DOE Secretary: Today’s National Security Strategy Update Reaffirms US Commitment
DOE News:
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz made the following statement regarding the National Security Strategy (NSS) announced today:
“The vision that President Obama laid out in the latest National Security Strategy positions the United States to be a continued global leader in promoting a safe and secure world while mitigating the risks of climate change. When President Obama spoke nearly six years ago in Prague, he laid out many of the challenges that the world faces, from climate change to the global economic crisis to nuclear proliferation. And Read More
Energy Secretary Moniz Dedicates World’s Brightest Synchrotron Light Source
Brookhaven National Lab’s National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II). Courtesy/BNL
DOE News:
- NSLS-II at Brookhaven National Lab will Accelerate Unprecedented Advances in Energy, Environmental Science, and Medicine
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz today dedicated the world’s most advanced light source, the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL).
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz
The NSLS-II is a $912-million DOE Office of Science User Facility that produces extremely bright beams Read More
Boerigter And DiRosa Ready To Help UNM-LA Move Forward
Stephen Boerigter
UNM-LA News:
In Tuesday’s School Board election, Los Alamos County voters re-elected Stephen Boerigter, who ran uncontested, to fill Position 4 on the UNM-LA Advisory Board. Michael DiRosa was elected to fill Position 3, which is being vacated by Linda Hull who will complete her four-year term in March.
Michael DiRosa
This will be Boerigter’s second term and he will again work with current Advisory Board members Micheline Devaurs, Michelle Hall and David Sutton to further the college’s mission. Boerigter has been the Board’s chairperson for the past three years.
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Los Alamos Hilltalkers Seek Judges, Food Donations For State Speech And Debate Tournament Feb. 26-28
Hilltalkers Speech and Debate Team. Courtesy/LAHS
LAMS Hawktalkers Speech and Debate Team. Courtesy/LAMS
LAHS News:
Judges are needed for the upcoming New Mexico State Speech and Debate Tournament in which more than 350 students from all corners of the state will converge on Los Alamos to fight for state titles
The Los Alamos High School Hilltalkers, Los Alamos Middle School Hawktalkers and Jemez Home School speech and debate teams are hosting the tournament schduled for 3-9:30 p.m. Feb 26 at LAHS, 3-9:30 p.m. Feb. 27 and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 28 at LAMS. A Model Congress Tournament is set for 9 Read More
Legislators Seek To Close Dangerous Loophole
Rep. Kelly Fajardo
STATE News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico House of Representatives has passed a bill to close a dangerous loophole that allows child predators, to send pictures of another person’s naked body to anyone younger than 16 years old, without criminal penalties.
“Democrats and Republicans in the House came together to close this dangerous loophole that allows sexual predators to get off the hook,” said Rep. Kelly Fajardo, the bill’s sponsor. “Now it is time for the Senate to act.”
Currently, “predators” who send a picture of “their own” genitalia to a child Read More
Annual K2 Women’s Weekend Saturday
Take to the slopes for a good cause this weekend
Courtesy/pajaritowomen.org
COMMUNITY News:
The K2 Ski Company will once again host its K2 Women’s Weekend event Saturday. The event benefits the Anita Salas Memorial Fund.
The majority of the festivities will be at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area, beginning with a Women’s K2 Ski Demos at 8 a.m., followed at 10 a.m. and again at 1 p.m. by ski clinics with Telemark and Alpine Ski Coach Pete Guiliani. At 3-5 p.m., participants can take part in the Beer and Bands, which will showcase DK and the Affordables and Santa Fe Brewing Company.
Additionally, Read More
Jeanette Metzger-Thorp Returns To Active Real Estate Sales At Zia Realty Group In Los Alamos
Jeanette Metzger-Thorp
STAFF REPORT:
Jeanette Metzger-Thorp has returned to active real estate sales.
Metzger-Thorp has partnered with Amy Woods of Zia Realty Group and said she is excited about getting back into real estate full time and anxious to reconnect with her old customers and make new ones.
Metzger-Thorp has been in real estate for 25 years, during which time she was the owner/broker of Pajarito Realtors and Prudential Real Estate. She has served on the Los Alamos Association of Realtors (LAAOR) board, twice as president, and was as a director at the local and state levels. Read More
PEEC Talk Highlights Chama River Charms, Challenges
Fall foliage lines the Chama River. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Did you know that the Chama River is one of the West’s most undiscovered and diverse rivers? Yet the river has been facing some serious issues recently due to drought conditions, water management and unregulated fishing.
In a free talk at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11 at PEEC, Noah Parker will discuss the current situation on the river from a holistic point of view, as well as touch upon a catch and release initiative that is being proposed for the fishery.
Starting in the mountains on the Colorado border, the charming Chama River flows as a Read More
Letter to the Editor: It’s Been An Honor To Serve
By NAN HOLMESIt has been an honor to serve the students, teachers, and community of Los Alamos as a School Board member.
I appreciate the support I received not only in the recent election but throughout my service on the School Board. I know that Bill Hargraves is a hard worker and will do a fine job serving our schools.
I hope to continue to serve in some capacity to support our students and I hope that you will all join me.
How The Hen House Turns—Remembering Susie
How the Hen House Turns: Two thousand years ago, a lady of the Chinese Imperial family designed a dog to look like a lion, as requested by Buddhist monks.
