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Last Day To Vote Los Alamos High For Vans Competition

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LAHS News:

Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Vans Marketing and Design Club needs your vote to win $50,000 for the art program.

Voting is open until 6 p.m. TODAY ONLY.   

Please vote at  customculture.vans.com

Collaborating ideas with sophomore Sophia Buckman and seniors Amelia Duffy and Kaisa Drew, seniors Kara Moss, Jillian Puckett and Kari Mason designed and painted this year’s Van’s Custom Culture Shoes.  

“I am really impressed with the students cooperative spirit and incredible work ethic,” club sponsor Mary Grace said “Their boundless creativity is a given, but their commitment to their Read More

New Mexico Museum Of Natural History & Science Offers Virtual Field Trip Of ‘Tiny Titans’ Exhibit Tuesday May 11

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Baby Protoceratops at Tiny Titans Dinosaur Eggs and Babies exhibit at NMMNHS. Courtesy/NMMNHS

NMMNHS News:

Step way back in time with New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) paleontologist Dr. Thomas Williamson and traveling exhibits educator Dr. Misty Carty as they guide you through a free virtual field trip of the Museum’s temporary exhibit “Tiny Titans: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies” at 3 p.m. (MDT) Tuesday, May 11.

“Tiny Titans” features New Mexico’s young dinosaurs from the late Cretaceous period, such as the Bisti Beast, Pentaceratops and Parasaurolophus, and Read More

New Mexico Applauds Intel $3.5B Expansion In Rio Rancho

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Intel plans to invest $3.5 billion in New Mexico operations and hire more than 700 new workers at their facility in Sandoval County. Courtesy/Intel Corporation/Walden Kirsch

EDD News:

RIO RANCHO — Intel plans to invest $3.5 billion in its New Mexico operations and hire more than 700 new workers to create a domestic hub for advanced semiconductor manufacturing at its fabrication facility in Sandoval County, the company and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced.

In what will be one of the largest capital investments in New Mexico, Intel plans to modernize facilities to accommodate its Foveros Read More

North Central Regional Transit District Board Hosts Public Hearing On Interim Fiscal 2022 Budget Friday May 7

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NCRTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District Board of Directors will conduct a public hearing Friday, May 7, on the Interim Fiscal 2022 budget at its monthly Board meeting.

District Board meetings begin at 9 a.m. are being held virtually.

Visit the NCRTD website for login information and to view the Board agenda and packet which includes the draft budget.

The North Central Regional Transit District provides fare-free bus service on 27 of 29 routes to a service area that encompasses over 10,000 square miles of north central New Mexico including the Counties of Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Read More

Governor Declares May 4 College And Career Signing Day

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NMHED News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED), Public Education Department and College Connect New Mexico will celebrate students who have decided to continue their education beyond high school during New Mexico College and Career Signing Day today, May 4.     

High school seniors and other college-bound New Mexicans will be recognized in a video celebration that will stream on the New Mexico Public Education Department’s Facebook page at 3 p.m. May 4. Students and community leaders from across New Mexico submitted photos and videos announcing their college, Read More

NMDVRs: Project SEARCH Graduation Ceremonies

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Gallup’s 2020-21 Project SEARCH interns at Hilton Garden Inn, one of several work sites, with instructor David Palenschat and skills trainer Sharon Torres. Courtesy/NMDVR

NMDVR News:

SANTA FE — Starting this week, four high schools across the state will conduct both virtual and in-person graduation ceremonies for 30 students who participated in New Mexico Project SEARCH, a special year-long internship program for students with disabilities.

Project SEARCH students, who are between the ages of 18 and 21, participate in the New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation’s (NMDVR) Read More

Rotary Hosts Chase Spearing Of New Mexico Wildlife Center

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Amelia, the American kestrel/animal ambassador. Courtesy/NMWC

By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos

“Before you rescue any baby birds or baby animals, please call a certified wildlife specialist,” advised Chase Spearing, Education Coordinator for the New Mexico Wildlife Center (NMWC), when she spoke from Española by Zoom to the Rotary Club of Los Alamos April 27.

“Most animal parents are nearby and will take care of the babies we might think are abandoned,” Spearing said.

NMWC, founded in 1986 by veterinarian Dr. Kathleen Ramsay, moved to its current location just south Read More

Pajarito Mountain Cafe Opens Wednesday!

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PAJARITO News:

Pajarito Mountain Cafe opens Wednesday, May 5 with a special Cinco De Mayo Kickoff and an all new menu.

The special Cinco de Mayo grand opening will feature 50 percent off select New Mexican selections of the menu. 

The cafe hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays for in person dining exclusively on the spectacular Pajarito deck that overlooks the Sangre de Cristos or for takeout.

Guests must order online using the mountain’s food ordering system, available at www.pajarito.ski/eat beginning May 5. After ordering, the system will alert guests when the food is ready. Read More

‘Growing Together’ Series Continues With Marisa Thomson

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Marisa Thomson continues ‘Growing Together’ series  7 p.m. Thursday, May 6. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Marisa Thomson, NMSU Extension Horticulture Specialist Speaks on Native Plants for Exciting New Mexico Gardens, 7 p.m. Thursday May 6.   

Register HERE.

Gardening in New Mexico can be tough. You can make it easier by incorporating native plant species that thrive in our conditions. Thomson will present on how to select, care for, and integrate native plants into your garden and landscape.   

Thompson is responsible for active Cooperative Extension and research programs supporting Read More

Fray Angélico Chávez Library At NMHM Receives $15K Grant To Support Preservation Of Over 200 Audio Recordings

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NMHM News:

The New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) has announced that the Fray Angélico Chávez Library has been awarded a $15,119 grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources’ (CLIR) Recordings at Risk program, with funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

The grant will provide critical funding for the digitization and digital infrastructure of more than 200 unique audio recordings made by award-winning photographer and cinematographer John S. Candelario.

Most of the Candelario Collection recordings are on reel-to-reel audio tapes and include cinematic soundtracks, Read More