Stuff you need to know, 5.31.24
"Stuff you need to know" and "Political considerations" are going on summer break.
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Gila Wilderness Centennial Kingston events
This series of events happening in Kingston this coming weekend were meant to be included in the previous posting. Please join the folks in Kingston and the surrounding communities for their Gila Wilderness Centennial festivities.
Gila wilderness centennial event calendar
There have been updates and the final event calendar is available at fs. usda. gov/detail/gila.
Please come join us.
Stuff you need to know, 5.30.24
New Mexico is at especially high risk for hospital aquisitions that could limit health care. It now has a new law that could make such deals more transparent to the affected communities.
Special Event in Kingston June 1st & 2nd
Head out to Kingston this weekend for poetry, art and song celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Gila Wilderness. An event brought to you by the Southwest Environmental Education Center, Sierra County Arts Council, and Gila Ancestral Homelands.
Stuff you need to know, 5.29.24
Updates on the Indios and Blue 2 wildfires spreading in rural areas of northern and southern New Mexico
Political considerations, 5.28.24
The State Ethics Commission has sued former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeff Apodaca's new PAC for refusal to disclose the names of its donors.
Unique Art Show in Elephant Butte in June
Turtleback Mountain Resort in Elephant Butte will be hosting a regional art show & sale in late June that you won't want to miss. See the works of 50 local artists representing more than a dozen TorC galleries all in one place.
T or C gets good marks on 2022-2023 audit
The city kept good books and kept spending down last fiscal year, according to the audit, which recently became public. Audit results are usually released in February, about eight months after the fiscal year ends. Blame the Housing Authority for the lateness of this audit.
Stuff you need to know, 5.24.24
Two growing wildfires and the threat of more starting cast a cloud over New Mexico's holiday celebrations. Federal funding to help the state detect and remove "forever chemicals" from our water supplies come with significant administrative challenges.
Stuff you need to know, 5.23.24
An interview with Aldo Leopold's biographer explaining why we who live on the edge of the Gila Wilderness should take special pride in its creation 100 years ago
Citizen advisory board members speak truth to power
Shutting them out, deriding them for seeking information, limiting what they do to rubber-stamping. Want to sign up for a citizen's advisory board?