PEEC Offers Second Hike in Fire Recovery Series
The Upper Crossing at Frijoles Canyon. Courtesy photo
PEEC News:
Chick Keller will lead a “Frijoles Canyon Devastation and Recovery Interpretive Hike” Sunday, Sept. 16. The hike is free and open to the public, with no registration required.
Participants should meet at 8 a.m. at Ponderosa Campground, near the intersection of N.M. 501 and N.M. 4.
The hike will first go about 1.5 miles to the rim of Frijoles Canyon, through moderate burn damage and one badly flood-damaged site. Participants who wish to continue will hike down into the canyon to Upper Crossing, and then bushwhack Read More
Mountain’s Student Newspaper Project Part 13
Editor’s note: This is part 13 of a 15-part series featuring newspapers created by sixth grade students in teacher Michele Altherr’s gifted class at Mountain Elementary School.
This newspaper features the intelligent attributes of the chimpanzee as reported and published by Mountain Elementary School 6th grade student Lena Vinogradova.
FSN Announces Programs for this Semester
FSN News:
Family Strengths Network is a private, non-profit organization serving families since 1989 through its Family Resource Center within the Pueblo Complex at 1900 Diamond Dr. The facility is open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday through Friday with scheduled evening class times available.
This semester, FSN is offering a variety of programs:
“Prevent Suicide: Provide A.I.D.”
Date: Monday, Sept. 10 Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Location: Teen Center
Instructor: Elisa Enriquez, MSW, LISW
Cost: Free
Registration: Appreciated, but not required: Online at lafsn.org
Are you worried Read More
Community Invited to Public Tree Planting Event
Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
At 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 there will be a public tree planting day on Pajarito Mountain to reforest the burned areas.
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center received a grant from REI, Inc. to support the reforestation project on the burned areas of Pajarito Mountain.
Nearly 2,000 tree seedlings (Englemann spruce, Douglas fir, limber pine and corkbark fir) have been ordered, mostly through the New Mexico State Forestry Division’s conservation seedling program.
Udall Recruits New Mexico Applicants for Internships
- Positions Available in New Mexico and Washington Offices
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall invites New Mexico college students interested in gaining legislative or press relations experience to apply for fall internships in his Washington, D.C., Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Las Cruces offices.
To apply online or download an application, visit Udall’s website at www.tomudall.senate.gov.
The deadline to apply for positions is flexible, but students interested in fall internships are encouraged to submit their applications by Friday, Sept. 7.
“While working in one of my offices, students Read More
Mountain’s Student Newspaper Project Part 12
Editor’s note: This is part 12 of a 15-part series featuring newspapers created by sixth grade students in teacher Michele Altherr’s gifted class at Mountain Elementary School.
This newspaper features the intelligent attributes of the rhesus monkey as reported and published by Mountain Elementary School 6th grade student Nate Stephens.
Madame Marie Curie to Visit Los Alamos
LOS ALAMOS HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:
In a series of performances from Sep. 11 through 14, storyteller Susan Marie Frontczak will portray perhaps the most famous of women scientists, Madame Marie Curie (née Maria Skłodowska.)
Madame Curie changed the world in which we live through her discovery of radium and radioactivity. Through collaboration with the medical community, she and her husband Pierre discovered and established the first successful radiation treatments of cancer.
Simply through her own passion and perseverance, Marie Curie opened the doors of science to women worldwide. Read More
Mountain’s Student Newspaper Project Part 11
Editor’s note: This is part 11 of a 15-part series featuring newspapers created by sixth grade students in teacher Michele Altherr’s gifted class at Mountain Elementary School.
This newspaper features the intelligent attributes of the killer whale as reported and published by Mountain Elementary School 6th grade student Marja Graham.
Mountain’s Student Newspaper Project Part 10
Editor’s note: This is part 10 of a 15-part series featuring newspapers created by sixth grade students in teacher Michele Altherr’s gifted class at Mountain Elementary School.
This newspaper features the intelligent attributes of the orangutan as reported and published by Mountain Elementary School 6th grade student Lucas Manzanares.
