Los Amigos de Valles Caldera Host Old-Timers and Members BBQ
The Valles Caldera National Preserve. Courtesy/Los Amigos de Valles Caldera
VALLES CALDERA News:
- Los Amigos de Valles Caldera Old-Timers and Members BBQ at 3 p.m., Saturday Aug. 4
Los Amigos de Valles Caldera would like to invite you to a free BBQ at the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
The Valles Caldera management has been kind enough to allow us to use the bunkhouse in the Historic Area.
For those interested we will also have a morning work session to clean up around the headquarters area.
This event gives members and old-timers a chance to enjoy time on the Preserve, learn about Read More
Natural Resources Committee Approves Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Los Alamos contingent members visited Hanford as part of a Manhattan Project National Historical Park spring conference including from left, Los Alamos Buffalo Tours owner Georgia Strickfaden, County Administrator Harry Burgess and Suzette Fox of the Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation. Photo by Katy Korkos
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Natural Resources Committee today approved by unanimous consent H.R. 5987, a bipartisan bill introduced by Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04), Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) and Congressman Ben Lujan (NM-03) to establish Read More
Northern New Mexico Cultural Exchange Nannies Keep Up Safety Education at Los Alamos Pool
Cultural Care Au Pair News:
Northern New Mexico Au Pairs. Courtesy photo
Au pairs from France, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela and Australia met at the Aquatic Center for continuing safety education.
Scientists from around the world are not the only international residents in northern New Mexico.
There is also a vibrant group of young people from around the world who have come here to work, study and live with a U.S. family for a year – these young people are au pairs.
As part of their year-long program, they participate in mandatory safety training sessions, including a summer water-safety
Journey Through Indian Country Part 5: A Zero Tolerance Approach
“We have zero tolerance for drug trafficking in Indian Country,” said Ken Gonzales, New Mexico’s U.S. Attorney. “We’ve made it a priority … to lower, if not eliminate, our thresholds to take these cases.” Courtesy/FBI
FBI Series Part 5
The arrest of a 20-year-old Zuni woman for selling two baggies of cocaine that each contained less than one gram of the drug might be considered a minor offense in many jurisdictions—but in Indian Country, federal prosecutors are taking a different approach.
“We have zero tolerance for drug trafficking in Indian Country,” said Ken Gonzales, New Mexico’s Read More
Legal Notice of Decision for Travel Management on the Santa Fe National Forest Published
SFNF News:
Illustration: Map of the Santa Fe National Forest showing the widely separated Ranger Districts. Courtesy/SFNF
SANTA FE—The legal notice of decision, which triggers the appeal period, for travel management on the Santa Fe National Forest was published today, July 6, 2012, in the Albuquerque Journal. The Notice of Availability for the Santa Fe National Forest’s Decision and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for managing motorized travel were also published in the Federal Register today.
The decision makes changes to the forest’s motorized transportation Read More
House Committee to Vote July 11 on Manhattan Project Park
U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings. Courtesy/Atomic Heritage Foundation
U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings, R-WA, Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources, announced July 6 that his committee will vote on the Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act Wednesday, July 11.
Hastings said, “I expect the Committee will vote to favorably advance the bill to the full House for consideration. A great many volunteers have been working for years to bring this idea into reality, and I’m pleased that progress is being made in the law-making process to preserve this Read More
Ranger’s Son Intends to Fight Fires From Sky
Chief Ranger Tom Betts of Bandelier National Monument with his son Drew Betts, 14, at Wednesday’s naturalization ceremony in Frijoles Canyon. Drew Betts has learned to fly planes from his skilled bush pilot father and said that as a career, he intends to become a helicopter pilot to fight forest fires from the sky. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Bandelier Celebrates 15 New U.S. Citizens
All stand during this morning’s Naturalization Ceremony as the U.S. and New Mexico flags are marched into Frijoles Canyon at Bandelier National Monument where 15 people from 11 countries became American citizens. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
USCIS Field Office Director Patti Reynolds, left, poses with Anne Laurent who received her certificate of citizenship at today’s naturalization ceremony. Laurent was born in Canada to British parents. She has lived in the United States since she was 4 years old. “When people ask me why I want to be an American, I answer Read More
‘Enchanted Parks’ Opening Reception Stirs Patriotism
Photographer Leslie Bucklin at the Tuesday night opening of her 195-piece exhibit, “Enchanted Parks: A Photographic Tale of Life in Our National Parks,” on display through Aug. 6 in the gallery at Mesa Public Library. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photographer Leslie Bucklin discusses her work with patrons at her show’s opening Tuesday evening at Mesa Public Library. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photographer Leslie Bucklin discusses her exhibit with Los Alamos County Councilor Fran Berting during Tuesday’s opening reception in the Read More
Happy Fourth of July Los Alamos!
Today is the 4th of July or Independence Day, the anniversary of the publication of the declaration of independence from Great Britain in 1776.
Patriotic displays and family events are organized throughout the United States. Many people display the American flag on their homes.
The celebrations have deep roots in the American tradition of political freedom.
In 1775, people in New England began fighting the British for their independence.
On July 2, 1776, the Congress secretly voted for independence from Great Britain. The Declaration of Independence was first published two days later on Read More
