LAPS Hosts Annual All Hands Breakfast and Meeting
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Superintendent of Schools Gene Schmidt, right, and Los Alamos Board of Education President Kevin Honnell welcome staff and teachers to the annual “All Hands Breakfast and Meeting” Monday morning at Los Alamos High School. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Jim Ivanovich, newly hired principal at Mountain Elementary School greets staff and teachers arriving for breakfast at LAHS. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Tim O’ Leary from the Los Alamos Site Office helps greet teachers and staff at the All Hands Meeting. Photo by Salvador Read More
The Valles Caldera Deserves a Rim Trail
Yvonne Delamater of Los Alamos looks out over the Valles. Courtesy photo
LOS ALAMOS MOUNTAINEERS News:
The Valles Caldera deserves a trail around its rim. At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15 in Fuller Lodge, Historian Dorothy Hoard will tell of her 12-year still unfinished odyssey to make the dream a reality.
The resurgent dome of the Valles Caldera is, geologically speaking, very young. Its structure is largely intact.
It is also a small caldera, a mere 13 to 15 miles in diameter, so it is easy the see its bowl-shape depression atop a mountain.
These attributes led a small group of dedicated Read More
UNM-LA Community Education Offers Unique New Classes
By Bonnie J. Gordon
This fall, the UNM-Los Alamos Community Education department kicks off the semester with an interesting set of new course offerings and ambitious plans for expanding the program even more in following semesters.
More than 20 new topics have been added to the schedule of classes, which includes new areas of focus such as:
- “Local History and Culture”
- “Contemporary Arts”
- “Native American Culture”
Class series, in topics such as Science Fiction, will also be debuted in the fall. In addition, the fall schedule previews the new Enrichment Classes Read More
Betty the Bullfrog Attracts New Parents
ROTARY News:
Betty the bullfrog charmed members of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos so much that the Club has adopted the portly beauty for an entire year beginning Nov. 1. Betty lives at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and is big and round, with a dark colored back and a creamy colored belly. She likes to hide underwater as well as float along the surface. Betty sometimes comes out of the water to bask under a warm lamp. She dines on earthworms, crickets and pinky mice. Courtesy photo
Staff report
Live animals are an important but costly part of the educational mission at the Pajarito Read More
Los Alamos Coaches Gather at Griffith Gym
LAPS News:
More than 75 Los Alamos Public Schools coaches met Sunday, Aug. 5 at Griffith Gym to hear presentations by County Transportation Director Keith Rosenbaum; Los Alamos High School Principal Sandra Warnock, Athletic Secretary Kim Smith, Athletic Director Vicki Nelms and Wade Salem from Character Matters who presented Professional Development to the coaches on the Character Matters program. Courtesy/LAPS
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Kiwanis Presents Prestigious Jeannette O. Wallace Scholarship Award to Michelle Boerigter
KIWANIS News:
Tuesday, Aug. 7, Kiwanis awarded Michelle Boerigter the prestigious Jeannette O. Wallace Scholarship award. Wallace was a longtime Kiwanian and former New Mexico State Representative for District 43. Michelle will be attending Hope College in Holland, MI and will study Bio Chemistry and Religion/Theology. From left, Key Club members Morrie Pongratz, Kiwanis President Kristy Ortega and Don Casperson; Terry Wallace, son of Jeannette Wallace; Michelle Boerigter; and parents Cathy and Steve Boerigter. Photo by Sharon Stover
Rotary Club Breaks Ground for LAHS Memorial Garden
From left, Dave Foster, Sandy Warnock, Dawn Venhaus, Travis Richins, Linda Hull, Kevin Honnell, Skip King, Eric Ferm and Robyn Ladino. Courtesy/LAPS
From left, Eric Ferm, Tony Ladino, Robyn Ladino, Candy Haskins and Rick Haskins. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
“These trees and this Memorial Garden allow future generations of students to reflect, relax and remember,” said School Board President Kevin Honnell at the official ground breaking ceremony of the new memorial garden planned for Los Alamos High School.
Families and friends of students who died while in high school attended the ceremony Read More
Paleontologist Ralph Chapman Virtualizes Dinosaurs
Entrepreneurs John Battles, left, and Chuck Mansfield join audience members gathered Thursday evening at The Hive in White Rock to listen to Paleontologist Ralph Chapman present a talk about virtualizing dinosaurs. Chapman is an owner/partner of New Mexico Virtualization, a Los Alamos-based company that specializes in the 3-D scanning of objects, especially for museums and educational institutions. The company’s latest project was for Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History and included the scanning of the whole skeleton of the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton sometimes referred to Read More
Tools for School Ready for Delivery
The Unitarian Church youth group that helped unload the truck with the Tools for School supplies: Back row: George Hrbek, Bobby Hrbek, Ryan Van Cleave and Grayson Venhaus. Middle row: Kai Coblentz, Devon Cantua, Rowan Cantua and Theodore Petersen. Front row: Michelle Alexander, Elannah Venhaus, De Anna Hoyle (Youth Director), Amaya Coblentz and Caleb Schultz (not pictured Sophia Galvez.) Courtesy photo
SELF HELP INC. News:
Self Help Inc. has been the sponsor of Tools for School for 15 years and once again another successful program has been completed.
With money from United Way, other grants, Read More
Summer Art Camp Ensures Artistry Never Stops
Fuller Lodge Art Center calls its Summer Art Camp “The Best Six Weeks of Summer” for children from Los Alamos, surrounding communities and even foreign countries. Courtesy photo
FULLER LODGE ART CENTER News:
This summer 80 to 100 students age 4 through 6 grade filled the classrooms at Fuller Lodge Art Center on Central Avenue each week, while teens met for classes at Village Arts on DP Road.
