Anna Caspersen, left, her celebrity model husband Roland Caspersen and Opera Guild President Mary Cummings at The Blue Window Bistro during Sunday’s musical fashion show. Julia Fair, Alicia Solomon and Jess Cullinan performed at the elegant event at which 11 local celebrities modeled fashions by Uli’s. The Blue Window Bistro partnered with the Los Alamos Opera Guild and the Guilds of Santa Fe Opera on this event, providing savory hor d’oeuvres, desserts and a variety of wines. Proceeds from the sold out event benefit the Opera Guilds. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
‘Julie’s Helpers’ Hosts Scholarship Event with Navajo Frybread and Tacos at Ashley Pond Friday
By Carol A. Clark
The community is invited to enjoy authentic Navajo frybread and Navajo tacos at the second annual Julie’s Helpers Memorial Scholarship Navajo Taco Sale.
The event is set for 5-9 p.m., Friday June 15 at Ashley Pond in conjunction with the Gordon’s Summer Concert and kickoff of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.
Julie’s Helpers Memorial Scholarship Navajo partners will prepare the Navajo frybread and Navajo tacos for the event. All proceeds benefit the scholarship fund.
JULIE MEADOWS
Before her passing from a brain tumor in December of 2009, Julie Meadows and Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: May 29 to June 6, 2012
The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.
Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.
KEVIN HERRING
May 29 at 5:21 p.m. / Police charged Kevin Herring, 34, of Los Alamos with shoplifting at Smith’s Food & Drug Centers on Central Avenue and issued him a summons to appear in court. The estimated loss is less than $100.
JAVIER RAMOS
May 31 at 9:27 a.m. / Police arrested Javier Ramos, 22, of Santa Fe on Trinity Drive on an outstanding Read More
Jin Park Hosts Concert for Charity at 6:30 p.m. Friday
Jin Park performs Friday evening at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Photo by Don Taylor
By Carol A. Clark
Jin Park will perform in his senior recital at 6:30 p.m., Friday June 15 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church on Canyon Road.
The well-known local musician is hoping many people will turn out for this very special event.
“Music has been such an influence in my life. Before leaving for school in the fall, I wanted to share what music has come to mean to me after all these years,” Park said. “To me, music is a chance to share a bit of joy with others, be it through Read More
Little Bear Fire Consumes Nearly 35,000 Acres
Courtesy/nmfireinfo
The Little Bear Fire sparked by lightning June 4 near Ruidoso in the Smokey Bear Ranger District, Lincoln National Forest remains o percent contained.
The massive blaze has burned some 34,651 acres of mixed conifer and ponderosa pine and destroyed about 35 structures as of this morning.
There are currently eight Type 1 and Type 2 crews comprised of 429 firefighters battling this inferno with 47 fire engines, seven water tenders, five dozers and two Type 1 helicopters.
Road Closures:
- N.M. 532 (Ski Run Road) at mile marker 3, east and west;
- N.M. 48 from mile marker 8 to mile marker
Los Alamos Elks Lodge Invites Community to Special Flag Day Event at 6 p.m. Thursday
The Los Alamos Elks Lodge is hosting a Flag Day Ceremony at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 14 at the Elks Lodge on Trinity Drive next to Sonic. The event includes a talk on the history of the American flag, a flag folding demonstration and instruction on the proper way to dispose of a flag, with a flag burning ceremony to follow. The Los Alamos Elks Lodge will provide free hot dogs, chips and cookies to those who attend the event. For more information, contact the Elks at 662-5611.
LAPS Seeks School Bus Drivers
Los Alamos Public Schools hopes to attract bus driver applicants for the upcoming school year with this school bus parked on Trinity Drive. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
School Board to Hold Executive Session at 5 p.m. Tuesday Followed Immediately by Regular Meeting
The Los Alamos School Board has scheduled an Executive Session for 5 p.m., Tuesday June 12 at Los Alamos High School.
The stated purpose of the closed session is to discuss Superintendent Gene Schmidt’s employment contract.
The board also is scheduled to discuss “limited personnel meetings involving recent personnel decisions.”
Following the Executive Session, the board will meet at 5:30 p.m. in regular session in the Los Alamos High School Speech Theater.
In this meeting, the board is schedued to discuss Los Alamos Middle School and Aspen Elementary School construction Read More
Deer Saunter Through Los Alamos Neighborhood
Looking out her kitchen window this morning, a Los Alamos resident saw these six deer stroll calmly across her street near Los Arboles and Loma Vista. Photo by Judith Stauber Read More
Elhanan Borenstein Presents Talk at SFI Tuesday
SFI News:
Elhanan Borenstein will present the talk, “From Metagenomics to Ecosystomics: Modeling the Human Microbiome” at 12:15 p.m., Tuesday June 12 in the Medium Conference Room at the Santa Fe Institute.
Borenstein is a SFI External Professor and works at the University of Washington where the Borenstein lab focuses on computational research in Evolutionary Systems Biology – an emerging field that examines the interplay between the evolutionary process and the organization of complex biological systems. This is done primarily in the following research Read More