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Study: 2017’s Most Fun Cities In America

WALLETHUB News:
 
With the upcoming fall season bringing cooler weather to enjoy more activities indoors and out, the personal-finance website WalletHub took a close look at 2017’s Most Fun Cities in America.

To help Americans find the cities with the greatest number and variety of cheap, fun activities, WalletHub’s data crunchers compared the 150 largest U.S. cities across 58 key metrics, ranging from fitness clubs per capita to movie costs to average open hours of breweries.


 
Top 20 Most Fun Cities in America
 
 
1
Las Vegas, NV
 
11
Denver, CO
 
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Love And Logic Classes Starting At FSN

FSN News:
 
Family Strengths Network will be starting their Love and Logic Parent Series soon and spots are filling up. Register online at www.lafsn.org or call 505.662.4515 for more information.
 
Becoming a Love and Logic Parent Series, raise children who are self-confident, motivated, and ready for the real world with this win-win approach to parenting. Parents with children of all ages, from toddlers to teens, will learn techniques to help your child:
  • Make wise decisions
  • Stop bickering and fighting with siblings
  • Listen the first time they are asked
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A Celebration Of Native Artists In Santa Fe

IAIA News:
 
SANTA FE — The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) invites the public to join their artists-in-residence in learning about their craft through a free, hands-on event 1-2:30 p.m., Sept. 23.
 
IAIA also will host a free dinner, open to the public, 5-6:30 p.m., Sept. 28 in honor of their Native artists-in-residence. The artists’ studios will be open for viewing after the dinner.
 
Along with Native artists Leanne Campbell and Marlene Ann Nielsen, weaver Janice George has been an artist-in-residence at the IAIA for the month of
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Study: 2017’s Cities & States With Highest & Lowest Uninsured Rates

WALLETHUB News:
 
With the national uninsured rate back on the rise, after dipping to a record low of 8.6 percent in the first quarter of 2016, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2017’s Uninsured Rates by Cityand by State.
 
WalletHub’s analysts compared the rates for 547 U.S. cities and the 50 states, in addition to a breakdown by age, race/ethnicity and income level. The following are some highlights from the reports:

 
 
States with Lowest Uninsured Rates
 
States with Highest Uninsured Rates
 
1
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Letter To The Editor: PVMS Cheer Team

By CASSANDRA MARTINEZ
PVMS Cheer Coach
 
On behalf of the Pojoaque Valley Middle School Cheerleaders, this letter is a request for support from you and/or your business.
 
In the upcoming school year, our cheerleading squad plans on supporting and cheering at all of our Middle School teams atheltic events which includes football, volleyball, and both girls and boys basketball. We are incredibly excited to represent PVMS to the best of our ability.
 
However, the cost for us to attend and support our Middle School athletes at all of these activities has placed us in need of support
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Alzheimer’s ‘Legal And Financial Planning’ Presentation

ALZHEIMER’S News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE  Families dealing with the multitude of issues that come with Alzheimer’s disease will have access to a FREE presentation in Santa Fe, New Mexico offered by the Alzheimer’s Association, New Mexico Chapter.
 
The presentation, “Living with Alzhiemers: Legal and Financial Planning” will help explain the basics of legal and financial planning for families facing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The event will be held from 10-11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6, and will be hosted by Kingston
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House Natural Resources Committee Passed Sportsmen’s Package

Congressman Steve Pearce
 
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.  The House Natural Resources Subcommittee passed H.R. 3668, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act, or SHARE Act.
 
“The tradition and culture of hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting is under attack all across the West. Here in New Mexico, we are all too familiar with the impacts of decreased access and overly burdensome regulations on federal lands. It is vital to protect the lifestyle and rights of sportsmen and women,” Rep. Pearce said. “The rich culture and
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SFCC Presents LAUNCH! Sept. 28

SFCC News:
 
SANTA FE  Santa Fe Community College’s Visual Arts Gallery presents LAUNCH!, an exhibition by the Sculpture Union art club of SFCC.
 
This inaugural event features selections from each of the group’s members.The exhibit opens with a public reception from 5-7 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 28. The exhibition continues through Nov. 1.
 
The exhibition includes sculpture in diverse media and conceptual approaches from SFCC sculpture students includingJanet Abrams, Colin Barker, Faye Bates, David Burling, Charlie
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Office Of Justice Programs Awards More Than $28.3 Million To National Center For Missing And Exploited Children

OJP News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Office of Justice Programs’ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announced the award of more than $28.3 million in funding to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to support efforts to prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation.
 
OJJDP has partnered with NCMEC for more than 30 years to respond to incidents of child abductions and to bring children home safely. The Center was created to build a coordinated national response to missing and sexually exploited children, establish a missing
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Sonja Behnke Best Predictor In Tuesdays Pace Race

Courtesy photo

ACRR News:
 
For Tuesday’s pace race, Sonja Behnke predicted well and was only 9 seconds off for her predictions for 3 miles.
 
There were 28 people who competed in the weekly pace race. The course was a fairly-flat 1-mile paved-loop mainly on Estante Way in Pajarito Acres. One could run any number of loops but with a requested time of 45 minutes or less. All distances from 1 to 5 miles were done.
 
The fastest female and male runners for 1 mile were Savannah Strothers (9:06) and Brian Newman (10:26). For 2 miles, the fastest were Tamara Jurado (21:05) and Linda Vance
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