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Los Alamos Teens Return To Haiti

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Members of the First Baptist Church of Los Alamos Haiti Mission Team. Courtesy photo

Last year’s Los Alamos Youth Team pouring the foundation for the handicap home in Haiti. Courtesy photo

FBCLA News:

A group of 18 teenagers and adults from First Baptist Church of Los Alamos Youth Group left Friday on a mission trip to Les Cayes, Haiti. They are partnering with a local church in Les Cayes to continue work from last summer.

Primarily they are building a permanent facility for a local ministry that houses handicap and special needs teens and young adults. The ministry houses residents for up to four Read More

‘A Climate For Change’ With Cynthia Scharf Monday

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Senior Officer Cynthia Scharf
 
UN News:
 
Cynthia Scharf, senior officer and speechwriter to the United Nations Secretary-General on climate change and sustainable energy is presenting the lecture, “A Climate for Change: What the Paris Agreement Means for Us, for our Children, and the Future of Climate Action”.
 
 Scharf’s talk is 7-9 p.m. Monday, June 6, at United Church of Santa Fe (corner of St. Michael’s Drive and Arroyo Chamiso) at 1804 Arroyo Chamiso Road.
 

This lecture is free and open to the public.  Read More

Zika Virus Hits New Mexico

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Aedes aegypti in Tanzania. Photo by Muhammad Mahdi Karim/www.micro2macro.net

 

Staff Report:

The New Mexico Department of Health announced Wednesday a second confirmed case of the Zika virus in the state.

The first case was discovered in March  in a 46-year-old Bernallilo County man who was infected while traveling in Central America. The second case, announced Wednesday, involves a 40-year-old Bernalillo County woman who aquired the virus while traveling to the Caribbean.

Zika virus disease has been in the news for several weeks now and has many individuals concerned. Zika Read More

Heinrich Statement On Paris Auction House Canceling Sale Of Acoma Shield

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Image of a 19th century Native American shield. Courtesy/english.illinois.edu

 

From the Office of Sen. Martin Heinrich

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., issued the following statement Monday after the Eve auction house in Paris announced that it is canceling the sale of a shield used in religious ceremonies at Acoma Pueblo:

“This is welcome news, and I am pleased that pressure from the Pueblo, federal officials, and the public at large forced the auction house to cancel its sale. But it never should have come to this. The Pueblo of Acoma has previously been Read More

Mallorca Travelogue Thursday

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CIR: ‘Europe’s Economic Divide’ Thursday

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CIR News:
 
International Lecture Series #4 presents “Europe’s Economic Divide” with speaker Dr. Gary Hufbauer, Reginald Jones Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26 at The Forum, Santa Fe University of Art and Design at 1600 St. Michael’s Dr.
 
Dr. Gary Hufbauer is a Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and formerly a Senior Director of Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Prior to that, Dr. Hufbauer was professor of economics at Georgetown U., and before that
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Nature Center Talk: Dr. Roger Wiens Reveals Discoveries From Curiosity Mars Rover

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Curiosity rover’s three-year journey reveals fascinating information about the history of Mars. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Dr. Roger Wiens will discuss the search for life on Mars at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 31 at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road. His talk will reveal discoveries from the Curiosity rover’s journey and the next steps for exploring this intriguing planet. This is a free talk organized by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center.

Dr. Roger Wiens discusses Mars at Tuesday talk. Courtesy/PEEC

The 1-ton Curiosity rover has been trekking Read More

Griggs: Reflections From 2016 Uniendo America y Project Fair In Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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Mayan Families is an NGO based in Panajachel, Guatemala. Mayan Families presented information on a wide range of their programs: Water filters; Onil fuel-efficient cook stoves; Microloans program; Well Mother, Well Baby Program; Charlie Gomez Medical Clinic; Student Sponsorship Program; Preschool Nutrition Centers; San Jorge Feeding Center Renovations; Mayan Families Diabetes Program. “What we do: Educate, Feed, Heal, Shelter”. Photo by Liam Bluer
 
By DAVID GRIGGS, Member
Rotary E-Club of Lake Atitlán-Panajachel, Guatemala
 
The Rotary clubs in
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LAHS’s Wilbur Wang Wins Study Trip To Germany!

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German Study Trip winner Wilbur Wang with LAHS German Teacher Anita Boshier. Courtesy photo

EDUCATION News:

Wilbur Wang of Los Alamos High School, a Level 4 gold medal in the National German Exams, has been awarded an all‐expense‐paid summer study trip to Germany.

He was selected as a national winner after scoring in the 96th percentile on the Level 4 2016 National German Exam.

After qualifying with this high score on the National German Exam, Wang submitted a letter in German to his future host family, responded to several short essay questions in German and in English and was then interviewed Read More

Coffee Sales At LANB Benefit Student European Tour

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Courtesy poster

EDUCATION News:

To cover final costs of their educational tour of Spain, France and Italy, 14 graduating seniors are selling bags of kosher, organic and fresh-roasted, Fair Trade coffee, at Los Alamos National Bank this week.

Stop by the lobby of LANB, 2-5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday to support these amazing graduates. Travelers depart June 8, a week after graduation, to see the cultural and historical sites of the Prado Museum, La Sagrada Familia, Carcassonne, Nice, Pisa, Assisi, St. Peter’s Basilica, Roman Colosseum and Pompeii. https:////www.eftours. Read More