People & Community

LAPS Celebrates Clean Audit For Third Consecutive Year

LAPS School Board President Antonio Jaurigue recognized members of the LAPS Business Department during a school board meeting in February. Courtesy/LAPS

Celebrating another successful audit for LAPS are front row from left, Comptroller Marci Partin and Budget Manager Tammy Hinckley, Budget Manager. Back row from left, Business Manager Brenda Halder, Chief Procurement Officer Phyllis Tapia and Chief Financial Officer Teresa Gatewood. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools has announced that for the third consecutive year, there were no findings in the audit.

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Local Chapter Of International Order Of The Rainbow For Girls To Host Meet & Greet Sunday, March 24

Rainbow Girls of Dorothy Pitsford Assembly #60, the local chapter of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, is hosting a meet & greet 1-3 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at Pajarito Lodge, 1400 N. Sage Loop. International Order of the Rainbow for Girls is a fun, youth service organization, for girls ages 11-20, where they learn leadership skills and develop confidence while making lifelong friends. The meet and greet will feature games and light refreshments. For additional information or questions, call Angela Keiter at 505.570.1640, email  or akeiter@gmail.com or visit www.gorainbow.org Read More

County ESB To Hold Hybrid Meeting Thursday

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Environmental Sustainability Board (ESB) will meet  at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21 in Council Chambers at 1000 Central Ave. and virtually on Zoom.

This meeting is open to the public.

Find the agenda to this meeting here.

Find the Zoom link to this meeting here. Read More

Los Alamos Jr. Roller Derby Team Cherry Bombs Goes Undefeated At ‘Shamrock Shake-Up’ In Fort Collins

Los Alamos Jr. roller derby team, the Cherry Bombs competed earlier this month in Fort Colllins, Colo. Here, the  team poses with one of its opponents, the Boulder County Devil, after a bout. Photo by Debbie McCain 

Cherry Bomb’s jammer Jolene Martinez, aka Strawberry Jam, passes the Devil’s blocker to race against their jammer. Photo by Debbie McCain

SPORTS News:

With great blockers holding the other team’s jammers and jammers getting through the other team’s walls, Los Alamos’ Jr. roller derby team, the Cherry Bombs beat three teams from Colorado during the “Shamrock Shakeup” held Read More

Meadows: The Importance Of How You Eat

By JENNIFER MEADOWS
Deeply Rooted Nutritional Therapy
Los Alamos

You’ve probably heard the term “fight, flight, or freeze” in relation to how we respond to stress. When we are in a stressful situation, our bodies are more concerned about survival than anything else. Our autonomic nervous system (ANS) enters into a sympathetic state, meaning we are on high alert. We either fight back, flee the scene, or shut down/freeze until the situation (a perceived threat) has been resolved, and it is safe to move on.

When the sympathetic system is activated, adrenaline is released, our heart rate increases, Read More

The Family YMCA Collaborates With Aspen Elementary School To Bring Fitness To Teachers!

Earlier this month, The Family YMCA collaborated with Aspen Elementary School staff to bring fitness straight to its teachers. Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) staff have the option to receive a membership to the YMCA. The Y  wants to make sure that any teacher interested in trying out classes gets the opportunity, and hopes they will decide to join the Y family. Other LAPS teachers should keep an eye out for similar opportunities coming to their schools in the coming months. Courtesy/YMCA Read More

100 Men Who Care Los Alamos Holds First Post-Covid Event

100 Men Who Care Los Alamos Emcee Todd Urbatsch entertains attendees at their first post-Covid event Thursday at SALA Event Center. Courtesy/100 Men Who Care 

100 Men Who Care participants, from left, Steve Laurent (Los Alamos Community Foundation), Allison Washburn (Odyssey), Todd Urbatsch (100 MWC Steering Committee and Emcee), Vickie Daley (Odyssey), Matt Allen (Odyssey), Brian Scott (100 MWC Steering Committee), Ryan Tatro (100 MWC Co- Founder) and David Izrealevitz (100 MWC Co-Founder). Courtesy/100 Men Who Care 

COMMUNITY News:

100 Men Who Care Los Alamos held their first post-Covid Read More

18-Year-Old Entrepreneur Brings Lazy Buffalo Coffee/Food Truck To Northern New Mexico College

Dr. Denise Montoya, left, NNMC chief of staff/vice president for finance and administration, Mollie De La Cruz, Melissa De La Cruz and Julianna Barbee, NNMC’s SBDC Director. Courtesy/NNMC 

Mollie, left, and Melissa De La Cruz and the Lazy Buffalo coffee/food truck. Courtesy/NNMC 

NNMC News:

ESPAÑOLA — The Lazy Buffalo Trading Company LLC mobile coffee/food truck started out as a discussion in the family living room. Melissa De La Cruz, 18, had been taking business classes as part of her home-schooling curriculum and was very intrigued by the opportunities it presented.

