Grief Group Train The Facilitator Saturday July 27
Learn Safe Sun-Viewing At Jemez Historic Site July 14
The July 14 presentation at Jemez Historic Site will be followed by safe sun observation through two types of solar telescopes. Courtesy/JHS
Jemez Historic Site News:
The community is invited to join Jemez Historic Site for Looking to the Skies: Solar Viewing, co-presented with The Albuquerque Astronomical Society (TAAS) and New Mexico Arts 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, July 14.
TAAS member Tom Grzybowski will give a 45-minute presentation about “The Sun’s Nature and How to Observe its Features,” exploring the Sun’s key features that allow it to generate the earth’s life-giving environment.
The Read More
Nine New Mexico Companies Awarded More Than $2.4 Million In State Job Training Funds Including Spiritus Technologies PBC In White Rock
EDD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) announced that it approved funding for up to $2.4 Million to assist companies in hiring and training New Mexico employees. The Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) approved this monthly allotment to nine New Mexico companies, including Spiritus Technologies PBC in White Rock.
The JTIP board meets monthly to review applications from New Mexico companies hoping to train new employees or upskill incumbent employees through the Step Up program. The state offers reimbursements of 50% or more, with higher percentages Read More
Museum Of Indian Arts & Culture Sunday FUN DAY July 7
MEA Offers Summer Workshops At Santa Fe Campus
MEA News:
SANTA FE — MEA, the first midlife wisdom school, opened its U.S. headquarters in Santa Fe in May. Dedicated to “long life learning” and reframing the concept of aging, MEA helps guests navigate their difficult midlife transitions and curate their second adulthood with a renewed sense of purpose and possibility.
MEA was founded in 2018 with its first campus in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The Santa Fe campus – Rising Circle Ranch – is a 2,566-acre regenerative horse ranch in the Galisteo Basin.
New Mexico residents will receive a 25% discount on any program at the Santa Fe Campus, July Read More
Spotlight On Moving Arts Española
Moving Arts Española Chief Executive and Co-Founder Salvador Ruiz, left, and Creative Director and Co-Founder Roger Montoya inside their facility at 368 Eagle Drive in Ohkay Owingeh. Courtesy/MAE
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
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Moving Arts Española transforms the lives of more than 700 children and youth annually in Northern New Mexico. The non-profit organization also serves more than 50,000 free healthy meals to students and their families and offers more than 40 unique classes to children and youth weekly.
Its mission is to cultivate Read More
‘GEAR UP New Mexico’ Prepares Students For University Life Through Three Day Summer Camp
NMHED News:
SANTA FE — In a new initiative from Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness in Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) New Mexico, high school students from across the state ventured to New Mexico Highlands University to learn about skills and resources to make a successful transition to life after high school.
GEAR UP New Mexico, a division of the New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED), is a federally funded program that aims to increase college and career readiness for middle school and high school students. GEAR UP New Mexico partners with seven school districts in the state that Read More
Los Alamos School Board To Meet Thursday June 27
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools Board will meet 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27 in the LAPS Board Room at 2101 Trinity Drive, Suite V.
The meeting is open to the public.
The meeting also is accessible via ZOOM as well:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5056632222?pwd=9ya3XaLGT3DQAVJyauGbYKcsPQ4QWg.1&omn=81676393739
Password: j45K8H
Agenda
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Approval of Agenda Action Item
- Recognition
- a. Superintendent’s Report, b. Public Comment for items not on the agenda.
- Routine Business/Consent Agenda Items Fund & Function Report Budget Adjustment
2024 SAN Exceeds Expectations Thanks To Community!
Scene from 2024 Senior Appreciation Night. Courtesy/YMCA
Scene from 2024 Senior Appreciation Night. Courtesy/YMCA
By VERONIKA MAGNELIND
The Family YMCA
Senior Appreciation Night 2024 (SAN) happened on May 25, 2024 in Los Alamos. This year was its 40th anniversary since the inception in 1984. Then Acting Police Chief Gary Bequette found a way to help the community by organizing that first ever SAN.
“He got tired of seeing the kids go up to the Dome (Forest Service property) after graduation; inevitably there would be three or four accidents each year, resulting in injuries that were maiming Read More
SFCC, Kids Campus, SFHEC To Observe July 4th
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College and the Santa Fe Higher Education Center will observe Independence Day Thursday, July 4. No classes will be held, and no student services will be available. SFCC’s child development center, Kids Campus is closed July 1-5 for Summer Break.
Summer credit and noncredit classes will resume Friday, July 5, after the holiday. Staff at SFCC main campus (6401 Richards Ave.) and the Santa Fe HEC (1950 Siringo Road) will resume services for normal operating hours Friday, July 5. Kids Campus will resume summer operations Monday, July 8.
