Carol A. Clark

New Mexico on Opioids

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Column by Rep. Jim Hall

On May 1, I was one of about 20 legislators — representing both parties and both chambers — selected to attend a conference on opioid drug (e.g., oxycodone, Vicodin, Percocet, hydrocodone) misuse in New Mexico.  

Medical professionals and senior state officials also attended. Two quotes from the conference demand our attention. 

  • “New Mexico leads the U.S. in deaths from drug overdoses, now exceeding deaths from motor vehicle crashes.”
  • “Unintentional overdose deaths from prescription opioid drugs have nearly tripled from 2000 to 2009
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Barbara Calef Honored by League of Women Voters

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A tribute on behalf of all the members of the League of Women Voters was presented to President Barbara Calef, left, for her leadership and inspiration by Becky Shankland, second vice president during the group’s annual meeting April 14. The League is a non-partisan group of men and women who do civic events for the community and research topics on which they want to take a position. Photo by Karyl Ann Armbruster

The speaker for the event was Steve Laurent who gave a “fascinating speech and answered tough questions from the audience.” Photo by Karyl Ann Armbruster

 

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Clean Up Los Alamos Day a Great Success!

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Photo by County Environmental Services Specialist Tom Nagawiecki
 

By Tom Nagawiecki

Los Alamos County Environmental Services would first like to thank the other event sponsors that make this wonderful community event possible; Los Alamos National Bank, Los Alamos County Community Wildfire Protection, and Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Santa Fe.

Photo by County Environmental Services Specialist Tom Nagawiecki

For nine years, the residents of Los Alamos County have been coming together to beautify our community and help prepare for wildfire season. 

This year we had around Read More

Celebrate Spring at the 45th Annual Spring Arts and Crafts Fair Saturday

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Courtesy/LAAC

By Marlane Hamilton

Join regional artists at the Los Alamos Arts Council Spring Arts and Crafts Fair.

The fair will take place from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 5 on the Fuller Lodge lawn.

The Los Alamos Arts Council has presented its Spring Fair every year since 1967.

Featuring nearly 100 of the finest artisans in New Mexico, the Arts and Crafts Fair offers both traditional and contemporary art forms.

All of the items displayed are handmade or handcrafted.

Enjoy items that include pottery, weavings, clothing, wood-working, jewelry and more, while enjoying the pleasure of being Read More

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the Community Winds and Los Niños de Santa Fe

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By Bonnie Gordon

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the Los Alamos Community Winds and their special guests Los Niños de Santa Fe by attending “Cinco de May – Celebrating a Century of the Music and Dance of Mexico and New Mexico,” at 7 p.m., Saturday May 5, at Crossroads Bible Church.

“I saw Los Niños de Santa Fe perform at the Museum of International Folk Art and it was a wonderful experience,” Winds Director Ted Vives said. “This seemed like a perfect opportunity to do something together.”

The performance has been selected as an Official New Mexico Centennial Event.

“We want Read More

Runaway Vehicle Crashes into White Rock Visitor Center

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Police arrived at the scene of an accident in which an unoccupied vehicle rolled away from the Shell Gas Station at Rover Boulevard and N.M. 4 at about 5 p.m. today, picked up speed through the adjacent parking lot and plowed into the White Rock Visitor Center. According to police, the driver went inside the station to prepay her gas. Her vehicle is a manual transmission that apparently popped out of gear and rolled southbound across the parking lot, struck a canopy pole near the entrance of the tourist information center, jumped the curb and pushed in a portion of the glass and wall area of the building Read More

Police Charge Main Hill Road Speeder

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Los Alamos Police arrested the driver of a vehicle seen speeding down the Main Hill Road Tuesday night.

Officers stopped Aaron Victor D. Lopez, 25, of Espanola at 10:11 p.m. before Anderson Overlook and administered a Field Sobriety Test to him, which he failed, according to police.

Lopez has been charged with DUI, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and speeding.

Police issued criminal citations at the scene to two passengers riding in the vehicle, Julia Gonzalez-Marquez, 19, of Espanola and Daniel Cruz-Chafino, 19, of Espanola.

Gonzalez-Marquez is charged with Read More

LAYL Students Mentor the Younger Set

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Older and younger students share a fun-filled day together through the Los Alamos Youth Leadership program. Photo by Karyl Ann Armbruster

LAYL News:

Los Alamos Youth Leadership (LAYL), a longtime program of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board, sponsored an event for elementary age students last Saturday, April 28 at Los Alamos High School.

LAYL members were the “big brother and sisters” to local elementary school students.

The students played tag games, made art projects and seed planters, ate, decorated with sidewalk chalk, interacted with police officers and played with Read More

Sixty-five Students Receive Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund Scholarships

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LAHS senior Scott Carlsten received the top award, which provides $7,500 in financial assistance. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Scholarship campaign began Tuesday for 2013 scholarship awards

Sixty-five students from seven Northern New Mexico counties are recipients of Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund scholarships, funded through more than $500,000 in donations from Los Alamos National Laboratory employees and the company that manages the Laboratory.

Los Alamos High School senior Scott Carlsten received the top award, the platinum scholarship, which provides $7,500 in financial Read More

Bandelier Seeks Public Input on Management of Tsankawi Unit

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At Tsankawi you can hike the same trails used by the Ancestral Pueblo people. Photo by NPS Photo by Sally King

BANDELIER News:

Bandelier National Monument is initiating a planning effort to improve resource protection and visitor understanding of the unique Tsankawi Unit.

The resulting decisions will provide guidance and direction for managing visitor safety, accessibility and resource protection for the next 10 years.

“We invite everyone who is interested in the future of Tsankawi to participate in the 30-day scoping period,” said Park Superintendent Jason Lott in a news release. Read More

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