Chris Clark

Udall, Heinrich Introduce Bill To Preserve And Expand Native American Languages

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced Thursday that they have introduced a bill to preserve endangered Native languages.
 
The Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act creates a new grant initiative to establish or expand Native language immersion programs. The grants will support the revitalization and maintenance of Tribal languages while increasing educational opportunities for Native American students.
 
“Native language education fosters pride and a feeling of interconnectedness
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Los Alamos Students Graduate From OSU

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OSU News:
 
CORVALLIS, Ore. ― Oregon State University will hold its 146th commencement Saturday, June 13, in Reser Stadium.
 
Los Alamos students graduating from OSU include:
 
  • Julia A. Kautz, Master of Science, Civil Engineering; and
  • Ashley D. Reid, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Medicine – DVM.
 
OSU is one of the few large universities in the nation to hand out students’ actual diplomas during the commencement ceremony.
 
The commencement speaker is Howard K. Koh, director of the Leading Change Studio at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan
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The Story Behind Poppy Day

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Y Secretary Moina Belle Michael
 
YMCA News:
 
The Los Alamos County Council has declared today as Poppy Day in Los Alamos. The story of how the poppy originated as the symbol to honor service men and women dates back to 1918.
 
Memorial Day, a federal holiday celebrated May 25 this year, was created to remember people who died while serving in this country’s armed forces. It was formerly known as Decoration Day and originated in memory of fallen Civil war soldiers.
 
Memorial Day is different from Veteran’s day (Nov. 11) that celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans,
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Jayson Jones Best Predictor In Pace Race May 26

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Racers are off! At Canada del Buey trail in White Rock. Courtesy photo
 
Courtesy photo
 
ACRR News:
 
The weekly Pace Race was very competitive Tuesday night on the Canada del Buey trail in White Rock.
 
Jayson Jones was the best predictor on the one mile course with an adjusted error of 3.15 seconds. Second was Tamryn Jones with a prediction adjusted error of 4.26 seconds followed by Jackie Peckham with an adjusted error of 5.7 seconds.
 
Only .55 seconds separated first and second place on the three mile course. Nikol Strother was both
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Letter To The Editor: ‘Did Mr. Antos Read My Entire Letter?’

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By JOEL M. WILLIAMS
Los Alamos
 
Apparently, Mr. Antos did not bother to read my entire letter, but went off on a tangent after seeing the words “greenhouse effect of CO2 generated by massive levels of coal and petroleum combustion to produce electricity makes common scientific sense”.

He did not bother to note my very next sentence, which stated, “It is the magnitude of the effect of such pollutions on a global scale and the non-human effects that are the issues.”

I spent the rest of the letter addressing changes in the global temperature of “mother earth”

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DOE Announces 23 New Projects

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DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON ― The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has announced $60 million in funding for 23 groundbreaking new projects aimed at creating highly efficient and scalable dry-cooling technologies for thermoelectric power plants and developing prototype technologies to explore new pathways for fusion power.
 
The projects are funded through ARPA-E’s two newest programs, Advanced Research In Dry cooling (ARID) and Accelerating Low-cost Plasma Heating and Assembly (ALPHA), which both seek to develop low-cost technology
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MANA del Norte Offers Post-Secondary Scholarship

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MANA News:
 
The purpose of the MANA del Norte Scholarship is to assist Latinas from northern New Mexico in continuing and/or completing their post-secondary education. Scholarships are awarded based on strength of personal statement, academic ability, financial need and letters of recommendation.

Application Eligibility

Deadline: July 15, 2015: Applicant must be enrolled or plan to be enrolled, by the beginning of the 2015-16 academic year, in an accredited college or university in New Mexico.
 
If an applicant has been accepted to an accredited college
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Dream Visitation Development Workshop At Ardantane

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APLC News:
 
Ardantane Pagan Learning Center is offering a class of interest to the wider community in June on the Ardantane Campus near Jemez Springs.
This class deals with the near universal experience of dream visitation, in which people receive visits and information from deceased loved ones and others in their dreams. This is the most common way that people are visited from the afterlife and other dimensions.
Spend two days learning about this phenomenon, what it might mean in a person’s life and how to interpret the messages they have recieved.
 
The Spirits in Our
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Scenes From Los Alamos Farmers Market Today

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Los Alamos County Council Chair Kristin Henderson and Councilor Rick Reiss speak with community members this morning at the Los Alamos Farmers Market. Council members take turns hosting the booth at the farmers market to answer questions and hear concerns from community members. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
County Councilor Rick Reiss speaks with community members at this morning’s farmers market. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Council Chair Kristin Henderson speaks with community members. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Farmers
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‘Tension – 25 Years Underground’ In Albuquerque June 5

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MUSIC News:
 
Albuquerque Film and Music Experience presents: “Tension – 25 Years Underground”, a documentary on the power/thrash metal band Tension, which will be played from 7-9 p.m., Friday June 5, at South Broadway Cultural Center, 1025 Broadway Blvd SE in Albuquerque.
 
Tension originated from Laurel Maryland, with founding members Tom Gattis and Marty Friedman in 1978. Later, Friedman would leave Tension to play in bands like Cacaphony and Megadeth. Tensions member lineup then finally included Timmy Meadows, Billy Giddings, Tim O’Connor
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