Breeding, she decided, should continue to select for small hairy dogs with black faces and low foreheads, large eyes and bent forelegs. When such a dog was presented to England’s Queen Victoria as a present, it became valued as a high class lap dog. Thereafter, the breed was called Pekinese.
My grandmother Ethel Almond Snyder had a Pekinese named Susie. She was a friendly middle-aged dog when Read More
Beer Co-op’s New Name Is Bathtub Row Brewing!
BEER CO-OP News:
The results are in, the Board has voted and a decision has been made … the Los Alamos Beer Co-op will soon be doing business as “Bathtub Row Brewing.”
In its recent survey, “Bathtub Row” emerged as the top choice of its member/owners, and has long since been a favorite of the LABC Board of Directors as well.
“While we understand that many of you will be sad to see the LABC name and brand take a step out of the spotlight, we want to assure you that the LABC is not going away — it will remain a key piece of our business identity and a wonderful reminder Read More
Project Reach Completes Photographic Work In Room 7, Panel 7
Project Reach team members work to obtain video of emplaced waste located in Panel 7, Room 7 where the radiological event occurred. Courtesy/WIPP
WIPP News:
Photographic work in support of the Accident Investigation Board (AIB) has been completed in Room 7 Panel 7, the location of the Feb. 14, 2014, radiological event at WIPP.
Using Project Reach, a specially designed and manufactured 90-foot composite boom equipped with high resolution photographic equipment, WIPP employees completed video mapping of all waste stacks and packages in Room 7. Waste in the WIPP underground facility is stacked Read More
QNM Leadership Training Workshop At LANB Feb. 12
Quemazon Montessori Kids Tour Smith’s Marketplace
Twenty 4- and 5-year-old children from Quemazon Montessori School participated in a field trip this morning to Smith’s Marketplace. They checked out all the different seafood available and tasted foods such as sausage, sushi and Murrays cheese. The children capped off their visit with fruit and especially enjoyed the watermelon, said Kathryn Fulton of Smith’s. ‘We all had a lot of fun and we invited them to have a watermelon party on our patio when it warms up,’ Fulton said. Courtesy photo Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Jan. 29 To Feb. 4, 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.
Jan. 29 at 1:38 p.m. / A 62-year-old Taos woman reported that she was the victim of larceny on Central Avenue. The estimated loss is less than $250.
Jan. 29 at 9:30 p.m. / A 54-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that she is the victim of larceny on Joya Loop. The estimated loss is $ less than $250.
MATTHEW BRITTELLE
Jan. 29 at 9:43 p.m. / Police arrested Mathew Brittelle, 37, of Los Alamos at Read More
Bandelier: Call For Artists For Park Centennial Logo
The ‘Bandelier Turkeys’ are the park’s logo and now the park is looking for a logo for its Centennial in 2016. Courtesy/NPS
BANDELIER News:
In 2016, Bandelier National Monument will mark its 100th anniversary, and artists are invited to submit entries for a logo for the celebration. The logo will be used on many centennial items, as well as on the Bandelier Annual Pass for 2016
“This is an opportunity for all who love Bandelier to be an integral part of the centennial celebration,” Superintendent Jason Lott said. “The image will appear on passes, posters, and Read More
OBITUARY: Robert Oscar Riley Nov. 23, 1938 – Feb. 3, 2015
ROBERT OSCAR RILEY Nov. 23, 1938 – Feb. 3, 2015
Robert Oscar Riley, 76, of Hernandez, passed away without pain on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 in White Rock, following a short illness.
Robert was preceded in death by his parents, Oscar and Lola Riley; in-laws, Ruth and Harold Nedrow. Robert was born November 23, 1938, the second child of Clarence Oscar and Lola Belle Rawls Riley in Monticello, Arkansas. He was raised in simpler times, with a deep and abiding love of family, and a special connection with the outdoors and animals, spending countless hours hunting and fishing with family and friends. Read More
UNM-LA Staffer Recognized For Going The Extra Mile For Others
UNM-LA Special Events Coordinator Alex Zubelewicz is the recipient of a Community Asset Award presented by the LACDC’s Assets in Action. Courtesy/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
UNM-LA Special Events Coordinator Alex Zubelewicz was recognized with a Community Asset Award as part of the Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation’s (LACDC) Assets in Action Program.
Zubelewicz was recognized at the Community Asset Awards Ceremony in late January for his dedication and the customer service he provides at UNM-LA.
Kristine Coblentz from the Los Alamos Juvenile Justice Advisory Board (JJAB), nominated Read More
Letter to the Editor: We Have To Decide That Our Collective Futures Are Worth The Time And Effort
By Dr. Jessica McCordIt’s a busy time for education in New Mexico. This represents my effort to help continue these conversations that will help the public stay informed and involved and communicate with their lawmakers as they discuss, debate, and make decisions about important legislation.
Senate Bill 205 is being sponsored by Sen. John Sapien – Please support this bill! It would allow our state to take both this and the next school year to evaluate the utility of the PARCC assessment to grade our schools and evaluate teachers. I beg our state legislators to take the time Read More
TOTH: Grappling With The Bible
New Testament image. Courtesy/wikipediaDid you know that the New Testament is God’s love story for the earth? Do you know its purpose? This Sunday evening, Feb. 8, at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, the community is invited the attend a contemporary worship service at which Mother Alicia Pope will explore the New Testament and why it is historically and spiritually significant.
EVERYONE is welcome to come help rock the house of God at this contemporary worship service. Food, music and a great teaching will be served. Join Read More