Chris Clark

PEEC Offers Snowshoe Hike To Cañada Bonita Saturday

January 22, 2016 by Submitted by Chris Clark

Youth enjoying a snowshoe hike on a beautiful winter day. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is offering a beginning snowshoe hike from Pajarito ski hill parking lot to Cañada Bonita 9-11 a.m. Saturday.

PEEC’s educator Siobhan Niklasson will lead participants along a showshoe trail maintained by the Southwest Nordic Ski Club and point out ecological features of the winter forest. This family-friendly hike will cover 3 miles and about 300 feet of elevation change.

This is a free hike. Advance registration is required. Participants can

Artists Of Figurative Painting Expressing Content And Addressing Contemporary Issues

January 22, 2016 by Submitted by Chris Clark

ART News:

Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. has releases its newest fine art title, Bodies of Work—Contemporary Figurative Painting by Lauren P. Della Monica.

Human forms can be intensely intimate or broadly universal. Here, figurative artists use the human form as a tool to express varied content and contemporary issues. These paintings depict our feelings and sentiments, our sense of belonging to a larger community in the contemporary world, while capturing the impulses behind the range of figuration presented by today’s contemporary international artists.

FBI, Navajo Nation Investigate Armed Robbery Of Shiprock Restaurant

January 22, 2016 by Submitted by Chris Clark

FBI News:

The FBI and Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety are looking for two men who robbed a Shiprock restaurant.

Jan. 14, 2016, at approximately 2:45 p.m., two unidentified men with knives robbed the Chat An Chew restaurant, located on Highway 64 in Shiprock.

One of the robbers was described as approximately 5’8” tall with a medium build and between 20-30 years old. The second robber was described as between 5’4” and 5’6” tall with a thin build and also between 20-30 years old. Both of the robbers were dressed in black clothing and wore masks and gloves.

Bandelier Reduces Frijoles Canyon Analysis Of Access Plan Impacts To Categorical Exclusion

January 22, 2016 by Submitted by Chris Clark

Shuttle bus at Bandelier Visitor Center in Frijoles Canyon. Courtesy/NPS

BANDELIER News:

In 2012, the National Park Service (NPS) notified the public that an environmental assessment (EA) would be prepared to analyze the potential environmental effects of project alternatives to improve transportation conditions at Bandelier National Monument.

This notice is to inform the public that the analysis of proposed action and associated impacts of the project has been reduced to a degree that an EA is no longer required. Alternatively, the NPS is preparing

Energy Department Announces $58 Million To Advance Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Technologies

January 22, 2016 by Submitted by Chris Clark

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz

DOE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced more than $58 million in funding for vehicle technology advancements and released a report highlighting the successes of DOE’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program while touring the newest vehicle technologies Thursday at the Washington Auto Show.

Continuing the Obama Administration’s commitment to supporting the domestic automobile industry, Moniz announced a $55 million funding opportunity that will solicit

DPNM: Governor Sends 26 Wrong Messages To New Mexicans

January 22, 2016 by Submitted by Chris Clark

DPNM News:

“Despite more than a half dozen bills on ethics and campaign reform having been filed already in this legislative session, the 26 executive messages that Gov. Susana Martinez issued on Wednesday involved only the governor’s pet issues and did nothing to indicate consideration of bills that would directly address the egregious ethical lapses in her administration,” said Democratic Party of New Mexico Chairwoman Debra Haaland.

“It is clear that ethics in state government is not a priority for Martinez,” Haaland said. “Instead of getting

PEEC Offers Bosque del Apache Birding This Weekend

January 22, 2016 by Submitted by Chris Clark

Birders at Bosque del Apache. Photo by Mouser Williams

PEEC News:

Learn more about wildlife this weekend birding at the Bosque del Apache with two expert birders and excellent teachers, David Yeamans and Mouser Williams. The Pajarito Environmental Education Center is sponsoring the program.

Yeamans has watched birds most of his life starting in Los Alamos many years ago, and in the last five years, he has been a birder of the type he calls “semi-pro.”

Yeamans is active in Audubon bird counts, bird banding, field trips, and local birding activities.

Letter To The Editor: Music Teachers Give Thanks

January 22, 2016 by Submitted by Chris Clark

By LAPS MUSIC TEAM

Los Alamos

Have you ever enjoyed listening to the marching band at a parade and watching the drumline cadence by?

Maybe you’ve been to a football game and seen the marching band sousaphones or the xylophones entertaining the crowd? Or perhaps you’ve been to an elementary music performance and seen your child or grandchild singing from the risers? Possibly your child is a cellist and is able to use a cello at school – eliminating the need to haul one from home.

All of these musical supplies – drums, sousaphones, xylophones, cellos,

Senate Boss Sanchez: ‘NM Has Toughest DWI Laws In The Country’ … Say what?!

January 22, 2016 by Submitted by Chris Clark

STATE News:

SANTA FE ― Sen. Michael Sanchez had a lot to get off his chest during Wednesday’s rambling tirade at a press conference.

He ranted against the media and complained about seating in the House Gallery. But what’s the most stunning statement he uttered? That New Mexico has the toughest DWI laws in the country. Say what?!

“We do have some of the toughest laws in the country,” Sanchez said.

Actually, the facts show that Sanchez is wrong. According to Wallet Hub (link), New Mexico ranks 33rd in the nation for overall strictness

Heinrich Applauds Cosmic Campgrounds International Dark Sky Sanctuary Designation

January 22, 2016 by Submitted by Chris Clark

SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., applauded western New Mexico’s Cosmic Campground on being designated International Dark Sky Sanctuary.

The Cosmic Campground is the first International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) location on U.S Forest Service land and the first dark sky sanctuary designated in the United States.

“The Cosmic Campground in Catron County brings visitors from around the United States and the world to enjoy New Mexico’s unmatched wild places,” Heinrich said. “Outdoor