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NHCC Theater To Showcase Heart Gallery Kids

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New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez
 
STATE News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE — Gov. Susana Martinez has unveiled the National Hispanic Cultural Center as the first-ever New Mexico theater to showcase Heart Gallery children before every film and other performances.
 
Heart Galleries feature foster children available for adoption and help them find families. There are more than 500 Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD) foster children statewide available for adoption, with 180 in Bernalillo County alone.
 
“Every child needs and deserves a loving family,”
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Registration Open For American Mathematics Competition At Los Alamos High School

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LAHS News:
 
Students at Los Alamos High School will be participating in the American Mathematics Competition in February.
 
The mission of the Mathematical Association of America in offering this competition is to increase interest in mathematics and to develop problem solving through a fun competition.
 
The AMC offers a contest with an emphasis on problem solving, not just computation. The problems are for all students with a mix of easy, challenging, and fun questions.  Top students can receive recognition through
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Registration For Dog Training Classes Begins Dec. 7

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Courtesy/LADOC
 
LADOC News:
 
Registration for the next session of dog training classes offered by the Los Alamos Dog Obedience Club (LADOC) begins Dec. 7. 
 
This session will include Puppy Kindergarten, Basic Manners, Novice Agility, Self-Directed Practice, Scent Work, Rally Obedience and a new class “7 Weeks to a Cool Canine”, and will begin the week of Jan. 18.
 
Three easy ways to register:
 
  • In-person Dec. 7, 6-7 p.m. at LADOC, 246 East Road, near East Park. Bring copies of vaccination records for LADOC to keep,
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NMFRW President Speaks At Local Meeting Dec. 10

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LAFRW News:
 
The Los Alamos Federated Republican Women will celebrate the holiday season with a potluck luncheon noon to 1 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 10, in the Patio Room at 1001 Oppenheimer Place.

 

Barbara McClain, the newly elected New Mexico FRW president, is the special guest speaker for the event.
 
LAFRW member Terry Marzili will collect the donations and Christmas gifts to be delivered to the Adopt-a-Family program.
 
All registered Republican Women are invited to attend.
 
For more information, contact Bethany Douglas at 505.690.6883.
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DPU Seeks Input On Carbon Neutrality Definition

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COUNTY News:
 
The Board of Public Utilities (BPU) will review various recommendations included in the July 7, 2015 Future Electrical Energy Report over the next three Board meetings. 
 
First up is the recommended definition for “Carbon Neutrality” which will be considered for adoption at at 5:30 p.m., at the Dec. 16, Board meeting scheduled in Council Chambers, 1000 Central Ave. in Los Alamos.
 
Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) officials encourage Los Alamos citizens to go
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Pajarito, Purgatory & Sipapu Now Open

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Pajarito Ski Hill. Photo by Skip Wecksung
 
SKI News:
 
Pajarito:
  • Open Fridays – Sundays
  • Snow report
  • Early Season rates are $29 for all ages
  • Deals: Active Military 50% Off and FREE Lodging 
  • Events
  • News: This year, Pajarito Mountain expanded its water collection system and the Los Alamos ski area has accumulated more water than it has ever before, which means mountain crews will be making more snow than ever before. The Los Alamos ski area is also building a new trail on the west side of the mountain, providing a gentle slope that’s ideal for beginners.
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LAHS Girls’ Basketball Team Defeats Belen Thursday

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Scene from Thursdays game. Courtesy photo
 
 
By MORRIE PONGRATZ
Voice of the Hilltoppers
 
Thursday night the Hilltoppers Girls’ basketball team moved to 4-0 on the young season with a hard-fought 62-42 victory over the Belen Eagles.
 
The Toppers led by only 14-12 after the first quarter and only 30-25 at halftime.
 
Belen’s co-captain Sam Valdez kept the Eagles in the game scoring 13 of their 25 points by the half. Belen used a two-three zone to minimize drives to the basket by the Toppers. However, the Toppers refused to take the bait to try
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NMED To Host Public Listening Sessions

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NMED News:
 
New Mexico Environment Department to Host Public Listening Sessions for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SIP Call for Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction (SSM) Operations.
 
On May 22, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final action to ensure states have plans in place that are fully consistent with the Clean Air Act and recent court decisions concerning startup, shutdown and malfunction (SSM) operations.
 
In response to this final action, the New Mexico Environment Department Air Quality Bureau will be required to
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Ready To Learn More And Make A Gift To SFI?

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SFI News:
 
What if we could understand partisanship?
 
That’s what Santa Fe Institute (SFI) researchers Clio Andris and Marcus Hamilton asked in 2015. 
 
Their research showed how partisanship in Congress has grown exponentially — but a few representatives continue to cooperate.
 
What if we knew where novelty comes from?
 
Could we build our companies, our cities and our societies to encourage innovations that would benefit us all? A quantitative theory of innovation and invention 
is where we’re headed next.
 
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Cleaning Up Abandoned Mines Could Cost Billions

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CWP News:
 
DENVER — A new report from the Center for Western Priorities finds the cost of cleaning up the 100,000 abandoned mines on national public lands across the American West could reach $21 billion.
 
The analysis shines a light on the costs Western states would be saddled with if national public lands were handed over to the states, a proposal which is gaining traction among some fringe anti-government groups and elected officials.
 
The recent environmental catastrophe at Colorado’s Gold King Mine highlighted the risk that abandoned
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