Governor Announces Long-Term Impact Review Team to Monitor EPA-Caused Spill In Animas River
Effects of the massive 3 million gallon waste spill in the Animas River flowing through Aztec last week. Photo by Randy Foster
STATE News:
FARMINGTON — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez announced the creation of a multiagency, long-term impact review team to monitor the effects of the massive 3 million gallon waste spill in the Animas River that EPA officials have admitted to causing.
After touring the spill by helicopter for the second time in less than a week, the Governor made the announcement with cabinet secretaries and directors of the New Mexico Departments of Agriculture, Environment, Game Read More
Conditions Are Perfect For UNM-LA Mushroom Hike
Boletes mushrooms. Courtesy/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
The recent rains have made local mountainsides green, wildflowers dot the mesa tops, and the wild mushrooms abundant if one knows where to look.
That’s why UNM-LA Community Education is excited to offer a mushroom hike 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. Experienced mushroom forager Thomas Peña is leading the hike.
“This year’s precipitation is going to be a real boon for the mushrooms,” Peña said. “Normally, the area where we hike is quite green and lush, but this should be a banner year.”
This one-day outing will have students hiking in the beautiful Read More
Central Park Square Has Become ‘The Place To Be’
Crowds have been gathering all summer in Central Park Square as seen Thursday with a packed house inside the Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op that spills onto the patio. CPS Owner Philip Kunsberg has been strategic in the types of businesses he is attracting including Unquarked, The Wine Room and Rigoberto’s Mexican Restaurant. Live music is now heard coming from the bandstand outside the beer co-op and large metal sculptures by Los Alamos artist Richard Swenson and loaned pieces from the Shidoni Gallery add visual interest throughout Central Park Square. It’ll be interesting to see what Kunsberg Read More
Wildflower Walk With Chick Keller Aug. 17
Los Alamos wildflower. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
With the continued rain, we’ve been having lately, beautiful wildflowers abound. Join PEEC’s Jemez Mountain Herbarium curator, Chick Keller, for a Wildflower Walk at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17 to discover what some of them are and where they can be found.
This will be an easy walk to identify some of the wildflowers that can be found in and around Los Alamos. The group will meet at the Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road, and the group will carpool to the trail that Keller will select based on what is blooming at the time. The walk is free and there Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Mr. Holmes’
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB“Mr. Holmes” may have left the local theater, but he will live on in the hearts of those who saw this film. We know Sherlock Holmes stories enough to know he is one who values reason, logic and true facts above all else. In this film, emotion, compassion and companionable friends find their place in his life, as well.
Ian McKellan expertly plays a 93-year-old Holmes (as well as a 63 year old Holmes). Laura Linney so inhabits the character and Irish accent of his housekeeper, Mrs. Munro, that we don’t recognize the actress in her first scenes. The brilliant young son, Read More
Experts Present ‘Coyotes In Our Midst’ At Nature Center
A coyote spotted in Corrales. Photo by Project CoyotePEEC News:
From deserts to mountains, coyotes are one of the most adaptable species in New Mexico. However, not everyone welcomes the resilience of this local predator.
To learn more about this canine, meet New Mexico Project Coyote representative, Judy Paulsen, and Project Coyote Science Advisory Board Wildlife Biologist Dave Parsons, as they speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18 at the Los Alamos Nature Center, about the challenges and opportunities coyotes provide to both urban and rural communities.
This presentation reveals the fascinating Read More
PEEC Amateur Naturalist: Visualizing Nature With Art
Maple leaf. Courtesy photo
Maple leaf painting by Cathy Hillegas. Courtesy image
PEEC Amateur NaturalistSpaces Available At Final Two White Rock Artist Markets
Artist Market outside the White Rock Visitor Center. Courtesy photoART News:
White Rock Artist Market has space available for its two remaining outdoor Artist Markets, Labor Day weekend Saturday Sept. 5, and the final market for the season Balloon Fiesta Saturday Oct 3.
Local artists and artisans are encouraged to sell at the market. On average 400-600 visitors go through the White Rock Visitor Center each day in conjunction with the shuttle going to and from Bandelier National Monument.
