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New Mexico Wildlife Center’s Chase Spearing Speaks To Local Rotarians Animal Ambassador Amelia, an American kestrel (Falco sparverius), was Rotary’s guest Tuesday. Photo Courtesy New Mexico Wildlife Center BY LINDA HULL Rotary Club of Los Alamos “Before you rescue any baby birds or baby animals, please call a certified wildlife specialist,” advised Chase Spearing, Education Coordinator for the New Mexico Wildlife Center (NMWC), when she spoke from Española by Zoom to the Rotary Club...

Rotary Club of Los Alamos “It’s not as glamorous as you would think, although I did meet Angelina Jolie once,” smiled Amber Dodson, Director of the New Mexico Film Office (NMFO), when she spoke via Zoom to the Rotary Club of Los Alamos on April 6 th.  Established in 1968, the NMFO was the first state agency of its kind in the United States.  It operates under the Office of the Governor in the New Mexico Economic Department.  The primary task of the NMFO is to “capture, track, analyze...

BY ALISON PANNELL Give Peace a Chance “In many ways, everything we do as Rotarians to improve the human condition supports peace.”  In this opening statement, Rotarian Alison Pannell captured Rotary International’s emphasis on “building positive peace” as she explained the Peace Fellowship program to members of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos on December 15. At the 1942 Rotary International (RI) conference in London, Rotary founder Paul Harris joined leaders from 21 countries to consid...