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Medin Is Top Predictor In Weekly Pace Race

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ACRC News:
 
Four members of the same family were the top predictors in the weekly pace race held at the North Mesa picnic grounds.
 
Zachary Medin was the best predictor with a 1 second error off his predicted time, followed by his wife Roxana Candia with a 2 second differential. Her sister Pilar Candia recorded a 39 second difference and the father Felix Candia was 50 seconds off.
 
Mariela Saenz was the top finisher in the 1 mile run with a 7:07 and Brian Newnam recorded a 9:11 for best male. In the 3 mile distance Ted Romero came
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Priyanka Velappan Recognized As Outstanding Student By Champions Of Youth Ambitions

LAHS Principal Brad Parker congratulates Priyanka Velappan for being recognized as an outstanding student. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen
 
C’YA News:
 
Priyanka Velappan was recognized as an outstanding student by Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) for the month of April. 

The LAHS student was highlighted for her exemplary behavior, for being respectful of her peers and adults and for her intelligence. 

Velappan has been successful for many years at the school science fair with stunning, well thought out presentations,

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Jemez Mountain Trail Runs Take Place Saturday

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JMTR News:
 
The Jemez Mountain Trail Runs are a wonderful community event that start and finish at the Posse Lodge and take full advantage of our beautiful mountain trail network around town, up Pajarito Mountain, and through the Valles Caldera. 
 
The runs include a 15 mile, 50 kilometer and 50 mile course. We have more than 600 runners registered, with over 400 from out of town. This is a true community event with over 100 local volunteers involved, numerous local businesses providing sponsorship and support, and many local
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County Attorney Rebecca Ehler To Retire

Los Alamos County Attorney Rebecca Ehler is retiring this summer. Ehler came to Los Alamos in June 2012  after working in Alamogordo for 19 years as the city attorney and as the legal advisor to the City’s Department of Public Safety. Details on the search for her replacement have not yet been announced. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Letter To The Editor: Compelled To Shout From The Rooftops

By RONDA TRUJILLO, President
Piñon Elementary School PTO

As this school year comes to a close, on behalf of the Piñon Elementary School PTO, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to many of the wonderful organizations and volunteers in the community for their continued support during the 2015-2016 school year. 

We are so appreciative of all of the parents, grandparents, community volunteers and the local businesses and organizations for continuously supporting our wonderful school and students.

We extend our gratitude to the following: Casa Mesita, Coca-Cola of Santa Fe, Friends Read More

Letter To The Editor: Lacking An Outside Audit … Doubt Remains

By KHAL SPENCER
Los Alamos

I am disappointed that Council voted 4-2 against commissioning an independent audit of the County’s personnel policies. This follows some high profile, successful lawsuits against the county and the loss of former acting Police Chief Randy Foster, who was fired, as I understand, due to his handling of a potentially catastrophic personnel situation.

I counted Randy as a friend as well as a Chief, so like Councilor James Chrobocinski, I am somewhat conflicted. That said, I think this was the wrong decision.

County spokespeople can attempt to assuage our concerns Read More

Kiwanis Hosts Free Pancake Breakfast Saturday

Kiwanians John Arrowsmith is flipping pancakes and Rick Reiss is working in the background. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

The Los Alamos Kiwanis Club is hosting a free Pancake Breakfast for all ages 7-11 a.m. Saturday, May 21 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. The menu includes buttermilk pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, orange juice, milk and coffee.

Kiwanis members have been flipping pancakes for decades and look forward to serving community members. Any donation will be accepted and used for Kiwanis community projects such as Senior Appreciation Night and the 4th of July Fireworks.  Read More

Domestic Violence Task Force Now Meeting Monthly

LAPD Ofc. David Bradshaw meets with the Domestic Violence Task Force Tuesday in the conference room at Smiths Marketplace. Courtesy photo

LAPD News:

Los Alamos Police Ofc. David Bradshaw met with the Domestic Violence Task Force Tuesday in the conference room at Smith’s Marketplace to discuss the fact that men also are victims of domestic abuse.

The Domestic Violence Task Force meets noon to 1 p.m., the third Tuesday of every month in the conference room at Smith’s Marketplace. The informational and care meeting “VICTIM TO VICTORIOUS – The Caring Journey” meets 6:30-7:30 Read More

Cinema Cindy: Elvis And Nixon

Review by CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos
 
“Elvis and Nixon” is a quirky film telling the “untold true story” behind the most requested photo in the National Archives—President Nixon shaking hands with
Elvis Presley.
 
The story centers around one day, Dec. 21, 1970. For history buffs and trivia chasers, the details behind that photo will tickle your funny bone.
 