The White Rock Artist Market is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the first Saturday of each month May through Read More
MOWW Guest Speaker Stephen Younger Aug. 18
MOWW News:JJAB Meets At Pajarito Cliffs Site Aug. 19
JJAB News:PyroClassic Mountain Bike Race Results
Courtesy photoTime / Name / Category / Age Group / Gender / Racing Age / Race Entered:
- 1) 2.15.18 / Brenneman / Cameron / PR / M / 38 / XC M Pro
- 2) 2.18.56 / Flores / Randy / PR / M / 44 / XC M Pro
- 3) 3.08.01 / Lemke / Nicholas / PR / M / 32 / XC M Pro
- 10) 2.45.17 / Staples / Orion / Ex Cat 1 / 20-29 / M / 21 / XC M 20-29 Ex Cat 1
- 11) 2.19.57 / Corona / Hadji / Ex Cat 1 / 30-39 / M / 38 / XC M 30-39 Ex Cat 1
- 14) 2.20.55
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Aug. 6 To Aug. 12, 2015
LAPD News:
The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.
Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.
JEFFREY ASLIN
Aug. 12 at 1:20 p.m. / Police arrested Jeffrey Aslin, 47, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding District Court warrant.
DANIEL CARDENAS
Aug. 8 at 9:33 p.m. / Police arrested Daniel Cardenas, 46, of Los Alamos at 945 Can Ildefonso Road on an outstanding Municipal Court warrant.
JURGEN SCHMIDT
Aug. 6 at 1 a.m. / Police Read More
Luján Meets With EPA Administrator McCarthy
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
STATE News:
FARMINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement today after participating in meetings and briefings with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy over the past two days on the Gold King Mine spill.
Luján met with McCarthy in Durango, Colo., and Farmington. Earlier in the week he spoke with McCarty on the importance of visiting New Mexico. Luján, along with New Mexico Senators Udall and Heinrich, also sent a letter to McCarthy to express their concerns with EPA’s response.
EPA Administrator Read More
Los Alamos Schools Are Open For Business
Los Alamos Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kurt Steinhaus provides helpful guidance and assistance to students during today’s first day of school at Los Alamos Middle School. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
Today’s start of school began at 5:45 a.m. with safety inspections for every school bus. Los Alamos Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus helped conduct the inspections and was pleased that every bus was in “tip top shape.”
Beginning Monday Aug. 17, elementary students will be on a regular full day schedule. A webpage link to lunch menus for the elementary schools will Read More
Gerth’s ‘Sculpting With Light’ Opening Reception Friday
‘Wine and Cheese’. Photo by Dan Gerth
‘Tools’. Photo by Dan GerthSanta Fe photographer Dan Gerth has perfected a way to create photographs that have an uncanny resemblance to oil painting.
His display in the Fuller Lodge Art Center’s Portal Gallery called “Sculpting with Light” presents still lifes with ethereal lighting. Join the artist at an Opening Reception 5-7 p.m. Friday Aug. 14 at Fuller Lodge Art Center.
After setting up a subject, Gerth turns off the lights. He then illuminates small Read More
PNM Has New Plan For San Juan Generating Station
SIERRA CLUB News:
- New Plan Includes Clean Energy Credits and Offers Opportunity to Revisit Future of SJGS in 2018
ALBUQUERQUE – Today the Public Service Company of New Mexico released a new plan for the future of the San Juan Generating Station as part of their ongoing negotiations with the Public Regulation Commission.
In response, Nellis Kennedy-Howard, Senior Campaign Representative for the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, released the following statement:
“PNM’s new plan for the San Juan Generating Station offers an opportunity for PNM to commit to retiring Read More
Regional Coalition Of LANL Communities Meets Aug. 14
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RCLC News:-
Recap of ECA Meeting on Manhattan
Tuesdays At The Pond Extended With The Silver Lines
CREATIVE DISTRICT News:
Tuesdays at the Pond has extended the successful concert series schedule by one week to include The Silver Lines at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.18.
The Silver Lines are an alternative rock band from Socorro, N.M., featuring Los Alamos resident and guitarist Matt Broomfield, drummer Nick Davis and bassist Greg Holmes. The three met in school at Socorro and are delighted to be playing at Ashley Pond.
The Los Alamos Creative District directs a variety of programs that bring people to downtown Los Alamos. Fourth Fridays is a monthly event that offers special programming at Mesa Public Read More
First Day Of School In Los Alamos Is Over
Los Alamos High School students head home at 2:30 p.m. today after finishing their first day of the 2015-16 school year. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Students leave school after their first day today at Los Alamos High School. Police remind motorists to slow down and drive carefully in school zones. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos High School. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com Read More
