Southwest Jemez Mountains Collaborative Hosts All-Hands Meeting March 12-13
SWJM News:
SANTA FE – The Southwest Jemez Mountains (SWJM) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project (CFLRP) will present an implementation and monitoring project update Thursday and Friday, March 12-13 at the Santa Fe Community College, Jemez Rooms in Santa Fe.
Thursday’s presentations are scheduled 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will focus on project achievements and monitoring results. The Friday session is 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and will focus on collaborative learning with discussions on future restoration projects and adaptive management. An agenda, campus map and directions Read More
Volunteers Needed For Statewide Debate Tournament In Los Alamos Feb. 26-18
By BERNADETTE LAURITZENThe Los Alamos Middle and High School Speech and debate teams need the community’s help, and the only thing required is a willing ear.
The teams will host a statewide tournament that kicks off at Los Alamos Middle School Thursday, Feb. 26 and a great number of volunteers are needed to help the program run smoothly.
“We have parents who had children in our program come back and judge year after year to support the next generation of students,” Hilltalkers Coach Margo Batha said. “Our current parents are always willing to travel with us, judge, feed us and Read More
Legislation Requiring Child-Proof Packaging For E-Cigarette Nicotine Products Passes House
Rep. Sarah Maestas Barnes
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Legislation that would require child-proof packaging for all nicotine liquid products used in e-cigarettes passed the House floor Wednesday by a unanimous vote of 66-0. This bill will help protect New Mexico’s children from accidentally ingesting and overdosing on nicotine.
“Today was an important step to protect our children,” said Rep. Sarah Maestas Barnes, R-Bernalillo, the bill’s sponsor. “The risk of nicotine overdose is extremely high if it falls into the wrong hands. As a mother of two young children, it is an issue Read More
Regional Coalition Of LANL Communities Announces Successful Meetings Regarding Clean-up Initiatives And Funds
RCLC News:
SANTA FE—The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities (Coalition) announced successful meetings last week in Washington, D.C.
The group visited the Capitol to meet with the New Mexico Congressional Delegation members, House and Senate Armed Services, Appropriations and Department of Energy (DOE) officials regarding clean-up issues and funding for Los Alamos National Lab (LANL).
The Coalition believes that funding for FY16 environmental clean-up at LANL should be $255 million and stated that request in all meetings. The proposed budget for FY2016 is $189 million, which is Read More
Santa Fe National Forest Announces Changes To Cuba Ranger District Camping Areas
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – The Santa Fe National Forest today announced administrative changes to three of the most popular camping areas on the Cuba Ranger District.
The changes will be implemented immediately:
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Clear Creek and Rio De Las Vacas campgrounds are now available for reservations through the Reserve America reservation system. Visit the links above or call 1.877.444.6777 for availability. There will still be alternate camp sites available on a first-come, first-served “walk-in” basis.
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Travel Management has been implemented in the Church Meadows dispersed
Every Woman Lawmaker Signs Domestic Violence Bill
Rep. Kelly Fajardo
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Every female lawmaker in the New Mexico House of Representatives supported cracking down on domestic abuse as they recently signed Rep. Kelly Fajardo’s bill that allows police officers 24 hours to arrest a domestic violence offender without a warrant.
“This is an important step in improving our laws to further protect victims of violence and abuse,” Fajardo said. “It speaks volumes that every woman in the New Mexico House supports this legislation.”
Under current law, someone who commits domestic violence can flee the scene and an officer Read More
Talks Focus On Female/African American Pioneers
Lecture Womens Clubs: Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Boyle, Mrs. Cross-Rivenberg and Mrs. Coffin at Mrs. Boyle’s residence, Santa Fe, 1919, by Charles F. Coffin. Courtesy/Palace of the Governors Photo ArchivesNMMH News:
History discussions, at times, seem fixated on one particular group – white males. During March, the New Mexico Museum of History is directing its focus to other key pioneers in New Mexico: women and African Americans.
At 6 p.m. March 6, the museum will host a Free First Friday Evening Talk titled, “New Mexico Women’s Clubs: Civic Pioneers.” As a women’s club movement swept the nation Read More
Free Tax Controversy Fair In Albuquerque
IRS News:
The University of New Mexico, School of Law and the International Revenue Service (IRS) Taxpayer Advocate for New Mexico, are hosting a free income tax controversy fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Feb. 28 at 1117 Stanford Dr., N.E., in Albuquerque.
Third-year law students, supervised by licensed attorneys, will consult with low income taxpayers who have disputes with the IRS in any of five common areas: the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credit, Head of Household filing status and dependency claims or collection issues. Consultations will be available for taxpayers with Read More
Los Alamos Atomic Tumblers Compete In Winter Invite
Ashley Bustos takes gold in the all-around and on bars and beam. Courtesy photoLos Alamos Atomic Tumblers traveled to Albuquerque to compete in the Winter Invite at Precision Gymnastics. Four hundred gymnasts representing 21 teams from New Mexico and Texas competed at the event.
Santa Fe Mayor Declares ‘Summer Of Color’
CITY OF SANTA FE News:
SANTA FE ― Six of Santa Fe’s leading cultural institutions located on the beautiful Museum Hill kick off summer 2015 with joint exhibitions and programming in what Mayor Javier Gonzales proclaimed today as the Summer of Color.
All six, located on Museum Hill, are the two state museums, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and the Museum of International Folk Art; joined by the Museum of Spanish Colonial Arts, the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, and the annual International Folk Art Market | Santa Fe. Each will feature
