New Mexico History Museum Seeks Zozobra Objects
NMHM News:
The New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) is offering two more drop-in opportunities for New Mexicans to share their Zozobra memories and mementos.
The tradition of Zozobra turns 100 this August and NMHM is telling this 10-decade story. The Museum wants to see the community’s favorite Zozobra memories to consider for inclusion in this exhibition.
Community members can bring materials like vintage merch, goofy family movies, or other memorabilia directly to NMHM, 2-4 p.m. Saturday, March 30 and 10 a.m. to noon Monday, April 1, at 113 Lincoln Ave. in Santa Fe to have them examined and photographed Read More
(VIDEO) Documentary Returns To Vietnam 50 Years Later
Wreaths Across America News:
In November 2023, 10 Vietnam veterans embarked on a journey they never thought possible, returning to Vietnam, and exploring the locations and memories that for 50 years have held deep significance for each of them.
Mission Veteran Expedition, a collaborative venture between CDLLife, FASTPORT, and nonprofits Waypoint Vets and Wreaths Across America, made this journey possible and, together, proudly announce the upcoming release of a new documentary of the trip, “Mission Veteran Expedition: Honoring Vietnam Veterans in the Transportation Industry.” Read More
Heinrich, Butler Introduce Legislation To Help Local Small Businesses Transition To Clean And Efficient Landscaping Equipment
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the co-founder and co-chair of the Bicameral Electrification Caucus, and U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to establish a new federal tax credit to enable local small businesses, including landscaping and lawn care businesses, to transition to zero-emission equipment more easily and without financial burden.
Transitioning to zero-emission, electric landscaping equipment—such Read More
Elephant Butte Lake State Park Set For $1 Million Upgrade
EMNRD News:
SANTA FE — The State Parks Division of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) is embarking on a $1 million project to upgrade comfort stations at Elephant Butte Lake State Park.
The project, to be completed in stages, will begin April 1, 2024, and is anticipated to continue through August of 2024. It will entail demolishing an antiquated comfort station at the park’s main entrance and completely renovating two campground comfort stations.
“We will have to close these stations as they are being worked on,” Park Superintendent Chris Bolen said. “We ask our visitors Read More
New Mexico State Police Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols In Counties Across State In April 2024
NMSP News:
State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols; and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during April 2024.
We are bringing awareness to these events to reduce impaired driving-related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.
These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the right decision not to drive Read More
Council Proclaims April 7-13 ‘National Library Week’
From left, Library Youth Services Director Melissa Mackey and Library Manager Gwen Kalavaza accept the proclamation designating April 7-13 2024 as ‘National Library Week in Los Alamos’ from Councilor Suzie Havemann during Tuesday night’s council meeting. Courtesy/LAC
Staff Report:
In a proclamation, Los Alamos County Council designated April 7-13 as “National Library Week in Los Alamos” during its meeting Tuesday night.
Councilor Suzie Havemann read the proclamation:
WHEREAS, libraries offer the opportunity for everyone to connect with others, learn new skills, and pursue their Read More
FBI: Mescalero Man Sentenced For 2022 Assault
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A federal judge has handed down a 9-year prison sentence to a Mescalero man after he pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury in a case stemming from a brutal attack on the Mescalero Apache reservation in 2022.
Upon his release from prison, Dennett Jerome Chee, 37, a member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, will be subject to three years of supervised release.
There is no parole in the federal system.
According to publicly available court records, May 20, 2022, John Doe was at a friend’s house on the Mescalero Apache reservation. Chee and another man arrived Read More
Jordan: New Mexico Is Right To Hold Out For Higher Prices For Its Most Valuable Commodity
By BILL JORDAN
New Mexico Voices for Children
New Mexico is a land with many valuable assets – from our rich cultural diversity to our stunning physical beauty, to our mineral wealth. These assets belong to us all and while it’s impossible to put a price on some of them – our culture and natural landscape, to be precise – we can and do put a price on our mineral wealth. And that price needs to be fair so that we are all receiving the benefit of the bounty beneath our feet.
That’s why we support State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard’s pause on certain leases on land in the Permian Basin. Commissioner Read More
Stansbury, Chavez-DeRemer, Heinrich Introduce Bill To Support Student Success In Higher Education
Congressional News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M) and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) and U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Postsecondary Student Success Act, legislation to support evidence-based practices that support student retention, completion, and success in postsecondary education.
Over the past two decades, there has been a significant increase in high school graduation and college enrollment rates, reflecting a concerted effort to expand access to higher education. However, despite these strides, there remains a Read More
Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, Former AG Hector Balderas To Headline Event Commemorating 2nd Anniversary Of Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire
CFFF News:
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — The Coalition for Fire Fund Fairness (CFFF) – a grassroots coalition of victims of the 2022 Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire in Northern New Mexico – today announced that it will host an exclusive screening of the documentary “Mora is Burning,” followed by a panel discussion on the aftermath of the fire and FEMA’s ongoing failures to administer federal relief funds in accordance with state and federal law.
The event will feature remarks from former New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas. New Mexico Lt. Gov. Howie Morales will headline the panel discussion, Read More
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