EMT-Basic Course Serves Students & Community Alike
Holly Erickson, a junior at Clemson University, took advantage of the UNM-LA EMT Basic class while back home in Los Alamos for the summer. Courtesy/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
Life-sized manikins, piles of medical equipment, and extensive checklists filled the testing room during the last day of UNM-LA’s EMT-Basic class last week as students endeavored to diagnose and treat their “patients.”
They were taking practical and written tests to finish the 10-credit core course that enables them to sit for the National Registry Exam to be certified Emergency Medical Technicians or EMTs.
The EMT certification Read More
Del Norte Credit Union Proclaimed #1 Best Credit Union In Santa Fe Fifth Consecutive Year
DNCU President/CEO Chuck Valenti
BUSINESS News:
- Santa Fe Reporter’s Readers also Vote DNCU as #2 Best Financial Institution and #3 Best Mortgage
SANTA FE—Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU), Northern New Mexico’s hometown financial cooperative, is proud to be recognized as the 1st Place Winner for Best Credit Union in Santa Fe Reporter’s Best of Santa Fe 2015 reader poll.
This marks the fifth consecutive year that DNCU has been selected by Reporter readers for exemplary financial products and services. In addition, DNCU was also picked as the #2 Best Financial Institution and #3 Best Mortgage. Read More
Wildlife Friendly Home Welcomes Flamingo Flock
A flock of flamingos swarms Shelly Cross and Troy Matevia’s home at 3338 Orange St. Courtesy photoCOMMUNITY News:
Shelly Cross and Troy Matevia’s home at 3338 Orange St. in Los Alamos is a wildlife sanctuary.
Feeders hang at every window and the yard is aglow with color from a variety of flowering plants. A small fountain bubbles quietly beside the porch swing.
Shelly and Troy have worked hard to turn a fairly barren yard into this quiet paradise. Thanks to their efforts, they received a visit recently from the traveling flock of flamingos that turn up around town to recognize beautiful Read More
Local School Supply Drive Underway
EDUCATION News:
This Sunday, one youth from the Christian Church in Los Alamos is hoping you will donate some school supplies for those in need as the school year is about to begin.
Victoria Hypes is a Chamisa, LAMS and LAHS graduate attending Santa Fe Community College for a dual Associates’ in biology and engineering.
She has been active in the church since from a young age and was inspired last year to take on this fundraising challenge after being inspired by a Christ in Youth conference attended by the youth of the Church of Christ in California.
“I loved being able to make a difference so Read More
Registration Still Open For Babysitters Course
YMCA News:
There is still room in the Family YMCA’s American Red Cross Babysitters Course July 31 and Aug. 1.
The course is designed by the American Red Cross to prepare youth with training in babysitter safety, basic child care, safe play, first aid and critical emergency skills, essential professional, leadership and care-giving skills, and how to manage real-life problems.
The session is 4-8:30 p.m. July 31 and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 1. Participants must be aged 11 through 17 and complete both days of the session in order to receive certification. Pre-register by Thursday, July 30. Cost Read More
This Week At The Reel Deal
By JIM O’DONNELL Notice: Due to its huge popularity this year “Summer at the Movies” sponsored by Los Alamos National Bank has been extended another week!
Next week we are excited to bring you Hotel Transylvania at 10 .m. Aug. 3, 5 and 7. The timing is nice as the new Hotel Transylvania 2 opens next month.
New Reduced ticket prices:
- Matinees before 6 p.m. for everyone $7.50
- Evenings after 6 p.m.
- Adults: $8.75
- Seniors 60 and over: $7.50
- Students (ID may be required) $7.50
- Children 12 and under: $7.50
- 3D surcharge: $2
This Friday we are opening Read More
FLAC Presents Summer Clay Play Day Friday
Carving a tile. Courtesy photoFLAC News:
If you have the flexibility to take a play day on Friday afternoon consider a tactile experience with clay.
Kneading and shaping clay is a wonderfully sensual experience that wipes out stress. Start your weekend by joining a Fuller Lodge Art Center field trip to the professional studio of Ginny Zipperer in Santa Fe where you will create two wonderful pieces of art. Work in a spacious well equipped pottery studio.
Adults and children alike will lose themselves in the magic of working with clay. Zipperer is an experienced instructor who can teach basic techniques Read More
FBI Hunts Suspected Bank Robber
FBI News:
Monday, July 27 at approximately 1:15 p.m., an unknown male subject entered the branch of First National Rio Grande located at 7620 Jefferson St. NE in Albuquerque in the Market Place shopping center.
The subject approached a bank employee, presented a handwritten note threatening that he had a firearm, and verbally demanded money. The subject fled the branch with an undisclosed amount of United States currency, heading on foot toward Jefferson Street.
The subject is described as a Native American or Hispanic male in his mid-20s, approximately 5’10” tall, of slender build, with Read More
Woodroffe Is Best Predictor In Tuesday’s Pace Race
Courtesy/ACRR
Courtesy/ACRR
ACRR News:
NSA To Destroy Millions Of American Call Records Collected Under Controversial Program
NSA bulk collection image. Courtesy photo
HSNW News:
The director of national intelligence said on Monday that the NSA would no longer examine call records collected by the NSA in its controversial bulk collection program before the June reauthorization of the Patriot Act which prohibits such collection.
Bulk records are typically kept for five years, but the director said that although the records in the NSA database were collected lawfully, they would not be examined, and would soon be destroyed.
