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By Roger Lanse

Pamela Reipold, 55, of Silver City, was heading west on Highway 180 at MM 96 (1 mile east of Mangas) on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at about 9:24 p.m., when she was surprised by a large animal crossing the highway in front of her from the south. According to a Grant County Sheriff's Office accident report, Reipold was travelling 55-60 mph and because of darkness collided with the elk causing damage to the front driver side of her vehicle – fender, headlight, grill, and hood -- and killing the elk on impact. Deputies could see elk hair lodged between the hood and fender.

According to the report, Reipold's vehicle was still driveable. There were no human injuries and no EMS response.

By Roger Lanse

Grant County Sheriff's Office deputies were dispatched to Gila Regional Medical Center on Oct. 1, 2024, at about 6 p.m., to a reported gunshot wound. According to a GCSO offense report, a male patient, Navarre Gulick, 33, of Mimbres, had been taken to the hospital from "somewhere in Hanover," by a friend as Gulick had accidentally shot himself in the right upper thigh with a .22 caliber handgun.

Photos and video by Lynn Janes

The annual Southwest Print Fiesta took place October 10-14, 2024 and had workshops, exhibitions and a steamroller press Workshops and places to view and purchase the artwork went on throughout the event.

Steamroller printing takes a long process to set up. They lay down the print blocks, position the paper and put several layers of material and then plyboard on top for the steamroller to drive up on.

By Lynn Janes

The town of Hurley held a Special meeting September 30, 2024. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Ed Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem Nanette Day, councilors, Reynaldo Maynes and Keana Huerta.

The council did not pass the agenda. Maynes made a motion and Day and Huerta opposed.

The meeting had been for a closed session to discuss the police department.

The next regular meeting will be October 8, 2024, at 5:00 pm.

By Lynn Janes

On September 26, 2024, the commission held a regular meeting at the city annex building.

Raymond De La Vega, Stantec project manager, had two maps to show the commission. Recently the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources had done the studies and Lidar scans on the ground water and aquafers. They had been delivered to Stantec. The basis on the design report has been 50 percent completed and have just been waiting on the EPS model.

By Lynn Janes

The town of Bayard held a regular meeting September 23, 2024. Attendance included Mayor John L. Ojinaga, Mayor Pro Tem Eloy Medina, councilors Eloy Gonzales and Gilbert Ortiz. Frances Gonzales didn't attend. Martha Salas, city clerk/treasurer also attended.

Consent agenda

The council approved the consent agenda that included minutes, police department report, wastewater treatment plant report and accounts payable. Gonzales asked about the new software and when they would start using it. Salas said they would be starting Caselle, government software, in November. She told the council city hall may have to close for a day to make the transition from the old to the new and have everything integrated.

By Lynn Janes

The Cobre Consolidated School Board held a regular meeting on September 23, 2024. The meeting took place at Snell Middle School. Board members in attendance included Gabriella Begay, Gilbert Guadiana, David Terrazas, Angelina Hardin, and Emmarie Heredia. Superintendent Michael Koury also attended.

Dottie Pfeifer with Kiwanis attended to present the student of the month awards.

Photos and article by Mary Alice Murphy (and a Courtesy Photo)

[Author's Note: This article sets out the history of the church.]

Events from Sept. 27-Sept. 29, 2024, surrounding the 150th anniversary of the founding of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Silver City featured music of a Christian singer on Friday evening, lectures on the history of the church on Saturday morning, a banquet with the Las Cruces Diocese Bishop Peter Baldacchino serving as keynote speaker Saturday evening, a Sunday morning mass held at the Western New Mexico University Fine Arts Center Theatre to hold the crowds expected, and a gathering at Gough Park following mass.

Saturday morning, Dr. Don Montoya, retired physician and church historian, gave a presentation on the research he had uncovered about the church since its beginning.