Daily Postcard: Sun Emerges Between Goal Posts
Daily Postcard: The sun emerges early Monday morning between the goal posts at Sullivan Field. Photo by Judy Goldie Read More
Scenes From Rotary ¡Fiesta Los Alamos!
Rotarians and friends gathered for ¡Fiesta Los Alamos! Saturday at Fuller Lodge. The event included entertainment, a live and silent auction and a Mexican meal catered by Sirphey. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Rotary President Phil Dabney welcomes Fiesta guests. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Folklorico dances from Moving Arts Espanola entertain the crowd. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Paul and Linda Daly were among the revelers at ¡Fiesta Los Alamos! Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Senora Mexico United StatesWomen In State Auditor Office Attend New Mexico Society Of CPAs Leadership Summit Friday
Women of the Office of the State Auditor Friday attended the New Mexico Society of CPAs Women’s Leadership Summit. Courtesy photo
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Society of Certified Public Accountants (NMSCPA) Friday hosted a full day Women’s Leadership Summit.
The summit featured highly qualified speakers and panelists providing women in the field of accounting and auditing with information aimed at empowerment and education to enhance their professional skills.
“The summit, led by an impressive group of inspiring women leaders in private and public professions, honed in Read More
Lauritzen: Life After 50 … The Future
By BERNADETTE LAURITZENThis week our nest is officially empty! The last baby bird arrived Friday at New Mexico State University.
Sunday, we took another to ENMU. We now have a UNM Lobo, ENMU Greyhound and NMSU Aggie.
We came home and celebrated with filet mignon, creme brulee and toasted with sparkling cider. NO, WE DIDN’T! One of us wept silently off and on, while hugging our dogs.
Don’t worry, it is what we raised our children to do and they will be wonderful. My parents would be so proud to know the first in their family to attend college now has three children in college. Read More
ACT Presents Transportation Program To LARSO
Los Alamos County’s Atomic City Transit bus. Courtesy photo
LARSO News:
Los Alamos County’s Atomic City Transit will join the Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization (LARSO) Wednesday to discuss its transportation programs.
Transit Manager Annette Granillo will talk about Atomic City Transit services available to the community. The teams will share the similarities and differences of the programs and requirements for use.
Direct questions prior to the event to ACT at 505.663.1770 or the senior center transportation office at 505.662.8922.
This presentation is free and open to the Read More
Scenes From LA Beta Sigma Phi Ice Cream Social
Jacque Ciddio and Linda Johnson prepare ice cream cone flowers Sunday afternoon for the Los Alamos Beta Sigma Phi Ice Cream Social hosted by Preceptor Beta Chapter. Courtesy photo
Laura Kendrick makes popcorn Sunday for the Los Alamos Beta Sigma Phi Ice Cream Social. Courtesy photo
Beta Sigma Phi sisters gather for a group photo Sunday afternoon during an Ice Cream Social. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Members of Los Alamos Beta Sigma Phi enjoyed an Ice Cream Social, Sunday afternoon to kick off the organization’s year.
There are five chapters in Los Alamos. Members were hosted by Preceptor Read More
SFCC Student Sara Lanctot Invited To NASA Center
SFCC student Sara Lanctot in the engineering lab at SFCC. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE – Santa Fe Community College announces student Sara Lanctot of Santa Fe has been selected to attend the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) Onsite Experience at Marshall Space Flight Center in Sept. 23-27 Huntsville, Ala.
Lanctot is studying engineering and computer science at SFCC.
Lanctot is one of the selected participants out of 499 community college students from across the U.S. to be part of NCAS. Lanctot successfully completed a five-week online course, which led to a visit to a Read More
Serenata Concert: Alone With The Water & The Night-Schubert Lieder At Site Santa Fe Aug. 30
Schubert Lieder ‘Alone with the Water and the Night’ Aug. 30 at Site Santa Fe. Courtesy image
Serenata of Santa Fe News:
Experience the breathtaking genius of the greatest pioneering songwriter who ever lived. Franz Schubert merged poetry and melody into a new dimension, allowing for revolutionary conceptions of Nature to be carried out in the arts with effortless spontaneity. True Bel Canto.
