Los Alamos Dispatcher Cari Mace Graduates As Valedictorian Of Public Safety Telecommunicator Class
Police Chief Dino Sgambellone with Dispatcher Cari Mace. Courtesy/LAPD
Consolidated Dispatch Center Manager Kate Stoddard, left, with Dispatcher Cari Mace. Courtesy/LAPD
LAPD News:
The Los Alamos Police Department has announced that Dispatcher Cari Mace graduated Dec. 14 as valedictorian of Public Safety Telecommunicator Class #141.
Dispatcher Mace was one of 25 students from 17 different agencies in Class #141, and she had an average exam rate of 99.75 percent.
New Mexico Statue Chapter 29 Article 7C outlines the qualifications for certification as a Public Safety Telecommunicator. Read More
Lou Santoro State Farm Insurance Agency Donates $2,500 To LAPS Foundation
State Farm Insurance Agent Lou Santoro, center, generously donated $2,500 to the LAPS Foundation to support innovation and growth at Los Alamos Public Schools. Santoro is a regular supporter of the LAPS Foundation. Courtesy photo Read More
UNM-LA Introduces ‘Designing Your Life’ Course
UNM-LA continuing faculty member Dr. Nicole Lloyd-Ronning, also a LANL staff member, will teach Designing Your Life, UNIV 101 this spring at UNM-LA. Photo by Kateri Morris
UNM-LA News:
UNM-LA is launching a new course in the Spring 2019 semester: Designing Your Life, UNIV 101. The class is based on a Stanford University course, using the book, “Designing Your Life” by Stanford University professors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans.
Burnett and Evans developed a series of exercises to help students engage in ‘design thinking,’ a strategy typically used to improve a product or experience. The practices Read More
Northern New Mexico College Rolls Out New 55+ Tuition Discount Program
NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA —Northern New Mexico College’s Board of Regents approved a new tuition discount program Dec. 7 for students age 55+.
Starting Spring 2019 semester, the “55+ Tuition Discount Program” allows students who are age 55 and older to take one 3- or 4-credit non-art course per semester for $150, all fees included.
The $150 tuition rate will apply to the first non-art course that a 55+ student enrolls in each semester. This amounts to a 75 percent discount from regular in-state tuition and fees, which for 3- or 4-credit classes are $624.91 and $832.46 respectively. Even the state-mandated Read More
Europe 2019 Coffee And Holiday Craft Sales At LANB
Stop by the LANB lobby, noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to support Los Alamos students and their educational travel to Europe in 2019. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Looking for meaningful holiday gifts? The Europe 2019 Holiday Craft and Coffee Sale will be in the lobby of LANB, noon to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Stop by LANB to support Los Alamos students and their educational travel and have a free cup of coffee.
Coffee is a perfect gift for the holidays and a great way to support local youth on educational Read More
Family Strengths Network Hosts Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group
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Attorney General Hector BalderasNew Mexico Schools Rewarded For Nutrition Efforts
NMDOH News:
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) and Public Education Department report 41 public elementary schools in seven New Mexico counties are being awarded a total of $30,500 for their efforts in the Healthier US Schools Challenge (HUSSC) award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The HUSSC is a voluntary certification initiative recognizing schools that created healthier learning environments through promotion of nutrition and physical activity. A complete list of New Mexico schools recognized can be found below.
“Healthy eating and physical activity Read More
Girl Scout Troop 10650 Works To Keep Needy Warm
Girl Scout Troop 10650 at Barranca Mesa Elementary School are conducting a Warm Outer Clothing Drive at locations around town through Thursday, Dec. 20. Courtesy photoLieutenant Gov.-Elect Morales Addresses Graduates
Scene from Friday’s Western New Mexico University Fall Commencement Ceremony. Courtesy/WNMULos Alamos Nature Center Earns State Award
The Los Alamos Nature Center has received the Top HAT Award for Outstanding Attraction from the New Mexico Hospitality Association. PEEC Educator Sandra West, right, accepts the award for PEEC. Courtesy/NMHAResidents and visitors have ample opportunities to explore the local natural landscape, thanks to the Los Alamos Nature Center.
