De Colores Hosts Benefit For Hurricane Sandy Victims
Sue Dummer of De Colores Restaurant sings a song Thursday evening during a benefit for Hurricane Sandy victims. Dummer is originally from New York and has family and friends who still live there. She and De Colores owner Joan Duran hosted the event. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladalypost.com
Local police officers and firefighters including Firefighter Brian Hanson, center, and Police Commander Jason Wardlow-Hererra, participated in arm wrestling competitions Thursday evening at De Colores Restaurant to help raise money, which will be given to the Red Cross to aid Hurricane Sandy victims. Wardlow-Hererra Read More
New Mexico Participates in America Recycles Day
By Tom NagawieckiEnvironmental Services Specialist
Each year, like a national holiday, America Recycles Day comes around to remind us about the importance of recycling.
New Mexico itself has been fortunate to see continued growth of recycling programs with new or expanded programs taking off this past year in Los Alamos County, San Miguel County, Las Vegas, Raton, Angel Fire, Taos County, San Juan County, Torrance County, Deming, Cibola County, Otero County, Cloudcroft, Tularosa, Chaparral and Truth or Consequences.
Here in Los Alamos County a glass drop-off recycling Read More
Christmas Tree Cutting Permits Go On Sale Monday
SFNF News:
Santa Fe National Forest offices and various vendors in Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Pecos and Las Vegas will sell personal-use Christmas tree permits for $10 beginning Monday, Nov. 19 through Dec. 24. Christmas tree cutting also begins Nov. 19.
Anyone planning to cut their tree Thanksgiving Day must purchase a permit ahead of time because all Forest Service offices will be closed on Thanksgiving Day.
Vendor Locations & Contact Information:
Los Alamos Historic Society & Gift Shop, 1921 Juniper, Los Alamos, (505)662-4493
REI, 500 Market St., Santa Fe, (505)-982-3557
Pecos Canyon Read More
State Transportation Commission Meeting in Carlsbad
NMDOT News:
Santa Fe – The StateTransportation Commission will hold its monthly meeting at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 at the Pecos River Conference Center, 1711 Muscatel Ave. in Carlsbad.
Agenda items for the meeting include:
- A request for additional $1,456,029 for the Transit and Rail budget
- Additions and deletions from the State Highway System
- Introduction of our new commissioner Robert Wallach who is representing District 2 in southeastern New Mexico
The meeting will be webcast live on Gov. Susana Martinez’s website, www.governor.state.nm.us/
The State Transportation Commission Read More
Clouds Could Explain How Snowball Earth Thawed Out
Giant snowball created by Oxford students. Courtesy photo
AGU News:
Glaciation events during the Neoproterozoic (524-to-1,000 million years ago) and Paleoproterozoic (1,600-to-2,500 million years ago) periods – events that
spawned ice ages that persisted for millions of years at a time – may have seen glacier ice encircle the planet in a frosty planetary configuration known as a
Snowball Earth.
Whether the planet could have existed in such a state, however, is a matter of considerable debate.
An elevated planetary albedo, caused by the planet being covered in reflective Read More
State’s Former Chief Medical Officer Now Practicing in Los Alamos
Dr. Grant Gerner, Dr. Erin Bouquin, center, and Dr. Barbara Medlin of Los Alamos Urgent Care. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By Carol A. Clark
Within a matter of days, Dr. Erin J. Bouquin went from being forced to resign as Chief Medical Officer at the New Mexico Department of Health to an exciting new position on the medical team at Los Alamos Urgent Care.
“Working at the state was an incredible experience and I wouldn’t change a minute of it … I knew going into it that it wouldn’t be a long experience but I never imagined it would be that short,” Bouquin said. Read More
Lujan Honors Nation’s Veterans
VETERANS DAY News:
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement in honor of Veterans Day and the men and women who have served in our nation’s armed forces.
“All across the country this weekend, communities will come together to celebrate Veterans Day, an opportunity to take time out of our busy schedules and pause to reflect on the sacrifices that our men and women in uniform have made to protect our freedom and ensure the safety of our great nation.
“We thank them for their extraordinary service and sacrifices that they and their families have made Read More
CIA Director Resigns Citing Poor Judgement
CIA News:
Yesterday afternoon, I went to the White House and asked the President to be allowed, for personal reasons, to resign from my position as D/CIA. After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours. This afternoon, the President graciously accepted my resignation.
As I depart Langley, I want you to know that it has been the greatest of privileges Read More
Valles Caldera Trust Identifies Visitor Center Site / Final Environmental Impact Statement Released
VCT News:
Jemez Springs — The Valles Caldera Trust (Trust) has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Public Access and Use Plan (PAUP.)
The plan aims to expand visitor access while preserving the natural and cultural resources of the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
In June of this year, the Trust opened a 60-day public comment period on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that featured six public access alternatives.
A total of 125 written comments from agencies, pueblos, organizations and individuals were submitted.
The DEIS was revised Read More
Udall to Participate in WIN Forum at Intel
ALBUQUERQUE – Friday Nov. 9, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall will be the featured guest at a Women at Intel (WIN) forum in Rio Rancho to discuss the importance of providing women and girls with skills to succeed in the workforce. 
