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Udall: Navajo Nation Deserves Justice For Damages From Gold King Mine Spill

Submitted by Chris Clark on August 17, 2016 - 3:16 pm

U.S. SENATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall issued a statement in support of the Navajo Nation’s decision to pursue justice for ongoing damages due to last year’s Gold King Mine accident, which sent 3 million gallons of toxic sludge coursing down the Animas and San Juan rivers and through the Navajo Nation.

“The Navajo people have been on the receiving end of devastating environmental disasters brought on by the federal government and private industry for far too long. The spill was an accident, but the EPA made several serious

Daily Postcard: Snow Falls On Sangres Overnight

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 17, 2016 - 2:04 pm

Daily Postcard: Snow falls overnight on the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com Read More

Marr Best Predictor In Weekly Pace Race

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 17, 2016 - 1:16 pm

Runners in Tuesday’s weekly Pace Race on the Burnt Mesa Trail in Bandelier National Monument off N.M. 4. Courtesy photo

Runners head up the Burnt Mesa Trail in Tuesday’s weekly Pace Race. Courtesy photo

Local runner William Strother, 7, is Tuesday’s top finisher in the 1 mile pace race with a time of 10:18 on the Burnt Mesa Trail. Courtesy photo

ACRR News:

Jackie Marr was the top predictor at 3 seconds off her predicted time in Tuesday’s weekly Atomic City Road Runners Pace Race on the Burnt Mesa Trail Read More

Believers Teams Are NNMC Tournament Champs

Submitted by Chris Clark on August 17, 2016 - 12:49 pm

Another championship for the Northern New Mexico Believers teams coached by Monica Romero. The teams participated in the ‘3 on 3 Northern New Mexico Community College Woman’s Tournament’ Aug. 6 at the Espanola Valley High School. Members of the Middle School team champs from left, Caitlyn Hice, Rayna Morales and Jada Alexander. Courtesy photo

Elementary School team champs from left, Jaylyn Medina, Jasmine Valdez and Kaitlyn Thoma. Courtesy photo Read More

Santa Fe, NCRTD May Consolidate Transit Operations

Submitted by Chris Clark on August 17, 2016 - 12:44 pm

RTD News:

A study to assess the feasibility for consolidating transit operations between the City of Santa Fe and the North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has begun after resolutions calling for the study from the Santa Fe City Council and the NCRTD Board of Directors.

After a joint competitive bid process was completed, the two groups selected Carlsbad, California-based Transportation Management & Design, Inc. (TMD) to lead the transit system merger/consolidation analysis. Felsburg Holt & Ullevig (FHU), a

Letter to the Editor: Los Alamos Needs Emergency Vet

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 17, 2016 - 12:31 pm

By DIANN MILLS

Los Alamos

I had to make the dreaded hour long trip to Santa Fe Emergency Vet on Sunday with a sick cat. I’m thankful that they are there. But having to wait an hour to get help for a bleeding or sick cat or dog is so unsettling.

And the fact that they are closed on Wednesday and Thursday for the foreseeable future because they can’t find enough vets who want to work in emergency medicine is really scary.

Can’t our local vets get together and offer after hours care for at least Wednesdays and Thursdays until Santa Fe is open again on those days? We could sure use after hours emergency vet Read More

Talk On Societal Needs At projectY Includes Free Pizza

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 17, 2016 - 2:31 am

BUSINESS News:

Free pizza and a presentation on societal needs starts at 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22 at projectY in Central Park Square.

You have a business. You want to start a business. You have a product. You have a potential product. You have an enabling technology. You have an idea for a product.

Who needs it? Why is it needed? Is the need known or does it have to be established? Is the product physical, mental, informational or a service? What can it do, enable, or enhance?

People, groups, and organizations spend money Read More

Obituary: Abelina ‘Lita’ Lovato Aug. 14, 2016

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 17, 2016 - 1:12 am

ABELINA ‘LITA’ LOVATO Aug. 14, 2016

Abelina “Lita” Lovato, 89, a resident of Los Alamos, passed away of a lengthy illness on Sunday, August 14, 2016.

Abelina was preceded in death by her parents, Abelino and Rose Lucero; daughter, Betty Roberta Lovato, son, Alex Lovato Jr.; sisters, Sophie, Mary, Esther, and Simon.

She is survived by her husband of 73 years, Alejandro “Alex” Lovato; children, Betty Ann Valdez, Rita Jo Romero (Leroy), Rudy Lovato (Madeline), and Elias Lovato; grandchildren, Debbie Roybal (Bryant), Norma Escobedo (Adrian), Mark Valdez, Maranda Lovato, great-grandchildren, Read More

Unitarian Church: ‘Songs For A Summer Evening’ Friday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 16, 2016 - 11:38 pm

UNITARIAN CHURCH News:

The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos is presenting “Songs for a Summer Evening,” a concert celebrating the grand opening of its new building. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19.

