Frito Pie Dinner & Bake Sale Fundraiser April 15
Home Country: The Family Dove
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
We have a master gardener in our family. Two, actually. My wife, Catherine, and her identical twin, Eleanor. These women spent a whole year studying stuff like how to grow things that you’d like to have and how to avoid growing things that turn your stomach.
Catherine is really active in the group and volunteers to find volunteers. Hey, you can ask. She loves doing it, and I’m kinda an occasional tag-a-long.
We went to a pruning clinic just the other day to learn how to prune grapevines. We listened, took pictures and snipped things off that looked to me like they belonged Read More
Topper Baseball Defeats Pojoaque Elks 15-1 Wednesday
The Los Alamos Topper baseball team traveled to Pojoaque to play a conference game against the Pojoaque Elks Wednesday. The game was all Toppers as the Elks struggled with their pitching and the Toppers ran the score up to 15-1 and the game was shortened by the mercy rule in the 5th inning. Pictured: Jacob Diez beats the throw to 1 st baseman Israel Hall as the ball arrives late and Jacob was safe. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
The shortstop Josh Giertz fields a bounding grounder in the 3rd inning. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Terran Robertson is hit in the back by a pitched ball; it Read More
Friends Of History Announce Historic Santa Fe Walking Tours April–November
FOH News:
SANTA FE — Friends of History has announced its historic walking tours of Santa Fe are available to the public almost daily for eight months this year, from April 1 through November 30.
History buffs and students, educators and travelers, writers and artists, and New Mexicans everywhere are invited to step into the atmosphere and authentic story of a top-rated U.S. travel destination* with Friends of History, the official walking tours and volunteer docents of the New Mexico History Museum.
Friends of History offer three, two-hour walking tours for small groups. On the regularly Read More
Experience New Mexico After Dark During International Dark Sky Week April 11–18
City of Rocks State Park pictured at nighttime. Courtesy/EMNRD
EMNRD News:
SANTA FE — Home to some of the darkest skies in the country, New Mexico will mark International Dark Sky Week with a series of guided nighttime programs at state parks across the state, offering residents and visitors a chance to experience the night sky up close.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has proclaimed April 13-20 as International Dark Sky Week in New Mexico, recognizing the state’s exceptional night skies and the importance of preserving them for future generations.
“New Mexico offers some of the best night sky Read More
Explore New Mexico’s French Connection At Brown Bag Lecture April 15
NMOAS News:
James Bruseth, author of From a Watery Grave, the Discovery & Excavation of La Salle’s Shipwreck, La Belle, presents details of 22-year-long analysis and conservation of the recovered 1.8 million artifacts—representing an explorer’s “kit” for building a colony in the seventeenth-century New World
In 1686, the ill-fated La Salle expedition found itself stranded on a Texas beach. What followed was years of desperation, starvation, and the murder of La Salle by his own crew.
Two of those crew members, Jean L’Archeveque and Jacques Grollet, settled in New Mexico under the names Read More
Daily Postcard: A Bee’s Emerald Eyes Captured In Flight
Daily Postcard: A bee’s emerald eyes captured in mid-flight Photo by Richard Skolnik Read More
New Mexico Aging Dept. Relaunches Statewide Volunteer Program & Opens Nominations For Volunteer Awards
ALTSD News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department (ALTSD) has relaunched its statewide volunteer program with a new centralized hub connecting New Mexicans to service opportunities — and is now accepting nominations for its 2026 Volunteer Recognition Awards through April 22.
Last fiscal year, 1,018 volunteers contributed nearly 600,000 hours of service across programs, including the Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Senior Companion Program, and the Foster Grandparents Program. Combined, their work contributed an estimated Read More
Santa Fe National Forest And Spanish Land Grant Sign Historic Memorandum Of Understanding
From left, Monica T. Rodriguez, Secretary of the San Joaquin del Rio de Chama Land Grant, Leonard Martinez, President of the San Joaquin del Rio de Chama Land Grant, Shaun Sanchez, Forest Supervisor, Santa Fe National Forest. Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest and the San Joaquín del Río de Chama Land Grant signed a first ever Memorandum of Understanding March 27, to advance both organizations’ goals of improved coordination, communication, and collaboration on land and natural resource management.
“This is truly a momentous occasion,” said Santa Fe National Read More
RPLA Announces April 2026 Events
By LISA SHIN
Chair
Republican Party of Los Alamos
Dear Friends:
We had a wonderful time with NM Rep. (District 63) and NM CD-3 Candidate Martin Zamora on March 28.
