Senior Appreciation Night Needs Eight Volunteers
COMMUNITY News:
With a couple of weeks to go, Senior Appreciation Night is still in need of eight volunteers to lead fun activities during the evening of graduation Saturday, June 2.
Senior Appreciation Night came about as a result of an upsurge of underage drinking and driving during the late 1970s and early 1980s when parties in the mountains, where police had no jurisdiction, were prevalent and led to several car wrecks and deaths.
A group of community members and organizations, led by then acting Chief of Police Gary Bequette, hoped to create an alternative celebration and they hosted a Senior Read More
Santa Fe Council On International Relations Presents ‘The Free Press And Democracy’ Thursday
CIR News: - Rights and responsibilities of a free press in a democracy and the principles and laws governing the press in the United States and around the globe;
- Evolution, current status, and trends in journalistic investigations and research in the
Chien-Chung Chen Named Professor Of The Year
Chien-Chung ChenPAC 8 Weekly Television Schedule For May 18-24
PAC 8 weekly Television schedule for May 18-24:- 06:00 AM Democracy Now! – Live
- 10:00 AM The Tom Hartman Program
- 11:00 AM County Council Replay 5-01-18
- 01:00 PM Democracy Now!
- 04:00 PM Uprising
- 05:00 PM Democracy Now!
- 06:00 PM Chamber Business
- 07:00 PM Los Alamos History – A Tale of Two Homesteaders
- 08:00 PM Book Signing – The Kremlinologist
- 09:00 PM Living Treasures Ceremony
- 12:00 AM Free Speech TV
- Free Speech TV
- 06:00 AM FSTV
- 05:00 PM The Prophetic Word
- 05:30 PM Key to the Kingdom
- 06:00 PM Drawing Men to Christ
PEEC: Three Days Exploring Geology Of Sierra Blanca
View of Sierra Blanca Peak from Lookout Mountain, one of the stops on an upcoming geology tour from PEEC and Fraser and Cathy Goff. These features form part of the roof of Three Rivers Stock. The tour will take place from Friday, June 29 to Sunday, July 1 and explore the geology and volcanology of the Sierra Blanca in south-central New Mexico. Courtesy photoRotary Donates To Four Nonprofits, Honors Student
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos recently donated funding to local nonprofit organizations by presenting each with a check for $500. From left, Rotary Club Community Service Chair Natalia Tretiak, Diana Martinez for the Espanola YMCA Teen Center; Andy Trottier and Ryn Hermann of the Bradbury Science Museum Association; Laurie Hochhalter of the Rio Arriba Adult Literacy Program; Eddie Crain and James Barber of Healing America’s Heroes and Club President Laura Loy. Multiple funding-request applications were screened by the Club’s Community Funding Committee; the top six were Read More
Udall, Heinrich Announce Nearly $1 Million In Funding For New Mexico Arts Programs From NEA
U.S. SENATE News:Governor Announces Record High Investment In Pre-K
Gov. Susana MartinezRegistration Open For Two All-New Summer Camps
PEEC is offering two brand new summer camps this August. Courtesy photoLAPS Teams Compete In National Science Bowl
Sponsors Kathy and Steve Boerigter and the LAHS team. Courtesy photo
Sponsor Lindsey Fullop and the LAMS team. Courtesy photo
Udall, Heinrich Announce Funding To Rebuild Laguna Pueblo BIE Elementary School
U.S. SENATE News:UNM-LA Convocation Speaker Michelle Hall Encourages Graduates To Work Hard And Dream Big
UNM-LA graduates head for the stage to get their diplomas, while others wait their turn. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Convocation Speaker Dr. Michelle Hall at the podium. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comUNM-Los Alamos held its 37th Graduation and Convocation Thursday at Crossroads Bible Church. The evening got off to a rocky start when one of the graduates, Annalyn Martinez, was injured while crossing the street to attend the ceremony. Things got underway half-an-hour later. Read More
Governor Launches 2018 New Mexico True Summer Reading Challenge
Gov. Susana MartinezAttorney General Balderas And UNM President Stokes Share Commitment For Positive Change
Attorney General Hector BalderasGovernor Martinez Announces 505 Southwestern New Mexico True Scholar
Gov. Susana Martinez presents the 505 Southwestern New Mexico True Scholarship to Bloomfield High School senior Sunshine Tso. Courtesy photoUNM-Los Alamos Invites Community To Meet UNM President Garnett Stokes May 16
UNM’s 23rd President Garnett S. Stokes is visiting Los Alamos and the public is invited to a reception 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 16 at the UNM-LA Student Center, Building 2. Courtesy/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) invites the community to a reception for the University of New Mexico’s 23rd President Garnett S. Stokes, 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 16.
Stokes began her role March 1 as the university president, with her official installation taking place May 12 during the graduation ceremony.
According to Stokes, listening to others is central to her leadership style. Read More
Northern New Mexico Students Celebrated During Scholarship Award Ceremony
The 2018 Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund award winners. Photo by Andrea Multari/LANL Foundation
LANL FOUNDATION News:
ESPAÑOLA—On May 6, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), LANL Foundation, families, donors and invited guests celebrated the 107 Northern New Mexico (NNM) students who received 113 awards from the Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund. The scholarship reception and brunch, held that Eldorado Hotel, marked the 20th year of scholarships though the program. More than 300 guests were in attendance.
Recipients from 37 local Read More
Nina Thayer Receives Legacy Of Leadership Award
Helena Whyte presents AAUW-NM’s Legacy of Leadership Award to Nina Thayer of Los Alamos at the state convention in Carlsbad. Thayer was honored for her 45 years of dedication to the organization. Courtesy photo
AAUW News:
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) held its state convention April 20-22 in Carlsbad. AAUW is the nation’s leading voice promoting education and equality for women and girls. New Mexico has nine AAUW branches extending from Las Vegas to Las Cruces.
The Carlsbad convention brought together AAUW members from across the state to discuss AAUW Read More
Los Alamos High School Students Take Awards At State Supercomputing Challenge
Elijah Pelofske presenting at the Supercomputing Expo. Photo by Sandra Valdez/NIE-CS, LANL
Lillian Petersen with her awards. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.comSeveral Los Alamos High School students joined 56 other teams representing 26 schools from around the state April 24 in Los Alamos for the 28th Annual Supercomputing Challenge.
LAHS sophomore Lillian Petersen won second place for her project, “Predicting Food Shortages in Africa from Satellite Imagery.” Her program predicts crop yields so that international aid organizations can be better prepared for
