Carol A. Clark

Cajete Fire Morning Update: 416 Personnel … 1,412 Acres Burned, 87 Percent Contained

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A burning log Monday night in the Cajete Fire lights up unburned mixed conifer in the Jemez. Scattered small ground fires are still burning, and there are aircraft supporting final containment efforts. © 2017 David A. Ponton/wildearthlight.com
 
Small ground fires light up the lower level of unburned ponderosa pine forest in the Cajete Fire under Monday’s starry night sky in the Jemez. © 2017 David A. Ponton, wildearthlight.com

SFNF News:

Crews on the fireline fighting the Cajete Fire in the Jemez today anticipate minimal fire activity.

The uncontained section of the fire

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Knights Of Columbus Awards LAHS Scholarships

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K of C News:

Ten Los Alamos High School 2017 graduating seniors have received scholarships from the Knights of Columbus, Sacred Heart Council 3137.

The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic fraternal benefit organization that raises funds for charitable causes. Funding for the annual LAHS graduating senior scholarships is generated by holding a fun-loving golf tournament at the Los Alamos golf course every September that is supported by the participation of many Los Alamos community members and local businesses.

A total of $8,750 was available for scholarship awards this year including a generous Read More

Klotz Responds To Center For Public Integrity’s Series On Safety Culture At NNSA Sites

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NNSA Administrator Frank Klotz

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Safety is paramount at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). We have uncompromising standards for our plants and laboratories to perform work in a safe and secure manner that protects our employees, our facilities, and the public.

An article published Sunday by the Center for Public Integrity (CPI), the first in a planned series on safety at NNSA sites, attacks the safety culture at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) without offering all of the facts and the full context. 

In 2013, LANL, in Read More

Atomic City Children’s Theater Workshops June 26-30

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Children participate in a stagecraft/prop day workshop. Photo by Zazu Puppet/ACCT

ACCT News:

Atomic City Children’s Theater will kick off its fundraising season June 26-30 with ACCT Summer Workshops.

ACCT Co-Directors Daren Savage and Annemarie Brown are happy to offer young people in Los Alamos the opportunity work with material from ACCT’s upcoming production of Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach Jr.

A different workshop will be offered each day including Dance, Singing, Acting, Prop Building and Makeup.

 LAPS will continue to offer ACCT as an official after-school Read More

Vacation Bible School At Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church June 25-30

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Vacation Bible School is is June 25-30 at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church at 2390 North Road. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Vacation Bible School at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Los Alamos is June 25-30. This year’s Day Camp theme is “Breaking all the Rules: Following Jesus’ Lead!”

Young adult counselors from Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp and Bethlehem’s pastors will be leading the bible studies, which center on how God’s call for us to love sometimes goes against what the world tells us to do. The week’s activities also include music, arts and crafts, service, Read More

Search And Rescue Mission For Paris Shane Wallace

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NMSP News:
 
TAOS – On the evening of Wednesday, June 14, New Mexico State Police officers were contacted by Mitzi Wallace of Clifton, Colo., who wanted to report her husband was missing. She stated her husband, Paris Shane Wallace, 52, had gone hiking in the Espanola/Taos area. Her last contact with him was around 11:30 a.m. the day prior, June 13. She stated she expected him to be home June 14.
 
Mitzi Wallace stated that her husband had checked into The Roadway Inn in Espanola. She had called the hotel asking if they could check his room to see if there was any sign of him. Hotel personnel
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Author Lenton Malry At Mesa Public Library Thursday

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Courtesy image

LIBRARY News:

“Let’s Roll This Train” is a memoir by one of New Mexico’s leading educators and public servants, Dr. Lenton Malry. Malry will give a talk at Mesa Public Library, 7 p.m. Thursday, in the Upstairs Rotunda.

Malry is a great storyteller, and he has an inspiring story to tell, having been raised in the segregated South at a time when access to housing, education, employment and even recreation were limited for Black people.  His family prized education and public service and he has combined those two aspects of his upbringing in everything he has accomplished.

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Udall Introduces Bill To Prevent Skyrocketing Costs of Prescription Drugs; Hold Companies Accountable For Price Gouging

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall joined Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) in introducing legislation to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for large price increases in prescription drugs. 
 
The Stop Price Gouging Act would penalize drug companies that engage in price gouging without cause, leading to price spikes for patients who rely on medication to treat diseases ranging from cancer to opioid addiction.
 
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Queen Of The Hill Coding Workshop At UNM-LA

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Celestina Perea, left, and Nora Cullinan work with Neale Pickett at Queen of the Hill 2017, a coding workshop for girls in grades 7-11, held Saturday at UNM-Los Alamos. The 17 attendees split into four teams and competed for points in codebreaking, steganography, sequence prediction, and base arithmetic. Later the girls focused on individual interests. For example, one participant focused on the fundamentals of cryptography, while another attendee worked with graduate students to delve into network protocol analysis. Photo by Sharon Read More

Registration Opens For Firecracker 5K Family Fun Run

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Participants in a previous Firecracker 5K Family Fun Run. Courtesy/YMCA

Scene from a previous Firecracker 5K Family Fun Run. Courtesy/YMCA

YMCA News:

The Family YMCA in Los Alamos is hosting its annual Firecracker 5K Family Fun Run Tuesday, July 4. The 5K is open to all ages who want to walk, run or jog in this festive event.

Prizes will go to the top male and female finishers in kid, youth, adult, adult 60+ and dog jogger. The best costumed participant will win bagels-for-a-year from Ruby K’s. All participants will get the annual Fun Run t-shirt and are eligible to win one of many great door prizes. Read More