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C’YA Hosts Youth Entrepreneur Fair

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 28, 2018 - 12:07 am

Champions of Youth Ambitions hosted a youth entrepreneur fair in mid August. If you see an item of interest from one of their students, you can check out their Facebook page or contact them for more information. Students sold hand-made crafts, lemonade, cookies, homemade laundry detergent art, jewelry, bows, tu-tus and more. Courtesy photo

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Home Country: Catching The Lunker

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 28, 2018 - 12:02 am

Home Country

By SLIM RANDLES

Doc didn’t expect any patients before 10 o’clock this morning, so he was up and coffee’d and gone by 6:30. Lewis Creek. The Lunker’s hole on Lewis Creek.

The Lunker is a huge rainbow trout that everyone knows about and no one has caught. So far he has resisted flies, worms, salmon eggs, spinners, and even an imitation mouse that Dud tossed in there one time just to see if the Lunker had a bass’s appetite.

Fish aren’t really all that bright, but the Lunker seems to deserve membership to Fish Mensa. No matter how fine the leader a guy used, it didn’t fool him.

Scenes From Second Annual Bear Festival

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2018 - 11:40 pm

The community celebrated its black bear neighbors with the Pajarito Environmental Education Center and Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation during the second annual Bear Festival Saturday at the Los Alamos Nature Center on Canyon Road. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene from Bear Festival Saturday at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene from the 2018 Bear Festival at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene from the 2018 Bear Festival at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

Information Session Set For Military Service Academies

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2018 - 11:32 pm

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

U.S. SENATE News:

Staff for U.S. Sen. Tom Udall will host an information session 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 29, at the University of New Mexico for high school students and recent graduates interested in applying to the U.S. military service academies.

Representatives from Udall’s office, the New Mexico congressional delegation and the military service academies will be available to field questions from prospective applicants and parents. Udall is accepting applications for nominations to enter an academy in the fall of 2019.

Scenes From Lady Hilltoppers Volley Ball Match Against Bloomfield Bobcats

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2018 - 11:29 pm

The Lady Hilltoppers Volley Ball Team played their season opener against the Bloomfield Bobcats Saturday afternoon in Griffith Gymnasium. The Toppers came out strong and won three sets, 25-8, 25-16 and 25-12 to win the match. Sophia Salazar had 15 kills and 6 digs on the match. Natalie Gallegos had 9 kills and earned 12 points from the service line, with five of those being aces. Kyla Sandoval had 7 digs and 14 points and 4 ace serves. Elise Olive had 17 assists and earned 7 points off of serves. Elodie Thelliez had 9 assists and earned 11 serving points. It was a nice start to the 2018 volleball season. Read More

RTD Closed For Labor Day Holiday Monday Sept. 3

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2018 - 11:20 pm

NCRTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced that the RTD “Blue Buses,” with the exception of the RTD 255 Mountain Trail route to the Santa Fe National Forest, will not be in service Monday, Sept. 3, in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

The RTD 255 Mountain Trail Route will be operating its weekday schedule, providing two roundtrips for the day.

Regularly scheduled bus service throughout north central New Mexico will resume Tuesday, Sept. 4. Read More

NIST: Many Arctic Pollutants Decrease After Market Removal And Regulation

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2018 - 10:28 pm

Persistent Organic Pollutants, also known as POPs, can having lasting impacts on both people and wild animals in the Arctic. Research shows some POPs are decreasing in the region after being pulled from market or regulated around the globe. Courtesy/Arturo de Frias Marques (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polar_Bear_AdF.jpg)

NIST News:

Levels of some persistent organic pollutants (POPs) regulated by the Stockholm Convention are decreasing in the Arctic, according to an international team of researchers who have been actively monitoring the northern regions

FBI Searches For Suspected Serial Bank Robber

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2018 - 10:27 pm

FBI News:

The FBI is looking for a man who robbed an Albuquerque bank Thursday, Aug. 23, and is suspected of recently robbing three other banks in the city.

First Convenience Bank, inside the Walmart on 2550 Coors Blvd. NW, was robbed at approximately 2:39 p.m. The suspect is described as a white or Hispanic male in his 30s, approximately 5’5” to 5’6” tall, with short dark hair and tattoos on his left arm.

He wore sunglasses and a black, short-sleeved shirt over a red, short-sleeved T-shirt. He presented a demand note to a teller, who handed over an undisclosed amount

Scenes From Lady Toppers Against Prep Blue Griffins

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2018 - 10:22 pm

The Lady Toppers Soccer Team opened their season with a game against the Santa Fe Prep Blue Griffins at home at Sullivan Field. The Toppers cruised to a 3-0 win over the Griffins, which had an undefeated season last year during regular play and lost in the final game at the State Playoffs in a double overtime. The win was a big one for the Toppers and a very nice way to begin the season. The team will have their next game Sept. 8 in the four corners area against Farmington. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Kaitlyn McGrane makes a run at the Prep goal but the goalie was able to make the save in the first half. Read More

State Police Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols In Counties Across State In September

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2018 - 10:19 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 September 2018.

