Scene of a rollover crash Sunday night on Diamond. Reports indicate no deaths and multiple vehicles involved. Watch for update. Photo by Thomas Stepan Read More
PBS Science Café: Invisible Universe Revealed
Hubble launched in 1990 and has taken fascinating images like this one since then. Courtesy/NASA
PEEC News:
The Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium is hosting presentation on one of NASA’s most ambitious experiments. After watching NOVA: Invisible Universe Revealed, Dr. Rick Wallace of Los Alamos will discuss the astronomical significance of the Hubble’s findings, including cosmic expansion and supermassive black holes. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to uncover the invisible mysteries of our Universe.
Wallace has a Ph.D. in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University Read More
Councilor Maestas Announces Re-Election Campaign
Santa Fe City Councilor Joseph Maestas
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe City Councilor Joseph Maestas announced July 6 his intent to continue serving as City Councilor to District 2 residents and seek another term in office. He pledged to help restore the public’s trust in City Hall by increasing accountability, reforming the city government’s management, and uniting a divided community.
Councilor Maestas released the following statement:
“Over the last 3.5 years, I have worked hard to champion policies to end bad government financial practices costing the city millions, Read More
First Ever ScienceFest Curiosity Challenge July 12-15
Courtesy photo
ScienceFest News:
This year ScienceFest attendees will have the chance to compete in an exciting and interactive scavenger hunt using an app. Over the course of the four-day event participants can accumulate points by completing challenges and experiencing all of the entertainment ScienceFest has to offer. The person or team with the most points at the end of the challenge will win a brand new Yeti cooler!
Joining the challenge is easy. All you’ll need to do is download the “Goosechase” app on your smartphone or tablet, and then search for the “ScienceFest Curiosity Challenge.” Read More
State Auditor Tim Keller Releases New Mexico’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
STATE News:
SANTA FE – The Office of the State Auditor (OSA) recently released New Mexico’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2016.
The report provides an overview of the state’s finances and was conducted by an independent accounting firm. All of the sections in the audit received a disclaimer of opinion, meaning the auditors were unable to obtain sufficient audit evidence on which to base an opinion.
The report contains four audit findings, one of which is due to an inconsistency in accounting principles used for the Land Grant Permanent Fund Read More
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Begins July 16
SFCM News:SANTA FE ― The 2017 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival begins 6 p.m., Sunday, July 16, at St. Francis Auditorium in the New Mexico Museum of Art.
The Festival — which marks its milestone 45th season this year — runs through Monday, August 21, and includes more than 40 concerts performed in Santa Fe and Albuquerque by more than 80 of the world’s top classical musicians and ensembles. Concerts feature nearly 100 works, which span the 17th through the 21st centuries and include five commissioned premieres. Countertenor David Daniels, in his
Read More Fr. Glenn: Making A Joyful Noise
By Rev. Glenn JonesImmaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church
Los Alamos
“Dour”: a word meaning sullen or gloomy … severe or stern. Synonyms: bleak, dismal, dreary, forbidding, sour, surly. Ugly. Hmmm … sounds charming.
It seems that one can encounter a lot of dour people. Not sure why. After all, as the old saying goes: What fun it that? Certainly there can be involuntary dourness due to psychological conditions; I don’t mean those. But some simply don’t like to have to deal with other people. Some introverted may use dourness as a “shields up!” defense. Some are on the lookout to being offended
Military Order of World Wars Hosts Picnic July 18
MOWW News:
This month’s meeting of the Military Order of World Wars (MOWW) is Tuesday, July 18. The meeting also is the MOWW annual picnic at the Los Alamos County Sheriff’s Posse Shack on North Mesa.
This Month’s speaker is LANL scientist Rick Wallace. He will discuss the astronomical significance of the sun, summer solstice and its resulting seasons. He also will talk about eclipses, especially the one Aug. 21 that will cross the United States.
Note the change in location for this month only. The Posse Shack on North Mesa Road. Take Diamond Drive east past the Golf Course and straight through Read More
Lensic Earns 4-Star Rating From Charity Navigator
LENSIC News:
SANTA FE – The Lensic Performing Arts Center’s strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent nonprofit/charity evaluator.
This is the second consecutive year The Lensic has earned this top distinction, which is awarded to only about a quarter of the more than 8,000 organizations Charity Navigator evaluates.
“It’s important that people who invest in The Lensic know we’re using their donations wisely to accomplish our mission, which is to enrich lives Read More
Family Night At Los Alamos Nature Center July 11
Melissa Mackey
PEEC News:
Tuesday, July 11, is Family Night at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
Enjoy an evening of games and hands-on activities 6-7 p.m. with Mesa Public Library’s Melissa Mackey. The nature center will be open until 8 p.m. for exploring the exhibits.
The second Tuesday of each month is Family Night at the nature center. Thanks to a generous sponsorship from the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos, this program is free for all.
Next month’s Family Night is Aug. 9.
For more information about this and other programs offered by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC), visit www.peecnature.org Read More