Fundraiser Benefits UNM-LA Scholarship Students
Artists Paul and Melissa Torres share their experiences as students at UNM-LA. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon
By Bonnie J. Gordon
The sold-out UNM-Los Alamos Scholarship Fundraiser held Oct. 12 in the UNM-LA Student Center, raised more than $10,000 for student scholarships.
The event included a silent auction and a live auction with auctioneer Jody Shepard. More than 150 pieces were auctioned to benefit UNM-LA scholarship students.
“These funds will help support our neediest students,” said event organizer Patricia Boyer, director of Student Services at UNM-LA.
“We have many students who qualify Read More
Council Candidates Address Education at UNM-LA Forum
From left, student government representative Santana Garcia-Chang serving as moderator, Republican Marc Clay, Republican Steven Girrens, Democrat Kristin Henderson, Democrat Michael Redondo and Democrat Pete Sheehey. Photo by Bonnie Gordon
By Bonnie J. Gordon
Education was the topic of a forum for Los Alamos County Council Candidates sponsored by the UNM-LA Student Government Association Tuesday, Oct. 16.
Candidates Marc Clay, Steven Girrens, Kristin Henderson, Michael Redondo and Peter Sheehey attended the forum. Candidate Vincent Chiravalle was unable to attend.
Student Read More
Final Day to Buy Rotary Bulbs for Education is Saturday!
ROTARY News:
Mark your calendars! The Rotary Club of Los Alamos will host its final day of flower bulb sales from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., this Saturday, Oct. 20.
The final bulb sale is being held in conjunction with Fuller Lodge Art Center’s annual “Arts and Crafts Fair” at Crossroads Bible Church. 
Rotary members will be outside the church doors selling a selection of red tulips, pink angelique tulips and daffodils for fall planting.
The bulbs have been shipped directly from Holland through Dutch Mill Co.
This sale is one of Rotary’s main fundraisers of the year and provides financial awards given to Los Read More
Art Show Opening at Los Alamos Co-op Market
CO-OP News:
The Los Alamos Cooperative Market will host the opening of a photography exhibition from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17.
The show, dubbed “Camino de Paz y Cooperación,” is a collaborative effort between the Co-op and local photographer Minesh Bacrania and depicts the close connection between Camino de Paz, the Montessori-based school and farm located in Santa Cruz, N.M. and the Los Alamos Co-op.
Bacrania was contracted to deliver in a photo-journalistic style the story of how the 7th-9th graders at the school produce food and other products. The exhibit depicts Read More
LAHS Marching Band Color Guard Awarded Outstanding Auxiliary
Los Alamos High School Marching Band Color Guard received the award for Outstanding Auxiliary at the Valencia Classic last weekend.
Back row from left, Coach Kim Kissane, Rebecca Flavin, Gabby Conley-Lopez, Annie Romero, Kyanna Martinez, Kim Pestovich and Coach Edwin Parker. Front row from left, Angelique Castillo and Amanda Milligan. Courtesy photo
Staff Report
Los Alamos High School Marching Band Color Guard earned the Outstanding Auxiliary Award Saturday at the Second Annual Valencia Classic in Los Lunas. Band director Zane Meek said Monday that the award is a testament to the “number Read More
LAHS Girls Golf Team Qualifies for State Championship!
Los Alamos High School golfer Faith Koh watches her tee shot on #10 at Santa Fe Country Club today. The Topper boys and girls golf teams are playing in the Hobbs Fall Invitational being co-hosted with Santa Fe High School today. The LAHS Girls Golf Team took First Place with a 386 today. The girls also earned their third qualifying leg, which puts them in the State Championship next May! The boys took third with a 360 and did not earn any state qualifying legs. Photo by Mike Lippiatt Read More
Olions Perform Musical Comedy Murders of 1940’s
Los Alamos High School students Charlie Herman and Haley Henson. Photo by Sopahn Kellogg
The Olions have decades of history at Los Alamos High. This fall the thespian club is presenting a play, Musical Comedy Murders of 1940’s and it is happening this coming weekend.
Tickets are $9 each and the show will be presented at 8 p.m. Oct. 19, 20, 26 and 27 with a matinee at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20.
All five performances are in the new Black Box – third floor of the new LAHS building.
Interviewing some of the cast members I asked them a little about the musical Read More
Café Scientifique Looks at Ethical Hacking Oct.18
CAFE SCIENTIQUE News:The New Zealand-based Megaupload site has millions Read More
Awesome Rummage Sale in Espanola Today
POJOAQUE HIGH News:High school students from the European Travel Club at Pojoaque Valley High are putting together what promises to be an amazing rummage sale this mornng in Espanola.
This is one of many fund raising events planned to raise money for an educational trip to Europe. Enriching their studies and broadening their understanding of other people and cultures, the students will visit England, France and Germany this summer.
Beginning at 8 a.m. today, more than 20 students will be selling furniture, sporting equipment, a working color Read More
Local Athlete Back on Team
By Kirsten Laskey
When rolling papers and a plastic baggy were discovered in a Los Alamos High School (LAHS) student’s car, it resulted in a month-long suspension and removal from LAHS’s football team for a year.
