Chris Clark

Still Time To Register For Girl Scout Camp

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GSNM News:
 
Girl Scout Camp is open to all girls in 1st through 12th grade. The camps help girls get outdoors, learn about conservation, develop new skills, make new friends, and learn how to make the best s’more ever.
 
There are two Girl Scout camps, each offering different camp experiences.
 
Rancho del Chaparral is a traditional camp in the Jemez Mountains near Cuba. Activities at Rancho include hiking, horseback riding, arts & crafts, nature exploration and archery. The camp sessions include choices of learning to horseback ride, ProChef cooking challenges,
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Evening With Conservationist William deBuys June 19

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Conservationist William deBuys
 
NMHM News:
 
SANTA FE — Award-winning author and conservationist William deBuys speaks on and signs copies of his latest book and participates in a reception honoring the New Mexico History Museum’s acquisition of his papers.
 
The Fray Angélico Chávez History Library hosts this free event 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, June 19, in the museum auditorium, with light refreshments served in the lobby.
 
In 1992, in a remote mountain range, a team of scientists discovered the remains of an unusual animal with beautiful long
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Letter To The Editor: Door To Door Scammer

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By David Palmer
Los Alamos
 
This evening a nice young man came to my door in White Rock selling children’s books, with the story that he was financing an internship to go to Boeing to restore a P51 Mustang. He said that he lived just a few blocks away. Since I don’t have children he said that I could also pay for the books to be donated to a children’s hospital.

After he left, I googled the company “experiencesales.com“, and found that they are persistent scammers. I even found somebody else who had evidently met

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USDA Invests $6.7 Million In 544 Renewable Energy And Energy Efficiency Projects Nationwide

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USDA News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Thursday that USDA is investing more than $6.7 million in 544 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects nationwide.
 
Secretary Vilsack made the announcement during a visit to the Snake River Brewing Company, in Jackson, Wyo. The company received a $14,000 USDA Rural Development Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grant to install a solar panel to generate energy for their business.
 
“These grants will help farmers, ranchers and small business owners use more renewable
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Alert: Resident Warns Of Deer Likely Killed By Cougar

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News Alert:
 
A resident in the 1100 block of Sioux contacted the Los Alamos Daily Post today to warn the community that he found a dead deer over the weekend in his backyard that appeared to be killed by a cougar because its throat was ripped out.
 
“I live on Sioux and wanted to warn everyone in the area. Animal control came out but would not say whether it looked like a lion kill or not but it looks a lot like one to me … it tried to get the deer out of my yard under my fence.”
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NCRTD Implements Financial Transparency Platform

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NCRTD News:
 
In its commitment to clear and open government, the North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has implemented a web-based financial transparency and accountability platform on its website.
 
The NCRTD has contracted with OpenGov to create an interactive reporting tool that allows the public to explore the District’s financial data online in easy-to-use graphical formats that can be selected and customized by the user. 
 
The system provides historical financial data from 2010 to the current year that can be analyzed on a monthly or annual basis
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Scenes From Safety Town Underway At Mountain School

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Los Alamos Police Sgt. Jordan Redmond instructs kindergarteners in ways to manage anger as part of this week’s Safety Town program underway until noon today at Mountain Elementary School. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
LAPD Sgt. Jordan Redmond also shares a video on managing anger featuring McGruff the Crime Dog. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Cpl. Robert Stephens organizes a trip to Safety Town, where the students are taught how to follow traffic lights, stop signs, and how to get to their destination safely. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
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NM 599 And Jaguar Drive Interchange Closures In Santa Fe Begin June 16-17

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NMDOT News:
 
SANTA FE ― Commercial Center at 599 (CC@599) continues roadway and bridge work as part of the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) access permit granted to CC@599 for a new access to NM 599 at Jaguar Drive in southern Santa Fe. 
 
A diamond interchange is being constructed by CC@599 as part of the requirements of an access permit issued by the NMDOT for access to NM 599 for new development located along NM 599.
 
Starting Tuesday, June 16, the NM 599 northbound lanes will be CLOSED 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. each day.
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MOWW Hosts Speaker Ruth Hamilton June 16

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MOWW News:

This month’s meeting of the Military Order of the World Wars is Tuesday, June 16 in the Los Alamos Research Park the 2nd floor conference room. 

The guest speaker is MOWW Senior Vice CINC LTC Ruth Hamilton. She has served in many positions from local to national levels in MOWW in addition to her military assignments.

 
Hamilton is nominated to be the next CINC of MOWW. She plans to discuss who MOWW is and what it does along with providing reminders about the tenets of the organization’s Preamble and the need for chapters to focus on the
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LAHS Graduates Travel To Europe

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Los Alamos travelers, front row from left, Charlie Herrmann, Sophan Kellog, Astrid Hengartner, Sally Grindstaff, Nicole Stafford, Aletta Marciano. Back row from left, Melanie Borup, Eric Ovaska, Lynn Ovaska, Emma Phillips, Steven Calhoun, Laura Whicker, Michelle Pederson, Brandon Cullinan and Kate Margavicius. Not pictured are Alexi Ortega and former LAHS student Sam Harris. Courtesy photo 
 
 
LAHS News:
 
Los Alamos High School graduates participating in Europe 2015 want to thank everyone who supported them this year as they fundraised and prepared
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