Multimedia Bird Banding Talk Thursday at PEEC
PEEC News:
Courtesy Photo
At 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, Dave Yeamans will give an updated talk at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) about bird banding. The talk is free and open to the public.
Bird banding starts with getting a permit to conduct a study on birds of a particular type in a defined area.
Yeamans’ talk will focus on passerines (perching birds in the areas around upper Alamo Canyon in Bandelier National Monument and the Valles Caldera ranch headquarters.
During bird migration season, researchers set up up to 20 nets 20 meters long and 3 meters high, and then patrol the Read More
Mountain’s Student Newspaper Project Part 9
Editor’s note: This is part 9 of a 15-part series featuring newspapers created by sixth grade students in teacher Michele Altherr’s gifted class at Mountain Elementary School.
This newspaper features the intelligent attributes of the cuttlefish as reported and published by Mountain Elementary School 6th grade student Ethan Aulwes.
Barranca Invites Community to Family Activity Night
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Fencing Classes Resume at YMCA
LAPS Schedules Special School Board Meetings
LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools has announced two Special Board Meetings.
The first meeting is 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4 in the Los Alamos High School main lobby. The only agenda item for this meeting will be information on the 2013 Bond Election, including review of the the Bond Resolution.
The second meeting is 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 6 at the Coffee Booth to review School Board Policies.
Both meetings are open to the public. Read More
Mountain’s Student Newspaper Project Part 8
Editor’s note: This is part 8 of a 15-part series featuring newspapers created by sixth grade students in teacher Michele Altherr’s gifted class at Mountain Elementary School.
This newspaper features the intelligent attributes of the wolf as reported and published by Mountain Elementary School 6th grade student Noah Sanchez.
Act Fast to Secure Spot in Hummingbird Photography Class at PEEC
Rufous Hummingbird. Photo by Bob Walker
PEEC News:
Spend from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 with local bird photographer Bob Walker and consider a variety of methods for photographing hummingbirds.
The class is $20 per person, $16 for members. Participants can register at www.PajaritoEEC.org or by calling 662-0460.
There are only eight spaces available in the class, and registration must be made by Sept. 1.
Hummingbirds are attractive and colorful summer visitors that can be both challenging and rewarding photographic subjects. Because these little birds are adaptable, Read More
Hilltoppers Scoreboard
Varsity Soccer Game Results:
Girls Varsity Soccer defeated Bosque 3-0 on Aug. 28
Boys Varsity Soccer lost to Bosque 1-2 in the first overtime on Aug. 28
Football Game Results:
C Football defeated St. Pius X C team 44-14 on Aug. 27 Read More
Barranca Mesa Elementary Hosts Open House
During the Open House at Barranca Mesa Elementary School Tuesday evening, School Board President Kevin Honell implores parents to learn more about school bond issues in the coming year. Photo by Salvador Zapien/laschools.net
Los Alamos Public Schools Superintendent Gene Schmidt congratulates parents, teachers, students and staff for working together to make Barranca Mesa one of the top schools in New Mexico. Photo by Salvador Zapien/laschools.net
Barranca Mesa Principal Pam Miller welcomes parents to the open house. Photo by Salvador Zapien/laschools.net
Mrs. Determan shares a Read More
Mountain’s Student Newspaper Project Part 7
Editor’s note: This is part 7 of a 15-part series featuring newspapers created by sixth grade students in teacher Michele Altherr’s gifted class at Mountain Elementary School.
This newspaper features the intelligent attributes of the Kea parrot as reported and published by Mountain Elementary School 6th grade student Henry Williams.
Chamisa Gets ‘All Clear’ Following LANL’s Technetium-99 Assessment Conducted Sunday
Staff report
On short notice Sunday, Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Department of Energy conducted a precautionary assessment of Chamisa Elementary School.
The sweep by DOE’s RAP team (Radiological Assistance Program) resulted in an “all clear.”
The assessment was the result of the Laboratory’s investigation of an inadvertent spread of Technetium-99 by employees and contractors at LANSCE as reported in the Los Alamos Daily Post Monday.
LANL has determined that about a dozen people came into potential contact with this material, and some tracked small Read More