Schubert Lieder “Alone with the Water and the Night”, doors open at 5 p.m. and the concert starts at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30 at Site Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo De Peralta in Santa Fe.
Music of Franz Read More
County Extension Presents Food Preservation Classes
Bear Spotted Crossing Diamond Drive Sunday
A bear is spotted early Sunday evening crossing Diamond Drive. Photo by Loui Janecky
The bear sits briefly on a guardrail early Sunday evening on Diamond Drive before sauntering off to parts unknown. Photo by Loui Janecky2020 Pet Rescue Calendar Submission Deadline Sept. 7
Mickey the cat featured in the 2016 calendar. CourtesyFOSCABucks Spotted Eating Fruit On Walnut Street
A buck reaches for fruit over the weekend at a residence on Walnut Street. Photo by Anthony S. Clark
One buck reaches for fruit and the other nibbles grass over the weekend at a residence at a residence on Walnut Street. Photo by Anthony S. Clark
A couple of bucks search for fruit over the weekend on Walnut Street. Photo by Anthony S. Clark
A buck loiters at a residence over the weekend on Walnut Street. Photo by Anthony S. Clark
A couple of bucks grazing over the weekend on Walnut Street. Photo by Anthony S. Clark Read More
Canceled: Community Dev. Advisory Board Meeting
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Community Development Advisory Board meeting scheduled for tonight is canceled due to lack of quorum. Read More
Virginia Tech Researchers Receive $2.9 Million Grant With China To Study Infectious Diseases
College of Science researchers Kate Langwig, right, and Joseph Hoyt, left, received a grant to understand the long-term host and pathogen dynamics of white-nose syndrome in bats. Courtesy/Virginia TechAir Quality Bureau Announces Electronic File Transfer Option For Some Permit Applications
NMED News:NWS: Today’s High Near 85; Tonight’s Low Around 60
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 85 with mostly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 60. One last day of widespread near-record high temperatrues is expected today. Monsoon moisture will begin to seep northward with increasing coverage of showers and thunderstorms each afternoon and evening today through mid week. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Sun Over Sangre De Cristo Mountains
The sun risng over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains early this morning as viewed from White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Atomic Man Duathlon Race In White Rock Sept. 21
Atomic Man and friends invite athletes to participate in the Atomic Man Duathlon race Sept. 21 in White Rock. Courtesy/LATC
Scene from a previous Atomic Man Duathlon race in White Rock. Courtesy/LATC
Scene from a previous Atomic Man Duathlon race in White Rock. Courtesy/LATC
LATC News:
The Los Alamos Triatomics Club invites athletes to participate in the Atomic Man Duathlon race Saturday Sept. 21 in White Rock.
- The Little Boy (4K run, 12K Bike, 4K run); and
- The Fat Man (5K run, 40K bike, 10K run).
Night With A Nerd: Dr. Phil Goldstone On Thinking About Nuclear Deterrence In Today’s World
BSMA News:
The community is invited to join Dr. Phil Goldstone Sept. 12 as he explores how the invention of nuclear weapons 75 years ago changed international affairs – and also the existential framework of a large portion of the world’s people.
It’s now long beyond the confrontations of the cold war, and the world’s largest weapons stockpiles have been greatly reduced. Yet nuclear weapons issues are now present and rising, with Russia (again), Iran and North Korea looming large in the news—and with the playing field changing weekly, it seems.
Modern war has held some “conventional” Read More
ZeroWaste Team: Bumper Crop Of Fruit? Eat it! Share it! Preserve it! Donate it! Compost it!
Courtesy/LAC
Courtesy/LAC
ZeroWaste Team News:
Fruit abounds in Los Alamos County this summer! Both White Rock and Los Alamos have trees loaded with cherries, apricots, and plums—and soon the peaches, pears, and apples will be coming in. For apricots, not only has it been a super-abundant year, but the first year in many that we’ve had apricots at all!
Many residents with fruit trees cannot use it all. Some don’t even pick any—they’re just too busy, don’t care for fruit, it’s too much trouble, they physically can’t harvest, the house is unoccupied, or owners are away. But there are people who don’t Read More