School Board Meets Tuesday
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board will hold a Regular School Board Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 14 in the School Board Room at the Administration Building.
Agenda items for this meeting include:
- Recognition by the Board
- Student Council Report
- Public Comment
- Routine Business/Approval of Agenda
- Routine Business/Consent Agenda Items
- Presentations and Recommendations of the Superintendent and Information for the Board
- Unfinished Business
- Board Requested Discussion or Action
- Future Business
Governor Signs E-cigarettes Child Safety Legislation
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
Gov. Susana Martinez signed legislation Wednesday to help protect New Mexico’s children from e-cigarettes and liquid nicotine products.
Senate Bill 433, sponsored by Sen. John Ryan, R-Albuquerque, will prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes to minors and requires retail liquid nicotine packages to be sold in child-resistant containers. If a child consumes liquid nicotine, it can be fatal.
House Bill 213, sponsored by Rep. Sarah Maestas Barnes, R-Albuquerque, also requires child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products.
Martinez also acted on Read More
MIFA: ‘Traditional Pots And Provocations’ April 19
Mark Hewitt in his pottery studio. Courtesy/Ceramics Arts DailyMIFA News:
The Museum of International Folk Art (MIFA) presents a dialogue on Southern pottery featuring leading ceramic writer and commentator Garth Clark and prominent North Carolina potters Mark Hewitt and Matt Jones.
This is not the first time Clark, Hewitt and Jones have taken the stage together to debate the present and future of North Carolina pottery. This event, titled Traditional Pots and Provocations, is the latest chapter of an ongoing discussion that began as a blog scuffle between Jones and Clark in 2011 and continued Read More
Adams State University Taps McClure As President
Dr. Beverlee McClure
ACI News:
The New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry (ACI) announced Thursday that its president and CEO, Dr. Beverlee McClure, has accepted the position of president of Adams State University in Colorado.
ACI Board Chair Dan Girand congratulated McClure. “Beverlee has done an outstanding job leading and growing ACI for almost a decade. She has worked tirelessly to strengthen New Mexico’s economy, and our state is better for her contributions.”
McClure, who will depart ACI at the end of next month, expressed confidence in ACI’s future. Read More
Prescribed Burn In Santa Fe Watershed Postponed
SFNF News:
Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest cancelled plans to conduct a prescribed burn in the lower portion of the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed next week based on the wind forecast and concerns for firefighter and public safety.
According to the National Weather Service, winds may range from 10 to 40 miles per hour next week, significantly increasing the likelihood of area Red Flag Warnings, which alert firefighting and land management agencies to short-term weather conditions that may result in extreme fire behavior.
Prescribed fire is part of the collaborative Read More
Inmates Build Hoop House For School
Inmates construct hoop house at Turquoise Trail Charter School. Courtesy photo
Inmates work to give back to the community. Courtesy photo CI News:
Inmates at the Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County are giving back to the community.
The inmates built a hoop house for Turquoise Trail Charter School in Santa Fe. The hoop house will provide the children at the school with the opportunity to grow and harvest their own fruits and vegetables.
The project gave the inmates the opportunity to give back and do something good while in prison. The project was made possible by Corrections
NCRTD Asks Congress To Renew Transportation Bill
NCRTD News:
The North Central Regional Transit District has joined more than 240 organizations and community groups throughout the U.S. to call for action as expiration of Federal Transportation Bill approaches May 31.
It has been determined by APTA (American Public Transportation Association), without a long-term federal transportation funding bill, NCRTD (North Central Regional Transit District), along with many other transit organizations, could face tremendous uncertainty, and a bill is needed for better and expanded transportation options, and to continue to grow the economy. Read More
Regional Coalition Of LANL Communities Gathers Friday Morning In Española
Assistant Manager Pete Maggiore of NNSA’s Environmental Projects Office at the Los Alamos Field Office gives a presentation at Friday’s RCLC meeting in Española City Chambers. Photo by Eric Vasquez/valleydailypost.com
Staff Report
The Regional Coalition Of LANL Communities (RCLC) met Friday morning in the Española City Chambers at 405 N. Paseo de Oñate.
RCLC members heard an update on activities of the New Mexico Congressional Delegation. The members also heard presentations from Assistant Manager Pete Maggiore of NNSA’s Environmental Projects Office at the Los Read More
Governor Signs Legislation Supporting Military Members And Veterans
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez signed several pieces of legislation Friday that provide support for New Mexico’s military members, veterans and their families.
Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, D-Los Alamos
The Governor signed House Bill 427, sponsored by Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, D-Los Alamos, that brings New Mexico into compliance with federal G.I. Bill guidelines. This will allow veterans’ family members to receive in-state tuition, allowing them to earn a college education at an affordable cost.
“New Mexicans have always stood ready to answer Read More
Sipapu Marks Final Weekend With Free Lift Tickets
Sipapu Lodge. Courtesy photoSIPAPU News:
Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort will end winter operations Sunday, April 12, and resort officials say they’ll be running the lifts at no charge today and Sunday to celebrate Sipapu’s strongest winter ever.
“This season has been the best in our history,” Sipapu Mountain Manager John Paul Bradley said. “More guests visited us than ever before, so we decided to give away lift tickets as a small token of our appreciation.”