Fall credit classes Read More
LAHS Students Max Posada, Rebecca Li, Daniel Kim Awarded 2024 Los Alamos Phi Beta Kappa Scholarships
2024 Los Alamos Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship recipient Max Posada. Courtesy/PBK
By JOYCE A. GUZIK
Los Alamos Phi Beta Kappa
Thanks to the generous support of alumni donors, the Los Alamos Association of Phi Beta Kappa is pleased to announce $1,000 scholarship awards to Max Posada, Rebecca Li, and Daniel Kim, 2024 graduates of Los Alamos High School.
Max Posada will attend Columbia University in New York City and plans to double-major in political science and business while continuing to perform cello with Columbia’s chamber music ensemble. Posada hopes to pursue a career in law and American Read More
Registration Open For Topper Soccer Academy 2024
Atomic City Quilts To Host Kids Summer Quilt Camps
A Revisable Fabric Basket partipants enolled in the Kids Summer Quilt Camp. Courtesy photo
Atomic City Quilts News:
Atomic City Quilts is hosting a Kids Summer Quilt Camp again this year, which includes two camps.
Schedule:
- Camp 1 – July 15, 16, 17 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. (only 2 spots left); and
- Camp 2 – July 22, 23, 24 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
- Location: Atomic City Quilts atb1247 C Central Ave.
- Cost: $99 + $11 Kit
Camp participants will create 2-3 projects including a Revisable Fabric Basket and a Pillow Cover.
To register:
- Stop by Atomic City Quilts during business hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
NNSA Awards $50M In Cooperative Agreements To Two University Consortia To Support Nuclear Security And Nonproliferation Missions
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation has awarded $50 million in cooperative agreements to two university consortia to support the basic science that underlies its nuclear security and nonproliferation missions.
The two consortia, led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and the Georgia Institute of Technology will each receive up to $5 million per year for five years. These consortia link basic university research with applied laboratory research to advance Read More
New Mexico Office Of Archaeological Studies To Host Brown Bag Talk On Edgar Lee Hewett Collection July 10
Edgar Hewett in Guatemala. Courtesy/OAS
Office of Archaeological Studies News:
Office of Archaeological Studies to host Brown Bag Talk on The Edgar Lee Hewett Collection, at noon Wednesday, July 10, at the Center for New Mexico Archaeology, 7 Old Cochiti Road in Santa Fe. This is a free event.
The Office of Archaeological Studies provides free lectures to the public as part of its education and outreach mission.
The Office of Archaeological Studies conducts cultural resource management and archaeological research projects throughout New Mexico with a diverse group of archaeologists Read More
PEEC Summer Family Evening: Meet Adorable Goats June 26
Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Families are invited to a delightful evening with the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) at the Los Alamos Nature Center for an unforgettable experience with adult and baby goats at the Summer Family Evening.
This charming event, held at 6 p.m., Wednesday, June 26, 2024, is generously sponsored by the Del Norte LOV Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Del Norte Credit Union.
Event Highlights:
- Meet the Goats: Interact with goats of all shapes and sizes from Second Bloom Farm;
- Educational Fun: Learn about the various uses of goat milk in body care products;
Life After 50: Is Your Sex Life Ok?
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
C’YA
WHAT?!?! There’s a data point in a portion of the suicide prevention training that states it easier for people to ask about your sex life, then to ask if you might be having suicidal thoughts.
So, now that I have your attention, I thought I’d address some issues. Recently, my credentials were questioned when someone wanted to know what training I have to be teaching this class? I am a certified trainer, with credentials from the QPR Institute, paid a large fee for the opportunity with a grant from the Women’s Christian Service Society of the United Read More
ENMU Receives Single Largest Gift In University History
Steve Loy
ENMU News:
Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) has announced that the university has received the single largest gift in university history from the Loy Family.
ENMU alumnus, former Greyhound Football captain, and ENMU Hall of Honors recipient Steve Loy and his family have agreed to donate $2.5 million to ENMU to support ENMU student-athletes and ENMU athletics.
In honor of this gift, ENMU will rename Greyhound Stadium and Greyhound Arena after his family.
The Loy Family gift will endow two athletic scholarships, one for football and one for basketball, and it will also endow an Read More
Danneman: A Few Brilliant Students At State Civics Bee
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
You should have seen Keith Lee at the state finals.
Lee was the first place winner of the New Mexico Civics Bee this year. He previously came in second at the regional level. The state second place winner was Auburn Eichler, who had won first place last year.
Lee, a seventh grader from Albuquerque Academy, was animated, lively, confident, and, most of all, prepared. His topic was climate change, with focus on the issue of recycling batteries to reduce environmental harm. I was especially impressed that he was ready with a five-point Read More
Op-Ed: School, Drugs, And The Long Shadow Of The Law … A Plea For Parental Protection
By PERRY KLARE Esq.
Los Alamos High School, 1998
As a criminal defense attorney practicing in our community and State for many years, I’ve witnessed firsthand the devastating impact of drug use on our teenagers. The allure of experimentation, the desire to fit in, and the crushing weight of academic pressure can lead even the most promising young people down a dangerous path. However, I’ve also seen how a single misstep, fueled by youthful indiscretion and amplified by harsh legal consequences, can derail a life before it’s truly begun.
The war on drugs has not been kind to our children. While Read More