Cliff News

Rural Bookmobile today, 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Mimbres Valley Cafe; 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lake Roberts/Sapillo Fire Station, 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. Doc Campbell's Store, near Gila Cliff Dwellings.

STEP BACK IN TIME: Explore the historic Black Range Lodge in Kingston, N.M. Need to get away from cell phones and e-mail, and enjoy the natural beauty and company that come from a tour of small towns? If so, I recommend this road trip in Arizona and New Mexico.

Cliff and June Howard celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Oct. 30, 2009. The couple was married Oct.

Silver City's newly formed Arts and Cultural District aims to improve an already thriving artistic environment to benefit the community both culturally and economically.

Representatives from the New Mexico State University Undergraduate Admissions Office will be available at area high schools next week to answer questions about the application process, financial aid and scholarships, housing and student services.

The Grant County Community Concert Association kicks off its 2009-2010 season tonight with a performance by classical Italian pianist Davide Cabassi.

It was a slow start to the 61st annual Grant County Fair Thursday morning. The fairgrounds were fairly deserted when the gates opened, except for a hub of activity at the 4-H animal exhibits.

There is a lot of green in the tractor display at the Cliff/Gila Grant County Fair this year, and some of it has carried over to the ice cream stand where green chile ice cream is being made using a green 1924 John Deere "Hit-n-Miss" engine to power two antique ice cream makers.

The Grant County Fair's Ranch Horse Competition starts at 9 a.m. Thursday, followed by a ranch sorting competition.

Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztl n to host Status of Women in Society forum at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Sept.

The city wants to spend $250,000 in state funding on a shaded outdoor shelter for airplanes before the state of New Mexico takes away the money to balance its budget.

Shirley Sova poses with the bucket she painted for the Copper CowBelles raffle to raise funds for their newly renamed Tim Edwards Memorial Fund.

Steel Horse Adventure Tours will lead an archeology tour of the Mimbres Valley from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, with guest guide Marilyn Markel.

The Silver City Motor Vehicle Division office will be closed from 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday for staff training.

The Forest Service, along with the Natural Park Service, Western New Mexico University and the Western National Parks Association, is hosting its first film festival this weekend to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Aldo Leopold's arrival in the Southwest.

The 2007 fourth- and fifth-grade classes at San Lorenzo Elementary School have won a national award from the Scenic Byways Project for their Byway Kids photography project, celebrating the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument's 100th anniversary that year.

An event organized as "Honor Our Heroes' Day to remember those who died in the terrorist attacks Sept.

The parking lot of the Silver City Rec Center was overflowing with cars Monday on the final day of the 26th Annual Rolling Stones Gem and Mineral Show.

Newly appointed Sheriff of Grant County Raul Villaneuva will hold the first of several planned town hall style meetings 6 p.m. Wednesday at San Lorenzo Elementary School.

The Silver City Police Department will set up sobriety checkpoints throughout the weekend to ensure the motoring public is operating their vehicles in a safe, legal and sober manner, and that drivers and passengers are wearing seatbelts.