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Mountaineers Meeting Features Annual Potpourri

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A hippo encountered by Jean Dewart and Colleen Olinger on their adventures in Africa. Courtesy photo
 
Momo Vuyisich will piece together a half-dozen weekend trips he did from Los Alamos this summer during his presentation. Courtesy photo
 
A scene encountered by nette Weyrauch and Mari Jorgensen during theirhiking adventure in Cappadocia, Turkey. Courtesy photo
 
By JOHN GUSTAFSON
Los Alamos Mountaineers

The December meeting of the Los Alamos Mountaineers will feature its annual “potpourri,” a special meeting featuring a potluck dinner and a collection of short presentations Read More

This Week at the Reel Deal

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Column By JIM O’DONNELL
Reel Deal Theater  

This Friday we are opening The Theory of Everything and Exodus. Penguins of Madagascar, and Hunger Games: Mockingjay: Part 1 will hold for another week. Birdman and Horrible Bosses 2 will end this Thursday.

I saw Birdman last night and it probably is in my top three favorite films so far this year. This film is one you want to see on the big screen as it is set within the vestiges of the rambling old St. James Theater (est. 1927) in New York City which in its youth premiered the likes of Oklahoma, The King and I, and Hello Dolly. It really sets the stage Read More

Food on the Hill: Muhammara Sauce

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Food on the Hill
By FELICIA ORTH
 

The unmistakable influence of the Arab world in New Mexico came as a surprise to me when I was preparing a meal for a special Earth Day event a few years ago—a meal based on the fruits and vegetables in the gardens of “New Spain.” 

Ultimately, it was the fragrant and concentrated flavors of orange blossom essence, rosewater, rose petal syrup and pomegranate molasses in some of the Spanish recipes I found that revealed the depth of the Arabic contributions to that cuisine. 

A book published this fall by the late Juan Estevan Arellano, “Enduring Acequias—Wisdom

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WIPP Waste Techs Encounter Abnormal Odor

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WIPP News:

Late last week, four waste handling technicians at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) were performing surface temperature measurements on transuranic waste containers in the Waste Handling Bay when they encountered an abnormal odor. 

The odor was described as a “cleaning solution-like” odor, similar to odors that have been detected in the past when opening shipping containers during routine waste operations at WIPP.

Employees stopped work, notified their supervisor and left the area. WIPP radiological and industrial safety personnel responded to the bay within Read More

Letter to the Editor: Boy Scouts And Letter Carriers Deliver Big Thank You To Los Alamos

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By BILL BLUMENTHAL
Northern New Mexico District – Boy Scouts of America
Food Drive Coordinator
 
BY TERRY JONES
National Association of Letter Carriers – 4112
Food Drive Coordinator

Dear Residents of Los Alamos County:

Your local Boy Scouts and Letter Carriers (NALC-4112) would like to thank the community for their generosity in supporting the LA Cares Food Bank and St. Martin de Porres Soup Kitchen with your donations of food and supplies during the Fall Community Food Drive Saturday, Nov 22.

We would also like to thank RE/MAX Realty, Knights of Columbus #3137, Smith’s Foods, Los Alamos Read More

Council Defines Path Forward For Town Tagline

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Los Alamos County Administrator Harry Burgess briefs Council Tuesday evening on the effort that began in 2005 to find an effective way in which to market Los Alamos to those living outside the community. County Attorney Rebecca Elher, center, ensures Council stays within the guidelines of its current contract with Atlas. Senior Deputy Clerk Ona Trujillo documents the meeting. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos County Council removed ‘Live Exponentially’ and is adding ‘Where Discoveries Are Made’ to the list of possible taglines to market to Read More

Los Alamos DWI Planning Council Meets Thursday

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Recently the committee gathered to celebrate their work and look at future projects and goals. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen

DWIPC News:

Education is key in the prevention of drinking and driving or other impairments and the local DWI Planning Council (DWIPC) has been working on the issue for a decade in our community.

In order to apply for and receive this grant money, the Los Alamos County Council established the DWIPC through a resolution in 2004. The DWIPC advises the County Council on its DWI plan and spending of DWI grant funds. 

 

The DWIPC will receive $64,000 for 2015 and the Read More

‘Live Exponentially’ Has Died

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Following weeks of public outcry through emails, telephone calls and letters to the editor expressing opposition, the Los Alamos County Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to scrap the tagline ‘Live Exponentially’. Seated from left listening to community members speak out against the unpopular tagline at Tuesday’s Council meeting, Councilors Fran Berting, Steven Girrens, David Izraelevitz, Chair Geoff Rodgers, Vice Chair Kristin Henderson and Pete Sheehey. Councilor Rick Reiss attended the meeting via telephone. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Local Strategic Partnership Expands Business News

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Chamber Manager Nancy Partridge, left, Los Alamos Daily Post Pubisher Carol Clark and LACDC Executive Director Patrick Sullivan shake hands on their strategic partnership to expand coverage of local business news through ‘Los Alamos Business,’ a LA Daily Post page devoted to business coverage. Courtesy photo

BUSINESS News:

Today, the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce and Los Alamos Daily Post are announcing a strategic partnership to launch Los Alamos Business, a page on the LA Daily Post that is dedicated to local business news. Read more at www.LosAlamosBusiness.com.

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Business Community Briefed On Legislative Agenda

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Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard gives a legislative report at Thursday’s Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast at UNM-Los Alamos. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce members listen to Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard’s legislative report at Thursday’s Business Breakfast. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, D-Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Sandoval and Rio Arriba counties, briefed the local business community on the 60-day session

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