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PEEC Amateur Naturalist: A Winter Snapshot Of Birds

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 4, 2016 - 7:35 pm

PEEC Amateur Naturalist

By ROBERT DRYJA

A Winter Snapshot of Birds

The Audubon Society has been conducting a nationwide bird count at various locations every year for 116 years.

This count is called the Christmas Bird Count since it is conducted in December. Learn about participating here.

Nationwide, approximately 22,000,000 birds have been counted in 875 areas for 2015 and data still is being submitted. Sixty four people counted 4,770 birds representing 76 species throughout the Los Alamos area this year.

The Los Alamos area

XQ: The Super School Project

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 4, 2016 - 7:31 pm

LAPS Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus sat down recently with some upcoming graduates to listen to their perspective on re-imagining high schools. From left, Steinhaus, Andrew Aboushousha, Alex Csanadi, Joe Singleton, DC Kim, Abbey Shmultz and Eric Burnside. Courtesy photo

LAPS News:

The Los Alamos Public School (LAPS) district is participating in a national XQ Super School contest that challenges communities to re-imagine the whole high school experience.

LAPS submitted an initial entry in November, and since then, has followed up with a series of conversations and presentations to gain Read More

Little League Season Planning Meeting Is Feb. 7

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 4, 2016 - 7:15 pm

SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos County Little League season kicks off soon and community members are invited to a planning meeting at 7 p.m., Feb. 7 at Zia Realty on Central Avenue at 15th Street.

This season’s registration opens in mid February. Late registration ends Friday, March 27 and incurs a $10 late fee. Teams will be formed by the end of March/beginning of April with practices to begin soon thereafter. Opening Day is set for April 25 with the season running through June 13.

The Los Alamos County Little League is a 100 percent volunteer organization and volunteers are urgently needed Read More

Fat Tuesday Around The World

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 4, 2016 - 6:39 pm

FUMC News:

The Ark Preschool will hold a fundraising event, Fat Tuesday Around the World, 5:45-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9 at the First United Methodist Fellowship Hall, 715 Diamond Dr., in Los Alamos.

A sit down, four-course meal consisting of Prime Rib & Salmon will be served. Vegetarian option for a delicious cheese based soup will also be offered. Donations are greatly appreciated as this is a fundraising event. There will be live entertainment, a silent auction and door prizes. Public childcare is NOT provided for this event. Cash and checks are the only payment options available. Read More

IHM Alpha Class Begins Wednesday Feb. 17

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 4, 2016 - 6:00 pm

Letter To The Editor: Current Council Should Reconsider Previous Request For Roundabout At Central

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 4, 2016 - 5:54 pm

By JOEL WILLIAMS

Los Alamos

I second Tony Amsden’s call ( https://ladailypost.com ) for the County and State DOT to have a signal installed at Central-Trinity-N.M. 502 now that NMDOT has delayed its construction until 2017.

A traffic signal was NMDOT’s choice over a roundabout when they first addressed the roadway over a decade ago. NMDOT acquiesced to LAC when council chair Rogers and vice-chair Izraelevitz visited them 3-years ago in SF to convey council’s wishes for a roundabout.

A traffic signal is consistent with all of the other

Ahead of Super Bowl 50, Udall And Others Lead Bill To Protect Young Athletes From Concussions

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 4, 2016 - 5:44 pm

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

From Sen. Tom Udall’s Office:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) and Tom Rooney (R-Fla.) introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at protecting young athletes from the dangers of sports-related traumatic brain injuries.

The Youth Sports Concussion Act would help ensure that safety standards for sports equipment, including football helmets, are based on the latest science and curb false advertising claims

Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church Announces Fundraiser Results

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 4, 2016 - 5:32 pm

A Foxhole Home under construction for a homeless military veteran. Courtesy photo

By Fr. THEOPHAN MACKEY

Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church

Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church’s holiday cookie fundraiser was a great success. We sold 100 boxes of cookies and raised almost $2,500. This year all the proceeds from the sales were donated to a new charity centered in Tularosa called Foxhole Homes.

Foxhole homes aims to provide our homeless military veterans with low-cost, sustainable, community oriented housing. Working on the earthship model of Taos fame, they use recycled and reused

Daily Postcard: Domenica Sunrise

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 4, 2016 - 5:15 pm

Daily Postcard: A Sunday sunrise with crepuscular rays shines from Los Alamos. Photo by Doug Reilly Read More

Lecture: ‘Hydrogen – The Silver Bullet’ Saturday

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 4, 2016 - 5:08 pm

Roy M. Moore

COMMUNITY News:

The public is invited to attend a lecture on hydrogen energy, with speaker Roy M. Moore, 2-3:15 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6, in the three upstairs meeting rooms of the Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos.

Moore will discuss the basics on how hyrdrogen energy works; how many forms of energy can be converted into hydrogen; as well as the political and environmental implications of the necessity for hydrogen energy to be implemented world-wide.

The public is welcome to film or photograph this event.

House Unanimously Passes HM3 Supporting Naming Of Submarine The USS Los Alamos

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 4, 2016 - 4:55 pm

HB3, sponsored by Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard passes the House of Representatives Thursday in an enthusiastic 67-0 vote. Photo by Rick Carver

STATE News:

Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard introduced House Memorial 3 supporting the naming of a United States Naval submarine the USS Los Alamos.

