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This email newsletter is sponsored by
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State Representative Rebecca Dow will be the guest speaker at the Silver City Grant 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 Diane'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.
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JULY 4TH PARADE WINNERS IN SILVER CITY
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Floats
1. Hidalgo Medical Services 
2. Agmechtronic
3. Grant County Republican
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Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles, Tractors
1. Marine Corps League
2. Michael Stepp/Jeff Gleen - 1930 Model A Delivery Truck
3. Norm Ruebush & Friends - Antique Tractors
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Walking Groups
1. StarDancers Studio
2. Jerry Boswell Blue Can Man
3. PFLAG Silver City
The Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce thanks everyone who participated in the July 4th Parade. We hope everyone attending the Independence Day Celebration enjoyed the day in downtown Silver City. Thank you to our premier sponsors: PNM and Town of Silver City.
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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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The Silver City Friends of the Library (FOL) is holding its July Book Sale on Saturday, July 13th, from 10:00am-2:00pm, at the FOL Bookstore, 1510 Market Street--in the big yard on Market Street across from Cheyenne Street, six blocks west of the Habitat for Humanity Restore yard.
Hardback and trade paperback books are priced at $1.00 each and paperbacks at $0.50 each. In some cases, books may be priced higher. Weather permitting, c
learance item sales take place in the FOL parking lot where visitors can purchase a bag of books (special bags are provided in the parking lot) at $2.00 per bag.
"We continue to receive new and interesting donations, the Friends of the Library spokesperson said, "including outstanding art books, coffee table books, numerous collectible books and vintage (collectible) magazine issues. We received about 200 music CDs from one donor's jazz, blues, and rock and roll collection. In addition, we have fiction in French and Spanish and a number of items to help you learn to speak French, Finnish, German, Spanish, or Chinese. For the musicians out there, we have sheet music available for a variety of instruments." The Bookstore also stocks books by local writers.
Friends of the Library Volunteers have sorted and shelved thousands of books. More than 40 popular authors are highlighted in a separate display inside the Store, alongside the shelves that are stocked with over 30 different categories of fiction and non-fiction literature, some in languages other than English. The Bookstore offers separate sections for large print books; it features a selection of books for education and home schooling and an entire room is dedicated to books for children and youth, of all ages. CDs and DVDs as well as audiobooks are in stock.
The Friends of the Library accepts donations of books from the public and uses these to raise funds to support the Silver City Library's programs and activities. Donations can be placed in the Friends of the Library donation bins outside the Silver City Library main door. These are located to the right of the Library's bin for returning Library books. For further information regarding donations in general or for arranging pickup for large donations, please contact
folsilvercitynm@gmail.com or call 575-538-4940.
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ark your calendars for the 2019 Friends of the Library book sales on the 2nd Saturday of each odd numbered month. The next sale will be on September 14, 2019.
And remember, you don't have to be a member of FOL to purchase any of our books.
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Hidalgo Medical Services, in collaboration with New Ventures Consulting, with financial support from the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation, is in the process of developing a Grant County Collaborative Senior Services Plan. In support of this effort, we are asking community members to take 10 minutes to complete a short survey. Your participation in the survey will help us to gather important information about community needs and service priorities. Please go to the following link - - and Take 10 for the Communit
 y!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/grantcountyseniorsurvey
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Are you being Bear Aware?
The Gila National Forest has received a few reports of bears tracks around Little Walnut and Signal Peak. Communities in the wildland urban interface are sharing space with a variety of wildlife; including snakes, bears, mountain lions, deer, elk, and many more species.
Reminder: as grasses and water sources dry out, prey animals, such as deer and elk, move to lower levels searching for forage and water, and this brings large predators down to lower levels looking for food and water as well. Your safety, and the welfare of the wildlife population, are important to the Gila National Forest and to the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF)
Quick reminders for visitors to the Gila National Forest: 
- Do not feed your pets outside
- Avoid leaving large amounts of standing water outside.
- All trash should either be in an enclosed area or in a bear-proof container.
- If you are hiking on forest, be aware of your surroundings and carry bear spray.
NMDGF has several publications, which are available on on-line and at the Gila NF's ranger stations, on "Living with Large Predators in New Mexico" and "Keeping Bears Alive and Yourself Safe."
Multiple Fires on Wilderness Ranger District - July 3, 2019
Black Fire
The lightning-caused Black Fire is approximately 150 acres, burning on National Forest System lands in the Aldo Leopold Wilderness, Gila National Forest. This fire is approximately 20 miles northeast of Mimbres near the Black Canyon and in very steep and rugged terrain.
Little Fire
The lightning-caused Little Fire is approximately 250 acres, burning on National Forest System lands in the Gila Wilderness, Gila National Forest. This fire is approximately 4.5 miles west of the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument.
South Fire
The lightning-caused South Fire is approximately 100 acres, burning on National Forest System lands in the Aldo Leopold Wilderness, Gila National Forest. This fire is approximately 30 miles north of Mimbres.
