Today's Features

The following restaurant inspection reports were provided by the New Mexico Environment Department.

Santa Fe

Absolute Nirvana Tea Room, 106 Faithway St.
Date inspected: Feb. 6
Violations: None
Notes: Temperatures good. Always store eggs (raw) on the bottom shelves in the refrigeration unit.
Status of establishment: Approved

Babalou’s Cocina Cubana, 3810 Hwy. 14
Date inspected: Feb. 7
Violations: One low-risk violation for floors/walls/ceilings — the floor tiles by the ice machine are peeling and tiles are loose. Seal.
Notes: All the temperature logs, cooling procedure temperature logs, recurring temperature logs are all kept. Facility kitchen looks extremely clean. Water test analysis is required in office by Feb. 28. Temperatures are very good. Dishwashing sanitizing solution is good at 50 ppm.
Status of establishment: Approved

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center presents the award-winning documentary film, “Land Water People Time,” at 7 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Reel Deal Theater. The movie shows the relationships, cultural identity and meaning of connections between nature and places in Northern New Mexico.
New Mexico filmmakers David Lindblom, Cynthia Jeanette Gomez and Daniel Valerio filmed “Land Water People Time” across 10,000-square-miles. Along the way, they collected stories from New Mexicans. These stories explore some of the modern challenges and tragedies of cultural and environmental losses, as well as hope for preservation of Northern New Mexico cultures and places.
Lindblom, a Los Alamos native and Los Alamos High School graduate, is the director, editor and cameraperson for the film. He worked in the film industry in San Francisco with Wayne Wang and in New York with Martin Scorsese. Now he is back home in New Mexico, teaching at Northern New Mexico College. He will be on hand to introduce the film and answer questions afterward.
For more information, visit PajaritoEEC.org, call 662-0460 or email Programs@PajaritoEEC.org. 

Physical Science
Elementary Division
Gus Yeager, Aspen Elementary, American Association of University Women $5, Glencoe/McGraw $25 gift card

Michael Chigaev, Barranca Elementary, Barranca PTO $5, Superintendent’s Choice Award, CB Fox certificate $10, Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos $25

Sruthi Garimella, Barranca Elementary, Barranca PTO $5, Los Alamos Schools Credit Union $10

Nicholas McGrane, Barranca Elementary, Barranca PTO $5, CB Fox $20 gift card, Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos $10

Emily Moulton, Barranca Elementary, Barranca PTO $5

Fourth place
Neha Sadasivan, Barranca Elementary, Barranca PTO $5, Los Alamos Schools Credit Union $10

Hanna Stidham, Barranca Elementary, Barranca PTO $5, Chamisa PTO $5

Kent Teshima, Barranca Elementary, Barranca PTO $5, Chamisa PTO $5

Elementary Life Science Grand Award
Rebecca Brug, Chamisa Elementary, Los Alamos Garden Club $15, Pajarito Environmental Education Center $20, Los Alamos Master Gardeners $10, Los Alamos Credit Union $10

Amelia Duffy, Chamisa Elementary, Los Alamos Garden Club $10

Second place

After flood, fire and the constant rumor of zombies or locusts, Chamisa Elementary turns 45-years-old today.
Festivities have been set for Wednesday, with a school board meeting and the science fair dinner for regional qualifiers planned for tonight.
Wednesday will host a short celebration at 11:30 a.m., complete with cupcakes, song and a salute to retiring teacher Kathy Kelly.
A few surprise guests are slated for the events, which have been kept under wraps.
The evening event takes place at 6 p.m. with a special color guard from the Los Alamos High School NJROTC program. The program will send Cheetah alumni to parade the colors, signaling the official event start.
A community potluck is the fare for the evening, or special arrangements to order dinner can be done by calling Brian at the Bandelier Grill. The Apells, a Chamisa family, recently bought the grill.
Sixth grade students will host a jewelry sale, thanks to the help of Chamisa art teacher, Renee Mitsunaga. Mitsunaga has worked with a variety of students during the lunch hour to have hand made gifts available. A veritable plethora of baked goods will be sold for those additional last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts.