Community News
Making Art of the Mundane: Sculpture Students Explore Form on a Large Scale
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- Published: 05 February 2024 05 February 2024
The students in Assistant Professor Erin Wheary’s Appreciation of Sculpture class could recently be found on a sunny Tuesday morning on the Graham Gym patio, arranging their latest creations for a photography opportunity. “Let’s try the Ball jar toward the center,” called the photographer, Jay Hemphill, as the students moved their sculptures, “The Apple watch can go on the bottom step.”
The students were arranging oversized sculptures of everyday objects, all painted the same purple hue and ranging in size from large to massive. The sculptures, made of chicken wire and cardboard and covered with a skin of papier-mâché, were the result of an assignment given by Wheary early in the semester.
Gila National Forest facility maintenance crew earns a gold star
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- Published: 05 February 2024 05 February 2024
Improvements made for health, safety, and accessibility
MIMBRES, NM, February 2, 2024 – The Gila National Forest manages 3.3 million acres of lands and waters, as well as nearly 500 buildings, including offices, housing units, vault toilets, well houses, and other facilities. Until last year, the forest lacked a crew of facility maintenance workers dedicated to the inspection, repair, maintenance, and upgrade of these facilities. Last June, two new Forest Maintenance Workers were hired, and other staff have been identified who can provide additional support.
“Somewhere along the way, someone decided that facility maintenance either wasn’t necessary or could be accomplished by use of contractors,” said Gila National Forest Supervisor Camille Howes. “However, they weren’t accounting for the remote nature of the Gila, or they didn’t foresee the difficulty of obtaining contractors or the high cost of contracting to cover basic repairs.”
The yearslong lack of focus on facility maintenance resulted in dilapidated housing and recreational facilities that could pose health and safety concerns to employees and the public. One of the crew’s more publicly visible accomplishments is the repair of the boat dock at Lake Roberts. The boat dock had been closed several times over the past three years due to dry rotted wooden decking, with individual planks replaced piecemeal. Now the wooden decking has been fully replaced with aluminum planks. The new aluminum decking will allow for safe use, be longer-lasting, and a new entrance ramp will improve access for people with disabilities.
Gila National Forest announces winner of poster competition
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- Published: 02 February 2024 02 February 2024
Images to be used for promotional materials for Gila Wilderness centennial celebrations
MIMBRES, NM, February 1, 2024 – Dozens of high-quality and meaningful works of art were submitted in response to the Gila National Forest’s call for artwork honoring the centennial anniversary of the iconic Gila Wilderness. The three winning pieces of art are:
1st - Christina Wilkinson’s “Gila Wilderness"
2nd - Michael Shaw’s “Gila Scene”
3rd - Ben Brown’s “Gila Wilderness Centennial Poster”
“There was an impressive variety of artwork submitted, making it difficult to choose only three winners,” said Wilderness District Ranger Henry Provencio. “The winning pieces were selected for their creativity and inclusion of representative features, flora, and fauna of the Gila Wilderness.”
Each of the winning entries will receive an honorarium in the amount of $100, and their artwork will be featured on posters, flyers, handouts, social media posts, and other outreach and promotional materials for the Gila Wilderness Centennial celebrations. For more information contact Maribeth Pecotte at 575-388-8211 or Maribeth.Pecotte@usda.gov .
HMS Animas Valley Clinic Ribbon Cutting
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- Published: 01 February 2024 01 February 2024
Yesterday, Wednesday, January 31, 2024, HMS Board of Directors, Leaders, and primary care providers Marlene Baska and Ken Murphy, along with Hidalgo County officials and community members, celebrated the opening of the new HMS Animas Clinic. HMS began providing primary care services in the Animas Valley in 2001 through a partnership with the Animas School system using a classroom as the clinic site. Animas resident Ms. Marlene Baska, PA, has been the primary provider since then and is now joined by Mr. Ken Murphy, PA, a resident of Rodeo, NM. HMS applied for and received a federal capital grant to modernize both the Animas and Mimbres clinics.
Teacher Residency Program Provides Mentorship for Student Teachers
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- Published: 01 February 2024 01 February 2024
SILVER CITY, NM—The WNMU School of Education is in its second year of offering a Teacher Residency program that allows students finishing their coursework to earn $35,000 for a two-semester guided apprenticeship in which they work alongside mentor educators. The program was created following the passage of House Bill 13, the Teacher Residency Act, which in 2022 established funding and guidelines for offering teacher residencies across the state.
Berea College Fall 2023 Dean's List includes two Silver City students
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- Published: 24 January 2024 24 January 2024
BEREA, KY (01/24/2024)-- More than 460 Berea College students were named to the Fall 2023 Dean's List. A student is named to the Dean's List who achieves a GPA of 3.4 or higher while passing at least four total credits, a course load equivalent to 16 semester hours.
Colin Casler of Silver City
Xavier Khera of Silver City
WNMU Board of Regents Shows Support for President Joseph Shepard
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- Published: 24 January 2024 24 January 2024
WNMU Board of Regents Shows Support for President Joseph Shepard, Reaffirms Commitment to International Partnerships
SILVER CITY, NM – The Western New Mexico University Board of Regents voted to review the university’s policies and procedures, reaffirmed the importance of the university’s international partnerships and heard from faculty, staff and student leadership representatives during their meeting, conducted in a hybrid manner, Friday, January 19, 2024. They also allowed substantial time for public comment.
Copper County Senior Olympics invites all seniors to participate
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- Published: 24 January 2024 24 January 2024
Greetings dear Senior Athlete,
Both Copper Country Senior Olympics and I the Local Coordinator would like to congratulate and thank the Board of Directors, committee members, event managers, participants, volunteers, and sponsors that made last year happen, having proximally 180 participants.
The goal of the Senior Olympics is to promote activity and health in our participants for as long as possible. Whether you place or not, improving your personal best time, personal best score, getting out, staying active and meeting new people is the real take away for our time spent here.
Congratulations to all the athletes that participated this year, the effort and hard work you have devoted playing the sport, remembering the fellowship and fun with your fellow athletes or the fitness you have gain by being involved in the games.