Daily Postcard: This Mississippi Kite spent considerable time Thursday evening perched near the top of a tall tree on Richard Court in White Rock. According to All About Birds, these raptors are between the size of a crow and a goose and most commonly found in the Southeast and some prairies in Texas and Oklahoma. They can also be found along parts of the Rio Grande in New Mexico. However, they rarely make their way as far north as Los Alamos and this may have been only the second recorded sighting of one in Los Alamos County. Photo by Richard Skolnik Read More
Unirac Inc. CEO Peter Lorenz To Lead Chamber In 2025-2026, New Mexico Mutual’s Kellie Mixon Named GACC Chair-Elect
Peter Lorenz
GACC News:
ALBUQUERQUE — May 22, at the May 22 Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting, the board approved Peter Lorenz, Unirac Inc. CEO as the incoming Board Chairman and New Mexico Mutual President and CEO Kellie Mixon, as chair-elect of the board.
The upcoming program year begins on July 1.
“Peter brings his superb leadership skills and result-focused style to the role of chairman of the board for the Chamber. This is Peter’s second time as chairman for us and we are so pleased to have Peter back in this leadership role,” Chamber President and CEO Terri Read More
Approval, Preliminary Screening Plan For Legacy Petroleum Release Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.
All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.
For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, visit the LANL electronic public reading room.
- Approval, Preliminary Screening Plan for a Legacy Petroleum Release within Technical Area 09, Starmer/Upper Pajarito Canyon Aggregate Area, Revision 1
https://ext.em-la.doe.gov/GovFTPFiles/api/GetFiles/GetFile?fileName=EMID-703815_NMED_Approve_Starmer_Upper_Paja_Cyn_AA_PSP_R1_051925.pdf
Topper Softball Falls To Belen Eagles
The Los Alamos High School Topper softball team fell to the Belen Eagles 0-16 in a state playoff game Saturday on the softball fields at the Cleveland High School Sports Complex. This game was on the consolation side of the bracket of the State Softball Championships and ended the Toppers’ season. However, the Toppers had a great season with a 19-7-1 record overall and a 12-0 record in district, winning the 2025 District Championship. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Kohynn Young, playing 1st base, makes the catch in time to put out Peyten Lucero for the 2nd out in the 3rd inning. Photo Read More
How NASA Dreams Turned To Creative Writing Reality
St. John’s College staff member Kathleen Murphy. CourtesySJC
By KATHLEEN MURPHY
St. John’s College
In 1983, I met with my school counselor for the “career talk”. All vocational tests pointed toward the sciences, and I could taste a future at NASA. As I became more insistent about this pathway, my counselor oddly kept redirecting me to other jobs. He pointed out how well I was doing in English class, and wouldn’t I like to take an elective course in Creative Writing? He suggested jewelry-making. Jewelry-making? I left perplexed.
Walking home, I stopped in my tracks: I am a woman; THAT’S where the Read More
Santa Fe Community College To Close For Memorial Day
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College and the Santa Fe Higher Education Center will be closed Monday, May 26, in honor of Memorial Day.
No classes or activities will be held, and no other student services will be available.
The college’s early childhood development center, Kids Campus, and the William C. Witter Fitness Education Center
are included in the closure.
SFCC and the Santa Fe Higher Education Center will reopen on Tuesday, May 27.
Summer credit classes begin June 2. For information on registration, visit sfcc.edu/get-started/apply-and-register or call 505.428.1270. Read More
Upstart Crows Of Santa Fe And The Shakespeare Gym Present Romeo And Juliet
THEATER News:
Upstart Crows of Santa Fe and The Shakespeare Gym present an uncut production of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, Romeo and Juliet.
Two casts – one an age-accurate mix of adults and youth, the other a gender- blind, age- blind cast perform in the historic Scottish Rite Temple and then in the Crows own black box theater in Eldorado. The combination of veteran Crows, experienced Gym members and professional actors, along with up-and-coming members of the Company make this an exciting experience of the entire play, including scenes rarely seen in stage and film.
There will Read More
SFCC 2025 Katie Besser Art & Writing Award Winners
SFCC Katie Besser Award winner Judith White 2025. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC Katie Besser Award winner Tony Blankenship 2025. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College’s emerging writers and artists were recognized during the Katie Besser Art & Writing Awards celebration hosted by Meow Wolf on May 5. The awards were named for the late Katie Besser in recognition of her love of literature and creative writing. The event celebrated students’ creative expression through writing, photography and media arts. Writers representing SFCC’s diverse community read from their Read More
Los Luceros Kids Day Camp June 16-20
Courtesy photo
DCA News:
Returning this summer, PEEC and Los Luceros Historic Site are teaming up once again to offer a collaborative day camp filled with hands-on projects and outdoor adventures 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday – Friday, June 16 – 20.
Campers will explore the bosque with friends while diving into themes from the beloved New Mexico Outdoor Pass booklet. Each day highlights a new theme, inspiring curiosity and discovery about the natural world. As they complete activities, campers will earn exciting outdoor prizes like camping mugs, picnic blankets, and multipurpose tools, perfect Read More
Mike Fesko Is Top Predictor In ACRR’s Weekly Pace Race
Scene from ACRR’s weekly pace race Tuesday on the Kwage Trail on North Mesa. Courtesy/ACRR
Scene from ACRR’s weekly pace race Tuesday on the Kwage Trail on North Mesa. Courtesy/ACRR
ACRR News:
Matt Fesko was the best predictor in the Atomic City Road Runner’s weekly pace race held Tuesday on the Kwage Trail on North Mesa. He had a 1 second difference from his predicted time.
Other accurate predictors:
- Chris Michel at 2 seconds off;
- Edith Acosta with a 3 second differential;
- Priscila Rosa had a 5 second difference, top female finisher in the 2 mile race at 21:03; and
- Zeke Wilmot recording 14 seconds