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Obituary: Forrest William Brinkley Jr. June 25, 1930 – June 12, 2021

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FORREST WILLIAM BRINKLEY JR. June 25, 1930 – June 12, 2021

Forrest William Brinkley Jr., age 90, passed peacefully at home June 12, 2021. 

Forrest was surrounded by the love of his wife, Anne Brinkley in his passing.

Also surviving are his two sons, Patrick “Rick” (Freda) Brinkley of San Mateo, California, Timothy Brinkley of San Diego, California and two granddaughters, Erika (Jon) Lewis of Danville, California and Miranda Brinkley of San Mateo, California. Also mourning his loss are caregivers Mike and Bea.  

Forrest was born in Memphis, Tennessee June 25, 1930 to Forrest William Sr. and Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: June 21, 2021

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Fishing enthusiast Jim O’Donnell of Los Alamos with his granddaughter, 4-year-old Willow Thran and the big ole’ catfish she caught on her own rod while fishing with O’Donnell recently in the Rio Grande. Courtesy photo

By GEORGE MORSE
Sports & Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

The outdoor recreation season is in full swing. Campers, anglers and hikers are hitting the road to their favorite destinations. After a summer of closures and restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this summer will see the reopening of New Mexico July 1 just in time to celebrate the Fourth of July.

Campgrounds in New Read More

DOE/NNSA Hosting Virtual Job Fair For Nuclear Security Enterprise Wednesday June 23

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DOE/NNSA News:

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will host a virtual job fair for the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (EDT) Wednesday, June 23.

The NSE is looking for the next generation of nuclear security professionals and working to hire over 2,500 new employees to join its exceptional workforce in 2021.

The virtual job fair will include hiring officials from NNSA and its National Laboratories, Plants, and Sites including:

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Vax 2 The Max $1 Million Drawing Produces 4 Winners

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DOH News:

SANTA FE — The state of New Mexico’s Vax 2 the Max Sweepstakes, a $10 million total cash sweepstakes funded by federal stimulus and intended to incentivize COVID-19 vaccinations, produced its first four prize winners Friday afternoon. 

With $1 million at stake, four vaccinated New Mexicans – one from each public health region of the state – are each prospective winners of $250,000, as drawn at random by the New Mexico Lottery. 

The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) is verifying the identity, eligibility and vaccination status of each prospective awardee, in accordance with the Read More

Los Alamos Rotary Hears Tim Bullock Talk On Yacht Racing

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Rotarian Tim Bullock describes in vivid detail his experiences yacht racing on the Finesse during a Zoom talk Tuesday, June 1 to members of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. Courtesy/Rotary

By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos

“Wet, wild, and fast-paced” were just some of the adjectives Rotarian Tim Bullock used to describe his experiences in yacht racing as he spoke via Zoom June 1 to the Rotary Club of Los Alamos.

In a presentation entitled “It’s About the Journey, Not the Destination”, Bullock, who spent many of his teen years sailing Colorado lakes and reservoirs, explained how Read More

LAPS School Board Meeting Recap From Friday June 11

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LAPS school officials show their Pride at the school board meeting Friday, from left, Interim Superintendent Jennifer Guy, Board VP Ellen Specter, Healthy Schools Director Kristine Coblentz, Board President Melanie Colgan and LAHS Assistant Principal Renee Dunwoody. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

The Los Alamos School Board held a Zoom meeting Friday, June 11 during which Board President Melanie Colgan opened the meeting by recognizing the efforts of the LAPS technology department.

“We couldn’t have made it through this past year without you,” President Colgan said.

She also recognized Read More

NCCoE Releases Draft Report For Public Safety

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Courtesy/NIST

NIST News:

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released a new draft report, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Interagency or Internal Report (NISTIR) 8335, Identity as a Service for Public Safety Organizations.

Identity as a service (IDaaS) is when a company offers identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) services to customers through a software-as-a-service (SaaS) cloud-service model. Public safety organizations (PSOs) could potentially reduce costs and adopt new standards and authenticators more easily Read More

PRC Weekly Open Meeting Broadcast Live Today

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PRC News:

The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) will hold its weekly Open Meeting at 9:30 a.m. today.

This meeting will be broadcast live on YouTube and the link available at https:////www.nmprc.state.nm.us/#gsc.tab=0 by 9:30 a.m. today. 

One item of interest to be discussed is the Community Solar Act rulemaking. New Mexico utilities are being flooded with requests for interconnection from prospective community solar project developers … but the PRC will not have rules in place for the program until April 1, 2022, per HB 84. 

It is estimated that more than four times the Read More

NMGF Continues Black Bear Population Estimate Survey

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Hair snares consist of strands of barbed wire stretched across an area with bait in the middle. As bears duck under or step over the wire a small amount of hair is collected. Courtesy/NMGF

Hair snare sample. Courtesy/NMGF

NMGF News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMGF) biologists and conservation officers are entering the second year of a two-year black bear population estimate study using hair snares in the Gila National Forest.

Bear hair snares are a modern study technique designed to collect DNA and allow biologists to identify the number of bears in an area.

Starting in early Read More