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NM Cannabis Control Division Recalls Concentrates Sold At Got Greens, Issues Consumer Health, Safety Advisory

NMRLD News:

SANTA FE — The Cannabis Control Division (CCD) of the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department is issuing a consumer health and safety advisory due to the identification of contaminated cannabis concentrates (shatter, dabs, wax, etc.) that tested positive for a prohibited pesticide.

Products subject to this recall were sold to consumers between Jan. 31, 2023, and Feb. 15, 2024, at Got Greens located at 10200 Corrales Rd Ste E2, Albuquerque, NM 87114. The concentrates were sold under the names: Purple Kush Live Sugar, Cali Dream Live Sugar, Jigglers Live Diamonds, and OG Read More

Museum Of International Folk Art And FOFA Present Annual Folk Art Flea May 4

Courtesy photo

MOIFA News:

SANTA FE — Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) and the Friends of Folk Art (FOFA) present the 13th annual Folk Art Flea Saturday, May 4 at the Santa Fe County Fairgrounds. Admission to the event is free. Although admission is free, FOFA members enjoy early-bird admission to the Flea 9-10 a.m. Public admission is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 4.

The Folk Art Flea supports MOIFA’s excellent education programs and world-class exhibitions such as La Cartonería Mexicana/The Mexican Art of Paper and Paste, Staff Picks: Favorites from the Collection, and Between the Lines: Prison Read More

Obituary: Victor Manuel Medina March 15, 2024

VICTOR MANUEL MEDINA March 15, 2024

Victor Manuel Medina, 79, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2024, in El Paso, Texas.

He leaves behind a loving family, including his wife Patricia; children Victor Jose, Patricia Yvette, and Tomas Ricardo; his siblings Fausto, Ricardo (Elena), Rene (Vivian), Guillermo (Margaret), Velia and Ana; as well as his dear grandson Theodore.

Among other things, Victor was deeply devoted to his family and a proud Vietnam Veteran. Victor was an active member of many service organizations, including the Rotary Club of El Paso.

Victor is preceded in death by his loving Read More

White House Investment Set To Make New Mexico A Vital Domestic Epicenter For Advanced Chip Manufacturing

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks to Intel New Mexico employees Jan. 24, 2024, at the company’s Rio Rancho campus. Attendees include, from left, Rio Rancho Mayor Greggory Hull, Sandoval County Commission Chairman David Heil, U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández and U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury. Courtesy/Intel Corp.

NMEDD News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has applauded the White House announcement that will make New Mexico a vital domestic epicenter for silicon chip manufacturing.

President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Commerce and Intel Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thom Mason To Answer Community Questions Wednesday April 3, 2024

LANL Director Thom Mason

LANL News:

People from across New Mexico are invited to a virtual town hall hosted by Los Alamos National  Laboratory Director Thom Mason, 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 3.

Mason will be joined by special guest Kathy Keith, director of the Laboratory’s Community Partnerships Office, to give a brief update on the Laboratory and then field public questions.

LANL CPO Director Kathy Keith

Community-focused questions are welcome and can be submitted to AskLANL@lanl.gov.

The public event will be online and open to all. No advance registration is needed.

https://lanl.zoomgov.com/j/1615602799?pwd=Q0ExbFVONHBmQkwxTkRheHdjMEJRZz09 Read More

ENMU Receives $16.6 Million From State Legislature

Portales Eastern New Mexico University Campus. Courtesy/ENMU

ENMU News:

PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) received $16.6 million from the state legislature for campus improvements from the 2024 legislative session.

“We are grateful for the support we received from this legislative session and our elected officials’ investment in higher education,” ENMU Chancellor James Johnston said. “Although this total represents support received for the Portales campus only, I want to thank all involved system-wide for working with me to advocate for all three campuses. We all benefit Read More

Louise S. Taylor July 13, 1923 – March 13, 2024

LOUISE S. TAYLOR July 13, 1923 – March 13, 2024

It is with profound sadness that the family of Louise S. Taylor announces her peaceful passing on Tuesday, March 13, 2024, at her home in Los Alamos, NM.

Louise was born and grew up in Stratford, Oklahoma. She attended University of Oklahoma. During World War II she worked in Seattle as a riveter on airplanes and liked to refer to herself as a former “Rosie the Riveter”.

She married John Fowler Taylor in Seattle, WA, on September 15, 1942. John and Louise moved to Los Alamos, NM in 1953. Louise retired from Los Alamos National Laboratory as a technical writer Read More

Interior Department Makes $55 Million Available To Clean Up Orphaned Oil And Gas Wells On Tribal Lands

DOI News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior Friday announced final guidance for Tribal communities on how to apply for $55 million in grant funding and direct assistance available under President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells across Indian Country.

Funding through the program may be utilized to plug, remediate or reclaim orphaned wells on Tribal lands, restore soil and habitat in degraded areas, decommission or remove associated infrastructure, identify and characterize additional undocumented wells on Tribal land, and set Read More

LANL: New Technology Improves Space Weather Monitoring

The Compact Space Plasma Analyzer will improve space weather prediction. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Peaceful though it may seem from Earth, space is beset by “weather” that can prove perilous for the sensitive — and expensive — technology aboard the spacecraft and satellites increasingly populating the realms outside our atmosphere. To meet that challenge, Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have developed the Compact Space Plasma Analyzer, a small and cost-efficient space sensor capable of measuring space weather, which will help protect technology in orbit.

