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On this week's installment of Community Spotlight your host, Carolyn Smith speaks with Ann Marie Elder and Rob Torres of Theatre Group New Mexico on it's community and youth theatre programs and its upcoming fall productions at WNMU. Community Spotlight airs regularly on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at approximately 12:20 following News @ Noon and Community Calendar. Or you can click below to listen to this episode of Community Spotlight […]

The Volunteer Center has become one of the most active and successful non-profits in our region and has taken the bull by the horns on the issue of nutrition and food security. Carolyn Smith speaks with its Executive Director, Alicia Edwards, on just a few of its ambitious undertakings, its new Commons project nearing completion of construction, how just getting enough food to get through the day can seriously impact […]

Community Spotlight is hosted by Carolyn Smith - Community Outreach Coordinator for the Silver City Food Coop and this week’s program features Jessie Gauthier of the WNMU Eco-Sustainability Club. The Eco-Sustainability Club began last semester with the consideration of a single issue - the use of bleached white non-recycled paper on the campus.  A few students took up the challenge of examining this single issue - and that unlike college […]

Community Spotlight is hosted by Carolyn Smith and this week's program features Peter Day of the Silver City Farmers' Market. The Farmers' Market has been the core and essential element in the upsurge of the local foods movement.  Its success is confirmed by the number of vendors that grow and provide food for an increasing and appreciative body of local customers and supporters, including several local restaurants that regularly feature […]

Community Spotlight is hosted by Carolyn Smith and this installment features A.J Sandoval of Health Kids, Healthy Communities, a project of the Grant County Community Health Council. Now in its fourth year, HKHC has made remarkable advances here in Grant County and established an admirable range of projects to coordinate and leverage health, youth, agricultural and economic concerns into viable and effective programs. Community Spotlight airs regularly on Tuesday and […]

This installment of Community Spotlight features Claire Caitlett, a VISTA Volunteer working in cooperation with Gila Resources Information Project. Claire discuss the VISTA program with host, Carolyn Smith, dispels a few myths about it and describes a few of the many projects she is working on in various stages of development. Community Spotlight will air regularly at Tuesday and Thursday following News @ Noon and Saturday mornings at 10:30. Or […]

This installment of Community Spotlight features Allyson Siwik of GRIP / Gila Resources Information Project discussing GRIP's genesis, it's role as watchdog on mining operations in Southwest New Mexico, and its collaboration in the Gila Conservation Coalition and the Gila River Festival. For more information on GRIP and their activities, to volunteer or support their work contact Allyson Siwik at 575.535.2860 Community Spotlight airs regularly on Tuesday and Thursday following […]