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Cinema Cindy Reviews: Downton Abbey (The Movie)

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 25, 2019 - 2:00 pm

By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB

Los Alamos

“Downton Abbey” took the world by storm as a BBC television series running from 2010-2015. Its storyline ran from 1912 to 1926. Now, the next chapter is available to us as a recently released feature film. Fans of the show get to visit again with their favorite characters, returning for what is either the gift of an encore or the beginning of a series of film sequels.

Even those in the audience who are unfamiliar with the tangled story lines of the nine upstairs characters and their nine downstairs counterparts, will find the plot (and subplots) of the film interesting, Read More

NWS: Today’s High Near 75; Tonight’s Low Around 53

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 25, 2019 - 1:59 pm

The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 75 with mostly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 53. Courtesy/NWS Read More

Daily Postcard: Pair Of Bucks On Rose Street

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 25, 2019 - 1:52 pm

Daily Postcard: A pair of bucks is spotted early Tuesday evening near the ravine along Rose Street. Photo by Victoria Rygh Read More

Woman Arrested In Little League Embezzlement Case

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 25, 2019 - 3:11 am

Staff Report

Police made an arrest today in the case of the missing revenue from the Los Alamos County Little League concessions during this year’s season.

Cmdr. Preston Ballew confirmed this evening that police have charged the volunteer responsible for collecting and depositing that revenue, Janice Lovato, with embezzlement.

League President Magdalen Miller told the Los Alamos Daily Post Sunday that the League Board had reported their suspicions and concerns to the Los Alamos Police Department.

Miller said that as a board committed to the players of the league, they were Read More

Letter To The Editor: Tourism Implementation Task Force Fully Supports Development Of Downtown Hotel & Conference Center

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2019 - 8:42 pm

Letter To Los Alamos County Councilors:

The Los Alamos County Tourism Implementation Task Force fully supports LA County Ordinance 695 and the proposed development of a hotel and conference center on the 20^th Street extension in downtown Los Alamos.

The Tourism Implementation Task Force was created in February 2018 by Council to implement the County’s Tourism Strategic Plan. This plan was written by the County’s Tourism Work Group with Design Workshop. The Plan was adopted by Council on February 27, 2018. The four focus areas of the strategic plan were identified as: Read More

BSMA, Friends & Family Set Up New Gadgets Store

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2019 - 4:03 pm

Members of the Bradbury Science Museum Association Board together with friends, family and neighbors pitched in Sunday to move Gadgets into its new store space adjacent to the fountain at the Bradbury Science Museum at 15th Street and Central Avenue. The grand opening celebration for Gadgets in its new location will be announced shortly. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com

Scene from Gadgets move Sunday into its new store space adjacent to the fountain at the Bradbury Science Museum. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com

Scene from Gadgets move Sunday into

Udall Fights For Quality Housing For Indian Country

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2019 - 3:51 pm

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, has offered an amendment to provide housing certainty for Native Americans by reauthorizing the Native American Housing and Self Determination Act (NAHASDA) through fiscal year 2021.

Authorization for the program expired in 2013.

Udall offered the amendment during a markup of the fiscal year 2020 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (T-HUD) Appropriations Bill. Udall’s amendment was rejected by a margin

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Discusses ‘Military Readiness In Age Of Artificial Intelligence’ At The Atlantic Festival

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2019 - 3:35 pm

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich during an interview today by The Atlantic contributor John Donvan as part of a series titled, ‘Military Readiness In Age Of AI’. ScreenShot/LAPD

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), co-founder of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, was a featured speaker at The Atlantic Festival in Washington, D.C.

Sen. Heinrich was interviewed by The Atlantic contributor John Donvan as part of a series titled, “Military Readiness in the Age of AI.”

As co-founder of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Read More

DEA Proposes To Control Three Precursor Chemicals Used To Illicitly Manufacture Deadly Fentanyl

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2019 - 3:33 pm

DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― In an effort to reduce the availability of deadly illegal fentanyl in America, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has proposed to control three substances used by operators of clandestine laboratories to illicitly manufacture the deadly Schedule II controlled substance.

Two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking were published in the Federal Register recently. Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, DEA proposed that benzylfentanyl and 4-anilinopiperidine be controlled as list I chemicals under the Controlled Substances Act. Today, DEA proposes

FLACL Hosts $5 Bag Sale Saturday, Sept. 28

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2019 - 3:23 pm

FLACL News:

The Friends of Los Alamos County Libraries (FLACL) is hosting a $5 Bag Sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, in the lobby of Mesa Public Library at 2400 Central Ave.

The funds raised through the Bag Sale and the Friends Bookstore directly benefit Los Alamos County libraries in many ways.

The Youth Services Department, which creates and presents programs for ages 0-18 and intergenerational programming, is an annual beneficiary of Friends funding. In recent months, youth staff have added more Lego kits for building programs, materials to create ribbon bracelets

Cinema Cindy Reviews: The Farewell

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2019 - 3:03 pm

By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB

Los Alamos

“The Farewell” opens with these words written across the screen, “Based on an actual lie.”

