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Cinema Cindy: Elvis And Nixon

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Review by CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos
 
“Elvis and Nixon” is a quirky film telling the “untold true story” behind the most requested photo in the National Archives—President Nixon shaking hands with
Elvis Presley.
 
The story centers around one day, Dec. 21, 1970. For history buffs and trivia chasers, the details behind that photo will tickle your funny bone.
 
Elvis (Michael Shannon) is distraught watching the televised riots and rampant drug use among the youth of the nation. He wants the President to deputize him as a special agent to help stem
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Filmmakers Ink Brings Film Camp To Los Alamos

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Kids shoot a film during a previous film camp. Courtesy photo
 

COMMUNITY News:

Award-winning filmmaker Patrick McCullough has just signed on to bring his Filmmakers Ink Film Camp to Los Alamos the week of June 13-17. 

The camp is open to kids aged 8-10 and 11-15 from Los Alamos and the surrounding area. Filmmakers Ink, now in its 8th year in Santa Fe, offers programs in Intensive Filmmaking/Acting and Special FX to inspire students to make movies. Camp will take place at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church.

McCullough, has produced four feature films, directed two and written several. Read More

Udall, Heinrich Advance Funding For National Labs, Water Projects, WIPP In Energy And Water Appropriations Bill

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich joined the Senate, in a 90-8 vote May 12 to pass the fiscal year 2017 funding bill for Los Alamos and Sandia national labs, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) and several New Mexico water projects.
 
The Energy and Water Appropriations Act is critical for New Mexico and supports U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) programs nationwide. Udall helped write the legislation as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. A final version of the bill now must be worked out with the U.S.
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Interior Department Expands Buy-Back Program Across Indian Country

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DOI News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Following extensive outreach with tribal leaders and American Indian landowners, Interior Deputy Secretary Michael L. Connor announced an expanded schedule for implementing the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Program) at 63 additional locations from 2018 through mid-2021.
 
Since it began making offers in December 2013, the Program has paid more than $740 million to individual landowners and restored the equivalent of nearly 1.5 million acres of land to tribal governments.
 
The expansion brings the number of locations
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Environment Department Launches Review Process For Water Protection Regulations

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NMED News:

SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Environment Department’s Ground Water Quality Bureau will host an informational public meeting 2-4 p.m., Friday to launch the review process and public dialogue for proposed revisions to water protection regulations at the Runnels Auditorium at 1190 St. Francis Dr. in Santa Fe.

The current ground and surface water protection regulations can be found at 20.6.2 of the New Mexico Administrative Code. 

The meeting will describe the forthcoming review process, highlight areas of the regulations that are under consideration for revision,

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Scenes From Francis H. Harlow’s Book Signing

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Francis H. Harlow signs books Tuesday at Aspen Ridge Lodge for his book ‘Adventures in Physics and Pueblo Pottery’. Harlow (b. 1928) is highly regarded as a leading authority on Pueblo Indian pottery, a field of study he pursued on his own after moving to New Mexico to work at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a physicist. In this memoir, Harlow describes his life growing up in Washington state, service in the US Army during World War II, college years, and his 50-year career as a physicist at LANL. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Francis H. Harlow signs books and chats with readers at
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Obituary: Hillard Hays Howard March 19, 1943 – June 30, 2015

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HILLARD HAYS HOWARD March 19, 1943 – June 30, 2015

Hillard Hays Howard, 72, died June 30, 2015 at the Heart of the Rockies Medical Center in Salida, Colorado.

Hillard was born to Harold French and Ruth Bugg Howard on March 19,1943 in Stuttgart, Arkansas. Hillard was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Lynn. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Cheryll Faust.

Hillard received a Bachelor of Science in Physics from UNM and a PhD in Physics from Vanderbilt University. He began his career as a liaison between LASL and the international users group for LAMPF and he worked to bring a UNM branch campus Read More

County Council Rejects Call For Independent Audit

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Los Alamos County Councilors, from left, Steven Girrens, Vice Chair Susan O’Leary, Chair Rick Reiss, David Izraelevitz and Pete Sheehey at this evening’s meeting at the White Rock Fire Station. O’Leary called for an independent audit of the County’s personnel policies following a string of lawsuits. Council voted 4-2 against the measure. O’Leary and Sheehey voted for it, Girrens, Reiss, Izraelevitz and Henderson voted against it and James Chrobocinski, who seconded the motion, abstained explaining that he was too emotionally involved because his brother, Read More

District Attorney Addresses Los Alamos County Council

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 First Judicial District Attorney Jennifer Padgett is addressing the Los Alamos County Council this evening at the White Rock Fire Station. Padgett explained that her office has approximately 75 employees and a budget of $5.8 million. She was recently appointed to the post by Gov. Susana Martinez to fill a vacancy left by Angela Spence Pacheco who retired. Padgett, who is seeking election to the position said no matter what happens in the June Primary Election she will serve for a year so she is interested in learning the needs and issues of each community. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More