Stolen Renoir Makes FBI’s Top Ten Art Crimes List
A private insurer is offering up to $50,000 for information leading to the recovery of Renior’s painting, “Madeleine Leaning on Her Elbow with Flowers in Her Hair” stolen during an armed robbery Sept. 8, 2011. Courtesy/FBI
FBI News:
An oil painting by French Impressionist Pierre Auguste Renoir stolen from a Houston home last year—and estimated to be worth $1 million—is the newest addition to the FBI’s Top Ten Art Crimes list.
The painting, Madeleine Leaning on Her Elbow with Flowers in Her Hair, was stolen during an armed robbery Sept. 8, 2011.
The homeowner was watching Read More
Valles Caldera Expands Rabbit Mountain Access
Valles Caldera Trust News:
The Valles Caldera Trust has expanded public access and use to the Rabbit Mountain area of the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
Free hiking, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing will now be available on all existing logging roads and trails including Coyote Call trail.
Rabbit Mountain is bordered by New Mexico Highway 4, Bandelier National Monument, and the Santa Fe National Forest.
Access to the expanded area is possible from Forest Roads 289, 268 and 36. Overnight camping, the use of motorized vehicles, or any other outdoor recreation Read More
Public Invited to Comment on Future of Transportation to Bandelier
Bandelier Superintendent Jason Lott with sign on N.M. 4. Photo by Rod TorrezColorado’s Chimney Rock to Become National Monument
Chimney Rock, Colo. Courtesy
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, R-Colo., Wednesday praised the decision by President Obama to designate Chimney Rock as a national monument. The president will use his authority under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to make the designation.
“Chimney Rock contains the rare combination of a spectacular geologic formation with extraordinary cultural, historical and archeological significance. Coloradans have made it clear that those attributes should be matched with national monument status,” Bennet said. “It will be an extraordinary boost for Read More
Volunteers needed for VCNP Fish Study
Los Amigos de Valles Caldera News:
A study of the movements of trout in the Valles Caldera National Preserve will be conducted from about 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Oct. 23 and 24.
Dave Menicucci of the University of New Mexico is conducting the study as principal investigator.
Colleen Caldwell of New Mexico State University is an expert on fisheries and co-principal investigator and technical advisor on the project.
Members of the public interested in participating in the project should contact Volunteer Coordinator Jim Counce of Los Amigos de Valles Caldera at jcounce1111@gmail.com Read More
Luján: Decision … Step in Right Direction
Photo: U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
Santa Fe – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District called a decision Tuesday by the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health a step in the right direction to help workers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) who have suffered illnesses as a result of their work at the Lab.
The board’s 12 to one decision to recommend compensation for all workers, contractors, and subcontractors who were employed at LANL between 1976 and 1995 is a vital step in the process that has dragged on since the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) petition was submitted in 2008. Read More
AUDIO: Udall Talks Burn Pits & Senate Business
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On his weekly radio call Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall discussed the Senate Veterans Committee’s unanimous passage of his legislation to create an open burn pits registry and this week’s Senate business.
International Dignitaries Tour NEDO Smart House
Dignitaries from Japan join officials from Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos County, Gov. Susana Martinez and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan in Monday’s NEDO Smart House Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., Los Alamos County Council Chair Stover, NEDO Chairman Kazuo Furukawa and other dignitaries tour the NEDO Smart House Monday. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Local, state, national and international officials tour the NEDO Smart House including this garage area. Photo by Greg Read More
Washington Post Columnist Claims Los Alamos in Disrepair
ON THE MESA FACING NORTHIn the Washington Post’s National Security section is a two-part report, “Aging U.S. nuclear arsenal slated for costly and long-delayed modernization,” published on Saturday, Sept. 15.
A frontal view of four B-61 nuclear free-fall bombs on a bomb cart. Courtesy/DoD
Dana Priest writes:
“… parts of Los Alamos are in serious disrepair. Inside one critical building, pipes carrying dangerous wastewater are duct-taped together at the joints to plug leaks; plastic bags have been wrapped around Read More
Roundabout Under Construction Near Cities of Gold
NMDOT News:
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) District Five began construction Friday of a new roundabout at the intersection of West Gutierrez Street and Cities of Gold Road in Pojoaque.
The project includes installation of a new sidewalk with curb and gutter, improved drainage and new lighting.
Universal Constructors, Inc. of Albuquerque is the contractor for the project, which is expected to be completed in December.
The intersection of West Gutierrez Street and Cities of Gold Road will remain closed while work is in progress.
Motorists traveling northbound Read More