The Obama administration has announced that the NSA will soon stop examining, and soon Read More
Food On The Hill: Cherry Clafouti And Pickled Cherries
Sour Cherry Clafouti. Photo by Felicia Orth
Food On The HillCherry Clafouti and Pickled Cherries
The sour cherry trees in our yard produced more cherries this year than they had in 17 years.
Sour cherries. Photo by Felicia Orth
And although we are typically in fierce competition with birds to get them as they ripen, this year the birds seemed sated by other food sources and took only a modest share. I have also seen lots of cherries at the Farmer’s Market this year. This meant that I could make more than a few cherry crisps for the family, and considered other recipes. Read More
Temporary Road Closure In Holy Ghost Canyon
Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — Forest Road (FR) 122 in Holy Ghost Canyon situated in a steep canyon right along Holy Ghost Creek, 16 miles north of Pecos on N.M. 63 and FR 122 on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District will be temporarily closed Tuesday, Aug. 4, through Thursday, Aug. 6 for repair work.
The work to re-stabilize one section of the road damaged by flooding after the 2013 Tres Lagunas wildfire should be completed within that timeframe, weather permitting.
The closure is necessary to accommodate the heavy machinery required for the road work. Private vehicles will not Read More
NPS And DOE Seek Public Input On Manhattan Project National Historical Park Draft Memo Of Agreement
NPS News:
Washington, D.C. — The National Park Service and the U.S. Department of Energy are inviting the public to review and comment on the Draft Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the National Park Service and the Department of Energy (DOE) that will guide the operation of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park.
The 2015 National Defense Authorization Act established the Manhattan Project National Historical Park and required the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Energy to create a Memorandum of Agreement for the park by Dec. 19, 2015.
Once signed, Read More
Pajarito Mountain Collects 5 Million Gallons Of Water
Taken July 24, this photo shows the Pajarito staff doing a direct pond depth measurement. Photo by George Lawrence
PAJARITO MOUNTAIN News:
Last week was an impressive water collection period for Pajarito Mountain.
They pumped 62 hours straight (from Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. through Thursday at 8:30 p.m.), and the staff made a direct pond depth measurement Friday. They took this measurement to George Lawrence, former Los Alamos Ski Club president and a local expert when it comes to water at Pajarito Mountain (he was also instrumental in the design of Pajarito’s original pond.)
Lawrence has created Read More
White Rock Branch Library Soft Opening Tomorrow!
The new White Rock Branch Library is having a soft opening at 10 a.m., Wednesday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The information desk at the new White Rock Branch Library. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Library System Manager Steve Thomas during a tour last week of the new White Rock Branch Library. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LIBRARY News:
The White Rock Branch Library on Sherwood Boulevard is holding a soft opening at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 29. Children’s programs at the new branch will start next week.
“Everything is mostly done and we’re Read More
FBI: Former Ringleader Of Albuquerque-Based Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To Federal Prison
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE—Christopher Roybal, 35, the former leader of an Albuquerque-based drug trafficking organization, was sentenced this morning in federal court to 168 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his conviction on cocaine trafficking and money laundering charges.
Roybal also is required to pay a $184,080.00 money judgment under the terms of his plea agreement.
Roybal was one of the 19 defendants charged in Dec. 2012, with drug trafficking and money laundering charges in a 60-count indictment. The indictment was superseded twice; first in Feb. 2014,
State Police Checkpoints/Saturation Patrols In Counties Across State In August
NMSP News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico State Police will be conducting Sobriety Checkpoints, Saturation Patrols and Registration, Insurance and Drivers’ License Checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month August.
Our efforts continue to show a significant reduction in alcohol related fatalities. This is attributed to the continued media attention and intensive advertising. These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving. People are choosing to not drink and drive. This is the biggest step in keeping impaired drivers from crashing into our Read More
Governor Directs NM State Parks To Establish First Miles Of Rio Grande Trail
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
- Six New Mexico State Parks to Designate More than 20 Miles for proposed trail
ALBUQUERQUE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez directed New Mexico State Parks Division to designate more than 20 miles in six parks throughout the state as the first miles of the Rio Grande Trail.
The proposed trail would stretch more than 500 miles from Texas to Colorado.
“The Rio Grande Trail has the potential to attract visitors from all around the world, much like the Appalachian Trail or the Pacific Crest Trail,” Martinez said. “To help jumpstart the process, I’ve directed our State Parks Read More
Obituary: Brenda Hatler July 24, 2015
BRENDA HATLER July 24, 2015
Brenda Hatler, a faithful Christian who loved her Lord and Savior, passed away on Friday evening July 24, 2015 at the age of 70 years.
Brenda was born and raised in Albuquerque, NM. She attended Highland High School and UNM in Albuquerque where she met her future husband, Larry. Brenda and Larry lived briefly in Beaumont, Texas, before moving to Los Alamos in 1968, where they raised their family.
She was a loving wife and was always there for her two sons in all their endeavors. Brenda loved her family, especially her grandchildren, and lived much of Read More
‘Polluted Parks’ Analysis Finds Southwestern National Parks Among Worst In Air Quality
NPCA News:
- Majority of Parks Experience Days Risky for Vulnerable Visitors; Four Parks Regularly Unsafe for Most People
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new analysis, released today by National Parks Conservation Association, shows that every one of the 48 national parks with the greatest Clean Air Act protections are plagued by significant air pollution problems and climate change impacts.
Fifteen of the parks in the Southwest with these protections rank among the worst for air quality, including Saguaro National Park in Arizona. In fact, air quality in parks can be as bad – or worse – than in some major Read More