Next, a grandmother in China talks on her cell phone while she waits for her sister to talk to the doctor. On the other end of the line is Billi (played by the comedian, Awkwafina), her beloved granddaughter in New York City. “Nai Nai”, the grandmother (played brilliantly by the popular Chinese actress Shuzhen Zhao), doesn’t tell Billi that she just had a CT scan and that her sister is asking for the results.

The “actual lie” begins when Nai Nai’s sister returns from talking with Read More

Little Shop On The Corner: Early Fall Special Sept. 25

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2019 - 3:01 pm

Early Fall Special 8:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the Little Shop on the Corner. Courtesy/TOTH

TOTH News:

The Little Shop on the Corner, the thrift store inside Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church at the corner of Canyon Road and Trinity Drive will offer an Early Fall Special on women’s pants this week.

Customers can get three pairs of pants for $1. This excludes items in the boutique section.

Little Shop on the Corner is open 8:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday. Read More

Balderas Charges Roswell Couple Accused Of Stealing More Than $1 Million From Roswell Restaurant

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2019 - 2:53 pm

Attorney General Hector Balderas

AG News:

ALBUQUERQUE ― Attorney General Hector Balderas announced Monday that his office filed charges in Chaves County Magistrate Court, charging Brian Casaus (comptroller and office manager) and Tammy Casaus (payroll coordinator) with multiple felony crimes stemming from their theft from the Cattle Baron Restaurant in Roswell.

The two are charged with 28 and 24 felony counts, respectively, including for embezzlement, money laundering and tax fraud.

Brian Casaus worked as comptroller and office manager between 2012 and

Topper Boys Soccer Team Wins Over Coyotes

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2019 - 1:58 pm

The Boys Varsity Soccer Team hosted the Roswell Coyotes Saturday afternoon for the 2019 Homecoming Game at Sullivan Field. It was a physical and hard-fought match. At the end of 80 minutes, the Toppers came out on top 3-1. The Coyotes took the lead early, scoring the only goal for either team in the first half. The Toppers started the second half with relentless offense and clutch defense, tying the game on a free kick by senior Dakota Duran. Persistent offense led to two additional goals for the Toppers by Westley Parker and Isaac Ortega. Pictured is Dakota Duran advancing the ball downfield with Read More

Letter To The Editor: Support For School Bond

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2019 - 1:51 pm

By BILL WADT

Los Alamos

I am a member of a citizens committee working to assure the passage of the $20 million general obligation bond Nov. 5, 2019 with early voting commencing Oct. 8.

The bond will NOT raise the tax rate.
The bond will provide needed funds to remodel and renovate Chamisa and Piñon elementary schools.
Over the past 20 years, the Los Alamos Public Schools have established a great track record using your tax dollars well to build better schools.
The excellence of the Los Alamos Public Schools is a key factor in why people want to live in Los Alamos.

Finally, US taxpayers provide

Scenes From 2019 Ullerfest At Pajarito Mountain

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2019 - 1:36 pm

Scene from the 2019 Ullrfest Saturday at Pajarito Mountain. The annual Ullrfest celebrates the coming of winter and features live music, lift-served mountain biking and hiking, food from Pajarito Mountain Cafe and a New Mexico Brewfest. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene from the annual Ullrfest Saturday at Pajarito Mountain. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene from Read More

U.S. Senate Candidate Maggie Toulouse Oliver Gains Endorsements From New Mexico House Representatives

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2019 - 1:33 pm

U.S. Senate Candidate Maggie Toulouse Oliver

From Maggie Toulouse Oliver For Senate Campaign:

ALBUQUERQUE ― Distinctive members of the New Mexico legislature have endorsed U.S. Senate Candidate Maggie Toulouse Oliver.

Representatives Patricia Roybal-Caballero, Day Hochman-Vigil, Debbie Sariñana, Natalie Figueroa, Joy Garratt, Joanne Ferrary, Angelica Rubio and Christine Trujillo have all personally endorsed present Secretary of State Toulouse Oliver in her candidacy to become New Mexico’s first female Senator.

“I have had the privilege of

Hillstrummers Ukulele Group Performs BESC Friday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2019 - 12:53 pm

Hillstrummers Ukulele Group with departing Director Dan Gerth. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

The Hillstrummers Ukulele group will perform 11:30 to noon Friday, Sept. 27 for the September Birthday Luncheon in the Great Room at the Betty Ehart Senior Center, 1101 Bathtub Row.

For lunch reservations, call 505.662.8924 before 10 a.m. Friday.

Bernstein: Kudos To Our Amazing Music Teachers

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 24, 2019 - 12:45 pm

By CHRISTINE BERNSTEIN

Los Alamos School Board Candidate

District 3 (Aspen)

My son plays trumpet in the band at Los Alamos High School. Last year, at the end of the season, they had parent night. Each parent stood on the field with their student and followed them through their routine. This was an amazing thing to be a part of.

As I stood there next to and slightly behind my son, I was in awe of him. Here is my quiet, awkward child standing on the football field in total command of himself, completely aware of where he is in the moment and what he has to do.

I shadowed him around the field. He ignored me and all Read More