Church of Christ Vacation Bible School Next Week
CC News:
Vacation Bible School will be held 9 a.m. to noon July 15-19 at the Church of Christ, 2323 Diamond Dr., for children ages 4 through just completed 6th grade.
Stop by the church to register, or come early on the first day. Read More
Sue Elkins has Perfect Prediction in Tuesday’s Pace Race
ACRR News:
Nutrition and Weight Management
Fitness ColumnWith the summer season in full swing, now might be a good time to think about your nutrition plan and the role it plays in your life.
Daily, I address this issue with people who are looking to change the way they eat and who want to develop a nutrition plan that helps them achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
Proper nutrition, combined with an exercise program consisting of muscle strengthening, cardiovascular endurance training, and increased flexibility, will help you reach your goals and enjoy a better life.
For the most part, Read More
$2.2 Million to Increase NM’s Health Insurance Enrollment
Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. Senate News:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., announced Wednesday that 15 community health centers across New Mexico will receive more than $2.2 million in grants to help enroll uninsured individuals into new affordable health coverage options that will go into effect Oct. 1.
Approximately 20 percent of New Mexico residents are uninsured.
The awards are issued by the Health Resources and Services Administration, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and will allow the health centers to hire an additional 47 workers who will assist New Read More
OBITUARY: June R. Jurney June 26, 1928–April 25, 2013
JUNE R. JURNEY June 26, 1928–April 25, 2013
June R. Jurney, born Virginia June Ramsdell, died peacefully at home April 25 at the age of 84.
June was raised in Mendota, WI, the youngest child of Martha and Harrison Ramsdell. She outlived her parents, her husband, and all her siblings: Leland, Dorothy, Eleanor, and Irene.
Like her sisters, June became a nurse. In July 1950 she and her sister Irene sailed to Europe to work at the American Hospital of Paris. At the hospital, she befriended the writer Richard Wright, who was a patient. He later introduced June and Irene to a Paris they otherwise never would Read More
One Day Archaeology Exhibit and Talk at Mesa Public Library
LIBRARY News:
Project Director for the Museum of New Mexico Chuck Hannaford. Courtesy photo
Back by popular demand for his third visit to Mesa Public Library, Chuck Hannaford, Project Director for the Museum of New Mexico’s Office of Archaeological Studies, returns with this popular and award winning hands-on archaeology outreach program so fitting for this year’s summer reading theme of “Dig In to Reading!”
Hannaford will set up his array of archaeological artifacts from early New Mexico history, all touchable, for visitors to explore in the Mesa Public Library lobby.
Everything from Read More
PEEC Captures Bear On Camera!
Critter Cam at PEEC: We got the bear! It looks like (s)he has visited almost every night in the past four days. To recap, our bee hive was trashed around July 6. The bear first walked in front of our critter camera at 1 a.m. July 8, then it snapped photos at 2 a.m. 3 a.m.and 11 p.m. July 9. The last sighting was around 4 a.m. July 10. After almost every bear visit, a coyote followed, most likely picking up any scraps left by the bear. Certainly some excitement going on after hours at PEEC! Courtesy/PEECTwo Die in Early Morning Collision with Flatbed
POLICE NEWS:
A man and woman died early this morning after their vehicle collided with a flatbed on N.M. 68.
Authorities identified the victims as Marissa Martinez, 19, and her boyfriend Eric Romero, 21, both from Alcalde.
Martinez was driving and according to Española Public Safety Director Eric Garcia, her vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed along N.M. 68 about 8:15 a.m. when the flatbed carrying a backhoe entered the roadway on the north side of Española.
Garcia reported that the vehicle carrying Martinez and Romero may have ricocheted off another car before it slammed into the flatbed Read More
Cañada del Buey Trail Improvement Work Continues
Cañada del Buey Trail improvement work continues today in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
A number of workers get busy inside a hole on Longview Drive today in White Rock as progress continues on the Cañada del Buey Trail improvements project. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report:
Work is in full swing on the Cañada del Buey Trail improvements project in White Rock, which includes includes some 2,100 feet of trail, beginning just south of N.M. 4 east of Sherwood Boulevard and ending just west of Rover Boulevard.
The project scope includes a 10-foot Read More
Jason Frazier’s London In Red
Changing of the Guard. Photo by Jason Frazier
LONDON IN RED
Introduction by Teralene Foxx of Los Alamos
It has been six and a half months since our daughter, husband, and 8-year-old child (Kerri, Jason, and Sydney Frazier) left to travel the world. Their travels have had ups and downs, but overall has been as good, or better than their expectations.
