Carol A. Clark

‘Secret Pass’ Opens At Bradbury Science Museum

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The Behind the Fence exhibit gives visitors a 360-degree immersive experience of key park properties at the Lab.

LANL News:

The Bradbury Science Museum will open three new exhibits and a video as part of a new experience called “Manhattan on the Mesa.” The exhibits will be dedicated 4-6 p.m., July 14 at a public opening.

“With these exhibits we help visitors to the Manhattan Project National Historical Park experience the park properties at the Laboratory that are not yet open to the public,” Museum Director Linda Deck said.

Manhattan on the Mesa includes:

 

  • A new video, titled
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Northern New Mexico College Hosts El Rito Watershed Conference Friday, July 14

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NNMC News:
 
Northern New Mexico College invites community members, conservationists and interested parties to The El Rito Watershed from the Ground Up Conference, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 14 at Northern’s El Rito campus.
 
The conference is premised on the notion that natural communities are dependent upon their watersheds, which when carefully used and protected, can continuously sustain productive local economies with a high quality of life.
 
The conference features more than 20 local authorities who will discuss various aspects of the El Rito
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Morse: The Brown Trout In New Mexico

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Brown trout, like this 25-incher from the Rio Chama, thrive and reproduce naturally in many of New Mexico’s rivers and streams. Photo by George Morse
 
By GEORGE MORSE 
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
After nearly 50 years of angling in New Mexico, I have seen a lot of changes in the fishing regulations concerning the number of fish an angler could keep (the daily limit). The first year I moved here (1968) the daily limit was a very liberal 12 fish-per-day for trout.
 
A few years later, there was an interesting change in the bag limit. It was raised to 14
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Obituary: Katharine Sue Mulder Ankeny June 23, 1959 – July 1, 2017

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KATHARINE SUE MULDER ANKENY June 23, 1959 – July 1, 2017
 
Katharine Sue Mulder Ankeny passed away at home on July 1, 2017 after a tooth and nail fight against Colon Cancer. 

She is survived by husband Lee Ankeny, children Emily and Tristan, mother Velma Mulder, siblings Nancy Roush, Jody Bergland (Bob) and Bill Mulder Jr. (Amy), as well as numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews. She is preceded in death by her father Bill Mulder. 

Born on June 23rd, 1959 in Mason City, Iowa Kathy’s early childhood involved moving around the country following

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Gnarly-branched Pine Tree Falls On Walnut Street

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Neighbors heard a crackle, like fireworks, then a scream … nobody was hurt as a tree fell at about 11:30 a.m. Monday at the top of Walnut Street across from 33rd Street. Neighbors did most of the clean-up with some help from LAPD. The County arrived to put up a sign and drop off traffic cones. Previous complaints (not formal) to the County were made because of the proximity to Aspen School, according to neighbors. The former owner was unable to pay for removal. A professional arborist recently said this neighborhood is a minefield of these gnarly-branched pines. Reports are that the trees get
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IRS: Security Summit Launches ‘Don’t Take The Bait’

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IRS News:
 
PHOENIX ― The IRS today warned tax professionals to increase their computer security and to beware of their inbox – specifically the successful email scams dubbed spear phishing that identify themselves as a friend, customer or company.
 
As part of the Security Summit effort, the IRS, state tax agencies and the tax industry next week will kick off another series in the Protect Your Clients, Protect Yourself campaign called “Don’t Take the Bait.” It’s critical that tax professionals remember they have not just an obligation but a legal requirement
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National History Day Nationals Contest Finalists

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NMHC News:

Sixty-seven National History Day state finalists proudly represented New Mexico at the national competition June 12-15 at the University of Maryland.

Projects from Los Alamos High School, Moriarty High School, Silver City High School, Albuquerque Christian School and Academy for Technology and the Classics in Santa Fe went on to compete in the final rounds of their respective categories:

Sydne Ashford and Miriam Wallstrom (Los Alamos High School) for their Group Website Containment Begins: How the Berlin Airlift Took a Stand Against Soviet Communism; Steven West (Albuquerque Read More

Planning and Zoning Commission Meets July 12

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COUNTY News:
 
The Planning and Zoning Commission meets at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, in Council Chambers. 
 
Agenda
 
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
 
2. PUBLIC COMMENT This section of the agenda is reserved for comments from the public on items that are not otherwise included in this agenda.
 
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
 
4. PUBLIC HEARING(S) A. Staff Report for Case No.SUM-2017-0015-215 Kimberly Pesented to the Planning And Zoning Commission  B. Staff Report for Case No. CPA-2017-0004 – Change to the Future Land Use Map presented to the Planning
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