New Mexico COVID-19 Update Oct. 14: 879 New Cases, Totaling 262,954, 20 New Deaths, 233,065 Recovered
STATE News:SANTA FE — State health officials announced 879 additional COVID-19 cases today in New Mexico.
Los Alamos County reported 15 new cases today, bringing the total to 766 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)
This update includes 20 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
- 189 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 6 new cases in Catron County
- 55 new cases in Chaves County
- 8 new cases
House Natural Resources Committee Passes Leger Fernández Bill To Protect Sacred Tribal Cultural Patrimony
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández’s (NM-03) has announced that the House Natural Resources Committee passed her bipartisan Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act (H.R. 2930).
The bill was introduced in April alongside Reps. Don Young (R-Alaska), Tom Cole (R-Okla.), and Sharice Davids (D-Kan.)
“Yesterday, the Natural Resources Committee passed out eight bills with bi-partisan support addressing health, land into trust, and tribal management of buffalo herds, and cultural preservation – issues Read More
Public Zoom Meeting On Santa Fe Mountains Project Today
USDA News:
SANTA FE — The previously announced virtual open house on the Santa Fe Mountains Landscape Resiliency Project (SFMLRP) today will livestream on Zoom, not Facebook, which will give members of the public the opportunity to speak directly with specialists who worked on the proposal.
The SFMLRP “lunch and learn” is scheduled 12 to 1:30 p.m., Oct. 14. The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81896951009. Participants also may call into the meeting by dialing 346.248.7799 and entering the meeting ID 818 9695 1009.
Hosted by the Santa Fe National Forest and the Greater Santa Fe Fireshed Read More
TCHS Presents ‘New Mexico: The French Presence since the 1500s’ By Francois-Marie Patorni Saturday Nov. 6
TCHS News:
The Taos County Historical Society presents its next public program, “New Mexico: The French Presence since the 1500s” by distinguished author and independent scholar Francois-Marie Patorni.
The program is 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, in the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Boardroom at 118 Cruz Alta Road in Taos. Members of the Society are admitted free of charge and non-members are requested to make a $5 donation. Membership forms are available at the check-in desk.
The history of the French, French Canadians, and of other French-speaking people in New Mexico covers the last 400 years, Read More
SFI: Stefani Crabtree With Oswaldo Macía’s Work ‘New Cartographies Of Smell Migration’ Monday Oct. 18
SFI archaeologist Stefani Crabtree discusses her research on migration, 6 p.m. Monday at SITE Santa Fe. Courtesy/SFI
SFI News:
A Santa Fe Institute (SFI) and SITE Santa Fe Community Event: “The Science of Migration and the Work of Oswaldo Macía” with Stefani Crabtree at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18 at SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo de Peralta in Santa Fe.
How do people migrate across unfamiliar landscapes? What rules and paths do they follow? In connection with the catrographic artwork of Oswaldo Maciá on view at SITE Santa Fe, SFI archaeologist Crabtree discusses her research on migration.
Seventy Read More
EMNRD’s Oil Conservation Division Settles Enforcement Action With Enterprise Field Services, LLC For Failing To Report Major Release/Falsely Certifying A Closure Report
STATE News:
SANTA FE — The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s (EMNRD) Oil Conservation Division (OCD) announces that it has settled a notice of violation (NOV) issued to Enterprise Field Services, LLC (Enterprise) for failing to give timely notice and to submit proper documentation for the closure of a release at the Oxy Sand Dunes North Compressor Station (Oxy Station).
To settle the alleged violations Enterprise agreed to pay a civil penalty of $90,000 and to take actions to prevent the violations from occurring again.
The NOV alleged that in August 2020, a fire occurred Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update Oct. 13: 709 New Cases, Totaling 262,078, 14 New Deaths, 232,320 Recovered
STATE News:SANTA FE — State health officials announced 709 additional COVID-19 cases today in New Mexico.
Los Alamos County reported 8 new cases today, bringing the total to 751 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)
This update includes 14 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
- 198 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 1 new case in Catron County
- 41 new cases in Chaves County
- 11 new cases in
The Met: Terence Blanchard’s ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’ Presented Live In Cinemas Worldwide Oct. 23
The Met News:
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Oscar-nominated and five-time Grammy-winning composer and jazz musician Terence Blanchard recently made history when his ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’ became the first opera by a Black composer to be performed by the Metropolitan Opera (The Met).
Following its critically acclaimed Met premiere, Blanchard’s adaptation of New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow’s memoir will be shown live in cinemas across the globe AT 12:55 P.M. (EST) Saturday, Oct. 23, as part of The Met: Live in HD series.
Featuring a libretto by filmmaker Kasi Lemmons, which marks her first Read More
Skolnik: COVID Update #3 – Los Alamos, We Have An Outbreak
By RICHARD SKOLNIK
Los Alamos
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of COVID-19 Updates by Richard Skolnik that appear bi-weekly in the Los Alamos Daily Post. These are meant to keep the community informed on the status of the pandemic, critical new findings on the pandemic, and what this information suggests for our community’s response to COVID-19. These updates complement the data that Eli Ben-Naim prepares for the Post. Unless otherwise noted, data is from the New York Times and the New Mexico Department of Health.
Pandemic Data and Trends – For the Week Ending Oct. 12, 2021
In the US, Read More
LAHS XC Teams Compete At Pat Amato Classic In Colorado
Boys Varsity team members Reuben Goettee, Morgan Schaller, Ryan Aldaz, Eddie Gartz, Beck Ellis, Keith Bridge and Rowan Flores. Courtesy/Steven Montoya
LAHS girls varsity cross country team member Kelly Wetteland. Courtesy/Steven Montoya
By STEVEN MONTOYA
Head Boys XC and T&F Coach
Los Alamos High School
The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) cross country teams had a busy weekend competing in Colorado against some of the best teams in the region and country and also competing in Los Lunas against teams from central and southern New Mexico.
The varsity and JV cross country teams traveled Read More