House members voted 67-0 Thursday to support HB3.

“The comments were enthusiastically supportive and encouraging,” said Jim Nesmith of Los Alamos who has been promoting the measure for more than a year. “Being able to stand next to Rep. Garcia Richard on the floor of the House as the

Heinrich Supports Emergency Funding Bill To Address Opioid And Heroin Abuse Epidemic

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

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., is supporting emergency funding legislation to address the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic that is devastating communities in New Mexico and across the country.

The bill S.2423, introduced by U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, would provide supplemental appropriations totaling $600 million for drug prevention and treatment programs.

“Prescription drug and heroin

NMAA Announces ‘Compete With Class’ Honoree

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 4, 2016 - 4:15 pm

NMAA News:

ALBUQUERQUE ― The New Mexico Activities Association is proud to announce that the Lovington High School Volleyball Team has been recognized as the Compete with Class award recipient for the month of January 2016.

Jal’s head coach for girls’ basketball and softball, Jimmy Samaniego, nominated the Falcons. He sent the following nomination to the NMAA – “I wanted to share with the NMAA what the Loving volleyball team did at our home game in late January. They presented my wife with a check for $1,000 for breast cancer awareness. My wife was diagnosed with Stage

From Earth To The Universe Returns To Planetarium

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 4, 2016 - 4:12 pm

A still from ESO’s planetarium show – From Earth to the Universe – showing the Helix Nebula, also known as NGC 7293. Courtesy/T. Matsopoulos, ESO

PEEC News:

Enjoy stunning imagery from space as part of a full-dome feature film, From Earth to the Universe, playing in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 6 and 7.

This full-dome feature film takes passengers on a voyage through space and time. Along the way, adventurers will visit birthplaces and burial grounds of stars and explore beyond the Milky Way.

Tickets may be purchased by phone or Read More

Democratic Party Of Los Alamos County Holds Ward; Pre-Primary Convention Feb. 22 At UNM-LA

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 4, 2016 - 4:05 pm

DPLA News:

Notice is hereby given by the Democratic Party of Los Alamos County that there will be a combined Ward and County Pre-Primary Convention at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22 at UNM-Los Alamos, Building 5 (Wallace Hall), 4000 University Dr. in Los Alamos.

Los Alamos County Democrats will meet to elect 15 Delegates to the State Pre-Primary Convention. Delegates will attend the State Convention in Albuquerque Saturday, March 12.

Challenges to ward elections must be presented to the credentials committee when it meets immediately after the ward meetings.

For further information, contact Read More

Bandelier Turns 100; Friends Of Bandelier Funding Drive Kicks Off With Goal Of $100,000

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 4, 2016 - 3:51 pm

The Bandelier Youth Preservation Program worked on preserving the walls at Tyounyi Pueblo in the summer of 2015. Courtesy/BNM

BANDELIER News:

Bandelier National Monument shares an important birthday with the National Park Service this year – both are turning 100.

The 100th anniversary of the establishment of Bandelier takesplace Feb. 11 this year. In honor of the milestone, and with a vision to “Shape the Next 100 Years,” the Friends of Bandelier will kick off its most ambitious fundraising drive to date, with a goal of raising $100,000. This will allow the organization to continue supporting Read More

Local Entrepreneurship Student Celebrates Five Months In Business In Downtown Los Alamos

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 4, 2016 - 3:09 pm

Atomic City Quilts owner Shelly Kuropatwinski in her shop at 247 Central Ave., Suite C. Courtesy photo

By Mandy Marksteiner

Shelly Kuropatwinski, owner of Atomic City Quilts, has been a business owner for five months. Her life as an entrepreneur began a year ago, when she took Nik Seet’s Intro to Entrepreneurship course at UNM-LA.

For the past several years, she has been dreaming of opening a quilt shop in Los Alamos; however, she never went for it because she had a job, a husband, four active kids, and felt like she needed to provide a reliable income

Nambé Falls Casino Grand Opening Saturday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 4, 2016 - 2:48 pm

BUSINESS News:

Nambé Falls Casino will hold its grand opening 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday will open the event with a ceremonial ribbon cutting, followed by a full day of family-friendly entertainment, complimentary food, giveaways, music and more.

“We are so excited to celebrate the opening of this beautiful and unique property with our local customers,” General Manager Pamela S. Gallegos said. “We’ve seen a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and received wonderful feedback during our first two weeks of business. We’re looking forward to showing our appreciation with a fun day the whole Read More

Dems File Ethics Complaint Against Would-Be GOP Secretary Of State Candidate

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 4, 2016 - 2:45 pm

DPNM News:

The Democratic Party of New Mexico, filed an ethics complaint Monday with the Secretary of State’s Office in response to Rep. Nora Espinoza’s publicly using her legislative website – an official government resource – to promote her potential candidacy for the very office that oversees and enforces campaign ethics rules.

“It is more important than ever that New Mexicans have candidates whom they can trust,” DPNM Chair Debra Haaland said. “With the scandal that landed the last secretary of state in jail and the federal investigations that continue to plague the