State House Highlights: Feb. 23-27
STATE News:
On the Floor
- House Judiciary Committee Substitute for House Bills 349, 479 and 31 (Comprehensive DWI Prevention Package), a bipartisan effort on behalf of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Elizabeth “Liz” Thomson (D-Bernalillo-24), Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard (D-Los Alamos, Sandoval, Rio Arriba & Santa Fe-43) and Rep. Tim Lewis (R-Sandoval-60), has passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 63-0. The House Judiciary Committee substitute for HBs 349,479 and 31 aims to help end New Mexico’s reputation as the worst drunk-driving state in the nation. HB 31 sponsored
Y Summer Programs Help Youth Get Outdoors and Learn New Skills
Campers visit with alpacas during a YMCA field trip. Courtesy/YMCA
iCare about Gardening campers tend their plants. Courtesy/YMCA
YMCA News:
The Family YMCA is encouraging parents to help keep their kids physically active and mentally engaged by signing them up for any of the Y’s summer youth development programs.
Registration opens for summer programs March 1, and the registration fee is waived for parents who sign up from March 1 through April 30. The Y offers financial assistance so that no one is turned away for inability to pay.
Registration is also open for next year’s after-school enrichment Read More
LANL Invites Public to Informational Meeting
LANL News:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory Hazardous Waste Facility Permit EPA ID No. NM0890010515
The community is invited to comment on a draft Class 2 permit modification prepared by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and participate in an informational public interest meeting.
The document linked below is a draft Class 2 modification request to change the LANL Hazardous Waste Facility Permit issued to the U.S. Department of Energy and Los Alamos National Security, LLC (collectively the Permittees.)
Due to the New Mexico Environment Department – Hazardous Waste Bureau (NMED-HWB) Read More
A Sweet Concert Fundraiser at Crossroads Bible Church
Comprehensive DWI Prevention Bill Passes House
STATE News:
- HB 349, 479 and 31 merge into One
SANTA FE – The House of Representatives has unanimously passed a comprehensive DWI Package that will help New Mexico clean up its reputation for being the worst drunk-driving state in the nation.
The vote was 63-0. In a bipartisan move, Democratic Representatives Elizabeth “Liz” Thomson (D-Bernalillo-24) and Stephanie Garcia Richard (D-Los Alamos, Sandoval, Rio Arriba, & Santa Fe-43) worked with Republican Rep. Tim Lewis (R-Sandoval-60) and the House Judiciary Committee to consolidate their three separate bills into one comprehensive Read More
Help With The Hard Stuff: Lawyers are Human, Too
Help With The Hard Stuff
Part 2 (of 10) – Lawyers are Human, Too
I said in my last column, “You’re going to the lawyer to help you with solving a complex problem in an increasingly interconnected, unstable, and hopelessly complicated world – something lawyers can be very good at.”
Notice I said lawyers can be very good at it, not that they always are good at it. It’s also true that lawyers can be not very good at helping you solve complex problems.
That’s because lawyers are human, just like everyone else. And, being human, they can be as prone to mistaken assumptions Read More
John A. Andersen Presents ‘Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2010’
LA HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:
The Los Alamos Historical Society is hosting the presentation by John A. Andersen, “Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2010″ at 7:30 p.m. March 12 in Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave.
“Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2010” is a pictorial tour of the peace parks and museums at the locations of the two U.S. atomic bombings of Japan in August 1945.
The epicenters are visited, numerous monuments and shrines are shown, and some impression is given of the groups of Japanese people in visitation.
Local travel arrangements and the reception as a visitor and the Read More
Los Alamos High School’s Kelsee Hurshman Receives President’s Volunteer Service Award
LAHS News:
- Kelsee Hurshman Receives President’s Volunteer Service Award
The 2013 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards recognizes Los Alamos High Scool student Kelsee Hurshman as a recipient of The President’s Volunteer Service Award.
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program recognizes young people across America who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country.
Volunteer activities were judged on criteria such as personal initiative, creativity, effort, impact and personal growth.
Hurshman is a role model for Read More
Luján Hosts Briefing Highlighting Latino Support to Combat Climate Change and Carbon Pollution Solution
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico hosted a Capitol Hill briefing Wednesday designed to offer solutions to climate change that featured a proposal by the Natural Resources Defense Council, and discussed a new poll showing that Latinos strongly support taking action against climate change.
Luján convened the briefing for Members of Congress, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, policy staffers, and Latino organizations concerned about climate change.
From extreme storms to drought, wildfires and floods, climate change is increasingly Read More
Free Seminar on ‘The Art of Branding a Community’ March 7
LABAS News:
The Art of Branding a Community
FREE Group webinar. “Branding” is the keyword of the decade, but what does it really mean?
