Bayard News

Every year for the past five years, Jim and Debbie Nennich have put on a community Thanksgiving dinner that feeds hundreds of people in Grant County.

Under clear, blue New Mexico skies, on a perfect fall day, more than 200 people turned out for the Veterans Day Ceremony at Fort Bayard National Cemetery on Wednesday morning.

Top Stories for Tuesday, November 10th, 2009: ENJOYING THE AFTERNOON With the crazy weather Grant County has experienced this fall, Adam Baca decided to take his daughters to Fox Field to enjoy a nice Monday afternoon.

Hanover officials are seeking bids from contactors for watersystem improvements.

The Gila National Forest offices will be closed today in observance of Veterans Day.

Public Hearing on Village of Santa Clara 2010 CDBG applications, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, at City Hall, 105 N. Bayard St.

More than a dozen people were arrested in a warrant roundup conducted by the Silver City Police Department last week.

Trick or Treat for Hunger Join The Volunteer Center and Western New Mexico UniversityA1s Hunger Awareness Initiative by trick or treating for non-perishable foods to benefit the food pantry.

Students from Bayard and Hurley Elementary kicked off their Drug Free Week with a balloon launch.

Thanksgiving comes early to Grant County again this year. On Nov. 14 - 12 days before the official holiday - a public, Native American-derived celebration of thanks will be held at the National Guard Armory in Santa Clara, featuring traditions of food, music and dance that originated long before Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock.

Silver City Cemetery Board, 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Public Works Administration Building, 610 E. 8 St.

Cobre Board of Education, 7 p.m., Monday, Cobre Admin Office, 900 Central Ave, Bayard.

Come meet your favorite player at "Meet the Mustangs" from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. today in the Intramural Gym, Western New Mexico campus.

With Halloween approaching, it's not surprising that zombies, mummies, ghosts, goblins, skeletons and spiders are beginning to gather at the Haunted House, which has materialized once again at The Wherehouse in downtown Silver City.

Workers finish renovations in the historic Fort Bayard Theater earlier this week, just in time for a production of "Greater Tuna," which will run Friday and Saturday night.

Silver Consolidated Schools Board of Education work session and regular meetings scheduled for 5 and 7 p.m. Thursday have been rescheduled for the same times Oct.

Aglow October Celebration starts at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Silver City Woman's Club, 411 Silver Heights Blvd., with fellowship and refreshments.

Tommy Billy, a Navajo/Hopi, will sell Indian fry bread and Navajo tacos and burgers in the courtyard of The Silver City Museum from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

"Traditions Revisited," noon to 3 p.m. Friday, Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway.

The Gila Regional Medical Center's Foundation will meet at noon Monday, in GRMC's Conference Room.