Message from Gale Moore, Publisher

2012: Centennial Year for both New Mexico and Arizona!

New Mexico celebrated its Centennial on January 6, and now Arizona will be saluting their 100 years on February 14!

Check out the websites for all the festivities for both states, all this year! . . . www.nmcentennial.org, www.az100years.org, and www.azcentennial.gov

Photos on this month's print issue cover salute the state of Arizona as it celebrates their Centennial year.

Sad news from mid-December . . . Gila Valley Market and Supply in Gila, NM closed its doors on a building that's been in use since the 1920s. Owners Jo Dee and Robbie Birch cited the slower economy and higher costs on food shipments as reasons. Local residents (including yours truly) will miss Valley Market's great deli sandwiches! The hardware store next door will remain open, and Gazettes will be delivered there instead. Future plans for the store's next incarnation are uncertain, but I'll keep you updated once I hear anything . . .

We're gearing up for our Tenth Annual Dutch Oven Cook-Off in Glenwood ~ to be held on Saturday, March 31. Click here for the flyer [PDF]. We want to have as many cooks as possible this year: plan to come cook, compete, and win cash awards and prizes! Click here for a Cooks' Packet with the details, rules, etc. Event Sponsors are ~ Ace Hardware, Western Bank and the Glenwood Gazette (so far). Other businesses who would like to be a Sponsor are invited to call me soon. Vendor spaces are available: call Leah Jones to reserve your space . . . (575) 539-2800). This is going to be the best year yet: don't miss it!

"Forever Frontier" the Visitors Guide production wraps up in early February, with pages going to press. Finished Guides will begin distribution in March.

This month, celebrate Valentine's Day and Mardi Gras by cookin' up a few delectable recipes to chase away those winter time blues!

The closing date for the March Gazette will be February 21. Send in your listings for the Regional Calendar for March and April. Please advertise whenever possible, and let our readers know about your business and services - in and far beyond your own region.

The Gazette website ~ www.glenwoodgazette.com ~ will only be updated with the Regional Calendar and some Dutch Oven Cook-Off information during January and February. Regular articles will be posted again beginning with the March (or maybe April) issue. We hope to be blogging the Gazette online by then!

Thank you for supporting The Gazette, now in its twelfth year . . . which enjoys an enthusiastic readership from locals and travelers alike.

Gale Moore, Publisher
The Glenwood Gazette & "Forever Frontier" The Annual Visitors Guide
PO Box 4077
Silver City, NM  88062                  575.388.4806
gale@cybermesa.com or gazettelady777@yahoo.com