Talking, singing, reading, writing and playing: Fun and simple steps to help get every child ready to read @ your library.
The Los Alamos County Library System has an exciting series of workshops underway designed to help get Every Child Ready to Read®. Mesa Public Library will present the second Every Child Ready to Read workshop for parents and caregivers from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3.
(Note: This workshop is for adults only; children will benefit from what their parents or caregivers learn – but not during this session; the last workshop in the series will be for both children Read More
United Way of Northern New Mexico (UWNNM) is accepting grant applications beginning today and running through 5 p.m. March 28.
To apply for a UWNNM grant, organizations must meet all of the following criteria:
• Nonprofit 501(c)(3) status
• Serving Los Alamos and/or Rio Arriba counties
• Impact one of the four focus areas: Nurturing Children & Youth, Strengthening Families, Improving Health & Healing, Enriching the Lives of our Seniors
• Administrative costs must be less than 25 percent of total organizational budget (Administrative cost Read More
By Bonnie Gordon
UNM-Los Alamos announces a new series of courses as a member of the Microsoft IT Academy Program. UNM-LA is the only organization in northern New Mexico that offers Microsoft Official Curriculum Courses.
“UNM-LA offers these courses at extremely competitive pricing along with many extras,” Program Coordinator Gary Garrett said. “See the website for details about our courses.”
Visit the program website at https:////mitaunmla.unm.edu/
Course 6292A: Installing and Configuring Windows 7 Client will be offered beginning Wednesday, March 7. This four-day Read More
n honor of its 100th year of statehood, the New Mexico Museum of History is requesting first-person accounts of life in 2012.
Los Alamos residents are invited to write a letter about:
The letters will be saved for future historians.
Send to: Centennial Letters Project, NM History Museum, 113 Lincoln Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87501. Read More
The Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts is looking for nominations – and they need Los Alamos nominations!
Categories include individuals and organizations, and can be any affiliation – artists, donors, supporters, patrons, writers, photographers, educators, whatever.
The Governor’s Arts Awards were established in 1974 by Governor Bruce King and First Lady Alice King to honor New Mexicans who have made a significant lifetime contribution to the arts and are identified with New Mexico.
Read MoreThis prestigious annual award recognizes
General Manager Steve Watts accepts the Co-op’s first dollar from then Board President Nancy Savoia. Looking on from left are Karen Kendall, Kathy Campbell, Marguerite McClay, Paul Frederickson, Cecile Hemez and Eduardo Santiago (current and prior board members.) Courtesy/Co-op
“I cannot believe that it has been nearly one year since we opened the Los Alamos Cooperative Market,” General Manager Steve Watts said. “Come help us celebrate this momentous occasion, on Saturday March 3.”
The co-op will be a flurry of activity all day with music, Read More
Skate boarders clean away snow blanketing the skating area at the downtown skate park Sunday. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com Read More
Tubas emerge from a palm tree. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost
“Me and my shadow” – Caeeiw Neeper on the Bass Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Six Trumpets all in a row. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
The Los Alamos Community Winds in full rehearsal. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com Read More
Kevin Holsapple
Experience a stimulating day of presentations between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. Wednesday Feb. 29, at the Hive, 134 State Road 4 in White Rock.
TEDx PajaritoLive is a live simulcast of sessions being presented at TED2012 in Long Beach, Calif.
The overall theme of TED2012 is “Full Spectrum.” From the TED2012 conference program: “From dazzling technology and leading-edge science to the richest veins of human creativity and interconnection, we are assembling our most diverse group of speakers ever for TED2012, with just this in common: they have something remarkable Read More