PEEC: Connecting Modern To Natural World March 30
PEEC News: Wildfire Day; Elks Easter Egg Hunt At Pond Saturday
Smokey Bear, Elroy the Elk, Sparky the Fire Dog and the Easter Bunny are expected to attend LAFD’s Wildfire Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/LAFD
LAFD News:
Saturday is Wildfire Day at Ashley Pond Park and among those expected to attend are Sparky the Fire Dog, Elroy the Elk, Smokey Bear and the Easter Bunny.
The event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and promises many fun activities for all ages including an Easter egg hunt with 20,000 eggs held in partnership with the Elks Lodge. Other attractions include bouncy houses provided by Freedom Church and a bicycle safety course. Read More
Gov. Susana Martinez Appoints Michael Brasher To UNM Board Of Regents
Gov. Susana MartinezBarranca Mesa Kindergarteners Take Golf Course Tour
Los Alamos Golf Course Superintendent Matt Allen hosted Ms. Schembri’s kindergarten class from Barranca Mesa for a field trip. After giving them a tour of the pro shop and learning about growing grass, the students played golf games with kid sized golf clubs and tennis balls. Courtesy photo
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Los Alamos Middle School Student Ravijit Khalsa Shines At State Spelling Bee
Ravijit Khalsa, from Los Alalmos Middle School, placed 6th at the New Mexico State Spelling Bee Saturday, March 24 in Albuquerque. He competed against 45 students from around the state. First place winner was Akansha Nanda, 11, a student at Carlos Gilbert Elementary School in Santa Fe. Courtesy photoNature On Tap: The Future Of East Jemez Mountains
PEEC News:
At the upcoming Nature on Tap, Bandelier National Monument’s Chief of Resource Management Jeremy Sweat and Conservation Coordinator Collin Haffey at The Nature Conservancy will discuss local efforts to study the effects of two landscape-altering wildfires on the Jemez Mountains.
These local experts will provide an engaging discussion about the challenging ecological restoration of this landscape 5:30-7 p.m., April 2 at UnQuarked Wine Bar in Central Park Square.
Climate change, drought, and severe fire have changed the Jemez. Fire is a natural part of this ecosystem, Read More
More Scenes From March For Our Lives Saturday
The March For Our Lives gets underway Saturday in Santa Fe, led by Grupo Divino, a musical troupe out of Santa Cruz. Approximately 5,000 protestors marched from the Roundhouse to Santa Fe Plaza to hear student leaders from Northern New Mexico speak out against gun violence in schools. Three students from Los Alamos High School were among those to speak. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos High School student Sonyia Williams, center, marches with a contingent from Los Alamos. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Rhonan Peden, a student at Memorial Middle School Read More
A Mountaineer’s Story: One Year Climbing The World’s Most Beautiful Mountains
Local adventurer Ron Morgan spent 2017 climbing mountains across the country and world. He started in June in Washington and Peru and ended in December climbing two mountains in Mexico. Courtesy/Ron Morgan
PEEC News:
The Los Alamos Mountaineers are hosting a talk from local adventurer Ron Morgan, who spent much of 2017 climbing mountains around the world.
The talk is at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 27 at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road, following the Mountaineers’ 7 p.m. meeting to discuss upcoming outings.
In 2017, Morgan set out with his climbing partners to climb mountains around Read More
PEEC: Living Art With Brian Arthur March 30
Local artist Brian Arthur uses Usnea and Antler lichen to create his artwork. He places the lichen between two pieces of plexy glass as room dividers or wall hangings. He has found that the Usnea lichen continues to grow within the panels. Photo by Brian ArthurNew Exhibition At National Hispanic Cultural Center Celebrates New Mexicans In Social Movements
NHCC News:25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Tonight
Cast of the 2018 spring musical at LAHS. Courtesy photo
Mountain Elementary Students Present Three Fables
Wendy Chapin of the Santa Fe Opera leads a group of first graders in some warm up exercises before performing three fables in front of a large crowd Wednesday morning at Mountain Elementary School. The performances concluded the eight-week program called ALTO or Active Learning Through Opera. The Santa Fe Opera offered the program, which was funded by the Mountain PTA. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Acting as a principal, a Mountain Elementary School first grade student, center, scolds a misbehaving kangaroo while performing the fable, ‘The Bad Kangaroo’, The performance Read More
‘Kremlinologist’ At Fuller Lodge Thursday March 29
LIBRARY News
A new book, “The Kremlinologist” by Jenny Thompson and Sherry Thompson will be the topic for the March Authors Speak lecture at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29 at Fuller Lodge.
The authors are the daughters of the subject of this biography, “The Kremlinologist – Llewellyn E. Thompson, America’s Man in Cold War Moscow,” and spent eight years of their childhood in Moscow. Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, the book traces the life of their father from boyhood in rural Colorado and New Mexico to U.S. ambassador to the USSR to presidential advisor on Soviet affairs. The Read More
LAHS Students Place In Regional History Competition
From left, Brent Collom, Thomas Chadwick, Christine Mathew, Logan Black, Ashley Miller, Abby Beus, Kyler Parkinson and Brooklyn Scott. Not pictured: Miriam Wallstrom. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
On March 9, eight Los Alamos High School students from the National History Day Club entered their projects into the National History Day (NHD) Regional competition, and all placed either first or second, which means all eight will advance to the state competition in April.
National History Day is an annual competition that over half a million students participate in nationwide. Each year’s projects Read More
UNM-LA: Bystander Intervention Workshop April 27
Students Express Desire For Active Shooter Training
Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone listens Tuesday evening as Los Alamos High School Student Council members Sonyia Williams, left, and Michaelle Sutton share their concerns during a group discussion at a student-led meeting on school safety. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
LAPD Cpl. Adele McKenzie, the school resource officer at LAHS, addresses participants following Tuesday’s meeting on school safety. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
Lack of active shooter Read More
LAHS Students Take Part In March For Our Lives
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
NMMNHS Launches Da Vinci – The Genius In Me: Solutions For A Better Tomorrow Video Contest
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