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Aaron Purtzer Briefs Rotarians on Benefits of Reach and Rise Mentor Program

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Aaron Purtzer. File photo

 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post

It has been proven again and again that children benefit from youth mentoring. During Tuesday’s Los Alamos Rotary Club meeting at the Manhattan Project, members learned about a new program offering services to youth.

Aaron Purtzer, director of the Los Alamos Family YMCA’s Reach and Rise Mentor Program, discussed the program and how it can create a positive impact on young people.

Purtzer is relatively new to Los Alamos; he moved to the community in January from Richland, Wash. However, he does bring a lot of experience to Read More

Los Alamos Laser Selected For 2020 Mars Mission

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Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • New ‘SuperCam’ instrument adds capabilities to successful ChemCam

NASA announced Thursday that laser technology originally developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory has been selected for its new Mars mission in 2020.

“We are extremely excited to be going to Mars again,” said Los Alamos National Laboratory planetary scientist Roger Wiens, Principal Investigator of the newly selected SuperCam team and current principal investigator of the Curiosity Rover’s ChemCam Team. “More importantly for the mission, I know SuperCam is the very best remote sensor that Read More

Youth Business Grant Funds Young Videographer

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Sam Crooks. Courtesy photo

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN

Sam Crooks came up with the idea of selling his skills as a videographer to create commercials for clients.

He approached the Summer Youth Business Grant program, drafted a plan and pitched it to a committee as the school year came to a close. The Youth Business Grant program provided some startup funds for his business, offered some suggestions to ensure success and helped the young man with some promotion. 

“What I enjoy most about my commercials is the funny and clever ideas I’ll put in my commercials,” Crooks said. “I think I would Read More

Energy Department Conditionally Authorizes Oregon LNG to Export Liquefied Natural Gas

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DOE News:

The Energy Department announced Thursday that it has conditionally authorized LNG Development Co., LLC (Oregon LNG) to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, from the Oregon LNG Terminal in Warrenton, Ore.

The Oregon LNG application was next in the order of precedence and review of the application was initiated before the Department issued the recent proposed procedural change. Subject to environmental review and final regulatory approval, the facility is conditionally authorized Read More

Heinrich Calls For Action: Central American Refugee Crisis, Broken Immigration System

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Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., delivered remarks on the Senate Floor Wednesday calling for action on the current Central American Refugee Crisis and the bipartisan Senate immigration reform bill that passed more than a year ago.

In his speech, Heinrich emphasized the need to pass the Senate’s Emergency Supplemental Funding Bill, a proposal introduced by Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., that includes $2.73 billion to help stem the current Central American refugee crisis.

Heinrich also called for action on the Read More

Mobile Pet Adoption at County Fair Aug. 9

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Cuddly canine smooches with the ladies during the FOS Mobile Adoption at the 2013 County Fair. File photo

FOS News:

Brighten your life and theirs … the Los Alamos Friends of the Shelter will again sponsor a Mobile Pet Adoption 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, near Ashley Pond during the Los Alamos County Fair. 

Stop by the event and meet some great dogs hoping to find a good home with that special person or family. We will have volunteers at the event eager to talk about individual animals. There also will be posters and information about dogs and cats available at the Los Alamos Animal Read More

USDA Extends Deadline for Livestock, Honeybees, Farm-Raised Fish Program Emergency Assistance

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USDA News:

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia announced today that the enrollment deadline for the 2012 and 2013 Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) has been extended to Aug. 15.

Originally, program sign-up was scheduled to end Aug. 1.

 The new deadline gives livestock, honeybee, and farm-raised fish producers who experienced losses because of disease, adverse weather, wildfires or colony collapse disorder between Oct. 1, 2011 and Sept. 30, 2013, an additional two weeks to Read More

Governor Announces Three New Mexico Schools Awarded New Fitness Centers

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Gov. Susana Martinez

STATE News:

Gov. Susana Martinez and National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils (NFGFC) Chairman Jake Steinfeld announced Thursday that three New Mexico schools will receive new fitness centers through a partnership between the State of New Mexico and NFGFC.

The three New Mexico schools are:

  • Jemez Valley Elementary and Middle Schools in Jemez Pueblo;
  • East San Jose Elementary School in Albuquerque; and
  • Mesa Elementary School in Shiprock.

“Childhood obesity affects 16 percent of our children here in New Mexico,” Martinez said. “These schools have taken the Read More

SFI: Genome Instability in Cancer – A Challenge or an Opportunity

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Catie Grasso, Oregon Health & Science University. Courtesy/SFI

SFI News:

Catie Grasso will present a talk at 12:15 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, in the Collins Conference Room at Santa Fe Institute

Abstract: Lynn Margulis’ endosymbiotic theory postulated that the eukaryotic cell arose from the symbiosis of multiple bacteria over time, making it possible to create organelles, like the mitochondrion and the chloroplast, which make eukaryotic cells extremely efficient and able to be building blocks in multi-cellular life. Symbiosis has also been shown in genetic algorithm programming and Read More

NM Business Advocate Continues Procurement Reform Efforts

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STATE News:

The New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry (ACI), New Mexico’s statewide business advocate, submitted requests Thursday under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) for records pertaining to contract purchases by Albuquerque Public Schools, Rio Rancho Public Schools, and the cities of Las Cruces, Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and Santa Fe. 

The requested records will show to what degree contracts are “piggybacked” on one another, rather than being put out for bids from competing businesses. This practice is allowed under current statutes, further Read More