“I like the idea of Read More

LACF Welcomes Liz Martineau As New Executive Director

Outgoing LACF Executive Director Steve Laurent passes the keys to incoming ED Liz Martineau. Courtesy/LACF

LACF News:

The Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF) is pleased to announce local resident and supporter Liz Martineau as its new Executive Director.

“It’s great to have Liz join the foundation team,” LACF Board Chair Pat Soran said. “She brings extensive knowledge and connection to our community that is so valuable to the foundation. Liz is more than ready to help take the LACF to the next level. I look forward to working with such a dynamic woman – welcome aboard Liz!”

Martineau brings Read More

UNM-LA Community Education: Retire Ready Series

UNM-LA News:

Are you ready to take control of your financial future? Join us at UNM-LA for an incredible Community Education series, Retire Ready!

Get grounded in the knowledge, skills, and habits essential for identifying and achieving your financial goals in your retirement years. The classes go beyond traditional approaches by infusing behavior science and psychology into the exploration of Social Security, Retirement Income, and Long-Term Care concepts.

Build a personalized toolkit for financial well-being and gain practical insights into planning for the future. Ensure a secure Read More

More Than 450 Acres Of Piles Burned In Valles Caldera

A member of the NPS Pueblo Parks Fire Crew burns piles on South Mountain. Photo by B. Bolser/NPS

VCNP News:

JEMEZ SPRINGS – With winter concluding, the National Park Service has completed its prescribed pile burning in Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) for the season.

These burns are part of a prescribed burn project to reduce material left from previous forest thinning work.

Over the past three months, fire crews successfully burned piles across 297 acres on South Mountain and 162 acres in Sulphur Canyon, totaling 459 acres of successful fuel reduction in the park.

Fire crews are monitoring Read More

Santa Fe Pro Musica Presents The Mozart Requiem – 2024 Season Orchestra Finale

Trombones, timpani, choir, Haydn Creation (Norby). Courtesy/SFPM

Santa Fe Pro Musica News:

SANTA FE — Under the leadership of Conductor Laureate Thomas O’Connor, the Pro Musica Orchestra is joined by Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico and soprano Sherezade Panthaki, alto Meg Bragle, tenor Thomas Cooley, and bass-baritone Douglas Williams in presenting Mozart’s final masterpiece, his Requiem.

Composer Joseph Haydn (1731–1809) praised Mozart’s dramatic and expressive range in this piece, remarking that had Mozart “written nothing else but his string quartets and his Requiem, this alone Read More

Books For Cosmic Frontiers Available Now At Samizdat

New Mexico Consortium News:

The New Mexico Consortium is hosting Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe, a two-day event April 27-28, 2024, centered around scientist Stephen Hawking, cosmology, and astrophysics. Many of the speakers that are coming to Los Alamos to participate in the event have recently authored books.  The NMC is pleased to coordinate a special book sale at Samizdat Bookstore and a book signing event during the Cosmic Frontiers weekend.

Patrons can purchase books now at Samizdat bookstore or they will be available to purchase at the event in the SALA lobby Read More

SFCC Library Writing Generation Series: Serena Rodriguez

Serena Rodriguez

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — SFCC Library announces writer Serena Rodriguez will be the next speaker in The Writing Generation Series with an online reading 6 p.m., March 20 and a follow-up creative session 6 p.m., April 3.

This free online series is open to the public and consists of two types of events: Readings by writers and creative sessions when attendees will be given writing prompts and time to write. Featured speaker Serena Rodriguez will read a selection of her writings at 6 p.m., March 20 and will follow-up with a creative session at 6 p.m., April 3. (Note there is a two-week break Read More

LARSO Hires New Faces … Close To Fully Staffed

LARSO welcomes new employees, from left, Ana Costa, Lyndsay Smith, Dave Shephard, Kiah McConnell and Istvan Robel. Courtesy/LARSO

By JACCI GRUNINGER
Executive Director
LARSO

Los Alamos Retired Senior Organization (LARSO) is happy to announce the hiring of many new faces this month.

Lyndsay Smith, a long time resident of Los Alamos, joins the team as the Transportation Coordinator along with three new drivers: Ana Costa, Istvan Robel and Dave Shepard. Costa will split her time between driving and working in the Day Out Memory Care Unit.

Kiah McConnell joins the team in a new position for the Read More

Los Alamos Public Schools Prevention Program Highlights 2024 National Drugs And Alcohol Facts Week

LAPS News:

What is National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®?

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®, or NDAFW, is an annual, week-long, health observance that inspires dialogue about the science of drug use and addiction among youth. It provides an opportunity to bring together scientists, students, educators, healthcare providers, and community partners to help advance the science and address youth drug and alcohol use in communities and nationwide.

It was launched in 2010 by scientists at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to stimulate educational events in communities so teens Read More

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