We are bringing awareness to these events 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 decision not

Robotics Night At Bradbury Museum Draws 700+

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2018 - 9:27 pm

Bradbury Science Musuem during Robotics Night. File photo

Caught the t-shirt! Robotics Night attendee catches the t-shirt launched from the robot. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com

BSMA News:

The Bradbury Science Museum was busy inside and out Friday during Robotics Night as local Robotics teams demonstrated their robots to the public.

The annual event is hosted by the Bradbury Science Museum Association (BSMA), and was generously sponsored by New Mexico Bank & Trust (NMB&T).

The BSMA is the 501 (c) 3 non-profit arm of the Bradbury Museum

Music From Angel Fire 2018 Festival Ends Sept. 1

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2018 - 8:09 pm

Ida Kavafian

MUSIC News:

Music from Angel Fire continues its 35th Anniversary Season through Sept. 1 with concerts in Raton Aug. 28 and Angel Fire Aug. 30 and Sept. 1.

The festival enters its final of three weeks of concerts led by Artistic Director Ida Kavafian, an artist-member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and former violinist of the Beaux Arts Trio.

“The scope of our work once again this summer is far more than meets the eye! In addition to the in-school concerts we’ll present four Family and Youth concerts Wednesday, Aug. 29 at the Taos Center for the

Shop On The Corner Hosts $5 Bag Sale Wednesday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2018 - 7:56 pm

Shop on the Corner hosts a $5 bag sale Wednesday at TOTH. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Shop on the Corner, a consignment store on the bottom floor of Trinity on the Hill Espicopal Church is celebrating its “Return To Our Shop” with a $5 bag sale.

The community is invited to stop by and shop 8:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday at TOTH at 3900 Trinity Dr.
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Summit Garden Club Plant Sale Sept. 8

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2018 - 7:55 pm

GARDEN CLUB News:

Summit Garden Club is hosting a plant sale 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Los Alamos Nature Center.

The community is invited to shop for plants at the nature center at 2600 Canyon Road, across from the United Church.

Gibson And Medin Tie For Top Predictor

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2018 - 7:30 pm

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ACRR News:

Lindsay Gibson and Zach Medin tied for best prediction at 18 seconds off in the weekly pace race Aug. 21 in the Quemazon Complex.

Other accurate predictors were: Anders Medin, 8, with a 24 second differential, Luke Gibson, 6, and Roxana Candia who also was the first female finisher on the 1 mile course recording a 9:41 at 39 seconds off, Adrian Medin, 7, and Aaron Jackson tied at 42 seconds off, and Levi Gibson, 8, recording a 60 second difference as well as the top finisher on the 1 mile course with a time of 8:40.

On the 3 mile

Notice Of Possible Quorum: County Council Sept. 6

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2018 - 7:20 pm

Governor Orders Flags At Half-Staff For John McCain

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2018 - 7:06 pm

STATE News:

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has ordered all flags in New Mexico to be flown at half-staff to honor U.S. Sen. John McCain who died from brain cancer Saturday afternoon at his home in Arizona.

Martinez issued the following statement:

Today, I am ordering all flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of the life and service of Sen. John McCain. Senator McCain served our nation in the armed forces, as a prisoner of war in Vietnam and as a member of Congress. He is an American hero and it is in recognition of that service that I now order all flags in New Mexico to be flown at half-staff until ordered Read More

State Police Investigate Deputy-Involved Shooting

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2018 - 6:58 pm

NMSP News:

Around 3:30 p.m., Aug. 14, Otero County Sheriff’s Department deputies began pursuing a stolen vehicle.

The vehicle, a silver Dodge sedan, fled from deputies when they attempted to contact the vehicle south of Alamogordo. The pursuit involving multiple deputies entered the city limits of Alamogordo, where deputies discontinued the pursuit for safety concerns.

A short time later, deputies received a tip that the stolen vehicle was spotted north of Alamogordo in the La Luz area. Deputies reencountered the vehicle and a second pursuit was initiated when the

Art In Public Places Board Honors Libby Carlsten

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2018 - 1:54 pm

Los Alamos County Senior Analyst Libby Carlsten retired Friday. She is shown here honored Thursday evening at her final Art in Public Places Board meeting. Board members from left, Jennifer Baker, Catherine Ozment, Libby Carlsten, Board Chair Jeremy Smith and Board members Pete Carson and Father Theophan Mackey and Council Liaison Rick Reiss. Photo by Katy Korkos Read More

LWV/AAUW Forum: Early Childhood Education Sept. 6

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2018 - 1:41 pm

Deputy Director New Mexico LFC Charles Sallee

LWV/AAUW News:

Early Childhood Education will be the subject of a public forum Thursday, Sept. 6, when Searchlight New Mexico joins with the League of Women Voters (LWV) and the American Association of University Women (AAUW) to address the needs of young children.

The forum features Charles Sallee, deputy director of the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee and an expert in evaluating state agencies and education here and in Texas. His work has led to major policy and cost saving changes in the areas of Medicaid, higher education, Read More