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Cone Zone: Week Of Sept. 30, 2019

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 27, 2019 - 5:16 pm

COUNTY News:

The Public Works/Traffic Division provides the latest updates on the following projects:

Diamond Drive Paving 

Final construction work is wrapping up. Minor road work may continue this week as the contractor cleans up around utility manhole covers within the work zone; expect some periodic lane drops. 

North Mesa: Alamo, Sioux, San Ildefonso Road and Tsankawi Street Road & Curb Work

Traffic and Streets crews will be paving a section of road starting 8:30 a.m. Monday on San Ildefonso Road from Sioux to Alamo Drive. Flagging operations will be in place. Slow down Read More

Council: October Is ‘The People’s Eco Challenge Month’

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 27, 2019 - 5:07 pm

At the Tuesday night council meeting, Councilor James Robinson, left, presents Environmental Services Division Senior Office Specialist Joshua Levings with a proclamation declaring October ‘The People’s Eco Challenge Month’. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Council presented a proclamation, which declares October “The People’s Eco Challenge Month,” during its Tuesday night regular meeting. 

Councilor James Robinson presented the proclamation, which reads:

WHEREAS: The Los Alamos County Green Read More

Governor Orders Flags To Half Staff Immediately In Recognition Of Sen. Carlos Cisneros Lying In State

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 27, 2019 - 4:51 pm

STATE News:

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has ordered all flags in the state to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Sen. Carlos Cisneros through sundown today, beginning immediately, in recognition of his lying in state.

Sen. Cisneros passed away Sept. 17. He is being remembered today for his life and honored for his service to the state at a memorial service in the State Capitol Building.

Details:

State Capitol Building.

  • Friday, Sept. 27
  • Noon – 4:30 p.m.
  • Sen. Cisneros to lie in state

State Capitol Rotunda

  • 1:30 p.m.
  • Memorial Service
  • Capitol Rotunda

Saturday, Sept. 28

  • 5 p.m.
  • Church Service
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UNM-LA Late Start Classes Explore Variety Of Topics

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 27, 2019 - 4:40 pm

UNM-LA welcomes community members to attend classes for credit or as non-degree students. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA

UNM-LA News:

UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) will offer a number of late-start classes exploring subjects of cultural, personal, business and organizational interest.

Classes are available in both face-to-face and online formats.

Start dates range from the beginning of October to mid-November, with additional intersession classes held between the fall and spring semesters. All classes may be taken by degree seeking students toward their degrees, or by others as non-degree Read More

Obituary: Laurent (Larrie) Edwin Chigbrow June 19, 1955 – Sept. 22, 2019

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 27, 2019 - 4:13 pm

LAURENT (LARRIE) EDWIN CHIGBROW June 19, 1955 – Sept. 22, 2019

Laurent (Larrie) Edwin Chigbrow, age 64 of Los Alamos, NM, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2019.

Larrie was born on June 19, 1955 in Clay Center, Kansas. He graduated from Charlies M. Russell High School, in Great Falls, MT and went on to graduate from Montana State University in Bozeman, MT with a Chemical Engineering Degree.

He met his future wife, Barbara Drga, while attending MSU. They started their life together in Idaho where he worked for the Idaho National Laboratory for over 25 years. They then moved to Los Alamos, NM where Read More

Land Office Increases Collections 47 Percent Over 2018

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 27, 2019 - 3:47 pm
New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard
 
State Land Office News:
 
SANTA FE ― So far in 2019, the State Land Office has collected more than $1.5 million from royalty audits, a 47 percent increase from 2018.
 
These funds were collected by the Royalty Management Division team after audits were conducted on Land Office business with Chevron, DCP Midstream, Marbob Energy, Dugan Production and Energen Resources.
 
The additional $1.5 million from 2019 royalty audits will add to the corpus of the Land Grant Permanent Fund, which funds public schools, universities
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Los Alamos Piano Students Achieve Music Milestone

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 27, 2019 - 2:55 pm
Los Alamos piano students Lyla Lo and Sean Lo achieve music milestone. Courtesy photo
 
MUSIC News:
 
Two young piano students in Los Alamos—brother and sister Sean Lo, 9, and his sister Lyla Lo, 7, are well on their way to succeeding in their chosen study of piano and classical music by fulfilling a personal pledge to never miss a single day of practicing.
 
Both students participate in a national “challenge” to continually practice the piano without ever missing a day of practice. Sean has just completed practicing piano 635 consecutive days and his sister, has accomplished 545
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State Police Announce Sobriety Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols Across New Mexico In October

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 27, 2019 - 2:45 pm
NMSP News:
 
New Mexico State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of October 2019.
 
NMSP is bringing awareness to these events in an effort to reduce alcohol related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.
 
