Recreation

Senior Olympics Results

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Michael Wilson competes in the standard long jump. Courtesy photo
 
Elizabeth Johnson running the 800 meters. Courtesy photo
 

SPORTS News:

Results in the ongoing Senior Olympic games show Abel Castillo, Ann ReVelle and Jackie Peckham qualified in Huachas.

Victor Valenzuela and Abel Castillo renewed their horseshoes rivalry with Victor coming out on top 21-10. They both qualified. 

Abel Castillo, left and Victor Abel Castillo renewed their rivalry at horseshoes. Courtesy photo

In dance, Selmo Jaramillo and Teresa Goodwin qualified in seven dances. Inez Ross performed Read More

Jemez Mountain Trail Runs Announces Raffle For Secundino Sandoval Original Painting

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Original watercolor by Secundino Sandoval to be raffled May 22. Courtesy photo

JMTR News:

The 10th Annual Jemez Mountain Trails Runs are scheduled for Saturday, May 23.

This year’s poster art is an original watercolor by Secundino Sandoval. All runners and volunteers get a poster. We are raffling off the original with framing by Village Arts to benefit the race. Tickets are $5 each or five tickets for $20. Tickets can be purchased at Village Arts, Fusion Multisport, and CB FOX. Drawing will be May 22 at the pre-race dinner.

The painting will be displayed at Village Arts through April 18, then move Read More

Valles Caldera Trust Plans Prescribed Burn For Valle Grande

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JEMEZ SPRINGS – The Valles Caldera Trust is looking for an opportunity to conduct a prescribed burn project on the Valles Caldera National Preserve in April or early May. 

The project will last for 1-3 days. The prescribed burn will target up to 1,471 acres of grassland in the Valle Grande, adjacent to N.M. 4 near mile marker 39.2. If conditions are suitable to implement the burn, some traffic delays may occur during the ignition phases of the burn but road closures are not expected.

If conditions permit, burn operations will occur during mid day in order to minimize impacts to morning and afternoon Read More

Charles Strickfaden To Serve As Interim Superintendent Of Valles Caldera National Preserve

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Charles Strickfaden

VCNP News:

DENVER – Charles Strickfaden, a 30-year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS), has been named interim Superintendent of the newly established Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern New Mexico, according to Intermountain Regional Director Sue Masica.

Strickfaden will assume his new duties in mid-April.

“Charles’s diverse and wide-ranging skills and knowledge in all aspects of park management have prepared him well to assist with the transition of Valles Caldera National Preserve as the newest addition to National Park Service,” Masica said. Read More

PEEC Geology Outing To Battleship Rock Saturday

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Madera fossils. Photo by Shari Kelly

PEEC News:

  • Space Limited For Fossil Outing Saturday

Geologist Patrick Rowe will lead another outing for PEEC, this time to look for fossils at Battleship Rock in the Jemez Mountains.

In this area Madera Limestone is prevalent, which has long been known for its wonderfully preserved marine fossils. The outing will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 11 at the “old PEEC” at 3540 Orange St. It is free to attend, but registration is required.

The Pennsylvanian Madera Group, is a gray fossiliferous limestone interbedded with black shale. The Madera Group limestones

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Mountaineers Talk ‘From Baboquivari To The Cascades: Dayhiking The Mountain West’ With Sean O’Rourke

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Sean O’Rourke playing on Teewinot’s summit with the Grand Teton behind. Courtesy photo

LA MOUNTAINEERS News:

Join the Los Alamos Mountaineers at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 at Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos for an exciting presentation by Sean O’Rourke, a Los Alamos native and peak-bagger.

The event begins at 7 p.m. with social time and member reports of recent and upcoming trips.

Since escaping graduate school in 2009, O’Rourke has traveled and climbed the mountain west from Baboquivari in Arizona to Robson in Canada, living on the road for half the year and writing Read More

Santa Fe National Forest Turns 100 Today

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Jemez Mountain Trail takes hikers past geological formations, ancient Indian ruins and a pueblo. Courtesy/SFNF

SFNF News:

SANTA FE – The Santa Fe National Forest was established April 6, 1915, when the Jemez Forest Reserve west of Santa Fe and the Pecos Forest Reserve to the east were merged into one entity.  

Over the next 100 years, the Forest has provided robust recreational, social, cultural, ecological and economic benefits to both residents and visitors to Northern New Mexico’s high desert mountains.

The Santa Fe National Forest will celebrate its rich history over the next Read More

Governor Signs Game And Fish-Related Bills

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Gov. Susana Martinez

STATE News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez signed a series of game and fish-related bills Friday that will improve outdoor recreation and allow aquaponic farming of tilapia.

“New Mexico has amazing outdoor recreation opportunities, especially hunting and fishing. They are a core part of our state’s tourism industry and support our local economies throughout the state,” Martinez said. “These bills will further improve these opportunities and help support a growing commercial sector in the state.”

House Bill 202, sponsored by Rep. Alonzo Baldonado, R-Los Lunas, allows Read More

Register For Chamisa Elementary Glow Run 2015

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CHAMISA PTO News:
 
Chamisa Elementary PTO will be hosting its third annual Glow Run May 2. This fun event features a one mile as well as a 5k race event starting at 7 p.m., about an hour before sunset. 
 
Registration fees are $20 for adults and $10 for children under 18. In order to secure a t-shirt and a glow stick, registration must be completed prior to April 17. Day of registration is allowed and is the same price, but t-shirts will not be available and glow sticks may be limited. 
 
The two races will start 15 minutes apart, providing those who wish to run both of them
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