Local News Releases

Friday, March 15, 2024, 7:00 pm: "Phylogenetics & Population Genomics in the Milkwort genus Hebecarpa (Polygalaceae)" – presentation by Christopher, a PhD candidate at The University of Texas at El Paso's Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Program

The Gila Native Plant Society is sponsoring this program for lovers of botany. Christopher Muñoz will discuss his research into the evolution of the Milkwort genus (Hebecarpa), a group of mostly mountain-dwelling plants. The habitat affinities and character traits of plants in this genus can allow us to better understand patterns of evolution as well as millions of years of paleoclimate history in North America. 

Southwest Word Fiesta is pleased to offer a writer's workshop with author, poet, teacher, and writing guide Catharine Murray at the Tranquilbuzz Casita on Wednesday, March 13th 1:30-2:30 pm. Murray's workshop titled "Writing to Heal" examines how to combine memory, stress, and story to develop the essential art of self-compassion. 

 She will draw from her work Now You See the Sky (Akashic Books 2018), a memoir about love, motherhood, and loss originating with her experience working in a refugee camp along the banks of the Mekong River. Murray married a local man, had three sons, and was deeply affected by her five-year old son's cancer diagnosis and eventual loss. 

Murray writes, "We often want to suppress or hide from the painful experiences of our lives. However, it is often these experiences that breed compassion for ourselves and others by increasing our sensitivity and heightening our awareness of environment and psyche. Sometimes it is this very combination that starts us down the path of a writing life. We can use our acute sense of detail and drama to drive the emotional power of our stories." 

The next meeting of the Alzheimer's/Dementia Caregivers group will be March 28th, 5 p.m. at Cross Point Church on Hiwy 180 E..  Our speaker will be Sophia Whiting, Hospice community liaison. Her topic will be" Hospice--Myths & Facts."  Questions?  Call Linda Brake 575-590-1499.

Bayard Police Department

Monday, Mar. 4

Criminal damage to property
Snell Middle School
The gate behind the school on the practice field has been damaged. Officer investigating.

Tuesday, Mar. 5

Larceny
N. Railroad Street
Caller advised a subject is trying to walk out with a hand-held torch/just walked out of the house with it/told caller she would meet officers at the PD. Officer advised negative contact at PD/en route to another address.

Monday, Mar. 4

Disturbance
Little Walnut Road – 3:29 a.m.
Son broke a window and took off/unknown where he went. Deputy has contact.

Unwanted subject
Little Walnut Road – 5:53 a.m.
Caller stated after deputies took son to be medically evaluated he has come back.

Criminal trespass warning
Little Walnut Road – 10:05 a.m.
Advised (redacted) is outside and he has a CTW. Deputy investigating.

Monday, Mar. 4

Welfare check
420 E. 12th Street
Stated he can hear two males and a female screaming and yelling. Officer advised in the ditch.

Graffiti
1007 Pope Street
Advised their building has been tagged. Officer investigating.

Battery
Louisiana Street
Caller advised a named 32-year-old male advised he was just in a fight and is now having trouble breathing/male says someone shot him with a paintball gun/doesn't know who. Officer advised victim is bleeding from the outside of his ear and has pain in the kidney area/officer investigating a named male.

WNMU to Host Music Workshop for Active Military, Veterans and Families

SILVER CITY, NM - For the first time, Western New Mexico University will be hosting a free, day-long song writing workshop for active and retired military, veterans and their spouses. The event, which will take place on April 13, is sponsored by WNMU Cultural Affairs and New Mexico Arts, and it is brought to campus by the Center for American Military Music Opportunities (CAMMO), a Washington, DC, area non-profit organization dedicated to providing music-based therapeutic programming for service members, veterans and their families. CAMMO also provides training and education in music industry career opportunities.

Cathie Lechareas, the co-founder and executive director of CAMMO, said that the organization's mission is especially needed in today's world. "In a world of wars that last decades," she said, "hundreds of thousands of military men and women who serve our country make sacrifices for our security and endure injuries to both their bodies and their spirits. Additionally, many delay developing their musical interests and talent and miss important early milestones in a music career."

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:

The regular monthly board meeting of the Grant Soil and Water Conservation District will be held Monday March 18, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the NRCS Building; 3082 32nd Street Bypass; Suite C; Silver City, NM  88061.   The meeting is open to the public.

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