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White Rock Artist Market Returns Saturday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 30, 2016 - 1:48 pm

White Rock Visitor Center at 115 N.M. 4. Courtesy/LACDC

LACDC News:

Kick off the 4th of July weekend this Saturday with the second White Rock Artist Market, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the lawn of the White Rock Visitor Center at 115 N.M. 4.

This month the Artist Market will feature local and regional artists and artisans featuring New Mexico gemstones and jewelry, natural body products, handmade pine needle baskets, hand sewn children’s items, personalized housewares, repurposed antique and vintage china pieces, pottery, paintings, jewelry, knitted items and so much more. Read More

Pet Of The Week: Frank The Tank

Submitted by Chris Clark on June 30, 2016 - 1:33 pm

Frank the Tank seeks a new home. Courtesy/Paulina Gwaltney Photography

SHELTER News:

Frank (affectionately known as Frank the Tank) is a 4-year-old Labrador retriever mix who came into the shelter as a stray.

Repeated attempts to track down his owner using the contact information in his microchip proved futile, so now he’s ready for a new home.

Frank is a sweet boy who is house trained and knows some basic obedience commands.

Shelter hours are noon to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays and noon to 3 p.m., Sundays.

Planetarium Feature Film: Exoplanets July 2

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 30, 2016 - 1:25 pm

Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The Feature Film: Exoplanets, is showing at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 2 in the planetarium at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.

This film opens by describing how scientists and astronomers find exoplanets and then takes the audience past the solar system to see which exoplanets may harbor life. This is an exciting time when it is no longer a question of if there is life on other planets, but a question of where and when life on other planets, exoplanets, is found. Watch the Exoplanets Trailer.

This full-dome film was developed by Casper Planetarium.

Because Read More

Letter To The Editor: Response To Jody Benson And Message To The New Mexico Delegation

Submitted by Chris Clark on June 30, 2016 - 1:22 pm

By DAN OLIVER

Los Alamos

Yes, it’s a no-brainer that it’s a bad thing when terrorists or mentally unstable people get their hands on guns and we should try to prevent that where possible. However, I am quite shocked at the praise that many Democrats in the legislature are receiving over their recent actions in the name of “preventing terrorism.”

Sure, the proposed laws have catchy buzz-phrases and could sound appealing if you look no deeper than the surface, but in fact, there are two major problems.

First, the legislation proposed would have done nothing to prevent

NMED Issues 2nd Emergency Order To Morningstar Water Supply System

Submitted by Chris Clark on June 30, 2016 - 1:20 pm

NMED News:

SANTA FE ― A top priority for the New Mexico Environment Department is water system oversight, as all New Mexicans deserve access to clean, safe drinking water. In a priority action June 24, the Environment Department issues another Emergency Order to the Morningstar Water Supply System.

This Order will ensure that the water system’s pace of operations in this situation improves. With the Environment Department’s issuance of the Order, $1,000 per day penalties are imposed for each directive in the Order that is not accomplished timely.

Los Alamos ScienceFest Brings Science, History To Life

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 30, 2016 - 1:06 pm

A participant in ScienceFest 2015 prepares his drone for flight. File photo

ScienceFest News:

Now in its ninth year, the Los Alamos ScienceFest is unlocking the mysteries behind the enigmatic Manhattan Project with three days of spy themed tours and activities, fascinating STEM exhibits, live music and entertainment, drone competitions, a rare hike on LANL property and much more July 14-17 in Los Alamos.

The once “secret city” of Los Alamos will unleash the mystery surrounding the Manhattan Project of World War II, beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 14 with the guided New Mexico True Atomic Read More

How The Hen House Turns: Is Cat Psychology Easily Categorized?

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 30, 2016 - 12:34 pm

By Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D

Longtime Los Alamos Resident

Now residing in California

First the good news: no difference in personality could be found in a study of indoor and outdoor cats. At least, not in Australia. More studies are scheduled to be done on American cats by the Cat Teacher Program run by North Carolina’s State University and Museum of Natural Science.

An article in the News Observer May 17, 2016 reported that 2,800 Australian and New Zealand cats have “…five broad feline personality dimensions,” three of which “…correspond Read More

Daily Postcard: Flowers Bloom In Water Canyon

Submitted by Chris Clark on June 30, 2016 - 12:32 pm

Daily Postcard: Flowers bloom in Water Canyon. Photo by Robert Beberniss Read More

It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s Sky Divers!

Submitted by Chris Clark on June 29, 2016 - 10:34 pm

File photo

COMMUNITY News:

Roger Handrahan, who heads the Habañero Ski Diving Team, has had a lot of experience floating down from the clouds—but he says it’s still great fun.

“I started jumping out of airplanes in February of 1968,” he said in a recent telephone interview. He was in the military and served first in Europe. He took “airborne training” prior to going to Vietnam, he said.

Things were different then. People used round parachutes, he recalled, and, “You had very little control.” Today, the parachutes are square, and, “You can

More Scenes From Model T Club Visit In Los Alamos

Submitted by Chris Clark on June 29, 2016 - 9:15 pm

The owners of 85 Model T vehicles drove to Los Alamos today as part of the club’s national tour. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com