The lifts will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the ski school, full-service rental shop, mountain dining Read More
UNM-LA Advisory Board Meets Monday
UNM-LA News:
The UNM-LA Advisory Board meets 5:30 p.m., Monday in the Lecture Hall, Building 2 at UNM-LA.
Items on the agenda include student housing, enrollment and recommendation of the FY 2016 Operating Budget.
The meeting is open to the public. Read More
SFCIR Lecture Examines ISIS At 3 p.m. Today
Dr. Emile Nakhleh
SFCIR News:
Retired Senior Intelligence Service Officer Dr. Emile Nakhleh will present “Isis and the Aftermath of the Arab Spring: Threats and Challenges at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 11 at The Forum, Santa Fe University of Art & Design, 1600 St. Michael’s Dr.
Nakhleh is a retired senior intelligence service officer and research professor and coordinator of national security programs at UNM, a National Intelligence Council/IC associate, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
The lecture is sponsored by the Santa Fe Center for International Relations Read More
Los Alamos Geological Society Plans Field Trip To Quebradas Back Country Byway April 25
Quebradas Back Country Byway. Courtesy/www.newmexico.org
LAGS News:
The Los Alamos Geological Society’s (LAGS) April field trip is planned for April 25 to the Socorro Area, specifically the Quebradas Back Country Byway.
Several years ago, LAGS planned a field trip to this location, but heavy rains made the road unpassable.
Quebradas Back Country Byway map. Courtesy/www.newmexico.org
The Quebradas Backcountry Byway is an unpaved county road traversing about 24 miles of rugged, colorful landscapes east of Socorro. Much of the Byway includes rolling bench lands that rise above Read More
Learn Oil Painting With Santa Fe Artist Trevor Lucero
Oil painting by Trevor Lucero. Courtesy/Fuller Lodge Art Center
Painting by Trevor Lucero. Courtesy/Fuller Lodge Art Center
Trevor Lucero
There’s something exotic about painting with oils. Many artists will tell you that no other medium compares to working with the same medium as the great masters of old.
Painting in oils is like painting with butter. Oil paint is thick and can be spread, pushed, troweled, brushed and scraped. Because oil paint dries slowly, paintings can evolve, with colors mixed on the canvas in order to create Read More
Fiesta De La Primavera Concert And Dance April 19
Fiesta de la Primevera performers. Courtesy photo
Baile! Courtesy photoThe fourth Fiesta de la Primavera will be presented by the Pajarito Spanish Dance Alliance at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 19 in the Pajarito Room of the historic Fuller Lodge.
The community is invited to attend this hour-long concert of live traditional Spanish music and dance performed by northern New Mexico’s finest artists in this beautiful and intimate setting.
The cast includes flamenco singer and dancer Nicolasa Chávez, singer and guitarist Ronaldo Baca, dancers Elena, Catalina Read More
How The Hen House Turns: Peeper’s Grasshopper
How the Hen House TurnsEarly in Peeky’s setting I had forgotten to candle her adoptive eggs and throw out the infertile ones. Therefore, her only chick was Peeper, who soon grew into a magnificent game cock with razor-sharp spurs on his legs and a tail that soared with iridescent flecks of gold high above his blood-red comb.
The county was hopping with grasshoppers the year Peeper hatched, and, in order to encourage them, we left the grass high around the chicken pen. Every once in a while one hopper would take off in the wrong direction and provide Read More
LAMS Athletes Compete In West Las Vegas Meet
LAMS News:
Los Alamos Superintendent Gene Schmidt To Lead Farmington Municipal School District!
Superintendent Dr. Gene Schmidt
Los Alamos Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Gene Schmidt accepted the letter of intent offered to him Thursday evening for the position of superintendent of Farmington Municipal School District.
“I’m so pleased about this opportunity and look forward to serving the Farmington community with the same spirit and dedication as I’ve served the Los Alamos Community,” Schmidt told the Los Alamos Daily Post. “As we move forward in our life’s journey, I want to thank the Los Alamos community for giving Read More
American Legion Post 90 Elects New Officers
Meet the new officers of the American Legion Frank G. Frainier Post 90 for 2015-16. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
AMERICAN LEGION News:
The American Legion Frank G. Frainier Post 90 of Los Alamos elected new officers Thursday evening for the 2015-16 year:
- Commander: Ken Nadeau
- 1st Vice-Commander: Chris Larribas
- 2nd Vice-Commander: Ken Benes
- Adjutant: Leland “Lelo” Lehman (not pictured)
- Sgt-At-Arms: David Bullock (not pictured)
- Finance Officer: Robert Shuttles (not pictured)
- Historian: Jim Mariner
- Chaplain: Jim Hay
- Judge Advocate: Vernon Kerr
Also elected to the Executive Read More
Senior Olympics Results
Michael Wilson competes in the standard long jump. Courtesy photo
Elizabeth Johnson running the 800 meters. Courtesy photoSPORTS News:
Results in the ongoing Senior Olympic games show Abel Castillo, Ann ReVelle and Jackie Peckham qualified in Huachas.
Victor Valenzuela and Abel Castillo renewed their horseshoes rivalry with Victor coming out on top 21-10. They both qualified.
Abel Castillo, left and Victor Abel Castillo renewed their rivalry at horseshoes. Courtesy photoIn dance, Selmo Jaramillo and Teresa Goodwin qualified in seven dances. Inez Ross performed Read More