New Mexico Film & TV Industry Sets Record-Breaking Wages … Outlying Communities See 150% Spending Increase
John Slattery and Maggie Moore film set. Courtesy/NMFO
End Of The Road Zia Pueblo set. Courtesy/NMFO
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced that film, television, and digital media production spending in New Mexico surpassed $2.2 billion over the past three fiscal years and that industry wages are now at a record high.
The New Mexico Film Office shows that the industry spent more than $794 million in New Mexico from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023.
“The investments in New Mexico by the film and media industry are delivering higher wages and creating cascading Read More
Letter To The Editor: Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum Responds To Unauthorized Opinion Piece
By Susan Sprake, president, LAF&SF
Eric Ferm, vice president, LAF&SF
Robert Dryja, treasurer, LAF&SF
Amy Birnbaum, member of Board of Directors, LAF&SF
Daniel Holladay, member of Board of Directors, LAF&SF
John Singleton, member of Board of Directors, LAF&SF
Kirk Weisbrod, member of Board of Directors, LAF&SF
Nels Hoffman, member and past president, LAF&SF
We, the above signed members and officers of the Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum (LAF&SF, or the “Forum”), were dismayed to read a recent opinion piece written by Gary Stradling, published Read More
Los Alamos County Environmental Services To Close On Aug. 2 For Employee Professional Development Day
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Environmental Services will be closed Wednesday, Aug. 2, for Employee Professional Development Day.
This includes operations at the Eco Station and the Overlook Convenience Center, as well as residential and commercial trash, recycling and yard trimming services.
There will be no changes to residential yard trimming and trash pickup during the week.
All commercial services that fall on Wednesday will be collected on Tuesday or Thursday.
Visit the Environmental Services website for the full 2023 holiday schedule.
For additional information, call 505.662.8163 Read More
Governor: $10M In Warrant Enforcement Funding Ready For Allocation To District Attorney’s Offices Across New Mexico
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday that $10 million in funding is ready to be allocated to district attorney’s offices across New Mexico.
The funding is meant to will help clear the backlog of some 5,000 outstanding felony warrants in the state.
“If you’re abusing the pretrial system in New Mexico: Your time is up,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “Violent offenders and people who repeatedly violate their parole should not be able to stay in our communities freely. By giving this funding to district attorneys for the first time, we’re expecting to see more cases being Read More
Santa Fe Opera & 95.5 KHFM Classical Public Radio Will Broadcast SFO’s 2023 Season
The Flying Dutchman on stage at the Santa Fe Opera. Photo by Robert Godwin
Santa Fe Opera News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera and 95.5 KHFM Classical Public Radio will present free, live-recorded radio broadcasts of the opera’s 2023 Season, airing at 6 p.m. MDT, Monday July 31 through Aug. 28.
The opera is also pleased to announce that for the first time ever, the broadcasts will be available for on-demand streaming on the santafeopera.org and khfm.org websites for 30 days following each air date. The broadcasts celebrate the 66th Festival Season and the opera’s ongoing Read More
Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti) Brings Indian Market Lecture Series To ‘Powerful End’ At New Mexico History Museum Aug. 5
Courtesy/Virgil Ortiz
NMHM News:
New Mexico History Museum’s (NMHM) Indian Market Lecture Series wraps up at 2 p.m. Aug. 5 with Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti) as the final guest.
Like other visiting lecturers in this series, Ortiz features in Honoring Tradition and Innovation, the NMHM exhibition marking the centennial Santa Fe’s Indian Market.
In “Convergence,” Ortiz will reflect on his relationship with the Market and how it ties together the past, present, and future through age-old methods and materials and a vision of what’s next. “Converging many mediums has taken flight,” he writes, “inviting Read More
‘The Decision To Drop The Bomb’ Talk July 22 At SALA
John Ruminer
SALA News:
“The Decision to Drop the Bomb”, a presentation and conversation with John Ruminer and Nancy Bartlit Will be featured 7 p.m., Saturday, July 22, 2023 at SALA’s Oppenheimer Festival.
We are approaching 80 years since the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and there continues to be debate over the necessity of using atomic bombs against Japan. Some argue strongly that the bombs ended the war and avoided an invasion that would have cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of lives. Others question that assumption, claiming that Japan was trying to surrender and the war Read More
School Board Candidate Coupland Hosts July Meet & Greets
COMMUNITY News:
Lauren Coupland is running for School Board in District 3. She is eager to meet community members, listen and discuss the issues that are most important in the local school communities.
In July there are two opportunities to meet the candidate:
- 6-8 p.m., Wednesday July 19 – Bathtub Row Brewing Patio; and
- 4-6 p.m., Saturday July 29 – Urban Park Pavilion.
Direct questions or requests for accommodations to CommitteeToElectLaurenCoupland@gmail.com.
More information can be found on at electcoupland.com or on Facebook at facebook.com/CouplandforSchoolBoard. Read More
Laurina Matuska Of White Rock Earns TOPS® Recognition
TOPS CLUB News:
TOPS Club, Inc. (Take Off Pounds SensiblySM), the nonprofit weight-loss support organization, has begun unveiling its top “royalty” from 2022 for 2023.
