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Today's Features

  • The Pajarito Environmental Education Center is hosting classes in the Four Elements to teach kids about Earth, air, fire and water.
    Each class will be 2-3:30 p.m., every other Wednesday in June and July, beginning June 12. The cost is $8 or $6.50 for PEEC members.
    Melissa Mackey, a children’s librarian will teach the classes for students 8-12 years old.
    June 12, the theme is Earth. Kids can build a mud town. Mackey will instruct how to make adobe bricks and educate with information about ancient and modern ways to build mud houses.
    June 26, the theme is air. Kids will learn about air pressure science and make different hot air balloons. They will also learn the history of ballooning and the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.
    July 10, the theme is fire. The kids will learn the methods of fire building and cooking. A discussion on fire safety with permission from the Los Alamos Fire Department will instruct kids on fire dangers. In light of the Thompson fire, safety is an issue.
    July 24, the theme is water. The kids will be taught about water resources and how to preserve, and on the scarcity on the Pajarito Plateau. They will also do some water science experiments and play scenario games that illustrate life without water.

  • Today
    Michelle Harkey, owner of Mullein Leaf Massage, will give a Ruby K’s Community Hour presentation on how to put life is on the path of an upward spiral. 5:30 p.m., Ruby K’s, 1789 Central Ave., Suite 2. For more information visit mulleinleafinstitute.com.

    White Rock Family Friendly Film Series. “Hotel Transylvania,” 7 p.m. at the White Rock Town Hall.
    Friday
    White Rock Artist Market. 10 a.m. at the White Rock Visitors Center. For more information, contact Melanie Peña at melanie@losalamos.org or call 661-4807.

    First Friday Forts. First Friday of every month from 3:30- 5 p.m. Parents must supervise children. Free. For more information, contact the Pajarito Environmental Education Center, 3540 Orange St. PajaritoEEC.org or 662-0460.

    The Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series. 7 p.m. Free. Bring lawn chairs. Central and Main: Warren Hood Band; alt-rock, alt-country and alt-blues from Austin, Texas. For more information visit gordonsummerconcerts.com.

    Chamber member picnic will be 5:30 to 7 p.m. For information call Suzette Fox, Community Projects Coordinator/Los Alamos MainStreet executive director 661-4844.

  • This month’s League of Women Voters’ Lunch with a Leader is at 11:40 a.m., June 13 at Mesa Public Library.
    All members of the community are encouraged to attend. Stephanie Garcia Richard will be the speaker. She is the representative for District 43 that includes Los Alamos, and parts of Sandoval, Rio Arriba and Santa Fe.
    Stephanie is a native born New Mexican who grew up in Silver City, attended Columbia as a pre-med student, but graduated with a degree in political science.
    Besides being active in politics, she has taught in several countries, in several states, and in both public and private schools.
    Currently she is teaching third grade in Pojoaque, as well as being a state representative. Stephanie lives in White Rock with her husband and two daughters.
    Stephanie will discuss her year as a freshman representative,  her work on the House Appropriations and Education committees, the bills she wants to pursue next year and a general overview of the 60-day session.
    To order a lunch, contact Karyl Ann Armbruster at 661-6605, or kaskacayman@gmail.com, for the extensive list of options from the Co-op. The cost of all lunches is $10.
    The public may bring lunch, or order one, but there will not be other food available.
    Place your food order by 7 p.m., June 11. 

  • A busy weekend is coming up starting with the Warren Hood Band playing at the corner of Central Avenue and Main Street on Friday. The concert will be next to the Post Office and sponsored by CB Fox, Dixie Girl and Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Night.
        Warren Hood Band’s out of Austin, Texas and plays a fantastic fusion of rock, country, bluegrass, swing, jazz, classical and acoustic American roots music. There will be “lots of good dancin’ and romancin’ if you treat your partner right,” Organizer Russ Gordon said.
        Warren is the original fiddler/violinist and founding member of the South Austin Jug Band. He came to New Mexico for the first time in 2002 with the SAJB on the way to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. “They put on a great show here, made a lot of fans and then drove up to Telluride and won “Best New Band” that year. The guys still talk about one of the best weekends of their lives,” Gordon said.

  • Art exhibits
    Again: Repetition, Obsession and Meditation. Opening reception, 3-5 p.m. through June 16. Lannan Gallery. 309 Read Street. Gallery is open Saturday and Sundays, Noon to 5 p.m. or by appointment. For more information call 954-5149.
    Ballet
    Aspen Santa Fe Ballet announces its 2013 Summer Season, July 12 - Aug. 31 with performances at The Lensic, Santa Fe’s Performing Arts Center. All performances are 8 p.m. Tickets available now online to aspensantafeballet.com, by contacting The Lensic at 988-1234, or by stopping by the box offices at the Lensic Performing Arts Center or the Santa Fe Convention Center.
    Concerts
    TGIF Chancel Choir of First Presbyterian Church presents, “Opposites Attract.” Music of Schubert and Rodgers and Hammerstein, 5:30 to 6 p.m., Friday at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Fe, 208 Grant Ave. For more information call 982-8544, ext. 16.

    Tim McGraw: Two Lanes of Freedom Tour. 7 p.m., June 13. Isleta Ampitheater, Albuquerque. For more information visit livenation.com.
    TGIF Chancel Choir of First Presbyterian Church presents Wyatt Smith, organ, music of Kurt Knecht and J. S. Bach. 5:30 to 6 p.m., June 14 at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Fe, 208 Grant Ave., 982-8544, ext. 16.

  • Views expressed on programs shown on PAC8 do not necessarily reflect the views of the manager, staff, or board.

    Friday, June 7, 2013
    06:00 AM Democracy Now! – Live
    10:00 AM Democracy Now!
    11:00 AM County Council Replay (6-04-13)
    01:00 PM Living Treasures Ceremony
    03:00 PM Future Talk
    03:30 PM European Journal
    04:00 PM Al Jazeera DC Bureau
    05:00 PM National Day of Prayer
    06:00 PM Democracy Now!
    07:00 PM Los Alamos Historical Society “Cold War Recollections: A Livermore Underground Test Perspective”
    08:30 PM Clear Heart, Clear Mind
    09:00 PM Bongo Boy Rock and Roll
    10:00 PM The Glass Slipper
    11:00 PM Project Bombshell
    12:00 AM FSTV

    Saturday, June 8, 2013
    FSTV

    Sunday, June 9, 2013
    06:00 AM FSTV
    05:30 PM Key to the Kingdom
    06:00 PM Drawing Men to Christ
    07:00 PM United Church
    08:00 PM That Which Is
    09:00 PM Trinity on the Hill
    12:00 PM Free Speech TV

  • Los Alamos
    DeColores, 2470 East Road
    Date inspected: May 31
    Violations: One high-risk violation. Can opener had food residue on it.
    Status of Establishment: Approved. No follow-up required.
    White Rock
    Lees Chinese Restaurant, 12D Longview Drive
    Date inspected: May 31
    Violations: Two high-risk violations. Inadequate food temperatures. Ice scoop should not be stored in ice bin.
    Status of Establishment: Approved. No follow-up required.
    Santa Fe
    Sage Bakehouse, 5351 Cerrillos Road
    Date inspected: May 13
    Violations: Five high-risk violations. Milk and ham need to have date of preparation labels. Hand washing station needs soap. Used gloves on food in reach in. Eggs stored over veggies. Large food containers and buckets have build up and need to be cleaned. Dented cans and damaged good need to be stored away from good stack.
    Three moderate-risk violations. Flour build up on food equipment needs to be cleaned. Wood stands and floors needs to be made smooth and non-absorbent. Back door is open and should always be closed. One low-risk violation for dust and build up on fans and vents.
    Status of Establishment: Approved. Follow-up required in one month.

  • Actors Robert Redford and Wes Studi, Sibylle Szaggars Redford; Musician Thomas Dolby and Director Leslie Zemeckis headline Albuquerque Film and Media Experience Festival. The event runs through June 9.
    The event celebrates film, music, arts and entertainment with world premiere movies, domestic and international films, actor/director panels, art exhibits and concerts.
    There is more than 80 domestic and international film screenings, panel discussions and “intimate conversations” with notable filmmakers and actors from throughout the world.
    The films are scheduled to run at various venues along the historic Route 66 in Nob Hill and downtown.
    Some notable persons on the panels are Robert Redford, Wes Studi, Giancarlo Esposito, Elizabeth Peña, Giancarlo Esposito, Steven Michael Quezada and Leslie Zemeckis, among others.
    Redford will engage in a night of conversations, insights, laughter and memories. Accompanied by Robert Lynch, CEO and President of Americans for the Arts, they will share their love for filmmaking, art and living in the Land of Enchantment.
    The Honorable Richard J. Berry will be making the evening’s introduction. An Evening with Robert Redford, will take place 6 p.m., Friday, at the Hiland Theater.

  • Samuel Pena, a member of the Pueblo de San Ildefonso, survived an F5 tornado that ripped through the heart of Oklahoma. As the tornado spent over 15 minutes on the ground in Moore, Okla., it tore through several homes and businesses and caused more than $1 billion in damage.
    Pena and his son took cover at the Briarwood Elementary School.
    Pena, though, recalled the harrowing moments as the ultimate moment of survival as he along with his son, Benji, and seven other school boys huddled in the boys bathroom on the southwest side of the school.
    There, the last wall remained standing and according to Benji, Samuel lifted and threw large pieces of wall debris off of the young school boys. While they survived the tornado, Pena’s property suffered extensive damage.
    Pena wrote to Terry Aguilar, Governor for the Pueblo de San Ildefonso, seeking assistance from the Pueblo. Pena stated that while his home remains standing, there is extensive water damage to the walls as well roof damage.
    His home, located on SW 79th Terrace Street, is now made up of temporary walls of board and tarp, while similar materials serve as a roof over their heads.

  • A group of 24 Los Alamos High graduates will embark on an educational tour of Europe from June 13 through June 25.
    The group will be led by Lynn Ovaska, local AP Psych teacher, and also chaperoned by Rob and Kathy Hipwood and Eric Ovaska.
    The 13-day tour will take them to Berlin, Prague, Lucerne and Paris.
    “Our young leaders will learn through the power of visiting actual historical sites, including the concentration camp Dachau. Local guides will give them behind-the-scenes tours of cities and their most famous landmarks, such as Checkpoint Charlie and the Louvre.
    The students will also celebrate their graduation along the way with one evening of Swiss food and folklore, and another evening in Paris floating down the Seine,” Ovaska said.
    The members of this group include musicians, athletes, artists, active church members, lifelong friends, and good neighbors.
    “Educational travel is a valuable experience for living in our global economy. By witnessing new cultures first-hand and experiencing history that is usually learned in textbooks, they plan to strengthen their skills as global citizens,” Ovaska said.