Kiwanians And Key Clubbers Clean Up Los Alamos
Working together to beautify the community during last week’s Clean Up Los Alamos Day, from left, Kiwanians Morrie Pongratz, Don Casperson, Cheryl Pongratz, Roger Stutz and Bob Carlos and LAHS Key Clubbers Adeline Feng and Brian Han. Photo by Betsy Hemphill
KIWANIS News:
Los Alamos Kiwanians and Los Alamos High School Key Clubbers turned out Saturday morning, April 24, for Clean Up Los Alamos Day to pick up trash at Entrance Park (formerly known as Sunrise Kiwanis Park).
There wasn’t much trash at the park so several Kiwanians went across N.M. 502 and picked up trash on the south side.
The other Read More
LANL: Using Cosmic-Ray Neutron Bursts To Understand Gamma-Ray Bursts From Lightning … An ‘Accidental Discovery’ Confirms What Simulations Show
A lightning mapper at the HAWC Cosmic Ray Observatory in Mexico unexpectedly observed that gamma rays produce more neutrons than previously known. Photo by Jordan Goodman, HAWC Collaboration (NSF.gov)
LANL News:
Analysis of data from a lightning mapper and a small, hand-held radiation detector has unexpectedly shed light on what a gamma-ray burst from lightning might look like – by observing neutrons generated from soil by very large cosmic-ray showers.
The work took place at the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Cosmic Ray Observatory in Mexico.
“This was an accidental discovery,” Read More
Dogs Lifting Spirits All Over Los Alamos: Meet Cinder
Jim Fitzgibbon offers his 14-month-old dog Cinder a refreshing drink of water after their long walk Wednesday near Smith’s Marketplace where Cinder lifts spirits all over Los Alamos. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
New Mexico Museum Of Space History Re-Opens May 7
New Mexico Museum of Space History reopens May 7 in Alamogordo. Courtesy/NMDCA
Museum Executive Director Christopher Orwoll
NMDCA News:
ALAMOGORDO — The New Mexico Museum of Space History, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA), has announced that it will re-open to the public on National Space Day, Friday, May 7.
The Museum will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday and closed Monday and Tuesday at 3198 State Rte. 2001 in Alamogordo. A temporary reduced entry fee of $5 per person will be in effect, due to ongoing renovation and other projects. Capacity Read More
Daily Postcard: Pond Reflects Images Of Homer And Edna
Daily Postcard: Beloved community goose Homer and his faithful companion Edna glide across the ‘smooth as glass’ water Saturday at Ashley Pond, which is reflecting their images and that of the tree growing in the area near the pavilion. Photo by Jennifer Whytlaw Read More
Cats Lifting Spirits Around Los Alamos: Meet Wingate
Meet Wingate the cat, who sometimes thinks he’s a dog. He is shown here with his sister Chinle behind him. This comical cat takes a bit of an attitude while getting his picture taken and is lifting spirits all over Los Alamos. Wingate is a member of the Darien Raistrick family. Photo by Darien Raistrick Read More
Bear Spotted Strolling Sidewalks In Central Park Square
Another bear spotted Thursday strolling around Central Park Square. Photo by Jeannie Sandoval Read More
Deer Grazes On Spring Grass Near Canyon Road
A lone deer grazes quietly in the woodsy area Friday near Canyon Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
More Scenes From Clean Up Los Alamos Day
Children from the Tres Hermanos Group take trash out of Rendija Canyon last week during Clean Up Los Alamos Day. Photo by Michael Rosenow
Cub Scouts from Pack 22 pick up trash last week on Clean Up Los Alamos Day. Photo by Dan Coupland
COUNTY News:
Environmental Services and the Environmental Sustainability Board would like to thank all the
volunteers that participated in the 18th annual Clean Up Los Alamos Day Saturday, April 24, 2021. Volunteers picked up litter from all over the county including school grounds, parks and trails. This year 18 groups and 170 volunteers signed up to participate Read More
Celebrate The Pink Moon, The Peach Moon
Celebrating the pink moon Monday (also known as the peach moon). Photo Zhen Huang
Peach trees bloom throughout Los Alamos as shown here Saturday. Photo by Zhen Huang
By ZHEN HUANG
Los Alamos
Monday night we celebrated the biggest and brightest full moon of the year, the fourth full moon. In Western culture it is called Pink Moon. In Chinese culture, it is called Peach Moon.
The peach tree is one of the most planted easy growing trees in our backyard here in Los Alamos. Peach trees greet us with beautiful pink blooms in early spring and reward us with sweet juicy fruits throughout autumn.
