town of Silver City Regular Council Meeting, Council Bencomo stated that the Public Works and Parks Department have been working on making improvements to the Memorial Lane Cemetery. The department has been working on alleviating the drainage issues that have occurred in the past by spreading decorative gravel on the west side of the cemetery where the drainage issues occur. The Public Works and Parks Department will continue with the improvements until all drainage issues are resolved.
THANK YOU to all the volunteers who came out and made the September “World Cleanup Day” in Silver City a huge success. There were 30 individuals and 4 teams that volunteered their time and efforts to this project. Over 520 pounds of trash and debris were collected from the Big Ditch Park, Highway 180, Cooper Street Cemetery, College Street and The Orchard. The winners of the most trash collected were Loren Poole and team Bridge to Ridge. For the time and date of the next “Cleanup Day” or if interested in volunteering, visit the website.
Congratulations to Javi Marrufo and Marivel Medel who were recently honored by the League of United Latin American Citizens Council 8003 of Silver City. Ms. Medel, who is a Western New Mexico University employee, won the local and state award for “Women of the Year” for her hard work and dedication to the community. Mr. Marrufo, the curator for the Silver City Museum, was awarded “Man of the Year” for his hard work and the extensive research he provides to the museum.
Hidalgo Medical Services, the Center for Health Innovation and Grant County have come together to organize a “Behavioral Health” meeting that will take place this evening, September 27th from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to give the community an update on current and future behavioral health services. The meeting will take place at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center and is open to the public.