Elvis (Michael Shannon) is distraught watching the televised riots and rampant drug use among the youth of the nation. He wants the President to deputize him as a special agent to help stem
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Filmmakers Ink Brings Film Camp To Los Alamos

Kids shoot a film during a previous film camp. Courtesy photo
 

COMMUNITY News:

Award-winning filmmaker Patrick McCullough has just signed on to bring his Filmmakers Ink Film Camp to Los Alamos the week of June 13-17. 

The camp is open to kids aged 8-10 and 11-15 from Los Alamos and the surrounding area. Filmmakers Ink, now in its 8th year in Santa Fe, offers programs in Intensive Filmmaking/Acting and Special FX to inspire students to make movies. Camp will take place at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church.

McCullough, has produced four feature films, directed two and written several. Read More

Udall, Heinrich Advance Funding For National Labs, Water Projects, WIPP In Energy And Water Appropriations Bill

SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich joined the Senate, in a 90-8 vote May 12 to pass the fiscal year 2017 funding bill for Los Alamos and Sandia national labs, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) and several New Mexico water projects.
 
The Energy and Water Appropriations Act is critical for New Mexico and supports U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) programs nationwide. Udall helped write the legislation as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. A final version of the bill now must be worked out with the U.S.
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Interior Department Expands Buy-Back Program Across Indian Country

DOI News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.  Following extensive outreach with tribal leaders and American Indian landowners, Interior Deputy Secretary Michael L. Connor announced an expanded schedule for implementing the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Program) at 63 additional locations from 2018 through mid-2021.
 
Since it began making offers in December 2013, the Program has paid more than $740 million to individual landowners and restored the equivalent of nearly 1.5 million acres of land to tribal governments.
 
The expansion brings the number of locations
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Environment Department Launches Review Process For Water Protection Regulations

NMED News:

SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Environment Department’s Ground Water Quality Bureau will host an informational public meeting 2-4 p.m., Friday to launch the review process and public dialogue for proposed revisions to water protection regulations at the Runnels Auditorium at 1190 St. Francis Dr. in Santa Fe.

The current ground and surface water protection regulations can be found at 20.6.2 of the New Mexico Administrative Code. 

The meeting will describe the forthcoming review process, highlight areas of the regulations that are under consideration for revision,

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Scenes From Francis H. Harlow’s Book Signing

Francis H. Harlow signs books Tuesday at Aspen Ridge Lodge for his book ‘Adventures in Physics and Pueblo Pottery’. Harlow (b. 1928) is highly regarded as a leading authority on Pueblo Indian pottery, a field of study he pursued on his own after moving to New Mexico to work at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a physicist. In this memoir, Harlow describes his life growing up in Washington state, service in the US Army during World War II, college years, and his 50-year career as a physicist at LANL. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Francis H. Harlow signs books and chats with readers at
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Obituary: Hillard Hays Howard March 19, 1943 – June 30, 2015

HILLARD HAYS HOWARD March 19, 1943 – June 30, 2015

Hillard Hays Howard, 72, died June 30, 2015 at the Heart of the Rockies Medical Center in Salida, Colorado.

Hillard was born to Harold French and Ruth Bugg Howard on March 19,1943 in Stuttgart, Arkansas. Hillard was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Lynn. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Cheryll Faust.

Hillard received a Bachelor of Science in Physics from UNM and a PhD in Physics from Vanderbilt University. He began his career as a liaison between LASL and the international users group for LAMPF and he worked to bring a UNM branch campus Read More

County Council Rejects Call For Independent Audit

Los Alamos County Councilors, from left, Steven Girrens, Vice Chair Susan O’Leary, Chair Rick Reiss, David Izraelevitz and Pete Sheehey at this evening’s meeting at the White Rock Fire Station. O’Leary called for an independent audit of the County’s personnel policies following a string of lawsuits. Council voted 4-2 against the measure. O’Leary and Sheehey voted for it, Girrens, Reiss, Izraelevitz and Henderson voted against it and James Chrobocinski, who seconded the motion, abstained explaining that he was too emotionally involved because his brother, Read More

District Attorney Addresses Los Alamos County Council

 First Judicial District Attorney Jennifer Padgett is addressing the Los Alamos County Council this evening at the White Rock Fire Station. Padgett explained that her office has approximately 75 employees and a budget of $5.8 million. She was recently appointed to the post by Gov. Susana Martinez to fill a vacancy left by Angela Spence Pacheco who retired. Padgett, who is seeking election to the position said no matter what happens in the June Primary Election she will serve for a year so she is interested in learning the needs and issues of each community. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

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