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Read More County Planning DWI Council Meeting Thursday
LAC News:Los Alamos County DWI Planning Council meets at 8:30 a.m., Thursday Jan. 28, in the County Municipal Building, room 110.
Agenda:
I. Call to Order
II. Public Comment
III. Approval of minutes from previous meetings: 1/14/16 (Minutes are available upon request. Contact Kirsten Bell at Kirsten.Bell@lacnm.us or 662.8241)
IV. Council Chair’s Report
V. Coordinator’s Report
a. Update on FY16 grant spending
b. Highlights from NMAC, DWI Affiliate, & DFA Meetings
VI. Business
a. Formal vote
Bipartisan Legislation To Allow Local Governments To Implement Curfews Passes First Committee
STATE News:SANTA FE ― Yesterday bipartisan legislation that would authorize local governments to impose curfews on minors under the age of 16 from midnight to 5 a.m. passed the House Regulatory and Public Affairs Committee by a 4-3 vote.
The bill, HB 29, is sponsored by Republican Rep. Nate Gentry and Democrat Rep. Carl Trujillo.
“No good can come from young teens roaming the streets after midnight,” Gentry said. “This legislation will protect our children from the dangerous situations that result from unsupervised minors being
Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘The Revenant’
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMBLos Alamos
“The Revenant”, at 2 hours and 36 minutes in length, is a test of endurance for the moviegoer. But compared to the story of endurance told in the film, that is nothing.
In 1823, Hugh Glass was serving as a scout on an American fur-trapping expedition through the upper Missouri River watershed, in Montana and North Dakota. While out hunting food for the party, Glass unknowingly gets between a grizzly and her two cubs. He is severely mauled and left for dead by the bear.
His own company, after attempting to carry him on a wooden pallet for many miles
Read More Outfitters, Guides Must Submit Proposals For Permits On Santa Fe National Forest By Feb. 15
SFNF News:SANTA FE ― Commercial guides and outfitters seeking 2016 special use permits to operate on Santa Fe National Forest lands must submit proposals no later than Feb. 15.
Proposals received after that date will not be accepted for this calendar year. The Feb. 15 date coincides with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish deadline to be included in the outfitter pool for state license tag drawings without penalty.
A special use authorization or permit is required when any use or activity on National Forest System lands
Read More Obituary: Helen Margaret Falkenberg Ruminer Feb. 8, 1921 – Jan. 16, 2016
HELEN MARGARET FALKENBERG RUMINER Feb. 8, 1921 – Jan. 16, 2016Helen Margaret Falkenberg Ruminer died peacefully on January 16, 2016, surrounded by family.
She is survived by her sister Frances Byrne, two sons and four daughters: John (and wife, Kit) Ruminer of Los Alamos, NM, Patrick Ruminer of Ponderosa, NM, Janice (and husband, Jim) Humphrey of Colorado Springs, CO, Judith (and husband, Sterling) Carter of Winston, NM, Mary (and husband Butch) Williams of Albuquerque, NM, and Kathleen (and husband, David) Funk of Los Alamos, NM. She is also survived by her 21
WIPP: Revised Schedule For Resumption Of Operations In 2016 Announced
WIPP News:The Department of Energy’s Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) approved the new integrated Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).
The new PMB integrates WIPP recovery activities, baseline operations and capital asset projects into a single plan with a schedule that identifies a path to resumption of waste emplacement operations.
The new PMB considers potential risks that could impact the project and adds appropriate contingency to the schedule to help ensure activities can be achieved
Letter To The Editor: Truck Traffic Along Central Avenue
By ALLEN COGBILLLos Alamos
Central Avenue is a relatively low-speed street, and portions of it have relatively high levels of pedestrian traffic.
Nonetheless, it seems to be a favorite route for both county and LA public school vehicles. In particular, heavy trucks often use Central Avenue to travel to and from Diamond Drive.
The situation has been exacerbated since the county-school vehicle maintenance facility was established near Eastgate. I find this curious and rather annoying.
While it is true that the Central Avenue route is shorter than the Trinity Drive
‘Three Strikes’ Legislation Passes First Committee
STATE News:SANTA FE ― Legislation to reform New Mexico’s existing “three strikes” law, also referred to as “Lilly’s Law,” passed the House Regulatory and Public Affairs Committee Thursday Jan. 21, on a party-line vote.
House Bill 56 is sponsored by Rep. Paul Pacheco. The bill would help close New Mexico’s criminal justice revolving door that has allowed dangerous career criminals out of jail free to commit additional acts of violence.
“The current statute is a three strikes law in name only,” Pacheco said. “Judges need this tool in order to reduce violent
AG Joins U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force
OAG Deputized US Marshals. Courtesy photoNMAG News:
ALBUQUERQUE ― Five special agents for the New Mexico Office of the Attorney General, one APD officer and one Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Deputy were sworn in Jan. 20 as Special Deputy United States Marshals as Task Force Officers (TFO).
They will be joining many law enforcement officials from throughout New Mexico actively participating in the South West Investigative Fugitive Team (SWIFT) Task Force.
“These newly deputized U.S. Marshals will be assigned to the Albuquerque and Santa Fe USMS Offices,