Quartetto Enérgico will play works by Haydn and Mozart. The quartet features Rachel Hixson and Lee Harvey on violins, Kathy Gursky on viola, and Jim Knudson on cello. Sopranos Jess Cullinan and Nora Cullinan will sings works by Mendelssohn, Barber and Gordon, featuring Samuel Barber’s “Knoxville: Summer of 1915.” Nylea Butler-Moore and Cindy Little accompany on Read More

Accident At Camel Rock Backs Up Traffic To Pojoaque

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 16, 2016 - 11:23 pm

TRAFFIC Alert:

A reader just arrived in Los Alamos from Santa Fe and said that an accident on 84/285 south at Camel Rock has traffic backed up to Pojoaque. Read More

Rotary Interact Students From Los Alamos High School Welcome Exchange Student Ida Mattila From Finland

Submitted by Chris Clark on August 16, 2016 - 10:47 pm

Rotary Interact students from Los Alamos High School welcome the Rotary Club of Los Alamos’s new exchange student, Ida Mattila, second from right, from Finland. From left, Mikayla Hanawalt, Interact Club President Faith Koh, Mattila and 2016 graduate Leslie Thalmann. Koh and Thalmann both traveled abroad in 2014-15 as Rotary Youth Exchange students to France and Belgium, respectively. To learn more about Rotary Youth Programs, contact Club President Rob Metcalf at 670.8336. Photo by Rob Metcalf Read More

Registration Open For Fall Classes At UNM-LA

Submitted by Chris Clark on August 16, 2016 - 10:42 pm

Students find the small class size one of the keys to their success at UNM-LA. Photo by Nancy Coombs

UNMLA News:

Fall classes at the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) will begin on August 22.

Registration is open, and there is still available space in most classes. UNM-LA offers academic classes and academic programs in a variety of subjects to help students who are interested in increasing their knowledge, improving their skills, entering the workforce, or transferring to four-year degree programs.

In addition to

Los Alamos High School Softball Team Waits Out Storm

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 16, 2016 - 10:38 pm

The Los Alamos High School Girls Softball Team shows good humor while waiting out the rain and lighting Saturday during their golf tournament. Photo by Hope Jaramillo/ladailypost.com Read More

Scenes From Friday’s Summer Concert At Ashley Pond

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 16, 2016 - 4:40 pm

Emily Gimble belts out a song at the Summer Concert Friday evening in the Pavillion at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

On air. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Pat Boyer and concert promoter Russ Gordon share a dance. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Kathy and Steve Boerigter are all smiles as they dance under the stars at Friday’s Summer Concert at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Passing through. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

What have we here? Photo by Bonnie

Explore The Universe: Modern Astrophysics For Everyone

Submitted by Chris Clark on August 16, 2016 - 4:17 pm

Courtesy photo

UNM-LA News:

UNM-Los Alamos Community Education is offering a unique opportunity for all community members who have an interest in learning more about the universe.

Beginning Aug. 23 and running through November, “Explore Your Universe: Modern Astrophysics for Everyone” will meet 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

In this class, students will work in small teams on current, unsolved research problems in astrophysics, guided by mentors who work as astrophysicists

Luján And White House Drug Policy Director Hold Conference Call Today; Community Forum Thursday

Submitted by Chris Clark on August 16, 2016 - 2:59 pm

National Drug Control Policy Director Michael Botticelli

STATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― National Drug Control Policy Director Michael Botticelli will travel to Albuquerque Thursday, Aug. 18, to host a community forum on evidence-based programs to prevent and treat prescription drug misuse and heroin use.

This is one of a series of forums across the country that will continue the conversation that President Obama began in West Virginia in October of last year, when he announced new public and private sector efforts to address the opioid overdose epidemic.

SFNF: Forest Restoration Grants Awarded

Submitted by Chris Clark on August 16, 2016 - 2:43 pm

SFNF News:

SANTA FE ― As part of the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFRP), the Santa Fe National Forest has awarded more than $1 million in grants for forest rehabilitation, riparian restoration and the environmental planning analysis for future restoration work.

The 2016 grants will go to the following recipients:

$360,000 to Padilla Logging Restoration LLC to purchase heavy equipment and expand capacity to support forest rehabilitation work.
$359,994 to WildEarth Guardians to decommission 15 miles of road, restore 200 acres of meadow by removing small

State’s Largest ‘Walk To End Alzheimer’s’ Sept. 17

Submitted by Chris Clark on August 16, 2016 - 2:42 pm

HEALTH News:

ALBUQUERQUE ― The Alzheimer’s Association, New Mexico Chapter has announce that at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, Albuquerque will host the state’s largest Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

The event is at Harry E. Kinney Civic Plaza and more than 2,000 residents from Albuquerque and surrounding communities are expected to participate to raise awareness and promote research for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the Alzheimer’s Association’s flagship fundraiser,

White Rock Pottery Replica Project Now Complete

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 16, 2016 - 2:32 pm

The last piece of the White Rock Pottery Replica project, a large 10-foot in diameter plate patterned after a Maria Martinez plate, was installed Aug. 8 on an exterior wall at the White Rock Visitor Center on N.M. 4. This is part of the Los Alamos County Public Art Collection.
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

The 10-foot in diameter plate installed Aug. 8 on an exterior wall at the White Rock Visitor Center on N.M. 4. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Planetarium Film: ‘Exploding Universe’ Aug. 19, 20, 21

Submitted by Chris Clark on August 16, 2016 - 1:53 pm

The family-friendly film ‘Exploding Universe’ plays at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19 and 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 and Sunday, Aug. 21 in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium on Canyon Road. Courtesy photo

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s (PEEC) new planetarium film, “Exploding Universe”, explores a world where supernovas erupt, massive materials collide and protons give birth to life as is known today.

This family-friendly