Chris Clark

Bonito Lake Reopening Postponed Due To Blue 2 Fire

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Bonito Lake reopen to anglers today, May 25, is postponed due the the Blue 2 Fire. Courtesy/NMG&F

NMG&F News:

RUIDOSO — Today’s reopening of Bonito Lake to anglers is postponed due to the Blue 2 Fire (inciweb).

Today’s reopening had been scheduled after more than a decade of being closed. The lake, which is owned by the City of Alamogordo, filled with sediment after the 2012 Little Bear Fire. The City has undertaken extensive efforts to remove the sediment and restore the lake. 

Last week, the City and the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMG&F) signed an agreement through the Read More

Mountaineers: Making Our Way Through The Puzzle Country

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In the Canyon Country, the path from point A to point B might be blocked by cliff, canyon, or both. View through a canyon maze from our recent Mountaineers trip. Courtesy/Reiner Friedel

By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers

The Los Alamos Mountaineers have a soft spot in their heart for the hard country of the Colorado Plateau – the place that Edward Abbey called “something strange, marvelous, full of wonders … a surreal land of form and color.” We who live in the Southwest are lucky to be so close to this terrain, because there is nothing else like it in the country, if not the world. The Mountaineers Read More

Rotary Honors Distinguished LAHS Student Samuel Carmer

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Rotarian Vincent Chiravalle presents a Distinguished Student of Service certificate to LAHS junior Samuel Carmer, on behalf of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos as his parents Carol Haertling and Craig Carmer share the moment with LAHS teacher Jonathan Frost, May 7, at Cottonwood on the Greens. Photo by Linda Hull

By VINCENT CHIRAVALLE
Rotary Club of Los Alamos

The motto of Rotary is Service Above Self. To support this motto in each academic year, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos honors “Distinguished Students of Service” in their junior year of high school.

Students are first nominated by their teachers Read More

25 Los Alamos High School Students Recognized For Earning 2024 New Mexico Bilingualism-Biliteracy State Seal

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LAHS French students who received their bilingual state seal pictured with their French teacher Louise Foliot (center) include from left, Nicholas Witkowski, Eibhleann Hinrichs, Angelique Schappert, Emma Frost, Tessa Lemke and Akshay Swaminarayan. (Not pictured, Lucy Kelly and Alexandra Simakov). Courtesy/LAPS

LAHS students Hana Raby and Esther Grow, two recipients of the German bilingual seal, pose with their German teacher Cristine Faseler, center. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Twenty-five Los Alamos High School seniors were recognized at a ceremony for earning the New Mexico Bilingualism-Biliteracy Read More

Two Tie For Top Predictor In ACRR Weekly Pace Race

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Scene from April 23 Atomic City Road Runners pace race. Courtesy/ACRR

ACRR News:

Lisa Johnson and Mary Knaak tied for the best predictors in the Atomic City Road Runner (ACRR) weekly pace race held on the Canada del Buey Trail in White Rock at 3 seconds off their predicted time. 

Johnson was also the first female finisher on the 1 mile course with a time of 11:44. 

Other accurate predictors:

  • Priscila Rosa with a 6 second differential;
  • Zach Medin at 18 seconds off;
  • Chris Michel recording a 22 second difference; and
  • Felix Candia at 31 seconds off.

On the 1 mile course:

  • Anders Medin, 13, was the best finisher
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County Council 2024 Budget Hearings Continue April 29-30

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COUNTY News:

The complete agenda packets for the Los Alamos County Council 2024  budget hearings to continue beginning 6 p.m. Monday, April 29 and Tuesday, April 30 have been published.

The agenda packet for the April 29 budget hearing is available online here.

The agenda packet for the April 30 budget hearing is available online here.

The hearings are open to the public and will be held in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave. Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Team Is Developing Technology To Provide Fast, In-Field Actinide Measurements

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In-field alpha spectroscopy has great potential for nuclear emergency response. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

A research team at Los Alamos National Laboratory is developing a new technology called the Non-destructive Alpha Spectrometer, or NDAlpha, which is the first field-deployable alpha spectrometer that is capable of “point and shoot” measurements of nuclear material or contaminated surfaces.

One of the key signatures of a nuclear accident is the release of alpha-emitting radionuclides such as plutonium.

“Alpha spectroscopy is exquisitely sensitive to these signatures, but normally Read More

RIISE: Applications Open For Free Indigenous Youth Colorado River Trip Through Grand Canyon

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2022 RIISE participants. Photo by Amber Benally/Grand Canyon Trust

RIISE News:

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Grand Canyon Regional Intertribal Intergenerational Stewardship Expedition (RIISE) is accepting applications from young people ages 16-20 who identify as members of one of the associated tribes of the Grand Canyon for its third annual free nine-day Colorado River rafting trip through the Grand Canyon July 15-23, 2024.

Hosted by the Grand Canyon Trust and Grand Canyon Youth and supported by Arizona Raft Adventures and Grand Canyon Expeditions, the trip is designed to connect Indigenous Read More

NMED: Strategic Water Supply Request For Information From Public Closes March 31, 2024

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NMED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) Request for Information (RFI) related to developing a Strategic Water Supply to further the expansion of clean energy and advanced manufacturing investments closes March 31, 2024.

The department reminds stakeholders from industry, financial, and academic institutions to submit responses to the RFI prior to the deadline, as this information will shape a state solicitation for proposals later this year.

NMED issued the RFI Jan. 19, 2024, which initiated significant interest from private sector companies, financial Read More