Chris Clark

NSA Presidential Straw Poll Results Announced

July 11, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

NSA News:

ALEXANDRIA, VA ― Several candidates for president spoke last week at the the National Sheriffs’ Association’s (NSA) 75th Anniversary Conference and Presidential Forum in Baltimore, Md.

NSA members voted in the first-ever straw poll, giving top support to Mike Huckabee, Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton and Ben Carson.

“Presidential candidates had a fantastic opportunity at our presidential forum to talk directly to those who are protecting Americans―and the law enforcement community was enthusiastic to hear from the candidates,”

Pet Of The Week: Paco The Dog

July 11, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

Paco the dog looking for a new home. Courtesy photo

SHELTER News:

Paco is a 5-year-old neutered male cattle dog/bulldog cross with a red-blonde coat.

He is very friendly with adults. He might also be okay with older children who will not try to restrain him or to pet him when he does not want contact. Paco does not want to be grabbed by the collar while he is harnessed for a walk, but once harnessed, he really enjoys his walks. He wants his food bowl to be left alone. No dogs, please. He has never been with cats, so caution is advised.

The Los Alamos Animal Shelter,

Heinrich Introduces Bill To Scale Up Solar Projects

July 11, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Thursday July 9, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. introduced S. 1723, the Promoting Renewable Energy with Shared Solar (PRESS) Act, a bill to boost access to renewable energy through community solar projects.

“This bill is a great opportunity to put solar energy within the reach of more families in New Mexico and around the country,” Heinrich said. “Shared solar projects have the potential to allow more Americans who lack sunny roof space or startup capital to truly benefit

SFI: Understanding Genius – The Neuroscience Of Extraordinary Creativity

July 10, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

Nancy C. Andreasen

SFI News:

The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) presents community lecture “Understanding Genius: The Neuroscience of Extraordinary Creativity” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, at James A. Little Theater, 1060 Cerrillos Road.

How does one define extraordinary creativity? Is creative genius a product of nature or nurture? And can those of us who are less creative enhance the creative capacity in ourselves and others?

Andreasen uses neuroscience to analyze the connections between extraordinary creativity, intelligence, the social

Spots Still Available For YMCA Earth Service Corps

July 10, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

YESC busy at work and having fun. Courtesy photo

YESC getting it done. Courtesy photo

YMCA News:

YMCA Earth Service Corps is an innovative service-learning program that gives youth entering 7th through 9th grades the opportunity to develop job skills, practice leadership, and create a more sustainable future by doing volunteer service projects in our community.

The Family YMCA’s 2015 Earth Service Corps (YESC) is having a fun and busy summer. With three weeks remaining, the YESC has put in 734 volunteer hours of community service since June

Pinon Park Pool’s 25 Percent Membership Discount Ends Today

July 10, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

Big splash cannonball contest at Pinon Park Pool. Courtesy photo

PPP News:

Members of Piñon Park Pool in White Rock celebrated July 4th with good friends and good fun with swimming; water races; diving, big splash, and best trick competitions; greased watermelon pool-football, and other games.

It’s not too late to join the fun at Piñon Park Pool this summer, but hurry to get 25 percent off membership fees for new members, which ends today, Friday, July 10.

Membership options, with the 25 percent discount: single membership for $150; two-person

Supplemental Ventilation System Arrives At WIPP

July 10, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

WIPP employees unload sections of the SVS early this week at the WIPP facility. Courtesy/WIPP

WIPP News:

Sections of the new Supplemental Ventilation System (SVS) arrived this week at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad.

The SVS is designed to increase the total amount of air supplied to the underground. The fan assembly underwent factory acceptance testing last week and arrived at the WIPP facility early this week. The fan and associated equipment will be transported to the WIPP underground in four pieces where it will be assembled

American Moderns And The West Traveling Exhibition Opens In Taos, May 2016

July 10, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

HMA News:

TAOS ― The Harwood Museum of Art in Taos announces one of its largest and most important traveling exhibitions, coming in the spring of 2016.

The exhibition will be the first to showcase the impact of Mabel Dodge Luhan (1879-1962), and her circle of artist, writer, and activist friends, on shaping American Modernism.

The exhibition is an exploration Mabel Dodge Luhan’s life and influence, within the context of early 20th century American history and the Southwest, and an exploration of how the tiny multicultural community of Taos became an

Northern’s RN-BSN Program Recognized For Excellence In Holistic Nursing

July 10, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

Northern RN-BSN alumnus Christine Woolsey, Assistant Program Director Darlene Hess and holistic nursing educator Barbara Dossey. Courtesy photo

AHNA News:

ESPANOLA ― Northern New Mexico College’s RN-BSN Nursing Program was awarded the Excellence in Holistic Nursing Award by the American Holistic Nurse Association this June.

The award was accepted by assistant program director Dr. Darlene Hess and alumnus Christine Woolsey at the 35th Annual AHNA Conference in Branson, Missouri. More than 400 holistic nurses from across the country

New Mexicans To Ride The Havana Express

July 10, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

NMJW News:

History is being made with a group of New Mexicans traveling to Cuba for the first time since the US legalized travel there earlier this year.

The New Mexico Jazz Workshop is sponsoring a trip to the land of Rumba, Ritmo and Rum with the theme “Havana, Then and Now.”

Cuba is the birthplace of the Cuba Libre, the Cha-Cha, Mambo and Latin Jazz and travelers on the Jazz Workshop tour can drink in the rhythmic music for seven days and six nights starting March 16th through March 21st 2016.

This is the first organized trip to Havana from the New Mexico Jazz Workshop