Selling through Telling Stories - Part 2

 

Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) New Mexico works to increase awareness around energy development and its impact on the state and New Mexico's families and businesses.  Through education and non-partisan support, CEA works to provide families and businesses with reliable American energy to fuel their homes, cars, and lives.  Affordable energy is vital to New Mexico and its economy, and no one is more affected by energy development, and the policies that are written, than consumers.  That's why we work to support the jobs, revenues, and lifestyles of New Mexicans through our campaign.  

 

CONSUMER ENERGY ALLIANCE - NEW MEXICO will be our guest speakers at the September 5 Chamber of Commerce Lunch.  The lunch will be held at the Grant County Conference Center and will begin at 11:45 am... ending by 1:00 pm.  You will have the opportunity to see this organization's presentation and ask questions.  Also attending this meeting will be DAVIS MARIE ATWATER, the reigning New Mexico Mis United States Agriculture.  Davis will be introducing herself and speaking briefly about her trip to vie for the national title in 2020.

 

Date:  Thursday - September 5, 2019

Time:  11:45 am to 1:00 pm

Location:  Grant County Conference Center

Cost:  $17.00 per person  Registration is required

 

 The lunch will be catered by Q's Southern Bistro.

 

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.

"THE CHAMBER MINUTE" each Tuesday on Q92.9 fm at noon, each Wednesday on KNFT 102.9 fm at noon and each Thursday on KNFT 950 am at 9:00 a.m.  You can contact Silver City Radio by calling (575) 538-3396 or visit their website:  http://www.silvercityradio.com.  We will interview chamber member businesses asking them what they do, where they do it, and how there business helps you and our community.

  

Thank you Silver City Radio for sponsoring "The Chamber Minute".

Friday, August 16th, 6pm

Light Art Space North Gallery

A photographer for over 35 years, Diana's work has been widely exhibited and published. Specializing in 19th century printing techniques, her images have been included in a number of books, including Pinhole Photography: Rediscovering a Historic Technique (2004), by Eric Renner; Robert Hirsch's Exploring Color Photography Fifth (& Sixth) Edition: From Film to Pixels (2011; 2015); in Jill Enfield's Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes: Popular Historical and Contemporary Techniques; and in Christopher James' The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes (2015). She is a featured artist in Christina Z. Anderson's Gum Printing: A Step-by-Step Manual, Highlighting Artists and their Creative Practice (2017), and also in Clay Harmon's recently released Polymer Photogravure: A Step-by-Step Manual, Highlighting Artists & their Creative Practice (2019).

A native North Carolinian, Diana lives and works in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she received her MA in English Literature and Creative Writing from North Carolina State University. She teaches workshops throughout the country, including at the amazing Art Intersection, and in her beautiful backyard studio.

Diana is represented by the Ryan Gallery at Art Intersection in Gilbert, Arizona, and by Panopticon Gallery, located in Boston, Massachusetts.

New Mexico Opportunity Zones Forum August 27, 2019 from 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. National Hispanic Cultural Center 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque   Space is limited - Registration required   Currently accepting applications for exhibitors.

 

Register Now

   

New Mexico has 63 designated Opportunity Zones (OZ) in 22 counties as part of the U.S. Government's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The purpose of the tax law is to attract capital investment into economically distressed areas in exchange for a reduced tax obligation.

 

The forum is free of charge and will include time for networking with exhibitors and attendees, a box lunch, and cover a range of topics related to OZ:   OZ Introduction/Policy Basics     OZ Project Development, Step by Step for Communities How to Leverage Funding Sources in an OZ How to Promote Your OZ or Project NM Resources NM Initiative   NM EDD Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes will be announcing a new incentive for New Mexico Opportunity Zones.   Click here for the full agenda . Individuals and potential exhibitors can register for the event on the website HERE .   The NM OZ forum is co-sponsored by the New Mexico Economic Development Department and the New Mexico Partnership .   Learn more about OZ on the NM EDD online hub at www.nmopportunity.com .

 

 New Mexico Economic Development Department

(505) 827-0330 Opportunity.Zones@state.nm.us

 

What:  Sign up to participate in our highly trafficked Main Street booth with the New Mexico Tourism Department staff and your industry colleagues for one or two shifts during the nine-day event. Who: New Mexico destinations and organizations whose mission is to promote tourism, and tourism-related businesses. When: Saturday, October 5 - Sunday, October 13  Cost: FREE, but registration required!   REGISTER NOW   This opportunity allows you to leverage the New Mexico Tourism Department's sponsorship by occupying booth space to capture the attention of hundreds of thousands of people at the most photographed event in the world. You'll have the opportunity to invite national and international visitors to your destination.  Two (2) admission tickets and one (1) parking pass will be provided to all approved volunteers who registered. Only destinations/organizations who have a representative volunteering will be given space for display materials. Signing up for a specific time slot does not guarantee your placement in that time slot. You will receive correspondence and further information from Toby Martinez to confirm your shift(s). The Tourism Department reserves the right to deny any requests for participation. Contact Toby Martinez, 505-670-0613, Marketing & Fulfillment Coordinator, with any questions.