Most people don’t understand what a brand really is or how to actually build one. This presentation demystifies and explains the process of branding for cities, downtowns and marketing professionals.
Through case histories, video clips, dozens of photos and humorous stories, attendees will learn what it takes to create a successful brand, how to make it obvious, and how that translates to cash.
Los Alamos Business Assistance Services, a program of Los Alamos Read More
Hannemann’s Music Corner: Baiting the Hook
Forum on ‘The New Mexico Consortium’ Sunday
UCLA News:
The community is invited to atteend a forum, 10:10-10:50 a.m. Sunday, March 3, at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, 1738 on North Sage Street.
New Mexico Consortium Executive Director Katharine Chartrand and Financial Manager Patrick Sullivan will discuss, “The New Mexico Consortium,” programs in Advanced Computing, Plant Biology, Bio-medical Engineering and Modeling and Analysis.
Chartrand and Sullivan also will talk about the organization’s collaboration with Los Alamos County to construct a 27,000-square-foot Biology Laboratory in the Entrada Read More
Column: Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life
Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life
You’ve just hit 50 and you are now aware that you are in the second half of your life. What are you going to do with the rest of your life?
You know what you don’t want to do. You don’t want to spend your life sitting in front of your TV watching show after show or spending hours playing computer games.
Sage-ing International is an organization that honors living the second half of your life in a joyful, fulfilling, and beneficial manner. It is also known as conscious aging.
We now live longer and spend more of our retirement Read More
Money IQ: Too Good to be True (Continued)
Money IQToo Good to be True (Continued)
Last week we discussed how criminals are always looking for unsuspecting victims to help them steal and launder funds.
“Money mules” are individuals who are usually tricked into helping transfer stolen funds from one country to another.
The fraudster uses social websites like Facebook, Myspace and Twitter to locate their victims. Below is another example of “Too good to be true.”
Mr. Right – You receive a notification on Facebook that someone is asking to be your friend. You don’t recognize the name, Tom Morgan, but you think to Read More
Local Boys Charged With Aggravated Assault After Incident Appears on Facebook
Los Alamos Police Commander Randy Foster. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.comPolice charged two Los Alamos High School boys at noon, Jan. 16 with aggravated assault and conspiracy.
Los Alamos Police Commander Randy Foster explained that the charges against the 14-year-old and 15-year-old Los Alamos boys stem from a report by the parents of another local teenager who they say was the victim of an aggravated assault posted on Facebook.
The alleged victim’s mother told police that she had viewed a video posting on Facebook that showed Read More
Public Updated on A-19a Project at White Rock Meeting
Capital Projects and Facilities Director Anne Laurent, Community and Economic Development Department Housing Manager Paul Andrus, center, and Associate Planner Dan Osborn field questions at Monday’s public meeting on the A-19a project in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ldailypost.com
Consultant Will Gleason reviews final conceptual designs for residential and commercial development of A-19a Monday evening. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County’s Economic and Community Development Department hosted a public workshop Monday Read More
Try a Taste of ‘Van Choc Straw’ at LALT Friday
Maddie ((Gwen Lewis) and Leif (Steve Fasel) share a moment over the puzzle in LALT’s upcoming production of ‘Van Choc Straw.’ Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Producer John Gustafson, left, and Jake Turin run the control room during Sunday’s rehearsal of ‘Van Choc Straw.’ Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.comRehearsal was in full throttle Sunday for the upcoming Los Alamos Little Theatre (LALT) production of “Van Choc Straw” by Marc Dunn.
The play opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Community Invited to Co-op’s 2nd Anniversary Party Saturday
CO-OP News:
The Los Alamos Cooperative Market is celebrating its 2nd Anniversary Saturday, March 2 and the community is invited to the big event.
The “Heart of the Community at the Edge of Town,” 95 Entrada Dr., is throwing a party with cake, music, youth activities, chair massages and much more!
Most events are scheduled 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with food sampling, deep member discounts and gift bags for people who buy a new, renewed, or upgraded membership Saturday.
Co-op members will save 10 percent on regular priced items all day.
The Los Alamos Co-op is now a drop-off point for glass recycling Read More
Learn Vegetable ABCs with Carlos Valdez
Carlos Valdez of the Los Alamos Office of the New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service talks with clients. Courtesy/NMSU Kevin RobinsonPEEC News:
With spring just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about vegetable gardening. Carlos Valdez comes to PEEC at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7 to talk about “Vegetable ABCs.”
This talk is free and open to the public.
The last and first frost used to be the beginning and end of the vegetable gardening season — but not anymore. This program will provide the knowledge necessary for growing food during every month of the year.
Learn season-defying techniques Read More
Memorial for Gordon D. Crocker
Gordon D. Crocker
