Chris Clark

Penalty Relief For Some Small Retirement Plan Returns

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IRS News:

PHOENIX ― With Small Business Week May 4-8 just around the corner, the Internal Revenue Service reminds small businesses that have failed to timely file certain required retirement plan returns that they have until Tuesday, June 2 to take advantage of a special penalty relief program.

Launched June 2, 2014, the one-year temporary pilot program is designed to help small businesses with retirement plans that may have been unaware of the reporting requirements that apply to these plans. Normally, the plan administrators and sponsors of these plans who fail to file Read More

Letter To The Editor: Are We Getting Civics In Schools?

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By VERNON KERR
Los Alamos

The column by Cal Thomas in Wednesday’s April 22 edition of the Journal highlights a growing problem with our citizenry in understanding and living with our form of government.

Civics is no longer a must for public school students. In the 1940’s “Civics” was a semester course in New Mexico.

Somewhere along the line civics as a discrete separate course was dropped and the topic was meshed with social studies where one thirteenth of it was incorporated in each class from kindergarten through 12th grade. (See New Mexico Public Education Department Read More

Summer Adventures Available At Girl Scout Camp

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GSNMT News:

The Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails have two Girl Scout camps that they own and operate, Camp Elliott Barker in Angel Fire and Rancho del Chaparral near Cuba.

Last year, nearly 2000 girls attended these summer camps. New this summer is a day camp in Albuquerque. 

Every girl, not only Girl Scouts, in grades 1 through 12 can attend these summer camps. Camp sessions begin May 31 and end Aug. 5. There is a camp session for everyone, whether it is horseback riding, art, cooking, rock climbing or other.

The camps are not just for girls, families are encouraged to come Read More

New Hybrid Cottonwoods Installed Downtown

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Work continues on the new picnic area adjacent to the Municipal Building parking lot across the street from the Los Alamos Daily Post newspaper office on Central Avenue. County crews were busy Wednesday installing 11 hybrid Cottonwood trees. Four picnic tables will be installed in the small park for residents and tourists to use to eat their lunch or dinner or take a rest from shopping and sightseeing. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

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Heinrich, Udall Applaud Federal Funding For Homeless Veterans Housing Program

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Wednesday, April 29 U.S. Senators Tom Udall, D-N.M. and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. applauded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarding $301,174 to public housing agencies in New Mexico to provide permanent supportive housing opportunities to veterans experiencing homelessness.
 
A total of almost $65 million will go to agencies across the United States to provide housing and services for 9,333 homeless veterans nationwide. This supportive housing
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Six Day Spanish Immersion Program Offered In Taos

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Courtesy photo
 
EDUCATION News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Bilingual Strategies, a New Mexico based Spanish Language Institute, invites you to northern New Mexico to experience its Spanish Immersion Program for six days in the serene beauty and inspirational ambience of Southern Methodist University, Taos Campus at Fort Burgwin in Taos.
 
The nature trails, the flowing stream, and serene colors are an added bonus to enhance your comfort in this exciting learning experience.
 
Learn the rich and enchanting history of New Mexico in a relaxed
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Popular Jemez Mountains Campgrounds Reopens

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USFS News:
 
SANTA FE ― As the weather warms, campers who like to take advantage of recreation opportunities in the Jemez Mountains will have more options.
 
Three popular campgrounds in the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest that have been closed for two years are reopening for the 2015 season.
 
The Redondo Campground near La Cueva is open for the season on a first-come/first-served basis for a fee of $10 per night per vehicle. A little further off the beaten track, the Paliza Family Campground (first-come –
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Aleene Jenkins And Barbara Stoddard Join Kiwanis

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New Kiwanis members, from left, Aleene Jenkins and Barbara Stoddard. Courtesy photo
 
KIWANIS News:
 
The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos has inducted two new members this spring—Barbara Stoddard, sponsored by Kiwanis members Paul Cunningham and Charmian Schaller, and Aleene Jenkins, sponsored by Kiwanis President Steve Boerigter.
 
Both new members are retired employees of Los Alamos National Laboratory who have grown children.
 
Stoddard, widow of long-time Kiwanian Steve Stoddard, is returning to the club after a two-year absence, and
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Obituary: Thomas J. Merson April 15, 2015

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THOMAS J. MERSON April 15, 2015
 
Thomas J. Merson (Tom) passed away on April 15, 2015 following a stroke at age 79 while vacationing at a beach in Southern California. His picture was taken by his brother on April 12, 2015.
 
Tom was born in Chico, CA to Thomas B. and Dorothy M. Merson in 1935. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Jean L. Merson, his daughter, Linda J. Calkins and husband, Dan M. Calkins of Farmington, NM, his son, John A. Merson and wife, Sheila Merson of Albuquerque, NM, and grandchhildren, Kathryn J. Merson, Thomas J. Merson and Cody R. Calkins,
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Author Of Groundbreaking Literacy Tool Offers Seminar

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ELTS News:
 
SANTA FE ― The Color Vowel™ Chart, a visual-kinesthetic tool for teaching the sounds of English and recently adopted by the U.S. Department of State Office of English Language Programs, will be introduced at a local seminar Friday, May 8.
 
Literacy tutors, reading specialists, ESL/bilingual teachers, speech therapists and educational leaders are encouraged to register for this one-day event is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sage Inn.
 
“The very terms we currently use to address literacy are outdated and misleading,” said Karen Taylor de Caballero, author
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