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.

 

Visit http://movies.wnmu.edu for movies, previews, cost, dates and time s.

 

Here's what is playing this weekend:   

     

The Secret Life of Pets 2 

Wow, what a week!  Perfect weather here in Southern Montana where I am spending the peak of the summer.  Looking at the weather and warnings for Grant County, it appears to be kind of exciting there this August.  I was doing some tech support for smartphones tonight and was reminded of a few important details that may not be obvious to the users (most of us, my daughter is the phone expert around here).

When you buy a standard model phone, you get a certain "piece" of hardwar e.  But, that is only a small part of what makes up a modern smartphone.  Each carrier (AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, etc.) customizes their phones (even your phone if you bring an open phone to them) through firmware and software modifications.  Some of this is done with the "sim" card and some of this is done by loading their network connectivity software, and still more results from being connected to their network (however directly or indirectly).

 

How different can a phone be from all of this?  My father-in-law and I own two identical model phones, he uses one carrier and I use another.  On mine, I can plug into my laptop and it starts charging from the USB port immediately and all of its memory shows up as a disk drive on my laptop (great for making backups, transferring photos, etc.).  His phone will load a driver and then start charging his phone, but there is no access from the PC.  If he wants to backup or any of that other handy stuff he has to make a network connection and load special software (available through his carrier) to make a transfer.  His screens are wonderfully intuitive, easy to see and work well for fat-fingered folks like me.  The user interface on my phone took some learning and buttons are a bit small for my fingers, and so on.

To make matters more confusing, many basic features are accessed differently on our two phones including settings, account names, and passwords, whether or not Wifi is used and on and on.

Moral of this story, it is important which carrier you select, perhaps, even more important than which phone, phablet or tablet you choose.  Often more value is present from the customer service people for the carrier than the actual network and from the customization that carrier provides to make your phone useable.  Please consider letting Benediktson Computer, Inc. assist you before you buy.  We have considerable experience helping people find the programs that make the work easy and efficient, and then finding electronic devices that can and will make for a good performing tool.  We can be reached at (575) 956-9723 or email at help@benediktson.com

 

The New Mexico Tourism Department is undertaking a destination development planning process that will enable us to understand the strategic decisions we must make today to ensure the long-term health of our visitor economy. To facilitate the process, we have retained Coraggio Group, a consulting firm specializing in developing strategy for tourism agencies.

As part of their discovery process, they want to hear from stakeholders in the tourism industry about where opportunities lie for New Mexico's tourism economy, what challenges we must pay attention to, and what role you think NMTD should play in addressing issues. They will be facilitating in-person listening sessions in six locations throughout New Mexico.

We hope that you are able to participate in the session most convenient for you. Please RSVP via this link.  

 

MAYOR IS LOOKING FOR QUALIFIED VOLUNTEERS

 

Do you have a few extra hours each month? Would you like to be involved in the community and your local government? If so, then please contact the Town of Silver City Clerk's office because Mayor Ken Ladner of the Town of Silver City is looking for qualified volunteers to serve on the following:

 

Lodgers Tax Advisory Board  

Planning & Zoning Commission

Municipal Library Community Advisory Group                      

Municipal Museum Community Advisory Group

 

                                                                                               

Please visit the Town's website at www.townofsilvercity.org for detailed information. Applications are available at City Hall, 101 W. Broadway and on the website. Please contact the Town Clerk at 534-6346 if you have questions or would like an application mailed or emailed. Completed applications may be dropped off at City Hall, 101 W. Broadway, faxed to 534-6377 or mailed to Town Clerk, Town of Silver City, P. O. Box 1188, Silver City, NM 88062. Applications will be accepted until filled by appointment of the Mayor.

Take a bite out of downtown Silver City, NM on Labor Day weekend, as chefs serve up their culinary delights for the 19th annual Taste of Downtown! Walk around downtown on Saturday, August 31 from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm and get delicious tastes from fifteen eateries. Restaurants, a local brewery, and specialty food establishments are offering delicious, sweet and savory tastes for only $20 a ticket.

 

Single Socks is again generously donating a gift basket full of delights for free drawings to be held during the Taste of Downtown. Diane's Restaurant has also donated gift certificates and Main Street Gift Certificates will also be included in the free drawings. The Taste of Downtown drawings will be available only to ticket holders. There will be additional free drawings for the Love Local Celebration and everyone is welcome to enter.

 

Single Socks is a Community Thrift Store dedicated to supporting anti-hunger projects. The store is located at 111 West College Ave and is a favorite store for many Grant county residents. The free drawings will be at the Taste of Downtown and Love Local headquarters located at The Hub on the corner of Bullard and 6th Streets from 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday, August 31.

 

Some of the tastes to be enjoyed this year include mini sandwich of slow cooked pork with coleslaw and chipotle cream at the Corner Kitchen, a natural and vegan taste at Potala Palace, Italian meatballs in sweet basil red sauce with locally grown basil at Vicki's Eatery, Black Bean Quinoa Soup at Tapas Tree Grill, and brownies at Honeebee Goods, to name a few of the sweet and savory tastes that will be served. Other participants include Little Toad Creek, Tranquil Buzz Coffee House, Diane's Restaurant, Silver City Food Co-op, Diane's Bakery and Deli, The Fry House, The Mint Chip, Mick's 33 Lounge, and Q's Southern Bistro. Silver City MainStreet is grateful to the participating eateries for their support!

