Thief Steals Wooden Passport Post To Pajarito Plateau
Someone stole this wooden post in Acid Canyon for PEEC’s Passport to the Pajarito Plateau program. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
A thief has stolen the wooden post in Acid Canyon for PEEC’s Passport to the Pajarito Plateau program.
PEEC will replace the post as soon as the announcement plates are remade. Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to call the police at 505.662-8222.
Information about the Passport to the Pajarito Plateau program: www.peecnature.org/passport.
Starting April 23, the Passport to the Pajarito Plateau is a fun program to get families outside, Read More
LAHS Graduate Dr. Leslie Hayes To Be Recognized At White House As ‘Champion Of Change’ April 29
By White House Media Affairs:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The White House is recognizing 10 individuals from across the country Friday as “White House Champions of Change for Advancing Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery” including 1982 Los Alamos High School graduate Leslie Hayes, MD.
Dr. Hayes is the daughter of longtime Los Alamos resident Ann Hayes and works for El Centro Family Health in Espanola as a family practitioner. El Centro Family Health is a community health center with clinics located throughout northern New Mexico, a rural, underserved area. While Dr. Hayes enjoys all aspects Read More
AG On DOJ Findings Of UNM’s Handling of Campus Sexual Assault Allegations
Attorney General Hector Balderas
AG News:
- The Attorney General expresses concern over DOJ findings, and publicly announces efforts being undertaken by his office to help address the problem of sexual violence on New Mexico college campuses
ALBUQUERQUE – Attorney General Hector Balderas issued a statement Friday in response to the release of DOJ findings on the University of New Mexico’s handling of alleged sexual assaults on its campus.
findings indicate that although UNM has made positive steps toward better handling allegations of sexual assault, it is still out of compliance Read More
Local Expert To Lead Monthly Wildflower Walks
Wildflowers along Quemazon Trail. Photo by Yvonne Keller
PEEC News:
Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s Jemez Mountain Herbarium Curator, Chick Keller, will lead the first Wildflower Walk of the season, at 5:30 p.m., Monday.
Wildflower expert Chick Keller, right, leads a wildflower walk for PEEC. Photo by Josip Loncaric
These monthly outings will be easy walks to identify some of the wildflower beauties found in and around Los Alamos. Each month Keller will pick a different trail, depending on what is blooming at the time. The walks are free and there is no advance registration Read More
Olions Serve Tasty Fare In ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’
The Knights Who Say Ni! baffle King Arthur and Patsy in ‘Spamalot.’ Photo by Elene Giorgi
Sir Galahad (Daniel Sarrao) and The Lady of the Lake (Evelyn Wohlbier) perform ‘The Song That Goes Like This.’ Photo by Elena Giorgi“Monty Python and the Holy Grail” was originally a 1975 feature film, “Monty Python and the Holy Read More
UNM-LA Offers Class On Staging Your Home For Sale
Before and after photos of a bathroom that has been readied for showing by Alana Light. Courtesy photoUNM-LA News:
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Community Education Department is offering the class “Stage Your Home for Sale” 12:30-4:40 p.m., Saturday, April 30.
Join Alana Light to learn about the most important things to do to the home before listing it on the market. Light’s business, A La Carte Design, is based in Santa Fe and serves clients throughout northern New Mexico.
“Buyers and appraisers agree that staging a property for sale makes a difference,” Light said. Read More
Aspen Elementary Students Host African Arts Night
Students create maasaii necklaces in the art room during African Arts Night April 15 at Aspen Elementary School. Courtesy photo
Examples of the African art created by Aspen students this year. Courtesy photoLAPS News:
More than 150 families attended Aspen Elementary School’s African Arts Night April 15.
Six teachers have been collaborating to immerse their students in a hands-on and multidisciplinary study of African traditions and culture. The African Arts Team included Britt Williams, the art teacher; Ándrea Dowdy, the music teacher; Jeff Lloyd, the librarian; Read More
Scenes From Today’s Pre-Prom Gathering At Pond
Ashley Pond Park was the hot spot for prom photos late today before Los Alamos High School students headed to their 2016 prom at Buffalo Thunder. Photo by Hope Jaramillo/ladailypost.com
LAHS students from left, Kim McKinley, Isaiah Espinosa, Taylor Jaramillo, Koby Cotter, Nora Caglar and Erik Leith. Photo by Hope Jaramillo/ladailypost.com
LAHS students gathered at Ashley Pond Park late today where their parents snapped photos of the couples before they left for their prom at Buffalo Thuner. Photo by Hope Jaramillo/ladailypost.com Read More
PEEC Earns Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award
PEEC News:
On Earth Day, April 22, Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) accepted a Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for environmental education and outreach.