Whether painting, drawing, sculpting, dying yarn and knitting or creating things from recycled materials, these young artists were exploring their creativity with enthusiasm and laughter. Read More
Los Alamos School Board Aug 14 Agenda
Los Alamos School Board News
Courtesy Photo. Los Alamos School Board
The Los Alamos School Board will hold its Regular School Board meeting at 5:30 p.m. Aug 14, 2012 at the Los Alamos High School Speech Theater.
AGENDA
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Call to Order
3. Roll Call
4. Recognition by the Board
Dossier Teachers: Julia Agnew Bell, Barb Chigbrow, Dana Kline, Jaclyn LaFon, Molly Lithgow, Stephanie Mitchell, Melanie Mueller, Sarah O’Brian, John Pawlak, John Pyle, Elizabeth Richardson, Dorene Salazar, Kati Steinberg and Sandy Tobin. National Board Certification: Mary Grace and Sigrid Read More
Council Recognizes Individuals Completing Boys and Girls State
From left, Ben Mitsunaga, Cory Geyer and Kyle Partin accept Council’s recognition of individuals completing the American Legion’s New Mexico Boys’ State and Girls’ State program. The trio spoke about their experience and growth while participating in the program. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Councilor Vincent Chiravalle presents special pins to Boys’ State participants from left, Kyle Partin, Cory Geyer and Ben Mitsunaga. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Council Proclaims August ‘Assets Building Month’
Council proclaims the month of August 2012 as “Assets Building Month” in Los Alamos County and presents the proclamation to Assets Coordinator Bernadette Lauritzen as her son passes out cookies to Councilors and staff. The 40 Developmental Assets Program, a program of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board, identifies 40 building blocks that help youth grow up healthy, caring and responsible. The assets are grounded in extensive research in youth development, resiliency, and prevention. They represent the relationships, opportunities, and personal qualities that young Read More
PRC Commissioner Doug Howe Talks Natural Gas
Editor’s Note: The Los Alamos Daily Post has received Commissioner Howe’s presentation slides. You may view them by clicking here (google docs).
PRC Commissioner Doug Howe discusses Natural Gas At Mesa Public Library Wednesday evening. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
By Greg Kendall
District 3 PRC Commissioner Doug Howe presented “Focus on … Unconventional Natural Gas: Boon or Bust?” to a full Mesa Public Library conference room audience Wednesday evening.
The talk was sponsored by the Sierra Club and the Los Alamos Sustainable Read More
Community Called to Count Butterflies Saturday
Monarch butterfly. Courtesy photo
By Kirsten Laskey
Did you know that the Monarch butterfly migrates? This small creature, with its delicate orange-and-black wings will traverse the North American continent from Mexico to Canada.
It’s a journey that spans many generations of this particular species of butterflies.
The natural world that lies just beyond your doorstep is full of fascinating facts and stories, if you just take the opportunity to step out into it.
And the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is offering a chance on Saturday, Aug. 11.
PEEC’s Butterfly Count will Read More
Once a Year Breakfast for School Retirees is Aug. 15
SCHOOL RETIREES News:
With the many cars, buses and pedestrians headed to the Los Alamos Public Schools by 7:50 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, a large group of school retirees will be just getting ready for their “First Day of School.”
Since the 1970s, school retirees have celebrated the start of each new school year with a delightful breakfast and much camaraderie at the single yearly meeting of that organization.
Retirees will meet from 9:30-11 a.m. at the Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, 3900 Trinity Dr.
A catered breakfast featuring individual green chile quiche, fruit and juice, Read More
Thursday Talk Features Dinosaur Expert Ralph Chapman at The Hive in White Rock
Photo: Paleontologist Ralph Chapman at a recent event at the Bradbury Science Museum. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LAEN News:
The public is invited to attend a free presentation by paleontologist Ralph Chapman titled, Virtualizing Dinosaurs: Problems, Strategies and Solutions, (from dinosaur bones to images and models.
The talk is hosted Jointly by LAEN (Los Alamos Entrepreneurs’ Network) and The Hive (community hacker space.)
- When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9
- Where: The Hive, 134 State Road 4 in White Rock (just east of the Metzger’s gas station.)
Chapman is an owner/partner Read More
Summer Family Evening Features Duck Buddies
PEEC News
Live ducks are coming 6:30 p.m. Tuesday August 7 to PEEC!
Sallye Sibbitt of the Duck Buddies comes to PEEC to talk about ducks: what they eat, how their anatomy helps them swim, their lifespan, their place in the environment and more. She’ll also tell all about the ducks that live at Ashley Pond, and she’ll have hands-on items and projects, and live ducks, too.
Free to member families, $5 donation to Duck Buddies for non-member families. Read More
Watch NASA TV Live
Live NASA Television coverage of the Curiosity Rover Mars Mission. Curiosity is scheduled to land on Mars at 11:31PM MST.:
Watch the landing coverage at the Bradbury Science Museum in downtown Los Alamos. Click here for details. Read More
Local Actors Perform in Missoula Children’s Theatre Production
Members of a cast of local actors performed in a dress rehearsal July 25 for the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of Beauty Lou and the Country Beast held July 28 at Crossroads Bible Church, 97 East Road. Missoula Children’s Theatre is sponsored by the Los Alamos Arts Council and is funded in part by Los Alamos County. The theater group comes to town with the set, lights, costumes, props and make-up—everything it takes to put on a play. The team holds open auditions and casts 50–60 local students, who rehearse throughout the week and present a public performance. Housing was