Gila News

In mid-1961, I was working on the Marvin Ake ranch in the San Agustin Plain southwest of Magdalena.

I was encouraged when I read Dutch Salmons recent column in the Sun-News, "Lost Water and Lost Water Rights," and its discussion of issues related to the planning process for the 2004 Arizona Water Settlements Act .

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.

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

"Taking Care of Our Own: Grant County's Hospital Heritage 1883-2009," an exhibit celebrating the story of Gila Regional Medical Center, opens Monday at the Silver City Museum.

A river otter from Washington state swims in the Rio Pueblo de Taos near Taos after being released as part of a reintroduction effort on Friday.

Over the Hills Tour will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Join the Over the Hills Tour with petroglyph photographer, miner, powder monkey, and catskinner Sonny Hale.

The Gila/San Francisco Water Commission met Tuesday in Silver City. Most of the session was spent on discussion of projects and the role of the commission.

The Silver City Museum will host a book signing with local author Nancy Coggeshall, author of "Gila Country Legend: The Life and Times of Quentin Hulse," at 2 p.m. today at the Museum Annex, 302 W. Broadway, two doors down from the museum.

The Following information was obtained by the Silver City Police Department. Accident with property damage - two-vehicle accident involving a Ford F150 and a Honda Civic.

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.

Silver City/Grant County Widowed Persons Service will have its monthly meeting at 11 a.m. today in the Western New Mexico University cafeteria.

Legal referral for the Elderly Legal Workshop, 10:45 a.m. to noon Thursday, Senior Center.

"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.

See Mindy Boyce & Nick Africano at 7 p.m. today at Javalina's Coffee House. The Gila Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees will have its regular meeting at 8 a.m. Wednesday in the GRMC boardroom.

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.

For the second time in three days, Silver High School has had to be evacuated Thursday because of a bomb threat.

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

Members of the New Mexico Legislature's Water and Natural Resources Committee heard presentations Monday from both sides of the Mexican gray wolf issue during the first day of a two-day meeting here.