You may know Read More
Daily Postcard: Deer Stop At LAHS For A Snack
Daily Postcard: A small herd of deer snack on grass recently at LAHS practice field. Photo by Ed Birnbaum
Deer graze on grass recently at LAHS practice field. Photo by Ed Birnbaum Read More
Explore Signs Of Spring With PEEC’s May Naturalist Kit
Order a May Nature Playtime Naturalist Kit from PEEC by 9 p.m. Sunday, May 2. In this kit, participants will explore signs of spring and pollinators. This is PEEC’s final Naturalist Kit. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Help your child learn about the natural world while playing outside! Sign up to receive PEEC’s Nature Playtime Naturalist Kit for the month of May. May’s theme is signs of spring and pollinators. This will be PEEC’s final Naturalist Kit, so this is your last chance to check them out!
Naturalist Kits are filled with hands-on nature activities connected to natural processes happening outdoors. Read More
Barranca Pre-K Students Learn About Life Cycle Of Chickens
Barranca Mesa Elementary School Pre K Teacher Abigail Lopez teaches her students all about the life cycle of chickens. Photo by Principal Gina Terrazas
Barranca pre-K Teacher Abigail Lopez creates this poster here with an egg incubator to help her students learn about the process of incubating chicken eggs. Photo by Principal Gina Terrazas
The first two chicks hatched April 27 with the possibility of 12 more hatching over the rest of the week in the pre-K classroom of Teacher Abigail Lopez at Barranca School. Photo by Principal Gina Terrazas
Proud pre-K Teacher Abigail Lopez poses with the first Read More
NMDOT Seeks Public Input On Pedestrian Safety Action Plan
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) has developed a statewide Pedestrian Safety Action Plan and welcomes public feedback.
In 2019, 6,205 pedestrians were killed, including 83 in New Mexico. It was the most pedestrian deaths in 30 years, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association and represents 17 percent of all traffic fatalities.
In addition, across the country 193,866 individuals were treated in emergency departments for injuries resulting from being struck by a vehicle, according to the Centers for Disease Control. That is the equivalent Read More
Dogs Lifting Spirits In Los Alamos: Meet Sweet Agnes
Sweet Agnes is sniffing a pasqueflower and lifting spirits all over Los Alamos. Agnes is a 1-year-old boxer cattle dog mutt and member of the Rachel Pearson family. Photo by Rachel Pearson Read More
Daily Postcard: Storm Clouds Roll In Over Pajarito Plateau
Daily Postcard: Rain clouds roll in over Pajarito Plateau Wednesday. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Robinson: Please Don’t Feed Wildlife In Los Alamos
By JAMES ROBINSON
Vice Chair
Los Alamos County Council
We here in Los Alamos love our wildlife. I, myself, love seeing birds come to my fountain to get a drink and bathe, and the deer walking through my yard munching on my grass.
However, I have been hearing that citizens are feeding the local deer and other wildlife. This is something we shouldn’t do. Not only is feeding wildlife dangerous for you and the animal, but it is also against the law.
Feeding wildlife habituates that animal and makes them have less fear for humans. When wildlife lose fear of humans, they can become dangerous. The animal may Read More
International Space Hall Of Fame Mourns Michael Collins
July 24, 1969, aboard the USS a happy President Richard M. Nixon laughs with astronauts, from left, Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin as they exchange greetings through the window of the Mobile Quarantine Facility. Courtesy/Bettmann/CORBIS
NASA Astronaut Michael Collins. Courtesy/ NASA
NMMSH News:
ALAMOGORDO — Apollo 11 Command Module Pilot Michael Collins passed away today, April 28, 2021, at the age of 90.
Collins was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame at the New Mexico Museum of Space History in 1977.
The New Mexico Museum of Space History, International Read More
Eurasian Collared-Doves Lifting Spirits In White Rock
Eurasian Collared-Doves visit a residence in White Rock Wednesday afternoon and lift spirits all over the county. During the 20th century, this pale dove expanded its range spectacularly from the Middle East all the way across Europe. Introduced accidentally into the Bahamas in 1974, it soon spread to the Florida mainland. Its expansion westward and northward from there since the 1980s has been remarkable, and the species is now common to abundant across much of North America, as far northwest as Oregon and Washington. Source: audubon.org. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Daily Postcard: Hazy Full Moon Shines Behind Trees
Daily Postcard: A hazy full moon shines behind trees Monday over North Community. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt Read More