Whether it is hiking excursions, planetarium shows or summer camps for students, the center showcases all the things the great outdoors offers. Its efforts caught the state’s attention Read More
Arts & Crafts Fair Benefits PVHS Band Saturday
Proceeds from arts and crafts fair Saturday at Pojoaque Valley Middle School Auditorium benefit concert band students at Pojoaque Valley High School. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen
Some of the items entered in the arts and crafts fair Saturday. Photo by Bernadette LauritzenDebra Minyard may be a White Rock resident, but by day she is a mother of sorts to 40 kids as she dons her teacher cape as the band director for Pojoaque Valley High School.
She is asking for the community’s help supporting her concert band students as they host an arts and Read More
Science On Tap: Tapping Into Algal Diversity For Biofuels Discussion At UnQuarked Dec. 17
Amanda Barry. Courtesy photoExplore Brightest Explosions In Universe Friday Night
Nicole Lloyd-Ronning will present a talk about gamma-ray bursts — the brightest explosions in the universe at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 in the planetarium at the Los Alamos Nature Center. The nature center also will show the full-dome film ‘Exploding Universe’ at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 in the planetarium.
PEEC News:
Dr. Nicole Lloyd-Ronning will discuss the brightest explosions in the universe at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 in planetarium at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
Lloyd-Ronning will tell the audience all about the incredible phenomena that is gamma-ray bursts, which occur when a massive star Read More
Who Will Lead New Mexico’s Public Education Dept.?
Possible choices to head the New Mexico Publication Department under governor-elect Michelle Lujan Grisham, clockwise from top left, Cynthia Nava, Gabriella Blakey, Veronica Garcia, Stan Rounds and Ellen Bernstein. Courtesy/SNMUnknown Trove Of Planets Found Hiding In Dust
The Taurus Molecular Cloud, pictured here by ESA’s Herschel Space Observatory, is a star-forming region about 450 light-years away. The image frame covers roughly 14 by 16 light-years and shows the glow of cosmic dust in the interstellar material that pervades the cloud, revealing an intricate pattern of filaments dotted with a few compact, bright cores — the seeds of future stars. Courtesy/ESA/Herschel/PACS, SPIRE/Gould Belt survey Key Programme/Palmeirim et al.Participate In Christmas Bird Count Sunday
Participate in the Los Alamos Christmas Bird Count this Sunday, Dec. 16 by spending the day counting and identifying every bird you see! This event is perfect for birders of all skill levels and is free to participate in. Email Mouser Williams at mouser@mouser.org to sign up. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Participate in the world’s longest-running citizen science project this Sunday, Dec. 16 by joining the Los Alamos Christmas Bird Count (CBC). Volunteers will spend the day counting and identifying every bird they can see. People of all birding skill levels can get involved Read More
LAMS PTO Fundraiser At Papa Murphy’s Monday
LAMS PTO News:
The Los Alamos Middle School PTO will hold a Papa Murphy’s fundraiser Monday, Dec. 17.
For every pizza purchased and a coupon handed over with that purchase, Papa Murphy’s will donate $3 to the LAMS PTO. Coupons will be available at Papa Murphy’s that day or can be downloaded and printed ahead of time.
The PTO is a positive, supportive group for Los Alamos Middle School, dedicated to serving the needs of students, parent/guardians and staff. The PTO gives assistance to teachers, supports school and family social interactions, and provides an unbiased network for sharing Read More
LATC End Of Semester De-Stress Activities
PEEC: Los Alamos Nature Center Receives 2018 Top HAT Award For Outstanding Attraction
The Los Alamos Nature Center has received the Top HAT Award for Outstanding Attraction from the New Mexico Hospitality Association. PEEC Educator Sandra West, right, accepted the award for PEEC. Courtesy/NMHA
PEEC News:
The Los Alamos Nature Center has received the 2018 Top HAT Award for Outstanding Attraction from the New Mexico Hospitality Association.
This statewide award was presented to the nature center Nov. 8 at the Hospitality Association’s annual Top HAT Awards Gala. Top HAT Awards celebrate organizations, businesses, individuals, venues and more that have performed exceptional Read More
