Celebrate Recovery

Ministry Leader Stevie Gomez and Leadership Team Member Rick Quevedo discuss "Celebrate Recovery", a weekly gathering of people who seek help with their hurt, habit or hangup while focusing on spiritual transformation and real life change.  The group meets every Tuesday at 6pm at Pinon Hills Community Church.  While the message is faith-based, all are welcome. More info here.

Monday Reboot: Chrome-droid? Smartwatches

Lewis Campbell, Cintigy Computer Systems, and Scott Michlin, discuss news of Google wanting to merge Chrome and Android operating systems into one.  Also, more smartwatch models, including an entry by Tag Heuer (pictured). 

Childhaven: Pledge for Children Campaigns & Child Advocacy Centers

Jamie Church, Childhaven Foundation, discusses the upcoming fundraiser: Pledge for Children campaign.  The PFC is one of two fundraisers Childhaven holds every year to support the various programs available in San Juan County.  Also, Terry Brooke discusses the Farmington-based Child Advocacy Centers of New Mexico which promote a multi-disciplinary approach to cases of child abuse and neglect.

A Review Too Far - Our Brand Is Crisis

This week our cinema geeks review the Steve Martin comedy The Three Amigos, Netflix's Beasts of No Nation, and the political drama Our Brand Is Crisis.First up is The Three Amigos in which Martin, along with Chevy Chase and Martin Short, plays in a trio of silent movie stars who, though a misunderstanding, become embroiled in a local land war between bandits and the downtrodden people of a small Mexican village. After that is another of Netflix's forays into cinema with the child soldier drama Beasts of No Nation which tells the tragic story of a boy forced to join a guerrilla group as it rampages throughout the African Bush in support of a rebel army. Finally, out in theaters is Our Brand Is Crisis, in which Sandra Bullock plays a political strategist sent to Central America to assist a pro-US presidential candidate in getting elected over his liberal counterpart, and the lengths that she and her team go to in order to win said election.

Archaeology & Climate Change

Paul Reed, Archaeology Southwest & Salmon Ruins, discusses ancient examples of climate change that may have impacted the lives of the ancestral puebloans who once inhabited the Four Corners area.  There are many signs of instances of ancient climate change in the area, including the nearby Petrified Forest and New Mexico's inland sea.   "Tree rings" by Arnoldius - Own work (selbst erstelltes Foto). Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5 via Commons.

Save-A-Buck Thursday

Darrin Church, Citizens Trust & Investment Company, discusses this week economic news: U.S. worker productivity increases, U,S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen hints strongly that interest rates will most likely increase in December.  Gains in the Chinese Stock Market (photo) and a small decrease in U.S. jobless claims.  (Photo "Shenzhen walk 02". Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons)

San Juan Smart Talk: Bad News

San Juan College Communications Professor Dr, Mike Hattabaugh discusses how to communicate bad news,  whether in the workplace, or in a relationship, there are ways to minimize the negative and try to focus on constructive messages.  

"Art Matters" Studio Tour 2015

Local artists Sarah Teofanov, Janet Burns and Liz Stannard talk about this year's "Art Matters" Studio Tour, taking place Nov. 7 and 8 on Crouch Mesa.

Marilu Waybourn and Catherine Davis, "Iron Ladies of San Juan County, NM"

Authors Marilu Waybourn and Catherine Davis talk about their new book, "Iron Ladies of San Juan County, New Mexico"

C.H.I.C. Adult Sentencing Division

San Juan County Adult Sentencing Division Administrator Jennifer Miller and Deputy Administrator Heidi Sawyer, discuss the treatment options offered in San Juan County for drunk drivers and drug addiction.  this program is part of a cooperative effort between KSJE and C.H.I.C. (Community Health Improvement Council) to bring awareness to the efforts of C.H.I.C. members in our community.