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Thank You For Supporting Medical Mission To Haiti

Catherine Fry with a young patient. Courtesy photo
 
Friends of the Children medical team in Haiti in May. Courtesy photo
 
By CATHERINE FRY, RPh
Los Alamos

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

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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:

LADP: Why do you think the Park is going to be significant for Los Alamos?
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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

USDA News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE  USDA Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner announces that the 18th National Homeownership Month celebration begins today in New Mexico.
 
The celebration will begin with an award ceremony in Albuquerque to honor the late Albert “Al” Heller with the housing HERO award.
 
The “HERO” award is given to someone in the housing industry in New Mexico who has been exemplary in their work to provide housing opportunities to the people of New Mexico. The HERO Award will be given posthumously to his widow Kathy Heller and his son David.
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