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Our theme this year is "Made in USA... built to last!" There will be plenty of old trucks, jeeps and tractors to prove the point.
Here are links to print a vendor booth application or a parade entry form. The paperwork and entry fee must be turned in at the Chamber of Commerce office by the deadline: 5:00 pm on Wednesday - June 26.
The Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce office is located in the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business & Conference Ce
 nter at 3031 Highway 180 East in Silver City. Our usual business hours are Monday thru Friday from 9 am to 5 pm.
We appreciate the support of our main sponsor, PNM. Their financial sponsorship enables us to bring the community a great patriotic event.
If you have questions about the Fourth of July celebration, call the Chamber of Commerce office at 575-538-3785.
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State Representative Rebecca Dow will be the guest speaker at the Silver City Gran
 t County Chamber of Commerce lunch meeting on Thursday - July 11. The lunch meeting will be held at the Grant County Conference Center, with a wonderful lunch
catered by Dian
e's Restaurant.
Please register by Friday - July 5. We need to give a good number to Diane's Restaurant so that we will have plenty of food at the lunch meeting.
After Representative Dow's conversation with the crowd, she will leave plenty of time for questions and answers. We hope you will attend and ask questions of our State Legislator.
Location:
The meeting will be held at the Grant County Business and Conference Center located at 3031 Highway 180 East in Silver City, New Mexico.
Date/Time Information:
Thursday - July 11, 2019 from 11:45 am to 1 pm
Contact Information:
Chamber of Commerce Office (575) 538-3785
Fees/Admission:
$15.00 per person Paid preregistration is required.
REGISTER NOW
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Each Wednesday an article is published in the Silver City Daily Press. Sometimes the article is about Chamber of Commerce items. Sometimes you will read about community and regional issues. This is an opinion piece written by the president of the Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce. The articles are written to be informative, attract attention, and even get people to question things that happen within our county and region.
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July 4th Deadline for vendors and parade entries
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A 2nd Night of Monologues
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"A 2nd Night of Monologues" will be held from 5-7 pm on June 21, 2019 at Javalina Coffee House located at 117 West Market Street in Silver City, New Mexico,
The Silver City Community Theatre invites you to a Night of Monologues: bring a script to perform, choose 1 of SCCT's to perform, enjoy the coffee and the show! Admission free/donations appreciated. Plan to perform! Sign up between 4-5 pm.
Questions? Call 575-313-5891
Location: 
Javalina Coffee House
117 West Market Street in Silver City, New Mexico
Date/Time Information:
Friday - June 21 from 5 to 7 pm
Contact Information:
MaryAnn Marlar, 575-313-5891
Fees/Admission:
Admission free/donation appreciated.
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WNMU's Fiesta Latina... this weekend!
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WNMU's signature event, Fiesta Latina, is an exciting three day, outdoor festival fun for the entire family! The Artisan Mercado features 40 traditional master artisans who travel to Silver City from all across Mexico. A free music stage features all genres of Latin music and dance throughout the weekend. The Transcending Borders Film/Discussion Series, also free, will take place at Light Hall and showcase documentaries on five visiting artisans and their traditional crafts. There will be a children's activity tent for craft-making and other hands on opportunities. Ticketed events include the Friday night dance with salsa band Calle 66, Saturday's tequila tasting (with optional handcrafted tequilero), workshops, demonstrations, and Little Joe y La Familia in concert on Saturday night. For more details and information visit our website at http://www.fiestalatina.org.
Location: 
Date/Time Information:
Friday June 21-Sunday June 23, 2019
Contact Information:
Virginia Cuevas 575-538-6469
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Andy Mason will be back on Tuesday, June 25 to entertain the whole community with his music. Andy's performances are educational, interactive, and fun for kids of all ages. This performance is made possible through funding from the Friends of the Library.
Location:
Silver City Public Library
515 West College Avenue in Silver City, New Mexico
Date/Time Information:
Tuesday - June 25, 2019 beginning at 10:30 am
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Rosie Higgs, newly elected president of the Silver City Rotary Club, will discuss some civic projects the club is considering underwriting or assisting between now and July of 2020. Additional suggestions will be encouraged from attendees. The public is invited.