 

Patrick Hoskins, MainStreet Board President states, "If you haven't been downtown recently, this is the day to come downtown and have fun tasting some delicious local food and discovering our great local restaurants. Thirty downtown Silver City businesses are also participating in the Love Local Celebration offering deals, discounts and more free drawings."

 

Tickets for the Taste of Downtown can be purchased at Vintage Fantasies at 412 N. Bullard St., the Visitor Center on Hudson Street, or online at www.silvercitymainstreet.com . Tickets are $20 each.

 

The mission of Silver City MainStreet is "To encourage a vibrant, historic downtown Silver City which is recognized as the heart of our diverse community." Please visit our website, www.silvercitymainstreet.com to learn more.

"The Grant County Federated Republican Women will meet on Monday, August 19, at 11:30 a.m. in the back room of the Silver Bowling Center at 2020 Memory Lane in Silver City.  This is a change of day to the third Monday of the month.  We also changed the location and now have easily accessible parking and lower expense to attendees.  Beverages, snacks, or lunch may be individually purchased at the snack bar at the front of the building. 

 

Imelda Sanchez, with the Investigations Section of the NM State Police in Las Cruces, will speak about how investigations are actually handled compared to television and novels - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Police Investigations.  She will also speak about Human Trafficking across the border and how it affects the victims and the state.

 

Member Lucy Whitmarsh, Regent for the local DAR Chapter, will also briefly explain their project - Constitution Week and how they celebrate its importance.  Constitution Week is September 17 through 23.  Republicans and their guests are welcome to attend this meeting." 

It's time to start your TopHAT nominations!  This is when we get to shine a light on the people, businesses, and campaigns that make New Mexico Tourism the star that it is!!!

 

The nomination process is open now through Sunday, September 15, and the TopHAT gala is scheduled for November 6, 2019 at the Hilton Embassy Suites in Albuquerque.

 

Awards include:

BEFORE YOU BEGIN:  
Tell a story.  Include numbers. Focus on the recent.  These are annual awards, and submissions should focus on the achievement over the past year. Please refrain from including information in your submission prior to 2019 or your most recent complete fiscal year, unless the information provides germane context to the recent achievement (percent increase in visitation, sales, etc.) The judging body will emphasize these criteria when evaluating submissions this year. Awards Criteria:

Post-Submission:

• Members and non-members can nominate a team or individual who qualifies under the award categories. 

Nominations for  NMHA members : Five (5) complementary submissions. Every submission after first five are $10 each.

Nominations for  non-NMHA members: $15 each
Nominations close Sunday, Sept. 15, at 5:00 p m

 

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While routine testing of the water at the Catwalk NRT/Whitewater Picnic Area was being done, a problem was noted. Currently both the Catwalk and the picnic area are open, however, there is no potable water available until further notice.  We appreciate your patience and understanding.

 

For information on the Gila National Forest, check out our website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/gila or join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

Davis will attend the Chamber of Commerce lunch meeting on Thursday - September 5 in the Grant County Conference Center.  We hope you will take the opportunity to meet her and encourage her as she will vie for the national title in 2020.

The Silver City Art Association invites artists in southwest New Mexico to enter  the 2019 Dias de los Muertos  Art Contest and Exhibit.  The winning entry will be honored by being  featured  on the 2019 Dia de los Muertos poster as well as included in other marketing of this annual event.  A juried exhibit at the Murray Ryan Visitor Center in Silver City will feature the winning entry along with other selected entries!  There will be a surprise gift certificate for the winning entry and bragging rights are a real bonus!  Artists in all 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional art medias are invited to enter.  Entries are due by August 30, 2019. Email photos of  artwork entries to Rebecca@visitsilvercity.org.

  

The annual Silver City  Dia de los Muertos days of remembrance and celebration take place October 27 through November 2, 2019.   It will begin with a street festival and parade  and continue through the following days with events throughout the community including numerous ofrendas, events at the Silver City Museum, Western New Mexico University, Silver City Library as well as numerous galleries and other local businesses.  These are all days to be remembered and times treasured with families, friends and neighbors.

 

Applications are now being taken for those wanting to participate in the street celebration as vendors, artists and crafters or with activity booths. Contact Diana Ingalls Leyba at leybaingallsarts@qwestoffice.net if you have questions. This is a very special occasion for all to come together, young and old, in a sense of community and to honor this important  tradition and blending of  the spirit of life and death in an amazing and  joyous way.

 

For more information and details of the art contest other events go to Silver City Dia de los Muertos facebook page.

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

American Legion Allingham-Golding Post 18 holds its monthly membership meet i ngs on the second Saturday of each month at 10:00 a.m.  Every Wednesday the American Legion has donuts and coffee from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the American Legion building located at 409 West College Avenue in Silver City, New Mexico.