Come join the Silver City Mayor at the next “Monday Meeting with the Mayor” meeting on Monday, February 10th. The meeting will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at The Javalina Coffee House located at 117 West Market Street in Silver City. All community members are invited to stop by anytime between those hours to share their input and ideas on how to make Silver City even better than it already is.
Last week, the Gila National Forest, Quemado Ranger District conducted a controlled burn at the Baca community slash disposal site, located approximately three miles northeast of Quemado Lake, to eliminate a year’s worth of accumulated slash. Some residual heat remains in the deeper ash piles within the slash disposal site, therefore the site will be temporarily closed for public safety, while firefighters continue to monitor it for signs of heat. The site will be reopened once all hot spots have fully cooled.
The Lordsburg High School Science Olympiad team has qualified for the State Olympiad Competition later this month following their participation in the 2025 Southern Regional competition in Lovington. Notable achievements include Arianna Tovar and Hailee Gonzales securing 4th place in the Write It/Do It event, Pamela Salcedo and Esperanza Tacho placing 8th in the Forensics event, and Jackson Baldridge and Galilea Vera earning 8th place in the Entomology event. Congratulations to all the students, and best of luck at the state competition.
In other news:
The New Mexico Consortium is offering the 2025 Summer Physics Camp for Young Women, a free, two-week program designed for middle and high school students. Set to take place from June 2-13 at the New Mexico School for the Arts in Santa Fe, this unique, ninth annual camp will focus on energy and energy security. Participants will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of how STEM fields contribute to global advancements through hands-on activities, demonstrations, tours, talks, and a multiday engineering project. The deadline for applications is April 1st. For more information and to apply, visit website.
