Military Order Of The World Wars: John Dukowicz Discusses Life In Eastern Europe During World War II
MOWW News:
The MG Miles Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) will hold its next meeting on Zoom at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19.
The speaker is John Dukowicz, a Los Alamos resident who will discuss life In Eastern Europe during World War II.
Dukowicz was a child in Poland at the start of World War II. Listen to how the war affected his family especially his father who was in the Polish Army.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m. with a brief business meeting. The presentation begins about 7:15 p.m. MOWW meetings are open to citizens with RSVP at no cost. Contact LTC Gregg Giesler at 505.662.5574 or g.giesler@computer.org Read More
DEA And CADCA Workplace Community Engagement Training In Person Nov. 3-4 & Online Nov. 5
Former Secretary Of State Colin Powell Has Died
Colin L. Powell April 5, 1937 – Oct. 18, 2021
National News:
Colin L. Powell, 84, died this morning at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland from COVID complications.
Powell was an American politician, diplomat and four-star general who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African-American Secretary of State.
Prior to the election of Barack Obama as president in 2008, he and his successor, Condoleezza Rice, were the highest-ranking African Americans in the history of the federal executive branch (by virtue of the Secretary Read More
Los Alamos XC Invitational & Elementary Mile Run Friday
Scene in 2019 of the Elementary Mile, which ran in conjunction with the Los Alamos High School Cross Country meet at the Los Alamos County Golf Course. The annual event drew more than 115 entrants. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
SPORTS News:
The home meet for the Los Alamos XC Invitational and Elementary Mile is this Friday, Oct. 22, at the Los Alamos County Golf Course.
Families can register for the Elementary Mile here: https://sites.google.com/laschools.net/xcwebsite/2021-elementary-mile
Schedules:
New Mexico Early Childhood Education & Care Dept. Launches Grant To Support Early Childhood Coalitions
Cabinet Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky
ECECD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) has announced broad new investments across the state in support of early childhood coalitions, groups of local stakeholders dedicated to building early education and care in their communities.
ECECD’s new Local Early Childhood Systems Building Grant, made possible by the Coronavirus Response and relief Supplemental Appropriation (CRSSA) Act, will distribute $5.4 million in funding over the next two years to grow the capacity of early childhood coalitions Read More
LANL: First Results From Perseverance Mission Show Evidence Of Flash Floods On Mars
Images of the delta being explored by the Perseverance rover. The top photo was taken by the rover’s Mastcam-Z, the bottom by SuperCam. Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU for Mastcam-Z mosaic and NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/
LANL News:
New images from the Perseverance mission show evidence of delta and flood deposits in Jezero crater on Mars, indicating that there were massive flash floods as well as periods of stability on the red planet.
The deltas are an ideal place to search for signs of ancient life.
“These images show large boulders that have been washed down the river. They could Read More
Posts From The Road: Georgetown, Colorado
Gold Rush: Aspen trees shine in the afternoon sun on a dirt road off of the Guanella Pass Scenic Byway. While much gold was mined in Colorado, the area near Georgetown was mined for silver. During the silver mining boom days, Georgetown was known as the ‘Silver Queen of the Rockies’. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Falling Leaves: Aspen trees line a road near the Guanella Pass Scenic Byway even as many of the leaves have fallen and cover the dirt road with a coating of gold. Guanella Pass is a favorite leaf-peeping location because of its beautiful aspen forests as well as its close proximity Read More
State Surpasses Milestone With New Mexico Emergency Rental And Utilities Assistance Program
ERAP News:
SANTA FE — The State of New Mexico, in partnership with the City of Albuquerque, has awarded more than $54 million in rental and utility assistance to New Mexico households through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP).
An additional $71 million has been earmarked for innovative assistance programs being awarded over the coming months.
As a result of this effective progress, the important milestone of 65 percent allocation has been surpassed and the state will not revert any of the $185.5 million in funds made available by the federal government.
“COVID has been hard on Read More
SWAIA: New Board Appointments Ahead Of Centennial Year
SWAIA News:
SANTA FE — The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) has announced the appointment of its newly elected executive committee and board members.
L. Stephanie Poston (Sandia Pueblo), who has served on the board for the past four years, as well as a previous term from 2010-2015 has been elected board chair. Poston succeeds Tom Teegarden and brings years of experience as a communications leader within the Native American community.
“I am honored to work collaboratively to usher in the Centennial of the prestigious Indian Market. We are a diverse board with a common commitment Read More
Purgatory Resort & Fort Lewis College Host 2021 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships
A snowy scene Thursday in the San Juan Mountains as Purgatory races through its qualifying events. Courtesy/Purgatory
PURGATORY News:
DURANGO, Colo. — The top collegiate athletes from around the country will head to
Durango’s Purgatory Resort for the 2021 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National
Championships Oct. 14-17. Student-athletes will have the opportunity to compete on the 1990 UCI
Mountain Bike World Championships course.
“Purgatory is excited to welcome the USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships back to Durango,” said Dave Rathbun, general manager Read More