They have met interesting people, seen amazing sites, and experienced different cultures. To date they have spent a month in each of the following places: Paris and Arles, France; Denia, Spain; Rabat, Morocco; Bantry, Ireland; Bath and London, England. Read More
TODAY: Udall to Speak on the Floor About Keeping Student Loans Affordable
U.S. SENATE News:Performance Excellence Workshops Offered
QNM News:
Quality New Mexico offers two “Performance Excellence” workshops in July. Registration is available at www.qualitynewmexico.org.
“Create Your Organizational Profile,” will be offered 8:30 a.m.to noon, July 17 at Cooperative Educational Services, 4216 Balloon Park Road NE in Albuquerque. The “Profile” is about your organization’s “environment, its relationships, and its strategic situation.”
“Leadership Tools for Leaders, Managers, and Supervisors” will be offered 8:30 a.m. to noon, July 31 at Del Norte Credit Union, 3586 Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe. Participants will Read More
Bandelier Offers Ranger-Guided Walks at Tsankawi
This ladder is part of the trail at the Tsankawi section of Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy/NPS BANDELIER News:
Bandelier National Monument will be offering ranger-guided evening walks at the park’s Tsankawi section 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday and 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20.
Water, sturdy footwear and appropriate clothing for cool weather or a possible rain shower are recommended.
Participants will have the opportunity to view petroglyphs and cavates, while hearing the story of the Ancestral Pueblo people who occupied Tsankawi’s mesas and canyons. Read More
Pueblo Independence Day Celebration August 11
DWI Planning Council Meeting Moved to Aug. 1
COUNTY News:Coordinator’s Report
- a. Final Report for FY 13
- b. Status of Contracts for FY 14
- c. FY 14 Financials – Budget spreadsheet; allocations of monies by category
- d. Other Business
Chairperson’s Report
- a. Update on DWI Planning Council, discussion on meeting with Kim Gabaldon and Charlie Kalogeros-Chatton
Upcoming Legislative Interim Committee Meetings
STATE News:
Upcoming Legislative Interim Committee Meetings
SANTA FE—The following legislative interim committees are meeting this week:
July 10 at 9 a.m. – Investments and Pensions Oversight Committee
- Room 307, State Capitol, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Chair: Representative Jim Trujillo (D–Santa Fe–45)
- Vice Chair: Senator George Muñoz (D–Cibola, McKinley, San Juan–4)
July 10-12 at 9 a.m. – Legislative Education Study Committee
- Ruidoso High School
- 125 Warrior Drive, Ruidoso, NM 88345
- Chair: Senator John M. Sapien (D–Bernalillo, Sandoval–9)
- Vice Chair: Representative Rick
‘Mostly Clear and Partly Cloudy’ at Mesa Public Library
Sculpture by Shaun Gilmore. Courtesy photo
Postcard for ‘Mostly Clear and Partly Cloudy’ shows the work of Shaun Gilmore and Janice Wall. CourtesyBy KIRSTEN LASKEY
Climate does not just pertain to the weather. It reaches beyond the weather forecast and touches on emotional states and political situations.
These many different forms of atmospheric conditions are the subject of artists Shaun Gilmore and Janice Wall’s exhibit, titled, “Mostly Clear and Partly Cloudy,” currently on display at Mesa Public Library Gallery.
The show was opened to the public last week, but Read More
New Mexico School for the Arts Announces New Chair
NMSF News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico School for the Arts is proud to announce the appointment of the new Music Department Chair Neil Swapp.
“Not only does Neil bring to NMSA a distinguished career of 24 years as a professional music educator,” says NMSA-Art Institute Director, Riis Gonzales, “his life history mirrors our charter school initiative to provide young students from around the state an opportunity to develop their artistic talents – an opportunity many of them, especially those from smaller New Mexico towns, might not otherwise have.”
“Being a native of New Mexico and growing up Read More
Los Alamos Civil Air Patrol’s Newest Pilot: Chase Britton
C/CMSgt.Chase Britton next to the C-172 he flew to complete his private pilot’s license. Courtesy photo
CAP News:
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Chase Britton became Civil Air Patrol’s newest pilot June 13 after passing his FAA check ride with flying colors.
The event took place at Santa Fe Municipal Airport. Britton used a Civil Air Patrol Cessna 172 for both his training as well as the check ride. His training was provided by CAP instructors SMSgt. Chuck Grosvenor and Lt. Col. Rick Thomas.
Los Alamos squadron commander Maj. Annette Peters congratulated Britton on his achievement.
“We are all very Read More