Whether Los Alamos Public Schools responded to this situation correctly was debated during the school board meeting Tuesday night.
After hearing several presentations made by student and football player Grant Washburn, his family, coach and one of his teachers, the school board voted 3-2 to overturn the Washburn’s expulsion from the football team.
In an e-mail to the Los Alamos Read More
Toppers Shut Out Spartans 34-0
Los Alamos Toppers beat the Bernalillo Spartans 34 to 0 at Bernalillo for the Toppers opening district conference game. File Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com.
Rotary Club Student of the Month: Janali Gustafson
Rotary Student of the Month Janali Gustafson. Photo by Don Taylor
ROTARY NEWS:
Janali Gustafson, a senior at Los Alamos High School (LAHS) was recently honored as Rotary Student of the Month for September.
Gustafson is the daughter of Sarah and John Gustafson and the sister of Elena and Nathaniel.
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos selects one student each month of the school year to honor as a Student of the Month.
In addition to high school seniors, high school juniors are now eligible for the recognition.
Students are nominated by their teachers and chosen on the basis of their Read More
Española YMCA Teen Center launching Audio Engineering Program
Courtesy/wikipedia
YMCA News:
ESPAÑOLA – Teens will be able to record their lyrics and music this fall thanks to support from three funders.
The grants are enabling the conversion of an office into a recording studio and will purchase equipment including an electric drum board, keyboard beat mixer, microphones and other recording equipment.
The Presbytery of Santa Fe, in support of a recommendation from their Mission in the North Committee awarded $5,000 toward the audio engineering program and in support of the center’s cultural creative arts classes.
The Pojoaque Valley Fund of the New Read More
Letter to the Editor: Support UNM-LA GO Bond ‘C’
By Dr. Cedric D. Page, Executive Director
University of New Mexico – Los Alamos
As Executive Director of University of New Mexico – Los Alamos, I want to outline the benefits to the UNM-Los Alamos campus of General Obligation Bond “C” in the Nov. 6 General Election, and why it makes sense to the citizens of Los Alamos.
If Bond C passes in the Nov. 6 General Election, the University of New Mexico – Los Alamos will receive $500,000 for renovations and upgrades to its science labs.
Bond projects have a positive impact on local economies as the money spent recycles several times, and the construction Read More
UNM-LA Postpones January 2013 Mil Election
UNM-LA News:
After several meetings with UNM administration and the UNM Board of Regents, UNM-Los Alamos was advised to postpone its resolution question for an operational mil increase until later in 2013.
This decision was reached by the UNM Board of Regents with the desire that UNM-Los Alamos have a successful election and in consideration of the uncertainty in the economy and with federal budget decisions and their impact on Los Alamos National Laboratory employment and the Los Alamos community.
UNM-Los Alamos looks forward to partnering with the UNM Read More
PEEC Offers Guided Tour of Wetland Preserve Oct. 21
The Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Natali Steinberg, docent of the Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve, is offering her popular guided tour of the ecological treasure, leaving noon Sunday, Oct. 21 from PEEC, 3540 Orange St.
This small preserve, located near Rancho de las Golondrinas just south of Santa Fe, has several ecological niches, ranging from scrub desert to the lush vegetation of the cienega (Spanish for “marsh”.)
This range supports a wide diversity of plant and animal life. Three trails, one of which is handicap-accessible, lead walkers through Read More
U.S. Marine Corps Presents Casey Stavert with Academic Achievement Award
Staff Report
Casey Stavert (Pvt 1Class) of Los Alamos has received a “Meritorious Mast” for academic performance from the United States Marine Corps during his recent graduation ceremony from the School of Infantry, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Stavert was raised in Los Alamos and graduated from Los Alamos High school in 2008.
His award reads, “You consistently performed your duties in an exemplary and highly professional manner by scoring higher on the written tests and on the performance evaluations than any of your peers, making you the academic leader for the company with an overall Read More
Accidents in North American Mountaineering: What We Have Learned
MOUNTAINEER News:
Jed Williamson knows how people get in trouble in the mountains. He has been the chair of the Safety Advisory Council and the editor of the American Alpine Club’s annual report Accidents in North American Mountaineering since 1974.
On Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Fuller Lodge, Williamson will present an overview of his vast knowledge of moving through the mountains with other people, what works and what goes wrong.
His presentation will include detailed analysis of the many factors that add up to an accident, not just weather and terrain, but human fallibility Read More
Herbal Remedies for Children at PEEC Oct. 13
Herbalist Kristi Beguin. Courtesy photo
PEEC News:
Visit PEEC from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 to learn about effective herbal remedies for children.
Kristi Beguin, an experienced herbalist, will give a talk on how to use herbal medicines to treat common childhood illnesses and enhance children’s immunity.
Participants in the class will learn how they can be in charge of their family’s health and wellness concerns using common herbal remedies.
They’ll also learn to tune in to their intuition about health and wellness, and learn how to quickly respond to those Read More
UNM-LA Student Government Sponsors Forum
