Udall, Luján, Lujan Grisham Join Over 130 Members Of Congress Urging Education Secretary To Reinstate Student Loan Protections
SENATE News:Jemez Thrift Shop Bag Days May 3-6
JTS News:- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday May 3
- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday May 5
- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 6
Letter To The Editor: All Or Nothing Bond Package
By RICHARD NEBELGovernor Announces $40 Million Investment In New Mexico Startups
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
- Funds expected to support more than 50 companies
ALBUQUERQUE – Today, Gov. Susana Martinez announced $40 million worth of investments in New Mexico startups.
A $20 million Catalyst Fund is being launched that will raise a matching $20 million in private equity for investments in local startups. The Catalyst Fund is expected to support more than 50 companies in New Mexico and will focus on aiding technology startups.
“New Mexico has the potential to be the next tech-startup capital of the United States,” Martinez said. “Through this fund, Read More
Letter To The Editor: Keep It Local Support Rec Bond
BONNIE JAMESWe often talk about ‘keeping it loca’l in Los Alamos and the importance of supporting our wonderful local businesses. It’s hard to “Keep it Local” when we have limited recreational facilities, especially for families. I want to “Keep it Local” and that’s why I am voting Yes for the upcoming recreation bond.
When my family wants something fun to do, unfortunately, we often have to leave Los Alamos County. While we hike and enjoy the natural beauty of the area we have to leave to do a lot of other activities such as swimming, bowling, and supporting my children’s athletic events. Read More
Consumer Protection Presentation At UNM-Los Alamos
There have been incidences of stolen credit card numbers in Los Alamos. Courtesy Images
UNM-LA News:
UNM alumni Shaylyn Garcia Roy and Patrick Stewart are hosting “Consumer Security: Protecting the Citizens of New Mexico” Thursday, May 4 at UNM-Los Alamos in the Building 2 Lecture Hall.
Shaylyn Garcia Roy, Community Outreach Director for the Office of the New Mexico Attorney General. Courtesy Images
The event begins with light refreshments at 5:30 p.m. followed at 6 p.m. by the presentation.
The UNM Alumni Association and the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office are joining Read More
Letter To The Editor: Why all or nothing?
By DIANN MILLSThe Service Lives On In Senior Appreciation Night
Former Acting Chief Gary Bequette Los Alamos Police Department and his daughter Diana. Courtesy/YMCA
Courtesy/Los Alamos MonitorIn 2010, tears in his eyes, 71-year-old Gary Bequette sat and watched his adult daughter as she volunteered to help senior graduates get in and out of overstuffed sumo wrestling suits. He smiled as the teens pushed, bounced off and jump upon one another.
“I am so thankful that this is continuing,” he told his daughter Linda Bequette. Gary Bequette had once been Captain and retired as acting Chief at the Los Alamos Read More
Los Alamos County Awarded Transportation Funds For Canyon Rim Trail Underpass
COUNTY News:
The New Mexico Department of Transportation recently announced that Los Alamos County was selected and awarded approximately $2 million in federal funding for the Canyon Rim Trail Underpass Project through the Transportation Alternatives Program.
“Los Alamos County is pleased to work once again with our state and federal partners to implement a project that will better serve our community,” County Engineer Eric Martinez said.
These funds, in addition to a County match of $340,000, will fund the design and construction of an underpass across NM 502 from the Canyon Rim Trailhead
Letter To The Editor: Stop Hemorrhaging Money
By GLENN MICHELEverybody agrees with one thing or another on the new County Rec Bill. Lots of us think the golf course water infrastructure for example is in desperate straits and should be funded. I think more tennis courts is nuts, and an indoor year round ice skating rink is over the top – but that’s just me. Maybe we ought to offer an a La Carte ballot and just fund some of this.
But we are not offering a la carte, so we are all looking at one ballot and saying “Is there something in this menu that makes me willing to vote FOR the twenty million dollar bond?” Golly there Read More
PEEC: Start Off May With A Bird Walk Saturday
Enjoy nature and learn about local birds from bird watcher Joe Fitzgibbon. Courtesy/PEECRobinson: Why Should I support The Rec Bond?
By JAMES ROBINSONToday, the ballots for the Recreation bond will be mailed out, and Los Alamos will be tasked with deciding whether or not it wants to invest in its future or stay in the past.
