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Bandelier Will Be Fee Free On Veterans Day

November 9, 2019 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Bandelier National Monument is entrance fee free Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11. Courtesy/BNM

BANDELIER News:

Veterans Day is a time to honor all those who have served in the nation’s military.

To commemorate, Bandelier and other National Park areas all over the country that regularly charge entrance fees, will be fee free on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11.

As usual on fee free days, the Western National Parks Association (WNPA) will be offering a 15 percent discount on everything at the park store in the Bandelier Visitor Center in Frijoles Canyon Monday as well.

UI Operations Center Closed Veterans Day

November 9, 2019 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

NMDWS News:

ALBUQUERQUE ― All New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions’ offices, including the Unemployment Insurance Operations Center, will be closed Monday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day.

The department urges claimants to plan accordingly.

The Unemployment Insurance Tax & Claims System (www.jobs.state.nm.us) will remain available Monday. Customer Service Agents in the Unemployment Insurance Operations Center will be available when normal business hours resume at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 12. The normal business hours of the Unemployment Insurance

NWS: Today’s High Near 61; Tonight’s Low Around 32

November 9, 2019 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 61 with sunny skies and tonight’s low around 32. Courtesy/NWS Read More

Thousands Of New Mexicans Call For Wildlife Protections In Santa Fe; Carson National Forest Plans

November 9, 2019 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

S360 News:

SANTA FE ― A diverse coalition of New Mexico conservation organizations, sportsmen and women and public land advocates, called for stronger protection of critical wildlife habitat, clean water and wildlife migration corridors in the Upper Rio Grande Watershed.

The group delivered more than 23,000 public comments to the U.S. Forest Service calling for improvements to the Carson and Santa Fe National Forests’ land management plans.

The New Mexico Wildlife Federation, Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Defenders of Wildlife, New Mexico

SFNF Waives Fees On Veterans Day

November 8, 2019 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

SFNF News:

SANTA FE ― The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will waive fees at many recreation sites on Veterans Day Monday, Nov. 11, in honor of Americans who have served in the armed services.

All SFNF offices will be closed that day in observance of the federal holiday. Normal business hours will resume Tuesday, Nov. 12.

The Forest Service participates in fee-free days with other federal agencies to commemorate holidays and encourage Americans to visit their public lands. Veterans Day is the final fee-free day for 2019. The next fee-free day will be Martin Luther King, Jr.

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall To Join Veterans Day Ceremony In Española Honoring Service Of New Mexico Veterans

November 8, 2019 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall:

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall will deliver remarks and participate in a ceremony Monday honoring New Mexico’s veterans and commemorating fallen service members at the Española Veterans’ Memorial Wall.

“I am grateful to join the Española community in honoring New Mexico’s veterans,” Udall said. “New Mexico is a state with a proud tradition of military service. Veterans, service members, and their families bind our communities together and inspire us with Read More

Democratic Party Of Los Alamos Meets Nov. 11

November 8, 2019 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

DPLA News:

The Democratic Party of Los Alamos County meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, in Building 6 at UNM-Los Alamos.

The featured speaker is New Mexico Census Coordinator Paige Best with the Department of Finance and Administration.

Best will talk about the process and challenges for getting an accurate count in the 2020 Census and discuss what citizens can do to help.

The meeting is open to the public.

BLM Quarterly Oil & Gas Lease Sale Nets $18,394,059

November 8, 2019 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

BLM News:

SANTA FE — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico raised $18,394,059 Thursday in its quarterly oil and gas lease sale.

Nearly 50 percent of the revenue from the sale will go to the states where the oil and gas activity occurs—in this case New Mexico and Oklahoma—while the rest will go to the U.S. Treasury.

For this sale, the BLM offered leases on 16 parcels totaling 7,619.46 acres. The highest bid per acre was $18,501 sold to Federal Abstract Company for 40 acres in Lea County, New Mexico. The highest bid per parcel was a total of $15,341,534 sold to

Senators Heinrich, Wyden Call For Open Intelligence Committee Hearing On Section 215 Of Patriot Act

November 8, 2019 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 6, 2019) ― U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) have called for open hearings in the Senate Intelligence Committee on Section 215 of the Patriot Act before any markup is held.

Wyden and Heinrich are senior members of the Senate Intelligence committee. They have consistently worked for common-sense reforms to surveillance programs to ensure Americans have both security and liberty.

“We appreciate that the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act authorities

Celebrate Music Of New Mexico At Música del Corazón Concert & Musical Adventures Of John Donald Robb

November 8, 2019 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Saliendo by Frank McCulloch on loan from Ellen Robb. Courtesy/NHCC

NHCC News:

ALBUQUERQUE ― The National Hispanic Cultural Center is the setting for two unique evenings of diverse entertainment about the past and the future.

Be part of the celebration of ¡Música del Corazón! Nov. 13, and the celebration of Hispano folk songs with the film ¡COLORES! The Musical Adventures of John Donald Robb in New Mexico Nov. 14.

On the wings of melody, rhythm and poetry, ¡Música del Corazón! concerts feature new groups and different traditions each year from the “folk” repertory