TOPS® royalty are women and men who, at the end of the year, have officially recorded the largest weight loss from their starting weight, regardless of the time taken to reach their goal. Laurina Matuska of White Rock, who lost 84 pounds, is the 2022 New Mexico Queen. She was honored April 21-22 at the New Mexico state recognition event at the Albuquerque Elks Lodge.
TOPS provides an individual approach to weight loss and overall Read More
Daily Postcartd: Mountain Bluebird At Valles Caldera
Daily Postcartd: A mountain bluebird perched in a grassland Tuesday in the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by C. Lycopolus/NPS Read More
U.S. Rep. Stansbury Highlights National Security Interest In Freely Associated States At Oversight Hearing
Congressional News:
The Congresswoman emphasized the need for maintaining a strong relationship with the FAS in countering the growing Chinese influence in the Pacific.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01), spoke in favor of renewing the financial provision in the Compacts of Free Association with the Freely Associated States (FAS), highlighting the value of the relationship for national security and economic opportunity.
The Congresswoman advocated for continued engagement with the FAS as a way to diminish the risk of China asserting further influence Read More
LAPD Welcomes New Officers Cindy Garcia & Jason Osborn
New officers Cindy Garcia and Jason Osborn sworn in during a ceremony this morning in Magistrate Court at the Justice Center. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Magistrate Judge Catherine Taylor administers the Oath of Office to new Los Alamos Police Officer Jason Osborn. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Ofc. Jason Osborn signs the official paperwork following his swearing in ceremony by Judge Catherine Taylor this morning in Magistrate Court. Photos by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Ofc. Osborn receives his new badge pinned on by his wife Jessie. Photos by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
FBI: Two Navajo Brothers Charged With Carjacking Resulting In Serious Bodily Injury
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Brian Levi and Daryl Levi were arraigned on an indictment charging them with carjacking resulting in serious bodily injury.
Brian, 37, of Shiprock, and his brother, Daryl, 40, of Shiprock, enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, will both remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled.
A federal grand jury indicted the Levi brothers Nov. 23, 2022. According to the indictment Read More
LACF: Coro de Cámara Receives Judy Dudziak Endowment Fund Grant
From left, Coro de Cámara Artistic Director Nylea Butler-Moore, Coro de Cámara Board Chair Matt Lewis, LACF Executive Director Steve Laurent and Don Dudziak who created the Judy Dudziak Endowment for Community Music Organizations to honor his late wife and her love of music. Courtesy/LAFC
LAFC News:
Coro de Cámara Board Chair Matt Lewis and Artistic Director Nylea Butler-Moore celebrate receiving a $500 grant from the Judy Dudziak Endowment for Community Music Organizations through the Los Alamos Community Foundation.
“We are grateful to LACF and the Judy Dudziak Endowment Fund for this Read More
Santa Fe Community College Offers Coding & Creativity Opportunities With Support From Apple
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — This fall, Santa Fe Community College will offer the Santa Fe region new learning opportunities around coding and creativity, with the support of Apple’s Community Education Initiative.
Community partners include Santa Fe Public Schools, Santa Fe Indian School, Boys & Girls Club of Santa Fe/Del Norte, and STEM Santa Fe, which will work with the college and Santa Fe Community College Foundation to cultivate digital literacy, digital equity, and coding and creativity experience to Santa Fe’s diverse community.
SFCC President Becky Rowley, Ph.D., said, “Santa Read More
ScienceFest 2023 Closing Party Tonight At Tuesdays At The Square!
Canyon Walk Apts. Driveway Reconstruction Runs July 20-31
COUNTY News:
Contractors for Qualcon Builders (Canyon Walk Apartments) will be working to reconstruct the eastern driveway to the Canyon Walk Apartments Thursday July 20 through Monday July 31.
Work will generally be conducted between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., but due to the hot weather conditions, concrete pours may commence earlier than 7 a.m., with the approval of a Noise Relief Permit. These concrete pours will be completed during the week of July 24, weather permitting.
During this activity, one lane of DP Road around the Canyon Walk Apartments eastern driveway may be closed for short periods. Read More
Los Alamos First Responders Rescue Female Juvenile From Fall Off Cliff At Overlook Point In White Rock
Los Alamos first responders on the scene of a rescue early Monday evening of a female juvenile from a fall off a cliff ledge at Overlook Point in White Rock. First responders extracted the juvenile after several hours in a treacherous location and Classic Air Medical transported her to Albuquerque for treatment. Courtesy/LAPD
LAPD News:
Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD), Los Alamos Fire Department and Classic Air Medical staff responded at approximately 6:33 p.m. Monday, July 17, to Overlook Park in White Rock in reference to a female juvenile falling from a cliff ledge at Overlook Point. Read More
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Releases Statement On Passing Of Senior Advisor Eric Witt
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement on the passing of Senior Advisor Eric Witt.
“I am shocked and saddened by the passing of Eric Witt, a longtime colleague and senior advisor in my office. He was a skilled navigator of state government and the Legislature and, most consequentially, offered his specialty in film financing to establish a brand-new economic driver in the state. Without Eric’s leadership, New Mexico’s booming film and media industry would not be the success that it is today.
“Eric was an incredibly approachable leader and dedicated Read More
