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Program Members Help Park, Learn Skills At Bandelier

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2015

Members of the Bandelier Preservation Corps working on the Ancestral Pueblo walls at Tyuonyi Pueblo in Frijoles Canyon, Bandelier National Mnument. Courtesy/NPS

Members of the Bandelier Conservation Corps and the Bandelier Preservation Corps, with visiting U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich. Courtesy/NPS

Bandelier News:

This summer, two programs at Bandelier National Monument, the Bandelier Conservation Corps and the Bandelier Preservation Corps, provided local young people the opportunity to learn skills and help improve and maintain the park.

Funding came

New Mexico Judiciary Endorses Bail Reform Constitutional Amendment

Submitted by Chris Clark on August 27, 2015

SUPREME COURT News:

ALBUQUERQUE ― The New Mexico Judiciary will ask the Legislature to let voters decide whether to approve reforms to the bail system for the release of criminal defendants awaiting trial.

The proposed amendment to the New Mexico Constitution will allow judges the lawful option of denying pretrial release on bail to defendants who are too dangerous or unreasonable flight risks. The proposal also will guarantee that no person entitled to pretrial release is held in jail simply because they are financially unable to afford a money bond.

Game Commission Votes 7-0 For Cougar Trapping

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2015

New Mexico Game Commission votes to endorse the NMDGF recommendations to drastically expand trapping, snaring and killing cougar across New Mexico. Courtesy/APNM

APNM News:

SANTA FE – Today, the New Mexico Game Commission voted to endorse the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish’s (NMDGF) extreme recommendations to drastically expand trapping, snaring, and killing across New Mexico as part of revisions to the 2016 Bear & Cougar Rule.

By a unanimous vote, the Game Commission endorsed the NMDGF proposals to:

allow cougar trapping using leg-hold traps and snares on state trust

Luján Celebrates Women’s Equality Day

Submitted by Chris Clark on August 27, 2015

U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján

CONGRESSIONAL News:

SANTA FE ― U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement Wednesday highlighting Women’s Equality Day, which marks the anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing a woman’s right to vote.

“Today we celebrate a monumental day for equality and justice in our nation’s history. Ninety-five years ago, to the tireless work of a group of dedicated advocates, the 19th Amendment was adopted, ensuring the right to vote for

San Ildefonso Pueblo Responds To Santa Fe County Commission Vote

Submitted by Chris Clark on August 27, 2015

SI PUEBLO News:

SANTA FE ― San Ildefonso Pueblo officials are both disappointed and frustrated by Tuesday’s (Aug. 25) action by the Santa Fe County Commission to tie negotiations over road disputes on Pueblo land to the Aamodt water settlement.

“For two years, we have been working in good-faith to find a fair resolution to both of these with Santa Fe County. It is disheartening that after all we’ve put into this, including hours of face-to-face meetings, they chose to blindside us by suddenly tying the two together,” Gov. James Mountain

Heinrich Celebrates National Park Service Anniversary

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 26, 2015

Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Martin Heinrich, ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, released the following statement on the 99th anniversary of the National Park Service Aug. 25.

“Our national parks not only celebrate some of the most beautiful natural places in our country, they are also part of the fabric of our democracy. For nearly 100 years, the National Park Service has managed the treasured places that our families go to year after year to relax, explore, and learn about our Read More

State Police Conduct Sobriety Checkpoints In September

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 26, 2015

NMSP News:

New Mexico State Police will be conducting Sobriety Checkpoints, Saturation Patrols, and Registration, Insurance and Drivers’ License Checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of September.

“Our efforts continue to show a significant reduction in alcohol related fatalities,” a police spokesman said. “This is attributed to the continued media attention and intensive advertising. These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving. People are choosing to not drink and drive. This is the biggest step in keeping impaired drivers Read More

Los Alamos Teens Take Mission Trip To Haiti

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 26, 2015

Cade Yost, right, of Los Alamos makes new friends with teenagers from Haiti. Courtesy photo

CHURCH News:

This summer, a group of 13 teenagers and adults from First Baptist Church of Los Alamos Youth Group headed to Haiti on a week-long mission trip.

The team spent the mornings visiting 10 girls living in a handicapped home and planting fruit trees for residents in the local community. Their afternoons were a little more chaotic as they partnered with a local church to run a Vacation Bible School for more than 800 local children. The team sang songs with the kids, performed skits and played lots of Read More

Los Alamos County Sheriff Attends NMSA Conference

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 26, 2015

Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero, left, with National Sheriffs Association President Sheriff Danny Glick in Ruidoso. Courtesy photo

LACSO News:

Last week Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero attended the New Mexico Sheriffs Association Conference in Ruidoso.

Members had several meetings concerning upcoming legislation, advanced training and issues regarding the Office of the Sheriff. There were VIP’s in attendance including the National Sheriffs Association President Sheriff Danny Glick, New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas and a surprise appearance by Gov. Susana Read More

Ray McGovern On Putin, Russia & Ukraine Aug. 28

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 26, 2015

Ray McGovern

CIR News:

The Santa Fe Council on International Relations presents the lecture by Ray McGovern, ‘Nyet Means Nyet’ – A Redline on Ukraine, 5-7 p.m., Friday at The Forum, Santa Fe University of Art and Design, 1600 St. Michael’s Dr. in Sana Fe.

McGovern came from his native Bronx to Washington in the early 1960s as an Army infantry/intelligence officer and then served as a CIA analyst for 27 years, from the administration of John F. Kennedy to that of George H. W. Bush. His duties included chairing National Intelligence Estimates and preparing the President’s

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