Cliff News

A group of Silver City folks are kicking off the new year with a bird count along the Gila River.

The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument is accepting applications for the Teacher to Ranger program, where teachers get to put on the ranger uniform, receive training and work for the National Park Service for eight weeks between June 7 and July 30.

Grant County Sheriff's Deputy Simon Wheaton-Smith, Cpt. Eddie Ortiz, Sheriff Raul Villanueva, Cpl.

A reward of up to $3,500 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons involved in the theft and butchering of a calf that occurred on an area ranch.

Ron Hamm of Silver City, center, was the winner of the Grand Prize of a Savage 30-06 Model 110 scoped rifle in the Silver City and Santa Rita Masonic Lodge drawing.

The Silver City area is about to be spotlighted on Travel Guide New Mexico -- a half-hour program broadcast in New Mexico, west Texas and southern Colorado that touts regional travel and tourism.

The Hurley Pride Committee is carrying on the tradition of giving Christmas food baskets for the needy in Hurley.

The Silver Senior Center Breakfast will be from 8 to 10 a.m. today. There will be pancakes, eggs, bacon, or sausage, with juice and coffee.

If you're looking for an easy day trip from Santa Fe, why not spend an afternoon touring the historic Puye Cliffs, the ancient dwellings of the Pueblo Indians? Driving time approximately 1 hour.

Gila Valley Christmas Arts and Craft Faire scheduled Olde Fashioned Gila Valley Christmas Arts and Craft Faire will be held from 3 to 10 p.m. on Dec.

Winners of the Silver City Chamber of Commerce 2009 Leadership Awards are Michael Harris, of Southwest Bone and Joint Institute ; Cecilia Bell, of the Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society ; Valdeen Wooten, ; Gale Moore, ; Joe Bagg ; Antonio Zapata ; and Jack Brennan and Michelle Geels .

Rural Bookmobile today, 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Mimbres Valley Cafe; 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lake Roberts/Sapillo Fire Station, 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. Doc Campbell's Store, near Gila Cliff Dwellings.

STEP BACK IN TIME: Explore the historic Black Range Lodge in Kingston, N.M. Need to get away from cell phones and e-mail, and enjoy the natural beauty and company that come from a tour of small towns? If so, I recommend this road trip in Arizona and New Mexico.

Cliff and June Howard celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Oct. 30, 2009. The couple was married Oct.

Silver City's newly formed Arts and Cultural District aims to improve an already thriving artistic environment to benefit the community both culturally and economically.

Representatives from the New Mexico State University Undergraduate Admissions Office will be available at area high schools next week to answer questions about the application process, financial aid and scholarships, housing and student services.

The Grant County Community Concert Association kicks off its 2009-2010 season tonight with a performance by classical Italian pianist Davide Cabassi.

It was a slow start to the 61st annual Grant County Fair Thursday morning. The fairgrounds were fairly deserted when the gates opened, except for a hub of activity at the 4-H animal exhibits.

There is a lot of green in the tractor display at the Cliff/Gila Grant County Fair this year, and some of it has carried over to the ice cream stand where green chile ice cream is being made using a green 1924 John Deere "Hit-n-Miss" engine to power two antique ice cream makers.

The Grant County Fair's Ranch Horse Competition starts at 9 a.m. Thursday, followed by a ranch sorting competition.