“Space weather, Read More

Heinrich Pushes For Action To Tackle Fentanyl Crisis

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friday U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) held a press conference with New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, first responders, law enforcement, and a New Mexico resident personally impacted by the fentanyl crisis to highlight the urgent need for action and discuss efforts happening at all levels of government to keep families safe and get deadly fentanyl out of our communities.   

Heinrich is leading comprehensive efforts to tackle the opioid epidemic and protect New Mexico communities from fentanyl. Most recently, as Read More

Clergy Gather For Sunday Of Orthodoxy Vespers

Orthodox clergy, including Father Theophan of Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church in Los Alamos, right,  gathered Sunday evening, March 24 at All Saints of North America Orthodox Church in Albuquerque for Pan-Orthodox vespers. Courtesy photo

Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church News:

On Sunday evening, March 24, Orthodox clergy and faithful from all over New Mexico gathered at All Saints of North America Orthodox Church in Albuquerque for Pan-Orthodox vespers. This was the first Sunday of the Great Fast in preparation for the celebration of Pascha, this year, on May 5.

The first Read More

Submittal Of Site Treatment Plan Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room:

  • Submittal of the Site Treatment Plan, Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Update and Proposed Revision 34.0, Federal Facility Compliance Order, October 4, 1995, Los Alamos
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New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division’s FY24 Outdoor Equity Funding Reaches $3.7 Million

Photo by Kiefer Garcia

Courtesy/Santo Domingo Pueblo

EDD News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division (ORD) of the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) has announced funding of $975,142 in new Outdoor Equity Fund (OEF) awards to 33 organizations.

These awards will be distributed to 16 rural, 13 urban, one land grant, and five Tribal communities. Of those awarded, 28 are first-time recipients of OEF funding. 

The first-of-its-kind Outdoor Equity Fund (OEF) was created in 2019 to enable all New Mexican youth equitable access to the outdoors. The grant supports programming Read More

McDonough: Doing Something About State Of Education

By Patrick McDonough
Chairman
Excellent Schools New Mexico

A dear friend of mine has a standard question for his friends complaining about the state of education in New Mexico. He asks, “what are you going to do about it?”

Well, my wife Nella Domenici and I are doing something about it.

We believe this is the social justice issue of our time – the lack of educational preparedness that is systemic in underserved, and often ignored communities. We know, based on results being achieved nationally in underserved communities, and at our Excellent Schools New Mexico (ESNM) partner schools, that this Read More

Daily Postcard: Cloud Parks Shadow On Black Mesa

Daily Postcard: A cloud parks its shadow exclusively on Black Mesa in an otherwise sun-drenched foreground Friday as viewed from N.M. 502 near Totavi gas station. Photo by Maggie Meier Read More

This Week In Sports: March 28-30, 2024

Los Alamos High School Hilltopper games are covered by the Los Alamos Daily Post sports team of Mike Cote, John McHale and Nate Limback.

Hilltopper Sports Schedule for March 28 through March 30:

March 28 Thursday

  • Softball at Rio Rancho Tournament
  • Baseball vs Santa Fe Away – 3 p.m.
  • Baseball vs Santa Fe Away – 5 p.m.
  • B/G Track at Bernalillo

March 29 Friday

  • Softball at Rio Rancho Tournament
  • Tennis Quad Meet in Española

March 30 Saturday

  • Softball at Rio Rancho Tournament
  • Tennis Quad Meet in Española
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Installation Ceremony Held Saturday For Deacon Amy Colleen Schmuck At Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church

Deacon Amy Colleen Schmuck is applauded Saturday morning as she is installed as Deacon for Welcome and Lifelong Learning at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Pastor Nicolé Raddu Ferry welcomes the congregation, family and friends to the Installation Ceremony Saturday  for Deacon Amy Colleen Schmuck. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Bishop Jim Gonia delivers the sermon during the Installation Ceremony. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

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EPA And NMED To Host Community Meeting On Chevron Questa Mine Superfund Site On Tuesday April 16

NMED News:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in cooperation with the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), invites you to attend the community meeting for the Chevron Questa Superfund site.

The meeting will be held:

          • 5:30-7:30 p.m.;
          • Tuesday, April 16, 2024
          • VFW Post 7688
          • 2597 North Highway 522
          • Questa, New Mexico 87556

During the meeting, an update will be provided on current site activities and future cleanup work at the Questa Mine. Following the updates, a question‐and‐answer session will Read More

Post From The Road: San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Giraffes: Four giraffes gaze in different directions as they check out their surroundings at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park near Escondido, Calif. There were four other giraffes in the herd nearby. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Rhinos: Three rhinos spend a part of their afternoon next to a muddy pond at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The animals are living in a free range enclosure at the park. This enclosure is the largest enclosure in the park. (one rhino is on the ground behind the rhino on the left). Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos Read More

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