Location:
WNMU Student Memorial Building, Sunset Room, Student Cafeteria, 1000 West College Avenue
Date/Time Information:
12 noon Tuesday, June 25, 1 hour meeting
Contact Information:
For the Chamber's info, not for publication: Sunny McFarren 575-519-9278
Fees/Admission:
The meeting is open to anyone who wishes to attend. For those choosing to participate in eating the hot meal that includes a salad, a dessert, and coffee or tea, there is a charge of $10.
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The Silver City Museum is proud to host its 36th Annual Ice Cream Social on July 4th from 11am to 4pm.
For decades the Ice Cream Social has been a highlight of the local Independence Day celebration. A full slate of live entertainment, seasonal treats, and old-fashioned pastimes will be featured, and this year will continue the successful innovations of 2018, such as the expanded footprint and the presence of outside vendors and organizations. Changes this year include the addition of food trucks, making more ice cream flavors available along with full meals so no one has to leave for lunch!
Perhaps the most important and exciting new thing about the Ice Cream Social 2019 is that the Silver City Museum is using this popular event to invite community input to shape its strategic plan. The Silver City Museum, recently under new leadership, is going through the critical process of developing a 5-year plan to bring the organization into the 21st century and realize goals that support its mission as a place of history and culture, as well as a driver of tourism.
In order to do this effectively, the Museum is hosting a series of conversations with as much of the public as possible. A large interactive poster will be set up in the center of the courtyard that guests will use to view a draft of the plan and cast their votes to guide the Museum's direction. All Grant County residents are encouraged to visit the info booth and weigh in!
Admission and children's activities are free as always. Tickets are available at the gates for refreshments, Cakewalk, and face painting. The program will be MCed by Raul Turrieta, the incomparable ring leader for this summer carnival. Live music will entertain guests on the shady lawn of our courtyard, including trio Ray & the Sunshines at 12pm, mariachi singer Angelica Padilla at 1pm, beloved fiddling duo Bayou Seco at 2pm, and beginning at 3pm the Concert Band of the Southwest will take us out for thegrand finale!
As in previous years, July 4thvisitors will be offered ice cream, root beer floats, popcorn, and soda.This year, ice cream choices will include gourmet ice cream and popsicles from local ice cream maker The Mint Chip, with exciting flavors like Toasted Coconut, Nutella-Pretzel, Honey-Lavender, and of course Mint-Chip. The Mint Chip is generously donating ice cream, and all proceeds will benefit the Museum. The Duck Stop food truck will be offering delectable hearty meals and snacks as well.
Children will be amused with old-fashioned games and crafts, including Bubblemania, hoop rolling, sack races,clothespin drop, and more. Face-painting will also be available.
Folks of all ages look forward to our annual Cake Walk - for some, the central attraction of the Ice Cream Social. Each year the Museum bestows many donated cakes in this traditional, musical-chairs-like game of chance where the winner "takes the cake."
As last year, in the tree-lined lot adjacent to the courtyard, guests can shop local merchants and visit with representatives from some of our great local causes and organizations.
The Museum and Museum Store will be fully accessible during the Ice Cream Social -- and free of charge as always.Visitors can take in our special exhibition, Ranching in Grant County,as well as our local history exhibits on mining, the Big Ditch, Mimbres pottery, and the Ailman family that built the house. Shoppers can purchase memorabilia, toys, books, shirts, hats, jewelry, and more.
The Ice Cream Social is a local tradition extending back many years and spanning generations.
The first Social was held to celebrate the Museum's 10th birthday on July 4, 1977, and consisted of a single table with three tubs of ice cream. It was repeated on a small scale every other year through 1983, when it became an annual offering. The added energy of the Silver City Museum Society, founded in 1985, has allowed the Ice Cream Social to become the Museum's biggest annual event, often drawing more than 1,000 visitors.
