Education

Fire Relief Center Moved To New Mexico Highlands Univ.

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NMHU News:

The Fire Relief Center once located at the old Memorial Middle School gymnasium was moved to Sala de Madrid on the New Mexico Highlands University campus at the end of July.

The Center will continue to provide hot meals twice a day at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., and a range of services, including assistance with resources, accessing government relief, and navigating FEMA, available to those affected by the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fires and the subsequent flooding.

The Fire Relief Center is open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Sala de Madrid, which is located on the corner of 8th Street Read More

JJAB: Thanks For Another Successful School Supply Drive!

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Courtesy/JJAB

JJAB News:

Thanks to the generous support of the community, Los Alamos JJAB was able to yet again support the school supply needs for its clients, reaching 59 students with enough left over for two substantial deliveries to the counselors of two elementary schools.

This year was a bit more difficult because all the prices were up, but the JJAB team managed to cross off almost every item on the lists they were given. There were so many deliveries coming in every day, and their conference room was a mess of supplies for a week! But the team hustled and helped implement a system to ensure Read More

New Mexico Higher Education Department Awards Over $3 Million For Research & Education Investments

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Secretary Stephanie M. Rodriguez 

NMHED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED) announced that it will invest over $3 million from the state’s Higher Education Endowment Fund for initiatives focused on education, economic development, and other priorities aimed at moving the state forward.  

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham approved the funds earlier this year, which are directed at growing the capacity of state colleges and universities to prepare students for careers in high-need areas and conduct research in priority areas including technology, health, Read More

New Mexico History Museum And Fray Angélico Chávez History Library Complete Work On Preservation Of Unique Audio Recordings

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Photographer John Candelario. Courtesy/Palace of Governors Photo Archives, HP.1997.16 John Candelario collection

NMHM News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) is excited to share that Fray Angélico Chávez History Library (FACHL) has completed the work associated with a grant from Recordings at Risk, a program conducted by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

The $15,119 grant enabled FACHL to digitize more than 200 unique audio recordings made by award winning photographer and cinematographer John S. Candelario.  Read More

Los Alamos Boy Scouts Share Adventure In Wyoming

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Troop 122 Boy Scouts help raise the flag at Camp Laramie Peak, Wyoming. Courtesy photo

Los Alamos Boy Scouts from Troop 122 at Camp Laramie Peak, Wyo. include Elyas Dezendorf, Kieran Gattiker, Jonah Pratt, Kellan Pratt, Nate Pratt, Simon Pratt, Ian Sandbourgh, Alex Sandbourgh, Brian Scott, Brendan Treat and Sam Wescott. Courtesy photo

Boy Scout Troop 122 News:

Dirt. Sweat. Camping. Adventure. These are the things that all Scouts love, and the members of Los Alamos Boy Scout Troop 122 got to experience all of them at Camp Laramie Peak, Wyo. during their week-long merit badge camp held July Read More

PEEC: Come Nibble Like A Bear This Friday!

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PEEC News:

Celebrate bear month with The Pajarito Environmental Education Center and the Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation by attending Bears, Beers, and Bites 6-8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 27 at the Los Alamos Nature Center.

This event will give you the opportunity to learn about black bears and eat like them too, with hors d’ oeuvres inspired by the diet of a bear from Jesica Roberts, Personal Caterer, as well as a talk given by wildlife veterinarian, Dr. Kathleen Ramsay. Each attendee also will receive two drink tickets for beer or wine from Bathtub Row Brewing Coop.

This event is zero-waste Read More

PAC 8 Community Media Center: Aug. 26 – Sept. 1, 2022

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PAC 8 News:

PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.

For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.

PAC 8 Television schedule for Aug. 26 – Sept. 1:

Friday, Aug. 26, 2022

  • 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live;
  • 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program;
  • 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 8-09-22;
  • 3 p.m. — Democracy Now;
  • 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates;
  • 6 p.m. — Script to Scene – Juraissic Park;
  • 7 p.m. — The Whitehouse Chronicles;
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Kuropatwinski: An Invitation To Scouting In Los Alamos

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By JAMES J. KUROPATWINSKI 
District Chair
Sangre de Cristo District of the Great Southwest Council
Scoutmaster Emeritus 

I saw the most awesome thing Saturday. In Albuquerque, at a New Mexico United soccer match being played on a temporarily sodded-over American baseball field – I witnessed 50 immigrants get sworn in by a U.S. Federal judge to become Citizens of the United States of America. Over 9,000 fans of the world’s Beautiful Game burst into applause as many of the new Citizens wept tears of joy, and not a few fell to their knees and kissed the ground of their new homeland. And Read More

Bear Festival Returns To Los Alamos This Weekend

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Make sure to head down to the nature center this Saturday for a ‘bear-y’ good time! Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Get ready for the Bear Festival! Join The Pajarito Environmental Education Center for a fun day filled with booths, games, and interactive activities dedicated to learning about living with black bears and other area wildlife 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Los Alamos Nature Center.

This free event sponsored by Century Bank will give the community the opportunity to learn about bear safety, wildlife in the area, and managing human-wildlife interactions from local, regional, Read More

AG Balderas Announces Education Department’s Approval Of $3.9 Billion Group Discharge For 208,000 Borrowers Who Attended ITT Technical Institute

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Attorney General Hector Balderas

AG News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Today, New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas announces the U.S. Department of Education will discharge all remaining federal student loans that borrowers received to attend ITT Technical Institute (ITT) from Jan. 1, 2005, through its closure in Sept. 2016.

The decision, which follows Departmental findings based on extensive internal records, testimony from ITT managers and recruiters, and first-hand accounts from borrowers, will result in 208,000 borrowers receiving $3.9 billion in full loan discharges.

This includes Read More