With their vote, money can be invested in modern infrastructure that could stimulate demand in our town beyond our national laboratory for the first time in decades, or keep things the same.
Our wonderful golf course was the gift of the United States government almost 70 years ago, and have a irrigation system to match. My family has been around Los Alamos since the early 60s and to them, not much has changed. Read More
Would You Know When You’ve Gone Too Far?
Courtesy/UWNNM
UWNNM News:
United Way of Northern New Mexico and Los Alamos National Laboratory Partner to Make a Difference in Northern New Mexico
- This is part of a series that will run throughout the month of May as part of the United Way of Northern New Mexico Behavioral Health(y) Community Initiative.
Mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being, and mental illnesses are common and treatable. But people experience symptoms of mental illnesses differently—and some engage in potentially dangerous or risky behaviors to avoid or cover up symptoms of a potential Read More
Letter To The Editor: Investing In Our Community
By TERRY FOXXI am not a golfer. I don’t play baseball, and I don’t ice skate. I won’t use the White Rock Splash Pad. I don’t have children at home anymore. But I do use the Larry Walkup Therapy Pool. So why would I vote yes for the Rec Bond? Because I believe that to have the type of community that is attractive, we must invest in it. Beyond that children are the future and providing places for them to learn, exercise, and enjoy is a life-long gift. And adults are healthier and happier if they have physical outlets that bring them joy and pleasure.
I said I use the Therapy Pool multiple times a week. Read More
LANL: Roelofs Takes Director Role At Center For Integrated Nanotechnologies
Noted physicist Andreas Roelofs is the new director of the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Noted physicist Andreas Roelofs is the new director of the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT), a Department of Energy-funded nanoscience research facility with a core center at Sandia National Laboratories and a gateway research site at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
CINT provides users from around the world with access to state-of-the-art expertise and instrumentation in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment with a focus on nanoscience Read More
Letter To The Editor: Why I Am Voting No On Rec Bond
By ROB BARANI have been heavily debating my vote on the 2017 Recreation Bond for some time, but I have decided that I will vote “No”. After reading several opinion letters in the Post, it is clear to me that the funds generated by this Bond could be used elsewhere. My rationale:
- There are plenty of options for recreation that already exist in town, catering to many demographics of the residents that live here. Investing in recreational facilities, while continuing to turn a blind eye to potentially economic stimulating efforts is simply ‘head in the sand’ politics.
Goal: Students Hope To Sell 50 Tickets To Showtime Dessert Theater Event At FBCLA Set For Saturday
Students sing at Showtime Dessert Theater Saturday at the First Baptist Church, 2200 Diamond Dr. Courtesy/FBCLA
COMMUNITY News:
Local students are hoping to sell 50 tickets to their Showtime Dessert Theater event running 7-9 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at the First Baptist Church, 2200 Diamond Dr.
Desserts are rumored to include:
- Mindy’s Cheesecake;
- Ice Cream and Cookies;
- Strawberry Pie Forever;
- A Slice of Pineapples; and
- The Grey Stuff, (brownies, covered in cookies, cream mouse, sprinkles).
Child care is available for children under six and tips and reservations are appreciated by the student Read More
Letter To The Editor: Of Roads And Rec Bonds
By STEPHANIE NAKHLEHWhen I read the objections to the 2017 Recreation Bond, I am sympathetic. I also drive down Trinity and despair at the crumbling curbs. I also drive down into Rendija Canyon and worry about losing a filling. I also look at Mari-Mac, which resembles a war zone more by the day, and I think, how can we be such a wealthy county and have infrastructure like this? I get it. The thing is, none of those irksome things has to do with county government, and none of them will be resolved by refusing to vote for the Rec Bond.
Trinity Drive is a state road. So is NM 502, which runs from Trinity Read More
AAUW-NM Announces First Mission In Action Award
Dr. Tinka Gammel, left, representing the New Mexico Network of Women in Science in Engineering receives the Mission in Action Award from AAUW-NM Awards Chair Sheila Portillo at AAUW’s annual state convention Saturday evening in Los Alamos. Courtesy/AAUW-NM
AAUW-NM News:
AAUW-New Mexico has announced that the New Mexico Network for Women in Science and Engineering (the Network) is the first recipient of its Mission In Action Award.
Awards Chair Sheila Portillo presented the award Saturday evening at AAUW’s annual state convention in Los Alamos to Dr. Tinka Gammel, a LANL scientist and long-time Read More