Espanola YMCA Teen Center
ESPANOLA YMCA TEEN CENTER News
The Espanola YMCA Teen Center (EYTC) hosted the second annual Born-2-Cruise Model car & Custom Bicycle Show Saturday, April 14.
This event was a great success and was flooded with more than 200 visitors and more than 50 participants.
Low-rider enthusiasts from all around the community and outward attended and showed off their custom creativity.
Courtesy Photo
“The Espanola youth were given a chance to shine and that is what we (EYTC) are all about,” EYTC Program Co-Director Dion Gabriel said. “The kids love it … when they Read More
Forest Hosts Public Field Trips Into Southwest Jemez Mountains Landscape Restoration Area
The Santa Fe National Forest is hosting three educational field trips into the Southwest Jemez Mountains Landscape Restoration project area.
These field trips are designed to provide on-the-ground information about the project. Participants will be guided through the area to see and learn about existing conditions, desired conditions, ecosystem function, treatments that have been accomplished, and engage in interactive conversation with Forest personnel about the project.
“We are in the process of drafting a proposal to treat approximately 110,000 Read More
Bandelier Advising of Upcoming Closure May 22 or 23
Jason Lott, Superintendent of Bandelier National Monument, has announced that the main visitor area in Frijoles Canyon will be closed for at least part of the day on either Tuesday, May 22 or Wednesday, May 23.
“We will be having very large pieces of equipment working in the canyon that day to install an interim crossing of the creek,” he said. “We are not certain yet which day, or at what time, this work will happen, but we want to minimize the impacts on our visitors.”
Anyone planning a visit to the park on either of those days should keep an eye on information sources for updated information Read More
Andrew Zhao Named 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholar
LAHS News:
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has announced the selection of Los Alamos High School senior Andrew Zhao as a 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholar.
Zhao is one of 141 outstanding American high school seniors who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, leadership, citizenship, service and contribution to school and community.
The U. S. Presidential Scholars will be honored for their accomplishments in Washington D.C., June 16–19.
“Honoring Presidential Scholars is an important celebration of students showing the dedication, creativity Read More
Los Alamos Students Win First at State National History Day Competition
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY News
Ruby Selvage and Kathryn McClenahan accepting a special award from the Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum for the best project on agriculture and rural life (with staff from the museum). Photo by Kim Selvage
A pair of Piñon Elementary 6th graders won first place at the statewide National History Day competition on April 27 in Albuquerque.
Kathryn McClenahan and Ruby Selvage will be part of the New Mexico delegation at the national NHD competition in College Park, MD, June 10-14. Their project, a performance entitled “Land Where Our Children Die: The Reactions and Reforms Read More
Bandelier Seeks Public Input on Management of Tsankawi Unit
At Tsankawi you can hike the same trails used by the Ancestral Pueblo people. Photo by NPS Photo by Sally King
BANDELIER News:
Bandelier National Monument is initiating a planning effort to improve resource protection and visitor understanding of the unique Tsankawi Unit.
The resulting decisions will provide guidance and direction for managing visitor safety, accessibility and resource protection for the next 10 years.
“We invite everyone who is interested in the future of Tsankawi to participate in the 30-day scoping period,” said Park Superintendent Jason Lott in a news release. Read More
NM Search and Rescue Annual Conference at Buffalo Thunder Resort
The New Mexico Search and Rescue Council Announces Annual Search and Rescue Conference.
The New Mexico Search and Rescue Council (NMSARC) will be hosting ESCAPE (Emergency Services Annual Preparedness Event), its annual training event for search and rescue volunteers on May 4-6 at the Buffalo Thunder Resort, Spa, and Casino in Pojoaque, NM. Over 200 volunteers from throughout New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Texas, will be attending to train in all aspects of effective search and rescue. The three-day conference also has a trade show, featuring the latest in search and rescue Read More
Los Alamos High School Advances to “Sweet 16” in the National Science Bowl
Members of the Los Alamos High School team, Los Alamos, NM concentrate on the answer to a question at the U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl in Washington DC on April 29, 2012. Photograph by Dennis Brack, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science/CourtesyDOE Launches National Science Bowl Lithium-Ion Battery-Powered Model Car Race
Beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 29, 44 middle school teams from across the nation will race against one another in the Lithium-Ion Battery-Powered Model Car Challenge as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl Competition. N.M. 4 Project Moves into New Phase
New lane changes on N.M. 4 in White Rock took place April 19. Motorists are now to use the south two lanes, which have been finished. The reduced speed limit remains at 30 mph. Construction work has started on the north two lanes of the roadway. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com