Daily Postcard: Iris Blooming In Jacona
Daily Postcard: Iris blooming in the garden of a residence in Jacona. Photo by Kimber Heineman Read More
Nominations Sought For New Los Alamos Living Treasures
By Ann Hayes
President
Living Treasures of Los Alamos
Do you know someone you think should be a Living Treasure of Los Alamos? Nominations will be accepted through May 31, and LTLA board will choose three new Treasures, who will be honored at a ceremony in October 2024. Nominees must be current residents of Los Alamos County.
Selection of the new Treasures will be based on letters of nomination from the public; letters should include the following information:
- In which areas did the nominee make volunteer contributions to life in Los Alamos?
- How many years has the nominee been involved in community
Learn To Be A Grief Group Facilitator May 11
Op-Ed: Here We Go Again
By ALBERT M. SPUNGEN
Los Alamos
I just finished teaching my high school students about the 1960s and the youth movements of the time. Although the events going on today on college campuses and on some high school campuses resemble those days, they are not at all similar other than youth involvement. The 1960s rebellions, whether you agreed with them or not, were directed against all the ills of the time. They involved opposing a war America was fighting with boys caught in a clearly unfair draft system. They involved forcing the government and society into granting long overdue civil rights to Read More
Northern New Mexico College And Española Valley High School Students Engineer Glove To Help Mitigate Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
MESA Students with Dr. Steve Cox. Courtesy.NNMC
NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA — Students from Northern New Mexico College’s (NNMC) engineering program and Española Valley High School’s (EVHS) Math, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program are applying engineering skills they are studying to a project that could significantly improve the lives of Parkinson’s patients.
Under the direction and mentorship of Dr. Steve Cox, Associate Professor/Engineering Technology at NNMC, and Española Valley High teachers Janice Badongen Patal-e and Lyne Salero, the students are designing a glove Read More
Life After 50: Mental Health Awareness Month-Suicide Prevention
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
Champions of Youth Ambitions
The time has finally come for Champions of Youth Ambitions to embrace the difficult topic of suicide ideation, in our community.
An African proverb attributed to the Masai was the greeting of, “Kasserian Ingera”, which translates to “And how are the children?” You see “Healthy Community, Healthy Youth” is the motto we follow for our non-profit. It comes out of the research of the 40 Developmental Assets, of the Search Institute. It is essentially what children need to thrive.
The New Mexico Indicator Data and Statistics Read More
2024 New Mexico Poetry Out Loud Champion Kaitlyn Lubega Headed To National Competition In Washington, D.C.
Eleventh grader Kaitlyn Lubega performs at the New Mexico Poetry Out Loud state championship in March 2024. Courtesy/New Mexico Arts
NMDCA News:
The New Mexico Poetry Out Loud champion, Kaitlyn Lubega, an 11th grader attending United World College in Montezuma, is headed to the Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington, D.C. The National Finals run May 1-2, bringing together high school students from across the nation to the capital for an exciting poetry recitation competition.
The New Mexico program is produced and directed by the state arts agency, New Mexico Arts, and offers state Read More
Memorial Service For Patty Louise Martin May 4
COMMUNITY News:
The will be a Memorial Service for Patty Louise Martin beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 at Christian Church of Los Alamos, 92 East Road.
The family welcomes all friends and students to attend.
New Mexico Environment Department Provides Financing To United Parcel Service To Replace 16 Package Cars
United Parcel Service – CNG delivery vehicle. Courtesy/NMED
NMED News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) awarded United Parcel Service (UPS) $473,222 in grant funding to replace 16 delivery vehicles with low pollution compressed natural gas (CNG) delivery vehicles.
“New Mexico has helped school districts and nonprofit organizations reduce their climate-warming emissions from their vehicle fleets,” Environment Secretary James Kenney said. “Now, UPS is following suit by retiring diesel-fueled vehicles and replacing them with cleaner vehicles.”
Over the Read More
County Council To Relocate Meetings During Early Voting
COUNTY News:
Due to early voting activities, the Los Alamos County Council will temporarily relocate its upcoming council meetings to White Rock Fire Station 3 at 129 N.M. State Road 4 until after the primary election on June 4.
The affected meeting dates are May 7, May 21 and May 28. Meetings are held at 6 p.m., and a Zoom option is offered for remote participation (Zoom Link). Agendas are available 72 hours before the scheduled meeting and can be found via the online Legistar Calendar.
Starting June 11, council regular sessions will resume in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 1000 Read More
DALA Opens Don Quixote Ballet Friday At Smith Auditorium
Scene from ‘Don Quixote’. Photo by Jesse Martinez
Scene from ‘Don Quixote’. Photo by Jesse Martinez
DALA News:
Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) will host its second annual spring gala event, the DALA Gala Soirée, 5:15-6:30 p.m. Friday at Fuller Lodge, prior to the opening night performance of the full-length ballet “The Tales of Don Quixote”.
Gala guests can expect an exciting and elegant evening out on the town including drinks and tapas, with presentations from DALA Artistic Staff and Board of Directors, history and behind-the-scenes about the production, opportunities to support DALA’s non-profit Read More
LAPS Encourages Community To Learn, Act & Advocate During May’s Mental Health Month
LAPS News:
May is Mental Health Month – a time of year dedicated to raising awareness of the important role mental health plays in our lives.
