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Upcoming Events For Former Los Alamos, Sandia, DOE Workers And Hiring Events For Nurses

NCP News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE Former Los Alamos and Sandia laboratory and Department of Energy workers are invited to upcoming events in Los Alamos and Albuquerque hosted by Nuclear Care Partners.
 
Former workers can find out whether they qualify for benefits through DOE’s EEOICPA as well as meet the local Nuclear Care Partners care team and Co-Founder/CEO Jenna Noem.
 
The Filing Forum is designated for former workers needing help filing a claim or who have never applied for EEOICPA benefits.
 
The morning session will feature information on:
  • Details of the EEOICPA;
  • How
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Game & Fish: Deadline To Apply For Sandhill Crane And Pheasant Hunts Is Fast Approaching

Sandhill crane
 
NMGF News:
 
SANTA FE The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is accepting applications for special sandhill crane and pheasant permits until 5 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21.
 
Applications can be made using the Department’s Online Licensing System or by telephone at 1.888.248.6866.
 
Information about pheasant and sandhill crane draw hunts is available in the Department’s 2019-20 Small Game Hunting Rules and Information Booklet.
 
Successful applicants must have a game hunting license and applicable stamp(s) in addition to their draw
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Women In State Auditor Office Attend New Mexico Society Of CPAs Leadership Summit Friday

Women of the Office of the State Auditor Friday attended the New Mexico Society of CPAs Women’s Leadership Summit. Courtesy photo

STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Society of Certified Public Accountants (NMSCPA) Friday hosted a full day Women’s Leadership Summit.

The summit featured highly qualified speakers and panelists providing women in the field of accounting and auditing with information aimed at empowerment and education to enhance their professional skills.

“The summit, led by an impressive group of inspiring women leaders in private and public professions, honed in Read More

SFCC Student Sara Lanctot Invited To NASA Center

SFCC student Sara Lanctot in the engineering lab at SFCC. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

SANTA FE – Santa Fe Community College announces student Sara Lanctot of Santa Fe has been selected to attend the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) Onsite Experience at Marshall Space Flight Center in Sept. 23-27 Huntsville, Ala.

Lanctot is studying engineering and computer science at SFCC.

Lanctot is one of the selected participants out of 499 community college students from across the U.S. to be part of NCAS. Lanctot successfully completed a five-week online course, which led to a visit to a Read More

Serenata Concert: Alone With The Water & The Night-Schubert Lieder At Site Santa Fe Aug. 30

Schubert Lieder ‘Alone with the Water and the Night’ Aug. 30 at Site Santa Fe. Courtesy image

Serenata of Santa Fe News:

Experience the breathtaking genius of the greatest pioneering songwriter who ever lived. Franz Schubert merged poetry and melody into a new dimension, allowing for revolutionary conceptions of Nature to be carried out in the arts with effortless spontaneity. True Bel Canto.

Schubert Lieder “Alone with the Water and the Night”, doors open at 5 p.m. and the concert starts at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30 at Site Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo De Peralta in Santa Fe.

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Air Quality Bureau Announces Electronic File Transfer Option For Some Permit Applications

NMED News:
 
The AQB requires paper applications to include a CD or DVD with electronic copies of the application and supporting documents such as calculation spreadsheets.
 
For some types of permits, the AQB will now allow applicants to submit paper applications and use our secure file transfer service to submit their electronic files instead of burning files to a CD.
 
This option is available for permits with longer timelines, such as Title V permits, new NSR permits, and modifications to those permits.
 
Due to short regulatory deadlines, this option cannot be used
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NWS: Today’s High Near 85; Tonight’s Low Around 60

The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 85 with mostly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 60. One last day of widespread near-record high temperatrues is expected today. Monsoon moisture will begin to seep northward with increasing coverage of showers and thunderstorms each afternoon and evening today through mid week. Courtesy/NWS Read More

UNM Provost And Vice Provost Visit UNM-LA

UNM Vice Provost Dr. Barbara Rodríguez, right, visits with faculty and staff Thursday at UNM-Los Alamos. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA

UNM-LA News:

University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. James Paul Holloway and Senior Vice Provost Dr. Barbara Rodríguez traveled to town Thursday to visit UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

At UNM-LA, Dr. Holloway toured the campus and met with faculty, staff and campus leadership. UNM-LA Advisory Board members Michelle Hall and Pat Soran also attended the meeting.

“UNM is a critical Read More

RCLC Finalizing Turnaround Efforts

During a RCLC meeting Friday in Taos, Neptune’s Paul Black (together with Paul Black) discusses a stakeholder engagement and community outreach program the company is launching soon. Courtesy photo
 
DOE-EM Field Office Manager Doug Hintze at the RCLC meeting Friday in Taos. Courtesy photo

Staff Report

The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities (RCLC) met Friday in Taos where they heard from an auditor contracted to complete six years of back audits in order to bring the organization into compliance following past mismanagement issues.

RCLC board members, staff and

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