Chris Clark

LAMS 2014-2015 Hawk Student Athletes Of The Year!

May 22, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

LAMS athletes, from left, Hunter Swavely, Elijah Velasquez, Paulina Burnside and Neha Sadasivan. Courtesy photo

LAMS News:

Los Alamos Middle School Announces its 2014-2015 Hawk Student Athletes of the Year.

LAMS would like to congratulate the following students for receiving the Hawk Athlete of the Year Award for the 2014-2015 School Year:

For 7th Grade Boys: Hunter Swavely (Cross Country, Basketball, Track)
For 8th Grade Boys: Elijah Velasquez (Cross Country, Basketball, Track)
For 7th Grade Girls: Neha Sadasivan (Cross Country, Track)
For 8th Grade Girls: Paulina

Albert I. Pierce Foundation Awards $5K Grant To PEEC

May 22, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

Kids enjoy digging in the dirt during Nature Playtimes. Courtesy photo

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s Nature Playtimes are one of its most popular programs.

Offered free to families every Monday morning, the Playtimes combine fun, developmentally appropriate stories, songs, crafts and activities with time outside enjoying nature. Albuquerque’s Albert I. Pierce Foundation recognizes the worth of this program and the value it brings to families, and has given PEEC $5,000 to support it.

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NM Congressional Delegation Introduces Bill To Expand Research On Rare Genetic Disease Affecting Hispanics

May 22, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

STATE News:

WASHINGTON ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, Steve Pearce and Michelle Lujan Grisham announced they have introduced a bill to increase research, education and treatment for Cavernous Cerebral Malformations (CCM), an uncommon genetic blood vessel disease that impacts the brain and spinal cord, and affects people of Spanish descent, including many Hispanic New Mexicans.

The lawmakers’ bill, the Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Clinical Awareness,

Video: Heinrich’s Call To End Mass Phone Surveillance

May 22, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, spoke on the Senate floor today calling on Congress to end the National Security Agency (NSA) bulk collection program.

He stated his opposition to reauthorizing Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act without making the necessary reforms to protect Americans’ privacy and civil liberties.

Section 215 is the provision used by the NSA to collect the phone records of millions of law-abiding Americans. Sen. Heinrich

SFI Seminar ‘Punches And Hugs’ May 26

May 22, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

Christie Aschwanden SFI Journalism Fellow

SFI News:

Santa Fe Institute (SFI) will be holding the seminar “Punches and Hugs: What Hate Mail Has Taught Me About How To Communicate Science With The Public” with Christie Aschwanden at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, at Noyce Conference Room.

Abstract: Even in our age of science, irrational thinking and science denialism remain rampant. The “truth wins” assumption holds that when the truth is presented, it will be universally recognized, yet this isn’t always the case, as evidenced by ongoing controversies

Momentum Grows For Renewable Electricity Standard

May 22, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― A bill introduced by U.S. Senators Tom Udall, D-N.M. and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. to create a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) received an important hearing in the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

The bill, S. 1264, would create jobs, save consumers money, and reduce pollution. In an effort to diversify the United States’ energy sources and lead in clean energy production, the bill would require utilities to generate 30 percent of their electricity from renewable

Los Alamos Creative District Fourth Friday Begins!

May 22, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

LACD News:

Beginning today, the Los Alamos Creative District is bringing Fourth Fridays to downtown Los Alamos.

Fourth Fridays is an initiative for local businesses to offer extended hours, special programming or discounts to encourage people to visit and enjoy the downtown area.

It is perfectly timed to happen right before the Summer Concert Series at Ashley Pond! Special programming in downtown Los Alamos is offered at Mesa Public Library, Bradbury Science Museum, Los Alamos Historical Society and Fuller Lodge Art

Luján Issues Statement On Short-Term Highway Bill

May 22, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján

CONGRESSIONAL News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement on a two-month extension of the Highway Trust Fund, which is set to expire at the end of the month.

“Republicans have had ten months to come up with a long-term highway funding solution to keep important road, bridge, and construction projects moving forward, yet all they have mustered is a two-month extension that continues the uncertainty and dysfunction that has become their trademark.

“It is long past time

E. E. Giorgi Art Reception At Rose Chocolatier Friday

May 21, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

Courtesy image

ART News:

Rose Chocolatier is very pleased to showcase E. E. (Elena) Giorgi’s works in photography and writing. Giorgi is the author of three science fiction thrillers and a new, young adult series titled The Mayake Chronicles, launching this month.

To celebrate the release of her first book in the series, she will be signing books 5-7 p.m., May 22 at Rose Chocolatier, 991 Central Ave.

All her books are on display at Rose Chocolatier and for sale and browsing. Along with her books, Giorgi’s photographs

Los Alamos Police Blotter May 14 – May 20, 2015

May 21, 2015 by Submitted by Chris Clark

LAPD News:

The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department. Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.

May 14 at 7:14 a.m. / Police arrested Phillip Thomason, 22, of Jemez Springs, on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant.

NEVEN FARQUHAR

May 20 at 4:15 p.m. / Police arrested Neven Farquhar of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant.

May 14 at 9:32 a.m. / Police responded to the report of an unattended death.