It is an opportunity to take action toward protecting our own mental health and overall well-being, as well as to advocate for others and for stronger systems of care and support.
This May, Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) is utilizing resources from Mental Health America and focusing our efforts on encouraging everyone in the community to:
- LEARN how modern life affects mental health and about resources that can help us navigate our changing world.
- ACT by
Los Alamos Hilltopper Softball Wins Landslide Victories Over Moriarty Pintos In Doubleheader At Hope Field
Sydney Kitts slides into home plate scoring an inside-the-park home run. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Abagail DeHerrera celebrates her first home run during the game in which she fired off two home runs, three runs and four RGI’s while going 2-for-3. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
SPORTS News:
The Los Alamos High School Topper Softball Team won both ends of a doubleheader over the Moriarty Pintos in games played Saturday at Hope Field in White Rock.
The Toppers won the first game 13-3 and the second 13-0.
The Toppers have now won 11 straight games.
Hannah Bergemann dived Read More
FBI: Mescalero Man Pleads Guilty To Stabbing Charges
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Mescalero man, Lestat Cree Valdez, 21, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges arising from the stabbing of an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe.
According to court records, May 18, 2023, Valdez assaulted Jane Doe, an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache tribe by straddling her and stabbing her repeatedly in the head, face, and chest with a knife, causing Jane Doe to suffer serious bodily injury.
At sentencing, Valdez faces up to 10 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez, and Raul Bujanda, Read More
LA Federated Republican Women Celebrate 70th Anniversary
Los Alamos Federated Republican Women (LAFRW) Officers with performer VanAnn Moore, from left, Mary Wilhoit (Chaplain), Dianne Coanne (President), Moore, Trish Granich (Secretary), Cheryl Stead (Treasurer) and Linda Bullock (Vice President) with the silver elephants that the club received as part of the Diamond Achievement Award received from the National Federated Republican Women for the 2022-2023 year. Courtesy/LAFRW
VanAnn Moore performs ‘Dolley Madison’ during the 70th Anniversary Celebration of the Los Alamos Federated Republican Women. Courtesy/LAFRW
LAFRW News:
The Read More
WildEarth Guardians: Greens Applaud Translocation Of Mexican Gray Wolves To Southeastern Arizona
WildEarth Guardians News:
DOUGLAS — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service translocated a Mexican gray wolf family back to the wild in southeastern Arizona on Monday, a move conservation groups are celebrating as a successful step in lobo recovery.
The wolves, a female called “Llave” (#1828) and her mate, “Wonder” (#2774) were both originally born in the wild in the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area.
Both wolves were removed from the wild last fall with the intention that they would pair bond in captivity prior to translocation back in the home range on the border of New Mexico that Llave Read More
Toppers Finish Second In Tennis District Team Competition
Topper Varsity Tennis Team members gather for a photo with their runner up trophy from the District Tournament held April 26-27, 2024 at Santa Fe. Photo by Gowri Srinivasan
By GOWRI SRINIVASAN
Los Alamos
The Los Alamos High School Topper Varsity Tennis District Tournament was held at Santa Fe on April 26-27, 2024. The boys placed second and the girls came in fourth.
The boys beat Roberston 6-3 in the semifinals, with Spencer Urbatsch clinching the win. They fell to Santa Fe Prep 3-5 in the finals in a tight battle.
The girls team lost to eventual champions Robertson in the semifinals and to Santa Read More
Robinson: Historians Look At Oñate
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
In history we find things that make us feel uncomfortable, said Jon Ghahate, a Laguna and Zuni pueblo educator. “Sometimes it’s very challenging. For New Mexico it’s embedded in everything we do.”
Ghahate spoke on a panel about Don Juan de Oñate, the Colonizer of New Mexico. In 1598, Oñate led soldiers and settlers up the Rio Grande, opening the Spanish presence in the region.
The panel was the brainchild of Carol Sullivan, vice president of the Historical Society of New Mexico. In planning the society’s annual conference, which just Read More
Chamber Of Commerce Welcomes Prism Pups Grooming Salon To Downtown Los Alamos With Ribbon Cutting May 7
CHAMBER News:
The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the opening of the new pet grooming center “Prism Pups Grooming Salon” with a ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 7 at 927 Central Ave. in downtown Los Alamos.
Owner Stacy Buck said she is thrilled to open a full-service pet grooming business in downtown Los Alamos, a few doors down from the MVD. “Prism Pups” will offer full grooming services including bath, blow dry, brushing, nail trim, haircuts and more. They will also offer hair coloring for dogs. The Salon will be open Tuesday to Friday by appointment only.
“The Chamber, Los Read More
Verus® Research Of New Mexico Announces $28 Million Contract With U.S. Army For Simulation, Training & Implementation
VERUS RESEARCH News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Verus® Research, a New Mexico-based team of scientists and engineers specializing in advanced research and development, announces the award of a five-year $28 million contract from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO-STRI).
Under the new Airborne Non-Kinetic Systems for Test (ANKST) contract, Verus Research will support the Defense Department Test Resource Management Center’s investments in test and evaluation (T&E) of directed energy technologies.
“We are honored to receive the new contract Read More
