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DNCU Helps Over 20 Northern New Mexico Families With Their Groceries During Holidays

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DNCU News:
 
SANTA FE — Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU), Northern New Mexico’s hometown financial cooperative, finished the 2017 year by launching the Twelve Days of Giving, a yearly employee driven initiative that helps families with their groceries during the holidays.
 
For this community initiative, selected DNCU staff are tasked with a simple mission: drive to a local grocery market, pick a random family, and pay up to $100 of their groceries. In all, over 20 families were helped and over $2,100 was donated.
 
“The Twelve Days of Giving shines a light on the culture that
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Registration Underway For UNM-LA Classes

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UNM-LA Academic Student Success Manager Elizabeth Radmacher. left, advises student Lydia Gurulé as she registers for classes. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA

UNM-LA News: 

Spring classes at the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) will begin Jan. 16. Registration is open through Jan. 26, but earlier registration is advised as classes have seating limits.

With a high number of faculty holding a Ph.D in their teaching fields, UNM-LA provides an exceptional quality of instruction. Small class size allows for personal attention that is critical for student learning and success. Read More

Donor Helps Students Struggling With Food Insecurity

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Mia Holsapple and Shawn Roman share breakfast pizzas with staff at LAMS. Courtesy photo
 
COMMUNITY News:

National Milk Day is Jan. 11. People may not realize that there are students in this community who struggle daily with food insecurity and can’t afford costs associated with the school lunch program.

As the holidays arrived in 2017, so did a local donor who wanted to help local children with that struggle. Chartwell’s Food Services, the organization that provides breakfast, lunch and catering services for Los Alamos Public Schools, had a visit from an “elf.” This elf said she wanted
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Archbishop John C. Wester Issues Statement On Death Of LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson

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LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson

ALBUQUERQUE – Archbishop John C. Wester has issued the following statement regarding the death of President Thomas S. Monson of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:

Archbishop John C. Wester

“I was very saddened to learn of the death of President Thomas S. Monson of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a man of great compassion who had a genuine concern for all God’s children and he will be missed, not only by those within the LDS Church, but by countless others who were touched by his gentle leadership and loving heart.  Read More

Reservoir And Access Road Closed To Public Monday

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Los Alamos Canyon Reservoir. Courtesy/LANL

COUNTY News:

Pedestrian access to the Los Alamos Canyon Reservoir and surrounding areas west of the Ice Rink off West Road, will be closed Monday, Jan. 8 through the summer of 2018.

The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities will construct a new 10-inch non-potable water pipeline from the reservoir along the reservoir access road and connect to the townsite’s non-potable water system.

Department officials warn that construction crews with heavy equipment will be utilizing and working on the single dirt road rendering it and the surrounding Read More

UNM-Los Alamos Year In Review: Community Support, Growth And Collaboration

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In January, Los Alamos voted to increase support for UNM-Los Alamos through the mil levy. Just after the results were announced, Advisory Board members Pat Soran and Steve Boerigter, CEO Cindy Rooney, Mil Levy PAC members James Robinson and Laura Loy, Advisory Board member Michelle Hall and supporter Kathy Boerigter gather in celebration. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA

The graduation of the fall 2017 class of the Community Internship Collaboration (CIC) brought the total number of successful interns to 67. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA

At the May 12 graduation ceremony, 97 students earned Read More

Historic Preservation Advisory Board Meets Jan. 10

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COUNTY News:

The Historic Preservation Advisory Board meets at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10 in the Throne Room at historic Fuller Lodge.

The meeting is open to the public.

The purpose of the Historic Preservation Advisory Board is to make recommendations to the Planning and Zoning Comission, Board of Adjustment and County Council regarding the protection, preservation and enhancement of places, sites, areas, buildings, structures and other objects within the corporate boundaries of the incorporated County of Los Alamos having a special character or special historic, architectural Read More

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