Carol A. Clark

Scene: Shoppers Outside Smith’s Marketplace This Morning

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A line forms at 7:15 a.m. today at Smith’s Marketplace in Los Alamos with 25 people allowed in the store at a time. Within a couple of moments of this photo another 25 people were allowed in and at about 7:20 a.m. a third group of 25 people were permitted inside to shop. Smith’s Marketplace and Smith’s in White Rock set aside 7-8 a.m. daily for senior citizens 60 years of age and older to shop and the person who took this photo said only a few people in line this morning look less than 60 years old. Courtesy photo Read More

Home Country: April Fools Day Hoax

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Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES

“So how about this?” Dud said, grinning. “We get somebody to pretend to be an oil tycoon’s executive director or something, and we have him talk to Delbert about where to build the refinery.”

The other members of the Mule Barn truck stop’s world dilemma think tank looked at Dud and sipped coffee and silently shook their heads.

“Okay,” Dud said, ”and why not?”

“Won’t work,” Steve said, brushing sweet roll crumbs off his walrus moustache.

“Dud, the nearest oil to this valley is sold in cans down at the Gas Station Gun Shop.”

“Yeah, I see what you mean.”

Doc said, “I realize Read More

Los Alamos Co+op: Change Of Hours, Curbside Pick-up

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Curbside pickup is available 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily at the Los Alamos Co+op Market, 95 Entrada Dr. Courtesy photo

Los Alamos Co+op Market News:

The Los Alamos Co+op Market is implementing a change in its hours and days of operation and may be subject to more change in the coming weeks and months.

The Co+op at 95 Entrada Dr. appreciates the community’s patience as it adapts to a high-demand cleaning, ordering and stocking schedule. This store schedule will go into effect April 2.

Note that this week only, the store will be closed to foot traffic Wednesday, which is a large delivery day for the store.

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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Postponed

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DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The upcoming National Prescription Drug Take Back Day scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2020, is postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

DEA will reschedule Take Back Day for a date shortly after the health crisis recedes and national emergency guidelines are lifted.

The health and safety of our communities is a top priority for DEA. Given the overwhelming public response to past Take Back events and the anticipated large turnout for April’s event, DEA determined it would be prudent to suspend the event until safety concerns are mitigated. Read More

Udall, Heinrich: Coronavirus Bill Includes Direct Payments, Major Unemployment Insurance Expansion For New Mexicans

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) helped secure extensive workers relief provisions in the emergency coronavirus response bill, including direct payments to New Mexico families and an emergency four-month expansion of unemployment insurance (UI) worth an additional $600 per week.

The third congressional COVID-19 funding package that passed the Senate Wednesday, and the House passed today, also includes protections for furloughed workers that safeguard employer-provided health insurance.

The direct payments will Read More

Enterprise Bank Brings 132 Students To Bradbury Museum

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Alexandra Van Camp with students from EJ Martinez Elementary School. Courtesy/Enterprise

A student finds answers in a display during a recent field trip to the Bradbury Science Museum. Courtesy/Enterprise

BSMA News:

Enterprise Bank & Trust and the Bradbury Science Museum Association (BSMA), are in a partnership to provide bus transportation for students attending Title 1 schools in northern New Mexico, to visit the Bradbury Science Museum in Los Alamos.

Between Feb. 27 and March 11, Enterprise provided the bus transportation for 185 students and teachers and chaperones from El Camino Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Cases At 315, Additional Death

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials announced today 35 additional positive tests for COVID-19 and one case previously reported as positive in San Juan County but it was negative.

Today’s update includes one additional death related to COVID-19​.

Per the New Mexico Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

  • 12 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 4 new cases in McKinley County
  • 1 new case in Rio Arriba County
  • 6 new cases in San Juan County
  • 7 new cases in Sandoval County
  • 4 new cases in Santa Fe County
  • 1 new case in Taos County

The Department of Health also reported today one additional Read More