Carol A. Clark

McCauley Springs Fire Update: July 1, 2026

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PatRick crew mopping up along fireline June 29, 2026. Courtesy photo

USFS News:

Acres: 712

Containment: 43% 

Start Date: June 24, 2026

Location: Jemez Ranger District, east of Battleship Rock

Cause: Undetermined

Fuels: Timber, grass & understory, hardwood litter

Personnel: 386                                                

Highlights: Crews from the McCauley Springs Fire assisted local units in responding to a new start within the Valles Caldera National Preserve yesterday. The 6.8 acre Rendocito Fire near PC03 Road received water drops from helicopters, and an engine and three squads of hotshots were able to assist in quickly Read More

SFCC Selects Mandie R. Pritchard As Associate Vice President For Student Affairs

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Mandie R. Pritchard, SFCC Associate Vice President for Student Affairs

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) has selected Mandie R. Pritchard as Associate Vice President (AVP) for Student Affairs. Pritchard was one of several candidates who participated in online forums with faculty and staff. Pritchard started working as AVP for Student Affairs on Monday, June 29.

Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Margaret Peters said, “SFCC is delighted that Mandie Pritchard has accepted the position. She brings an impressive combination of strategic leadership skills, Read More

Pets Of The Week: Allegra & Allegro, Butterfly

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Some miracles barely weigh more than their whiskers, yet carry an extraordinary will to live. At just one week old, Allegra was explicably found alone in the middle of a highway. Cars were speeding past at 65+ mph when a Good Samaritan saw her and pulled over—one vehicle even passed directly over her before he could reach her. She had been thrown between lanes and left severely injured, covered in abrasions and in shock.

Allegra’s condition was critical. No one knew if she would survive the night. But she held on. She spent her earliest weeks in an incubator under round-the-clock foster care—on antibiotics, Read More

Life, Legacy, And Imagination Take Shape In Ghana’s Figurative ‘Fantasy’ Coffins At MOIFA

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NMDCA News:

SANTA FE — The Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) announces The Art Underground: Fantasy Coffins of Ghana, opening Sunday, July 19, 2026, and on view through Saturday, September 5, 2027. This groundbreaking exhibition brings together more than twenty works including newly commissioned coffins—in both full-size and miniature-size—to take full measure of one of Ghana’s most inventive living art forms: figurative coffins made in coastal Ga communities that transform lived biographies into sculptural form.

Hand-carved and vividly painted, these works—often referred Read More

Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum: Summary Of ‘Just Six Numbers’ July 8

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LAF&S News:

The Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum 2026 Summer Series Presents “Expansion on the Book ‘Just Six Numbers’ by Lord Martin Rees” by Dr. Joyce Guzik at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 8 at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church (TOTH).  A light meal will be served at 6 p.m.

The presentation will be recorded and streamed to the ZOOM site given here. 

This talk will summarize the book “Just Six Numbers” by Lord Martin Rees who retired in 2025 as the 15th Astronomer Royal. Rees explains the numbers that quantify the properties and forces in the universe and argues that if any of these six numbers Read More

County: New Gross Receipts Tax Rates Begin Today

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COUNTY News:

As of July 1, 2026, Los Alamos County will implement a 0.625% increase in the County’s Gross Receipts Tax (GRT), raising the rate from 7.0625% to 7.6875%. This adjustment was approved by the County Council on October 28, 2025, through Ordinances No. 747 and No. 748.

New GRT Rate Composition:

  • 2.6875% County/Municipal portion
  • 0.1250% North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) increment
  • 1.2250% State Shared – County Portion
  • 3.6500% State Shared – State Portion

Total GRT Rate: 7.6875%

The increase was passed to support baseline County operations and various Read More

‘Ode To The Mother Road, Route 66 Centennial Art Exhibit’ At Step Up Gallery Until July 23

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‘Breakfast on Route 66’ oil painting by Marcia Williams. Courtesy photo

‘Lunch on Route 66’ oil painting by Marcia Williams. Courtesy photo

Step Up Gallery News:

Ode to the Mother Road, Route 66 Centennial Art Exhibit, now showing in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library, has some wonderful art not to be missed!

Above are two oil paintings by Marcia Williams of Santa Fe. Although Marcia is a plein air painter as well, these studio paintings are done with some family history in mind.

Marcia explains “I have boxes of family photos from both sides of my family including many black and white photos. The Read More

County Health Council: Our Teens Matter

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Evelyn Drake

By EVELYN DRAKE
Intern
Los Alamos County Social Services Division

Los Alamos is a unique place—not just in general, but especially within New Mexico. Our community is known for being filled with incredibly bright and driven people. While that reputation can push students to achieve great things, it also carries a difficult reality. High expectations, especially around academics, can motivate, but they can also overwhelm. For many teenagers in Los Alamos County, these expectations contribute to declining mental health.

At Los Alamos High School, one of the top public high schools Read More

Romero Is Top Predictor In This Week’s Pace Race

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Courtesy photo

ACRR News:

Ted Romero was the best predictor in the weekly pace race held at Pinon (Rocket) Park in White Rock.  He was 14 seconds off his predicted time. 

Other accurate predictors were: 

  • Edith Acosta with an 18 second differential
  • Ted Atkins, Sr. recording a 26 second difference
  • Eric Anderson at 28 seconds off and was also the top finisher in the 3-mile distance at 19:17
  • Tomas Karella at 30 seconds off

On the 1-mile course Steve Daly was the best finisher with a time of 11:39 and 3-year-old Aster Zavorka was the first female at 25:49.

In the 2-mile competition Eric Davis had a 18:27 for Read More

Speaker Martínez Statement On Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Ruling

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NMDP News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Following today’s ruling from the United States Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship, New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martínez (D-Albuquerque) issued the following statement: 

“Today’s Supreme Court decision is a critical victory—not just for our immigrant communities, but for all Americans. 

“Here in New Mexico, we have long recognized how essential immigrants are to our workforce, our economy, and our communities. Now, even President Trump’s hand-picked Supreme Court has rejected his latest, unconstitutional movida to advance his cruel, mass Read More