These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving.
 
Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the right
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Scouts BSA Troop 2 Hosts Recruitment Event Oct. 2

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 27, 2019 - 2:34 pm

In July Scouts BSA Troop 2 set off for a week at Camp Alexander in Colorado. The girls participated in hiking, canoeing, rafting, crafting, shooting and other activities. They also worked on rank advancement and numerous merit badges while at camp. Photo by Halo Golden

Scouts BSA Troop 2 News:

Scouts BSA Troop 2 invites all Los Alamos girls, ages 11-16, to a recruitment event, 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 2, at First United Methodist Church, 715 Diamond Dr.

The Troop will host team games, roller skating, Dutch oven cooking and s’mores roasting.

Troop 2 was chartered in February 2019 Read More

Tales Of Our Times: Know-How In Waste Handling Attained Sudden Importance

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 27, 2019 - 2:18 pm
Tales of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water
 
Know-How In Waste Handling Attained Sudden Importance
 
New Mexico Citizens for Clean Air & Water has lobbied to have the Manhattan Project National Historical Park include environmental history. This task began before the park existed.
 
History will always be debated. If history is kept in accurate context and a breadth of aspects, the debate may be one of substance. If history fades out, the debate will be “sound and fury.” Keeping history strong and healthy is the aim of the National Park
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Topper Girls Soccer Beats Santa Fe Demons 2-1

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 27, 2019 - 2:15 pm

After a slow start the Los Alamos High School girls soccer team exploded for 2 goals in the second half to secure the 2-1 win over the Santa Fe Demons. Marie Lee got the Toppers on the board with an outside shot from the corner. A short time later, Irene Abfalterer assisted a goal to Alyssa Parker who scored the game winner. Pictured is Aliya Richins kicking the ball past defender Tatiana Winter in the first half. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Alyssa Parker puts pressure on the Demonette goaltender, Molly Wissman as Ruby Reyes moves in to assist. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

NMDOH: Students To Celebrate Farm To School Programs For New Mexico Grown Week

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 27, 2019 - 2:12 pm
 NMDOH News:
 
SANTA FE ― Sept. 30 through Oct. 4, as part of “New Mexico-Grown Week”, students across the state will participate in special events and activities that highlight a variety of fruits and vegetables cultivated from local farms, hoop houses and school gardens.
 
Participating schools may prepare special meals featuring local produce, invite farmers into the classroom to discuss the importance of local agriculture, or have students plant their own school gardens.
 
“New Mexico-Grown Week” is an opportunity to recognize school districts across the state
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Rotary Exchange Student Dufal Discusses France

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 27, 2019 - 1:53 pm

Gabriel Dufal, the 2019-2020 Youth Exchange student hosted by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos, recently told members about his life and family in Lyon, the second largest city in France. His mother is a teacher; his father an accountant. Dufal arrived in New Mexico for the school year in early August and has already participated in both the Fair and Rodeo Parade and Homecoming Parade. He also has spent a weekend in Chama, riding aboard the Cumbres and Toltec Railroad with other Rotary youth exchange students assigned to District 5520, which encompasses all of New Mexico and west Texas. Dufal Read More

Ray: An Unfair Chase…

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 27, 2019 - 1:43 pm
By MARY KATHERINE RAY
Rio Grande Chapter Sierra Club
 
It may still come as a surprise that today, in 2019, it is still actually legal in New Mexico to set a steel-jawed leg-hold trap or strangling wire snare in order to catch any one of 16 kinds of native wild animal that includes bobcats, foxes and badgers, for fun and profit.
 
Trapping is legal nearly statewide with the approval of the State Game Commission by purchasing a $20 license.
 
In recent years, dozens of hikers’ dogs have been caught in traps hidden on land open to the public, including my own. The number of reported
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AFT Retirees Meeting At Mesa Library Oct. 9

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 26, 2019 - 6:52 pm
AFT News:
 
The  AFT Retirees October monthly meeting is 11:30 a.m. Oct. 9 at Mesa Public Library.
 
The guest speaker is Public Education Commissioner Karyl Ann Armbruster. She will discuss charter schools in New Mexico.
 
Lunch will be provided.
 
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PEEC: Plant Trees At Bandelier Sept. 28-29

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 26, 2019 - 6:51 pm

Join PEEC, Bandelier and other entities 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 28-29 for a reforestation volunteer project at Bandelier. Pre-registration is required to volunteer for this project. Courtesy/PEEC 

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center and Bandelier National Monument are looking for volunteers to help with reforestation efforts in the Monument this weekend.

Staff from Bandelier, the U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico State University and volunteers through PEEC will plant thousands of Ponderosa and Douglas Fir seedlings 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 and Read More

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