This annual event would not be possible without generous support from the community. Sponsorship by Finn's Gallery and Western Bank will allow the proceeds from ticket sales to benefit the Museum's public programs. Other key supplies are donated or supplied at cost by Food Basket, Albertsons Market and Deming Coca-Cola Bottling Company, and The Mint Chip. Cakes are donated by local volunteers, businesses, and organizations, including notably Millie's Bake House, and Diane's Bakery. Every person serving, performing, and assisting with the Ice Cream Social is donating his or her time to make this a special holiday celebration for the community.
The Ice Cream Social is always in need of more volunteers and cake donors! To join the fun please contact Volunteer Coordinator Jo Lutz at (575) 596-0229or e-mail
volunteercoordinator@silvercitymuseum.org
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The Silver City Museum creates opportunities for residents and visitors to explore, understand and celebrate the rich and diverse cultural heritage of southwestern New Mexico by collecting, preserving, researching and interpreting the region's unique history. For more information about the Museum's programming, please visit the Museum's website at
www.silvercitymuseum.org
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New Mexico recognizes only dogs and miniature horses as service animals.
The 2013 New Mexico State Legislature passed a bill (SB320) that updates the Service Animal Act. Sponsored by Senator Nancy Rodriguez, Santa Fe, the "Service Animal Act" aligns New Mexico's statute with the 2011 updates to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The updates prescribe that only dogs (and miniature horses under 100 pounds) qualify as Service Animals. Dogs or miniature horses qualify if they are trained to perform task(s) directly related to an individual's disability, such as guiding people who are blind, pulling a wheelchair, or alerting someone of a seizure.
Service animals must be allowed to accompany the handler to any place in a building or facility where members of the public, program participants, customers, or clients are allowed. Even if a business or public program has a "no pets" policy, may not deny entry to a person with a service animal. Service animals are not pets. It may be appropriate to exclude a service animal from operating rooms or burn units where the animal's presence may compromise a sterile environment.
An entity may deny access to a service animal whose behavior is unacceptable or in situations in which the person with a disability is not in control of the animal. Uncontrolled barking, sniffing food at a restaurant table, jumping on other people, or running away from the handler are examples of unacceptable behavior for a service animal.
A Service Animal does not include pets, emotional support animals, comfort animals or therapy animals, which do not perform task(s) related to an individual's disability.
The revised "Service Animal Act" also prohibits a person from misrepresenting an animal as a Service Animal and provides penalties, including a fine and/or jail time. The law became effective June 14, 2013. For additional information, call the Governor's Commission on Disability at 505-476-0412.
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The Department of Justice has issued revised ADA regulations which cover Title II (state and local government programs) and Title III (places of public accommodation, such as restaurants or retail merchants) , which took effect March 15, 2011. These regulations revise the definition of service animal and add additional provisions.
Definition
A service animal is any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. Other species of animals, whether wild or domestic, trained or untrained, are not considered service animals.
The work or tasks performed by a service animal must be directly related to the individual's disability. Examples of work or tasks include, but are not limited to:
- Assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasks.
- Alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds.
- Providing non-violent protection or rescue work.
- Pulling a wheelchair.
- Assisting an individual during a seizure.
- Alerting individuals to the presence of allergens.
- Retrieving items such as medicine or the telephone.
- Providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilities.
- Helping individuals with psychiatric and neurological disabilities by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors.
The crime deterrent effects of an animal's presence and the provision of emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship are not considered work or tasks under the definition of a service animal.
When and Where a Service Animal is Allowed Access
Individuals with disabilities can bring their service animals in to all areas of public facilities and private businesses where members of the public, program participants, clients, customers, patrons, or invitees are allowed. A service animal can be excluded from a facility if its presence interferes with legitimate safety requirements of the facility (e.g., from a surgery or burn unit in a hospital in which a sterile field is required).
