Local News Releases

Friday, Feb. 28

Unwanted subject
1040 E. Highway 180
Caller states he allowed a female to rest in his room while he went across the street to get his tire fixed because she said she was feeling ill/now the female will not allow him back into the room. Officer advised negative CTW on file for this female for the location/DL invalid or revoked.

Unwanted subject
201 N. Hudson Street
Caller has locked the door because they are afraid of the subject. Officer – issued subject CTW for Visitor Center for 24 hours.

The Silver City Public Library will host a poetry reading of recent works by Mark Widrlechner from his chapbooks "Garden Surreal" and "On Foot" on Friday, March 7, 2:30pm.

Mark Widrlechner is a child of the Chicago suburbs of the 1960s and 70s and knew early on that he wanted to devote his life to working with plants. He moved to Ames, Iowa more than 35 years ago, where he spent much of his career as a horticulturist for the US Department of Agriculture. He retired from federal service in 2011 after losing his wife to cancer. He is now an affiliate faculty member at Iowa State University. He currently divides his time between Ames and Silver City. Up until his retirement from the USDA, he focused exclusively on technical writing related to his research findings. However, a few months after his wife's death, a completely different style of writing – poetry – unexpectedly began to flow in a very spontaneous manner. His creative writing often focuses on the natural world, as seen through the eyes of a careful observer of Nature, in both the Midwest and the "newer" world of Southwestern deserts and woodlands. Many of his poems bridge actual experiences with old memories or spiritual connections.

Silver City MainStreet Project Project/Arts & Cultural District
Community Collaboration Meeting
Thursday, March 6, 9:00 am
Silco Theater
311 North Bullard Street, Silver City, NM 88061

Please join us for our March Community Collaboration Meeting, taking place at the Silco Theater, 311 North Bullard Street, on Thursday, May 4, at 9:00 am.

Our featured speaker this month is our very own Sharla Lefkowitz-Oberg. She will be sharing an update and exciting future plans coming from Silver City MainStreet.

There will be opportunity for RoundTable sharing from local businesses, residents and non-profits.

Monday Meeting With The Mayor

Silver City Mayor Ken Ladner would like to invite your input, ideas and inspirations toward making our town even better.

This month's "Monday Meeting With The Mayor" will be at
Future Forge Makers Space, on Monday, March 10, 2025 from 8:00am to 11:00am.

Future Forge Makers Space, is located at 307 East College Avenue,  just behind Dr. Van Dran's Optometrist at 900 N. Hudson, and across the street from Edward Jones Financial Advisor. All are invited to stop by anytime between 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and share your insights and ideas with Mayor Ladner. And, enjoy a cup of coffee or drink, compliments of the Mayor.

The Silver City Woodcarving Club will meet on Thursday, March 13, from 1-3 pm at the Grant County Extension office. Contact Keller at 575-313-1518 for more information. All interested in woodcarving or learning woodcarving are welcome.

I am happy to let you know that I have 18 images on display in the conference room of the Silver City Public Library from March 3 through April 30. The photographs cover the period from 2006 until 2024. Many have not previously been shown in Silver City. All of the pieces are available for purchase by contacting me. The library is located at 515 W. College Ave. in Silver City.

So, the next time you're at the library take a peek. I think you'll enjoy them. Drop me a line to let me know what you think of the exhibit.

Bruce Bloy

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE

SATURDAY, March 8, 2025

The Silver City Friends of the Library (FOL) is holding its March Book Sale on Saturday, March 8, at the FOL Bookstore, 1510 Market Street, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Hardback and trade paperback books are priced at $1.00 each and paperbacks at $0.50 each. In some cases, books may be priced higher. Weather permitting, clearance item sales take place in the FOL parking lot where visitors can purchase a bag of books or other items (special bags are provided in the parking lot) at $2.00 per bag. There is no limit on the number of bags a visitor can buy.

Silver City -- The power of women and their many contributions to health care is the topic of the Silver City Museum's latest "Community Conversation," happening from noon to 1:30 pm Wednesday in the auditorium of the Besse-Forward Global Resource Center on the campus of WNMU. This discussion is free to the public, and moderated by Museum Director Bart Roselli. The museum's community conversation series complements the current exhibition, "Healers & Heroines: Women and the Shaping of Local Health Care," which is open to visitors in the Dodge Gallery.

This powerful panel discussion features four women at the forefront of health care, health policy and advocacy in our region. Gail Stamler, Gayle Simmons, Dr. Kimberly Petrovic and Serene Vannoy, bring decades of experience as healers, educators, and change-makers, tackling the urgent issues facing rural health care today. This conversation will explore the ever-changing roles of women in health care, the impact of policy on individuals, families and communities, and the fight for a more just, equitable and accessible health care system.