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Friday, Mar. 1

Welfare check
Alamo Street – Arenas Valley
They have been trying to reach caller's employee for over a week with negative contact. Employee called dispatch advising she is okay/she is at her mom's for her stepdad's funeral/she will call her boss.

Welfare check
Busy Street – Arenas Valley
Caller from Guadalupe Montessori School advised a 6-year-old male student made a drawing yesterday of himself killing another student and the drawing displayed a gun/a referral was made to CYFD yesterday/parents met with a counselor yesterday.

Friday, Mar. 1

Suspicious vehicle
3031 E. Highway 180 – County Convention Center
Officer had contact with owner/blown transmission/going to get a wrecker tomorrow.

Accident-property damage
16th Street and Silver Heights Blvd.
Red Ford F150 vs gold Mazda car/negative on any injuries.

Welfare check
N. Texas Street
An 86-year-old male just left from a skilled nursing facility/he was discharged Feb. 27/he isn't answering his phone/if contact is made have him contact his son.

The Town and Country Garden Club seeks actors for its last performance in May at the Memory Lane Cemetery. The actors will re-enact the lives of those buried there, such as John Bullard.

The club has folded after 60 years of community service, but the remaining few members wanted to do one last performance at Memory Lane where many of the members have spent hours beautifying the cemetery, especially its Rose Garden.

March 10, at 10:00 am, 3845 North Swan Street – "The Five Languages of Love"

 Akien Maciain will discuss the five languages of love. "What is it? Does it work? How to use it? When to use it? Is it just bunk? Are there going to be candies after?" Maciain asked.

 These and more questions will be answered during this service.

 Akien Maciain has been a pagan priest, an ordained minister, a computer guy, a DIYer, a volunteer, a random fixer of things, or maybe a fixer of random things, a professional test automation architect, an actor, a husband, a father, a neurochemical hacker... He was a community leader and professional relationship coach in the San Francisco Bay Area polyamory community for about 15 years. Maciain is hoping to also become a chocolatier. 

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE

SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2024

The Silver City Friends of the Library (FOL) is holding its March Book Sale on Saturday, March 9, at the FOL Bookstore, 1510 Market Street, from 10:00am-2:00pm.

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 (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. 

Critical scenario training helps resources be prepared for real-life incidents

SILVER CITY, NM, March 4, 2024 – The Gila National Forest, Silver City Ranger District's fire crews will be using live fire during a training session Wednesday, March 6, as conditions allow, in the Fort Bayard area. The purpose of the exercise is to develop and prepare district personnel for the upcoming wildfire season.

"Live fire critical scenario trainings allow firefighters to practice their skills with active fire and under controlled conditions, to be better prepared for real-life situations," said Silver City District Ranger Elizabeth Toney. "The Silver City Hot Shots and two engine crews will take part in the training this week."

Gates keep Wilderness Ranger District equines off of New Mexico Highway 35

MIMBRES, NM, March 1, 2024 – The Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District's horses and mules are grazing in pastures along New Mexico Highway 35, between mileposts 14 to 17. Recently, a rash of forest gates left open in this area has resulted in horses and mules on the highway.

"There are forest roads in this area that are open to motorized travel, but all of them are gated and posted with signs asking visitors to please close after use," said Wilderness District Ranger Brian Stultz. "Closing these gates in the pasture fence helps protect our herd of pack stock, as well as drivers of Highway 35, by keeping the horses and mules off of the highway."