Thank You For Supporting Medical Mission To Haiti
Thank you Los Alamos community for your financial and prayer support during the time I travelled to Haiti May 11-22, with Friends of the Children of Haiti for a medical mission.
I dispensed medications to the more than 2,300 patients who visited the clinic during that time period. We saw patients ranging in age from just a few days old to some nearing 100 years of age. All very appreciative of the medical care provided by Friends
IRS Recommends Safeguarding Records
IRS News:
PHOENIX — Hurricane season starts today and the Internal Revenue Service advises individuals and businesses to safeguard their records against natural disasters by taking a few simple steps.
Create an Electronic Additional Set of Records
Taxpayers should keep a duplicate set of records including bank statements, tax returns, identifications and insurance policies in a safe place such as a waterproof container, and away from the original set.
Keeping an additional set of records is easier now that many financial institutions provide statements and documents electronically, Read More
Rep. Ben Ray Luján Celebrates LGBT Pride Month
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement today in celebration of LGBT Pride Month.
“This June as we celebrate LGBT Pride Month, we recognize the ongoing fight for equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. The LGBT community makes tremendous contributions to New Mexico and our nation, and should be afforded the same rights and protections that all Americans deserve.
“The determined spirit of the LGBT community has led to important advances in the cause Read More
Los Alamos Teens Headed To Haiti
Members of the First Baptist Church of Los Alamos Haiti Mission Team. Courtesy photo
FBCLA News:
This week a group of 13 teenagers and adults from First Baptist Church of Los Alamos Youth Group will leave on a mission trip to Haiti.
Partnering with a local Haitian church in Les Cayes, the team will primarily work with children. Part of the time will be spent helping with special needs children, visiting orphanages and running a Vacation Bible School.
Map of Haiti. Courtesy/FBCLA
“Many teens in our youth ministry have been called by God to be missionaries in recent years and this trip will be the first Read More
Airport Screeners Miss 95 Percent Of Mock Explosives, Weapons; TSA Acting Director Removed
TSA Acting Administrator Melvin Carraway
HSNW News:
Following reports that screenings failed to detect mock explosives and weapons, carried out by undercover agents in tests, in 95 percent of cases, DHS secretary Jeh Johnson has ordered improved security at airports and reassigned top Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official Melvin Carraway to another role.
ABC News, citing a forthcoming report by DHS IG, reported that airport screeners, employed by TSA, did not detect banned weapons in 67 out of 70 tests at dozens of U.S. airports. Johnson, whose department oversees Read More
Q&A: Council Weighs In On Potential Impact Of Manhattan Project National Historical Park
A banner is placed near Central Avenue/Trinity Drive to welcome the MPNHP Field Team arriving Tuesday in Los Alamos for three day of meetings, tours and to gather input from the public. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
With the Manhattan Project National Historical Park Field Team arriving in Los Alamos Tuesday, members of the Los Alamos County Council took time to answer questions regarding the potential impact the Park may have on the local community.
MPNHP Q&A
Council Chair Kristin Henderson:
Earth Skills Gathering Event At Valles Caldera
Courtesy/VCT
Courtesy/VCT
Courtesy/VCT
VCNP News:
JEMEZ SPRINGS – So you know how to text, tweet, email and Facebook. But can you make it through the day without batteries and electricity? Can you make an axe out of stone? How about a knife from some bone? Have you started a fire by rubbing sticks together?
You can learn how to do that and more during the Earth Skills Gathering June 6 at the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
Earth skills are ancient, primitive, or traditional skills, which people from all around the globe have practiced for thousands of years and in some parts of the world still do Read More
ECA Peer Exchange: Implementation Of The Manhattan Project National Historical Park July 16-17
Energy Community Alliance News:
The ECA Peer Exchange: Implementation Of The Manhattan Project National Historical Park is set for July 16-17 in Los Alamos.
ECA’s Peer Exchange on Implementing the Manhattan Project National Historical Park will focus on the efforts of the Federal Government and communities of Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, and Hanford to ensure this new national park comes to fruition.
Local elected officials and administrators from the three sites will be joined by officials from the Department of Energy, National Parks Service, local economic development organizations, and Read More
DOE Appoints Joshua Madalena To NNMCAB
Joshua Madalena
NNMCAB News:
Joshua Madalena, the recent Governor of Jemez Pueblo, was appointed to the Northern New Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board (NNMCAB) by the U.S. Department of Energy.
The appointment was made by Acting Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Mark Whitney, March 11, 2015. Madalena stated that he is “looking forward to providing information and speaking on behalf of the region I represent. The communication we establish today will benefit us as a whole. We are dealing with nuclear energy that will potentially help or hurt us, especially, those still yet Read More
National Homeownership Month Celebrated In June
New Mexico [External Sources]
- NMSU names new interim president - KOB.com - KOB 4
- Arrests made in New Mexico, Texas prostitution ring - Carlsbad Current Argus
- New Mexico asks public to weigh in on the true cost of child care - KRQE News 13
- Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Socorro getting recreation upgrades - KRQE News 13
- Land Commissioner is right: NM oil and gas boom will continue - Las Cruces Sun-News
- Where people in New Mexico are moving to most - Albuquerque Journal