Woodrow Fire
The lightning-caused Woodrow Fire is approximately 4 acres, burning on National Forest System lands in the Gila Wilderness, Gila National Forest. This fire is south of Mogollon Creek and south of Trail Canyon in T12S R16W section 31.
Summary:
Helicopter reconnaissance shows that these naturally-ignited fires are doing good things for the land. District Ranger Rachelle Huddleston-Lorton stated "the individual fires appear to be having low to moderate effects, cleaning up dead and down trees, and debris from previous fires, and reducing ladder and surface fuels. This is what we want to see - fire playing it's natural role in the ecosystem."
Understanding management strategy
for fire within congressionally-designated wilderness - Managing fire in designated wilderness areas presents opportunities and challenges that are different than in non-wilderness areas. One of the biggest challenges is that the land manager must protect wilderness characteristics and values except under specific circumstances when life and personal property are threatened, such as search and rescue operations.
Managing wildland fire requires making decisions in a short amount of time. The land manager gathers information about plant animal life, history of fire in area, and information from local citizens and government to make decisions on how to manage the fire.
When a Forest Service manager decides to place a fire in monitor status the intent is not to "let it burn" and hope for a positive outcome. Monitoring fire means assessing the fire based on potential fire behavior, upcoming weather predictions, tracking behavior, evaluating fire effects and many other factors. Direct or indirect action may be taken to protect values at risk; managers and firefighters must be prepared to engage in a different way when that occurs.
Smoke from fire rises during the daytime, but in the evening can pool down in canyons, drainages, and basins. For information on air quality and protecting your health, and to find guidance on distances and visibility, please visit
https://nmtracking.org/fire
. Fire information can be found at
nmfireinfo.com
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First Saturday Garage Sale
Location: Church of the Good Shepherd
Address: the corner of 6th Street and Texas Street in Silver City, New Mexico
Date and Time: Saturday - July 6, 2019 from 8:00 am to Noon
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Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday are movie nights at Light Hall Theatre. Th
e movie theater is located on the campus of Western New Mexico University at 1000 West C
ollege Avenue.
Here's what is playing this weekend:
Rated R
Showtimes:
Friday, Jul. 5: 7:00
Saturday, Jul. 6: 7:00
Sunday, Jul. 7: 2:00
Ticket Costs:
WNMU Students with Mustang Card: FREE
Other Students: $1
Everyone Else: $2
For more information, visit:
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Technically Speaking by Benediktson Computer Inc.
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Here it is July 4th with fireworks going off in the distance and thunderstorms rolling by. The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has, at long last, given wireless carriers permission to filter out spam calls as a default for their clients.
It will be interesting to watch as features are added to various carriers to achieve this. A few other changes happened first; we no longer pay per call or per minute (most of us anyway) so the carriers have nothing to lose by giving us this ability.
Will you choose to block all incoming calls that are not in your directory of collected persons and numbers or will you choose to let your carrier block those calls that are from obvious spammers? Or, will you build up a white list of callers allowed to contact you?
Regardless of which option (and I hope a few more that will arise as customers get accustomed to this ability) you choose, this will force cold calling and robo calling vendors to look for new ways to try and get our attention and offer us free trips to Orlando Florida, or a reduction in interest rate on your dog's credit card, or the latest in useless medical appliances.
I, personally won't gain much from this change; because, the one thing I don't want is to make it more difficult for clients and would-be clients to reach me. I have enough cases where someone called and the carrier dropped the call before I could answer or the phone simply never rings on my end.
Have questions? Your first stop might be your wireless phone carrier; but, if that doesn't clarify your choices, please fell free to contact Benediktson Computer, Inc. at (575) 956-9723 or drop us an email to help@benediktson.com
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Grant County Copper Classic Jackpot
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For the second year in a row the Grant County Cooperative Extension Service will host the Copper Classic Livestock Jackpot. The jackpot is a part of the Southwest Show Series (SWSS). The SWSS was put together by the county agents from the Southwest District. Participating counties are Dona Ana, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra, Otero and Grant. The last and final stop on the jackpot tour will be held July 13, 2019 at the Grant County Fairgrounds in Cliff. Registration begins at 7:30 am on site. Early entries will be taken via email tfell@nmsu.edu or by phone 575-388-1559. 
Youth from New Mexico and Arizona have been going to jackpots around the southwest this summer in hopes of ending up in the top of the point standings. At the conclusion of the jackpot an awards ceremony will be held and youth will be awarded with year-end high point prizes.
"Jackpot shows are a great way to get your kids and your show animals some practice in the show ring" said Grant County 4-H/Ag Agent Jessica Swapp.