The award ceremony was held at the Rio Grande Nature Center, where awardees accepted recognition of excellence in one of seven environmental categories: water resource protection, resource stewardship, wildlife and ecosystem stewardship, environmental education and outreach, youth projects, environmental leader of the year, or lifetime achievement. The Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards Read More
Heinrich Commends Student Intern Dominic Pacheco
Dominic Pacheco and U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich pose in front of the statue of former New Mexico U.S. Sen. Dennis Chavez in the United States Capitol. Courtesy photoALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich commended University of New Mexico (UNM) senior and Rio Rancho native Dominic Pacheco Friday for interning in his Washington, D.C. office. Pacheco was part of UNM’s Fred Harris Congressional Internship program.
“We were thrilled to have Dominic Pacheco join our office this semester as a Fred Harris intern,” Heinrich said. “He
Arborist Laural Hardin Talks About Trees Sunday
Arborist Laural Hardin answer tree questions at PEEC Sunday. Courtesy photoPEEC News:
Selecting the right tree for one’s yard and the best location to plant it has more impact on the landscape than one might realize. Understanding what the tree needs to thrive and whether it may cause future plumbing problems can save home owners time, stress, and money down the road.
Join Laural Hardin 1:30-3 p.m. Sunday, April 24 at the Los Alamos Nature Center to discover the important questions to ask when shopping for a tree and learn how to select the right tree for the right place.
Hardin is a Read More
Pajarito Astronomers Hold Dark Night May 7
PA News:Lecture On Tuberculosis At UNM-LA Monday
Dr. Harshini Mukundan
UNM-LA News:
UNM-Los Alamos invites the community to a lecture by Dr. Harshini Mukundan, 10-11 a.m. Monday, April 25 in the Jeannette O. Wallace Hall, room 505 at UNM-LA.
Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher Mukundanwill address the re-emergence of tuberculosis in a lecture titled “The Microbe Strikes Back: The Return of Tuberculosis.” Dr. Mukundan will discuss her research on the rise of multidrug resistant tuberculosis, its growing threat to human health, and how effective diagnosis can prevent its spread and save lives.
Mukundan, of the Laboratory’s Read More
Still Time For Parents To Enroll Incoming Kindergarteners In Los Alamos Schools
Teachers Kris Martinez, Barbara Whitaker and Melissa Kinman. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Incoming Kindergarteners who missed the Kindergarten Roundup April 6 still have time to register. Visit the LAPS website here to get important details on how to enroll.
For the parents who gathered at Mountain, Pinon, Barranca, Chamisa and Aspen Elementary Schools for Kindergarten Roundup the most important part of the orientation was registering, asking questions, and meeting the staff.
But for the students, the most exciting part was to meet the kindergarten teachers. The teachers are just as excited Read More
Mountain PTA Raises $5,000 For Extra Playground Equipment
Mountain PTA Treasurer Kristen Kucko. Courtesy/LAPS
Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The Mountain Elementary School PTA has raised $5,000 for new playground equipment.
The school is paying to replace a climbing wall deemed a safety hazard due to age. This wall was donated by a family with a new climbing structure called the Monarch Climber. The PTA bought additional equipment to go with the climber, like balance boards, spring pods and a Buddy Bench.
“I’ve been working on this for two years and it’s finally happening,” said Kristen Kucko, the treasurer of the Mountain PTA.
As the treasurer, Kucko is Read More
Community Wildlife Habitat Event At PEEC Saturday
Photo by Selvi Viswanathan, Community Wildlife Habitat Team Member. Courtesy/PEECNEA-New Mexico Endorses Maggie Toulouse Oliver For Secretary Of State
Secretary of State Candidate Maggie Toulouse Oliver
NEA–NEW MEXICO News:
Conducting fair elections is the number one priority for Secretary of State candidate Maggie Toulouse Oliver. Based on her demonstrated integrity and expertise as County Clerk in New Mexico’s largest County (Bernalillo), NEA-New Mexico enthusiastically recommends her for the position of Secretary of State.
“We know the Secretary of State’s duty to provide for fair elections is critical to advancing the cause of public education, and there is no one better suited for the position than Ms. Toulouse Oliver,” NEA-New Read More
LAHS’s Akane Dunn Named Rotary Student Of The Year
Los Alamos High School junior Akane Dunn, left, was honored recently as a Student of the Year by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. Students are selected based upon accomplishments in service and volunteer work and nominated by their teachers. Dunn is pictured with her parents, Chikako and Mark Dunn, LAHS social studies teacher Jonathan Frost and Rotarian Karen Easton, a member of the Students of the Year Committee. Photo by Rob Metcalf Read More
