Student Entrepreneur Creates Wearable Art
Courtesy/Blueprint Wraps
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Youth Business Grant recipient Elise Koskelo will wrap up her summer, all pun intended with a booth at Fuller Lodge this weekend.
The Los Alamos High School student owns Blueprint Wraps and said she had a very productive summer, in terms of sales and efforts.
“I added 14 more pieces to my inventory using unique yarns, as well as increased my media availability on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Weebly,” Koskelo said. “I am on track for increasing my sales this year and I am looking forward to sharing my wearable art with fashion savvy customers.” Read More
Del Norte Credit Union Strives to Enhance Life in Northern New Mexico
DNCU News:
Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU) prides itself on being a community leader through its member events as well as its support of worthy causes that strive to enhance life in Northern New Mexico and beyond. At times the credit union creates an opportunity where these objectives dovetail perfectly, such as with the just launched Think Pink eStatement Campaign—offering a $1 donation to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer (American Cancer Society) for each member who opts for eStatements in lieu of paper statements.
“It’s a win-win proposition. DNCU eliminates unnecessary paper usage Read More
Little Saigon Restaurant Opens In White Rock
Little Saigon Restaurant has opened at 124 Longview Dr., in White Rock in the space formerly occupied by Lee’s Restaurant. The restaurant offers Vietnamese cuisine and is open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Road Closed But Central Avenue Businesses Open
The front sidewalk entrance to CB FOX and other Central Avenue businesses will be closed beginning Thursday do to a new phase of the construction for the Central Avenue Improvements Project. CB FOX, CB FOX Kidz, Manhattan Project Restaurant are, and will continue to be accessible through their back doors on Deacon Street. Fusion Multisport and other businesses on the other side of Central also are open during construction. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
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LANL Employees Team With Smith’s Marketplace to Provide Backpacks & Supplies to Area Students
Members of LANL Quality Performance Assurance Group teamed up with Smith’s Marketplace employees to load backpacks with school supplies to be donated to elementary school students who need assistance to purchase school essentials. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comMembers of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Quality Performance Assurance Group were at Smith’s Marketplace this morning to join with Smith’s employees in filling backpacks with school supplies. The backpacks will be donated to elementary school Read More
Basic Bike Maintenance Classes Aug. 17-20
COMMUNITY News:
Scott Beguin will teach classes on drivetrain function and first aid fixes, 2 p.m. Aug. 17 and 6 p.m. Aug. 20.
During the two-hour class, students learn practical mechanics and how to do on-the-road and trail-side first aid repairs to the drivetrain.
Topics to be covered:
- Installation of Front and Rear derailleurs, chainrings, cassettes, chains, shifters, cables and housing.
- Routine maintenance and repair of drivetrains and components.
- Trail- and Road-side troubleshooting to get you back on the ride.
- Tools and equipment; what to stock in your tool kit.
Students are encouraged Read More
USDA Increasing Investment Opportunities In Rural America For Private Entities
USDA News:
Recently the White House Rural Council, chaired by the United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, announced the creation of a new U.S. Rural Infrastructure Opportunity Fund to allow private entities to invest in rural infrastructure projects across the nation.
Ten billion dollars have been pledged to start the Fund and it expects to grow with additional funds. Co Bank, a national cooperative bank serving rural America, is the anchor investor and Capital Peak Asset Management will manage the new fund.
With assistance from the United States Department of Agriculture Read More
Los Alamos Daily Post Opens Jemez Subsidiary
The new headquarters of the Los Alamos Daily Post at 1247 Central Ave., in downtown Los Alamos. Los Alamos MainStreet provided a curb appeal matching grant for the purchase of the new red awning. Courtesy photo
Staff Report
The Los Alamos Daily Post is pleased to announce the launch of its first subsidiary – The Jemez Daily Post. Click on the button at right to access The Jemez Daily Post.
Ryszard Wasilewski and Susan Burritt of Jemez Springs are publishing The Jemez Daily Post, which covers the communities in the Jemez Mountains and surrounding areas. The online paper is published seven Read More
Fusion Multisport’s Open For Business Despite Construction!
Fusion Multisport is open regular hours six days a week in spite of the major road construction in front of the store on Central Avenue. Parking is available close by in the Central Park Square parking lot (enter via 15th Street near Iris) or across the street in the lot next to Starbucks and Ruby K’s. Parking also is available directly across the street in the lot behind CB FOX. Fusion Multisport is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saaturdays. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comVillage Arts Gets Creative With Window Display
Village Arts employees got together and created a special window display at the store on DP Road in honor of this weekend’s Los Alamos County Fair and Rodeo festivities. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
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