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Del Taco Has Daily Specials
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Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Walking Tour
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Light walking on 1/2 mile trail of the Mattocks Ruin Pre-historic archaeological site with guide. Learn about the ancient people who lived in the Mimbres Valley and the homesteaders living on site in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Museum admission. ADA restroom, museum with gift shop, plenty of parking. Well behaved/leashed dogs welcome
Location:
12 Sage Drive one block east of highway 35 between mile markers 3 and 4.
Date/Time Information:
July 6, 2019 1 PM guided tour Museum open 11 am - 3 pm
Contact Information: 
575.536.3333 leave a message Kathy Hill 307.640.3012
Fees/Admission:
suggested donation $3 per person, children free
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MRAC Schedules 2019 Youth Mural Camp at WNMU Barnard Hall The Mimbres Region Arts Council's 13th annual Youth Mural Camp will run from Monday, July 8 through Friday, July 19. This year's mural camp takes place on the WNMU campus with a painted mural on Barnard Hall, accompanied by activities at the Science Building-Harlan Hall. Visiting artist Roger Peet and local artist Alison Phillips will lead this year's Youth Mural Camp. Peet is the coordinator for the Endangered Species Mural Program--a national effort to paint murals of threatened and endangered wildlife in the communities near to where they are found. His painting style will inspire this year's mural design. Mural campers also will work on a variety of creative activities that may include silk screening, mono printing, ceramics and more. With support from Heart of the Gila and the staff from WNMU Department of Natural Resources, this year's mural camp promises to be an exciting and fun educational experience with hands on activities focused on the biodiversity of the plants and animals of the Gila region. Mural Camp tuition for children 6-12 is $165 for 2 weeks and $110 for 1 week. Some scholarships are available. Campers attend camp from 9 am - 12 pm each day. Apprentice Interns are ages 13-14; their tuition is free with work hours from 8:30-3:30. Interns are 15 and older and are a paid position and act as "camp counselors". Their work hours are from 8:30-3:30. Interns help work with the campers on the mural work and craft activities. Applications for campers and interns are available at the MRAC office located in the Wells Fargo Bank, 1201 Pope Street, or call 575-538-2505, Tues-Fri from 9-4, at Leyba & Ingalls ARTS, 315 N. Bullard Street, Mon-Sat 10-6, 575-388-5725, and at the Silver City Library 515 W College 575-538-3672. The mural dedication is on Friday, July 19 at 12 pm. The Mural Site Sponsors are the Center for Biological Diversity, Heart of the Gila, and WNMU. The Youth Mural Program Sponsors are the Town of Silver City, Lineberry Foundation, Comcast, Syzygy Tileworks, Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate, Morning Star, Finishing Touch, J&J Signs, and Leyba & Ingalls ARTS. Program Funders are the National Endowment for the Arts and New Mexico Arts. Continued on page 2 More about the Endangered Species Mural Project: The Center for Biological Diversity's Endangered Species Mural Project is a national effort to paint murals of threatened and endangered wildlife in the communities near to where they are found. With twenty murals installed so far in cities and towns across the US, the project creates beautiful educational landmarks that serve to foster a civic environmental pride in the species that make the places we live unique. The murals are coordinated by Portland artist Roger Peet, who works with local artists, scientists, educators, and students to create each mural, inviting youth and other members of the community to participate in their installation and in the presentation of the completed work to the general public More about Heart of the Gila Heart of the Gila, a local non-profit, is excited to help sponsor this year's Youth Mural Project by hosting visiting artist Roger Peet. "The protection of wild places and all the creatures that depend on them is at the center of our education program," said Heart of the Gila founder, Patrice Mutchnick. Heart of the Gila celebrates the lives of Ella Jaz Kirk, Michael Mahl and Ella Myers--all three were gifted artists, musicians and environmental advocates. According to Mutchnick, "helping support this year's Endangered Species Mural honors our children's passion for both science and art and helps pass on that love to other children in our community. We're honored to be a part of this opportunity."
Contact Information:
Diana Ingalls Leyba 575 388 5725
Fees/Admission:
Mural Camp tuition for children 6-12 is $165 for 2 weeks and $110 for 1 week. Some scholarships are available. Campers attend camp from 9 am - 12 pm each day.
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"To Bee or Not to Bee" is Topic of Local Rotary Meeting
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Susan Clair, founder of Grant County Beekeepers," and Glen Outzs, a new beekeeper, will speak on the joys and problems of bee keeping in the Silver City area.
Location:
Sunset Room of the WNMU Cafeteria, WNMU Student Memorial Building, 1000 College Avenue
Date/Time Information:
12 noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9
Contact Information:
not to be listed: Sunny McFarren 519-9278
Fees/Admission:
The meeting is open to the public and there is no fee to attend. However, if you wish to join the Rotarians in a hot lunch with salad and dessert, there is a $10 charge.
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Historic Fort Bayard Summer Film Series 2019: Perspectives on Native American Leadership in War and Peace
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Name:
Historic Fort Bayard Summer Film Series 2019: Perspectives on Native American Leadership in War and Peace
Event Description:
Location:
Santa Clara Armory
11990 US-180, Santa Clara, NM 88026
Date/Time Information:
July 11, 2019- Doors open at 6:30 PM, showing at 7:00 PM
Fees/Admission:
Free Admission- Donations Welcome
Concessions Available
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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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