A public entity or a private business may ask an individual with a disability to remove a service animal if the animal is not housebroken or is out of control and the individual is not able to control it. A service animal must have a harness, leash or other tether, unless the handler is unable to use a tether because of a disability or the use of a tether would interfere with the service animal's ability to safely perform its work or tasks. In these cases, the service animal must be under the handler's control through voice commands, hand signals, or other effective means. If a service animal is excluded, the individual with a disability must still be offered the opportunity to obtain goods, services, and accommodations without having the service animal on the premises.
Asking Questions
To determine if an animal is a service animal, a public entity or a private business may ask two questions:
- Is this animal required because of a disability?
- What work or task has this animal been trained to perform?
These questions may not be asked if the need for the service animal is obvious (e.g., the dog is guiding an individual who is blind or is pulling a person's wheelchair). A public entity or private business may not ask about the nature or extent of an individual's disability or require documentation, such as proof that the animal has been certified, trained or licensed as a service animal, or require the animal to wear an identifying vest.
Miniature Horses
A public entity or private business must allow a person with a disability to bring a miniature horse on the premises as long as it has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of the individual with a disability. However, an organization can consider whether the facility can accommodate the miniature based on the horse's type, size, and weight. The rules that apply to service dogs also apply to miniature horses.
Other Provisions
- A public entity or private business is not responsible for the care and supervision of a service animal.
- A public entity or private business cannot ask nor require an individual with a disability to pay a surcharge or deposit, even if people accompanied by pets are required to pay such fees.
- If a public entity or private business normally charges individuals for the damage they cause, an individual with a disability may be charged for damage caused by his or her service animal.
Relationship to Other Laws
These provisions related to service animals apply only to entities covered by the ADA. The Fair
Housing Act covers service animal provisions for residential housing situations, and the Air Carrier Access Act covers service animal provisions for airline travel. The definition of a service animal under each of these laws is different from the definition under the ADA.
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Content was developed by the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center, and is based on professional consensus of ADA experts and the ADA National Network.
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The contents of this factsheet were developed under grants from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant numbers 90DP0089 and 90DP0086). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this factsheet do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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© Copyright 2017 ADA National Network. All Rights Reserved.
May be reproduced and distributed freely with attribution to ADA National Network (www.adata.org).
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Technically Speaking by Benediktson Computer Inc.
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A quick note that may be more important to me than others; the discontinuing of support for Windows 7 (and Windows 8, 8.1) is very near and I thought it might be interesting to discuss what that means to folks who need to continue using older versions of Windows for their business or pleasure. One of my favorite games, for instance, was never upgraded to work in the newer versions so I have to run Windows XP when I get a hankering to play it for a few hours.
Several small things happen behind the scenes when a Windows version is taken off the support list; updates to correct errors and vulnerabilities are not developed, anti-virus and anti-malware products cease to be available (or become very few and hard to find). New products stop including the older versions in their compatibility process (so they simply won't install or won't run correctly) and many web services become unavailable.
The Web services are actually one of the biggest problems; browsers, the programs that we use to view and surf the web aren't upgraded for the older OS versions and web pages that require the newer browsers either generate errors or simply show as blank, videos won't play and an ever-expanding range of issues befall those using older OS versions.
In Windows 7 Professional, Microsoft gave us a tool to deal with the discontinuation of Windows 2000 and XP. Virtual Windows XP allowed Windows 7 machines to run older programs and talk to older peripherals which were left behind by "advances" in security, performance, reliability, etc. One merely had to fire up a virtual machine, load a copy of Windows XP and after a lot of configuration and tinkering, you could use your old programs, peripherals, etc. While this feature was not provided for Windows 10, there is a way to use Windows Virtual XP on Windows 10 pro with some help from the folks at Oracle.
If you decide to continue using a Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, or 8.1 system, there are a couple of things to keep in mind. Staying off the internet is a good idea; if that isn't possible, be very careful and try to find protection products that are current AND will word with your older OS. New stuff, printers, scanners, USB sticks, external Hard drives, and new programs probably will not work; but, old stuff should be okay.
Want help transitioning to Windows 10?
Benediktson Computer, Inc. would like to help, contact us at (575) 956-9723 or via email to
help@benediktson.com
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Republican Party of Grant County
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The Grant County Republican Party Headquarters is open each Wednesday from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. The headquarters is located next door to the Snappy Mart Chevron in Arenas Valley along Highway 180 East. The address is 3 Rio de Arenas in Arenas Valley.
While visiting the Republican Headquarters you can:
- Purchase Trump hats and 2nd Amendment pins
- Sign the SB 8 petition to protect your 2nd Amendment rights
- Register to vote or change party affiliation.
- Purchase a ticket for the gun raffle. AR-10 6.5 Creedmore $20/ticket. Only 300 tickets will be sold.
- Purchase a ticket for the July 4th Gift Basket... its full of great goodies.
The profits from the fundraising efforts will be shared with Republican candidates in an effort to win big in 2020 in Grant County!
Declared candidates so far are:
- Luis Terrazas House District 39
- Rebecca Dow House District 38
- Billy Billings Grant County Commission District 1 (formerly District 4, the Secretary of State recently changed his district number but it is the same district)
- Tom Shelley Grant County Commission District 5
Save the date: October 5, 2019: "Keep America Great" dinner at the Grant County Conference Center. Tickets and more details coming your way soon. You won't want to miss it!
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Historic Fort Bayard Summer Film Series 2019: Perspectives on Native American Leadership in War and Peace
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This story of epic courage and grace is a remarkable window on Native American life and the early years of the last and most feared Apache War Chief.
Location: 
Santa Clara National Guard Armory
11990 US-180, Santa Clara, NM 88026
Date/Time Information:
June 27, 2019- Doors open at 6:30PM, showing at 7:00 PM
Fees/Admission:
Free Admission- Donations Welcome
Concessions available
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Wild & Scenic Film Festival
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Join the Gila Conservation Coalition for more than 10 films that show how communities like ours are working to protect their watersheds, unique landscapes, and the environment, galvanizing us to do the same. Guest speakers, free raffles, and surprises. Doors open at 6:00 pm.
website: https://www.gilaconservation.org/
Location:
WNMU Light Hall 1000 N. College Street
Contact Information:
Doyne Wrealli Gila Conservation Coalition
Fees/Admission:
$15 at the door GCC members $12 Admission + GCC membership $20 Students FREE
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44th Army Band Concert - FREE
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News from the Gila National Forest
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Forest Service Seeks Applicants for Southern New Mexico Counties Resource Advisory Committee - Applications Due July 26, 2019
The Forest Service is recruiting individuals from local communities to provide collaborative input on forest management by serving on the Southern New Mexico Counties Resource Advisory Committee (SNM RAC).
The SNM RAC works closely with the Forest Service to review and recommend projects that benefit forest health, fish, wildlife, soils, watersheds and other resources; maintain roads, trails and infrastructure; or control noxious weeds. The projects will occur in Catron, Grant, Lincoln, Otero, Sierra, and Socorro counties. The SNM RAC membership represents a variety of interests including recreation, mining, grazing, fishing, archaeology and timber interests, nationally and locally recognized environmental organizations, elected officials and tribal representatives. Applicants must reside in New Mexico, preferably in one of the counties where the projects will occur. Applications are due by Friday, July 26, 2019.
SNM RAC applications will be forwarded to the Secretary of Agriculture who appoints 15 members to a four-year term. Applicants should expect to meet no more than twice each year for a full day, usually in Socorro, NM. Members serve without compensation, but will be reimbursed for mileage, per diem, and lodging costs incurred.
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News from the New Mexico Dept. of Workforce Solutions
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Silver City Woman's Club
411 Silver Height Blvd. in Silver City |
The Silver City Woman's Club holds their meetings on the second Friday of each month. The meeting begins at 10:30 a.m.
The Silver City Woman's Club historic building is located at 411 Silver Heights Blvd. in Silver City. The group's building is available to be rented for meetings and events.
For additional information, please call
575.654.1001 or check out their website at http://silvercitywomansclub.org/.
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