According to the most recent National Community Survey in Los Alamos County, over 97 percent of residents would like local businesses, fiscal stewardship, and communication and engagement to be prioritized in our community. However, the lowest performing areas continue to be the vibrancy of downtown/commercial areas, cost of living, shopping opportunities, and overall quality and variety of business and service establishments. Read More
Luján, Leger Fernández Demand Accountability From New Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office Leadership
STATE News:
SANTA FE — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after meeting with FEMA and Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office leadership:
“As the sponsors of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act, we fought to establish the Claims Office and secure $5.45 billion to help New Mexicans rebuild. Since the fire, we have consistently pressed FEMA to speed up relief and answer for the unacceptable delays families continue to face.
“Yesterday, we met with the new leadership at the Claims Office to get answers. The Read More
Los Alamos Tennis Team Celebrates Senior Night With Win Against St. Michael’s
Los Alamos boys and girls teams. Left to right (back row), Coach Timur Khazratkulov, Coach Travis
Gibson, Leah Gramer, Olivia Hamilton, Vivian Haigh, Lucia Rudin, Alea Kretz, Ajla Bock, Julia Robel, Coach Lindsay Gibson, Levi Gibson, Adis Bock, Aditya Viswanathan, Mike Witkowski, Zach Gibson, Coach Nick Sarafin, (front row) Kylee Lovato, Angelie Echave, Caris Hatler, Lorrin Fordham, Emily Xu, Luke Gibson, Cullen McLean, Logan Swickley. Courtesy photo
By TRAVIS GIBSON
Tennis Coach
The Los Alamos Tennis team celebrated senior night with a win over St. Michael’s Wednesday night. The boys Read More
Obituary: Batrice I. Vigil Nov. 9, 1959 – Feb. 28, 2026
BATRICE I. VIGIL Nov. 9, 1959 – Feb. 28, 2026
Batrice I. Vigil, 66, of Chimayo, NM, born Nov. 9, 1959, passed away on Feb. 28, 2026. Batrice was preceded in death by her husband Gerald Vigil, sons Antiono and Pablo Vigil, father Lennis “Skip” Taylor, brothers Jerry Wayne and Michael Ray, paternal grandparents Clyde and Flossie May Taylor, maternal grandparents Paul and Ernistine Olivas, and God Father Tony Lujan.
Batrice is survived by her mother Mary Taylor, brother Adrian, granddaughter Tatyana Vigil, Aunt Rose Lujan, close cousin who she considered a sister Bernie Quintana, Uncle Jerry Taylor Read More
County Council Directs Staff To Probe Four-Way Stop At Urban Street And North Road
Los Alamos County Council unanimously approved directing the County to investigate and research the possibility of installing a four-way stop at the intersection of North Road and Urban Street during its regular meeting Tuesday night. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Over the years, a wide range of people have spurred Los Alamos County Council to act on various issues. During the regular council meeting Tuesday night, council was again moved to act due to a citizen’s petition.
Council voted 7-0 to direct staff and/or Read More
Battle Tested Fitness, Nutrition & Body Contouring Opens At 555 Oppenheimer In Los Alamos
Battle Tested Fitness, LLC, owners Orlando and Gina Martinez, with Dexter, in their business at 555 Oppenheimer Dr., Suite #103. Courtesy photo
SBDC-Los Alamos News:
A new local wellness business, Battle Tested Fitness, Nutrition & Body Contouring, has officially opened in Los Alamos, offering fitness coaching, nutrition support, non-invasive body contouring, and fresh meal prep options—all designed to help people build healthier, more sustainable lifestyles.
Gina Martinez, a long-time local fitness trainer, and her husband Orlando Martinez, started the business to help people Read More
DEA To Host 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
DEA News:
EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will host the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 25, at nearly 4,200 locations nationwide.
Twice a year, DEA joins forces with local law enforcement and community groups to host DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, giving the public a safe and anonymous way to dispose of expired and unused prescription medications.
By getting rid of unnecessary medications in the home, families can help prevent prescription drug misuse and reduce the potential for accidental poisonings. Read More
Los Alamos Community Ceramics Opens New Location, Invites Public To Open House May 13
Courtesy photo
LACC News:
After more than a decade of bringing people together through ceramics, the Los Alamos Community Ceramics (LACC) is beginning a new chapter with its move from its longtime home at Fuller Lodge to a new studio at 2101 Trinity Drive, Suite Q1, Los Alamos. LACC is grateful for the many years at Fuller Lodge, where members of the community first envisioned creating a clay cooperative, and for Little Studio on the Mesa where a satellite White Rock Studio was housed for the past year. In those spaces, creativity blossomed and many lasting friendships were formed. That spirit Read More
Celebrate Ancestral Roots To The Land This Earth Day At Jemez Historic Site
NMDCA News:
Celebrate Earth Day with a variety of fun activities including a hike, traditional children’s games, an “artifact” dig, pottery demonstrations, bread baking in the horno, and Native arts and crafts vendors.
This year, Jemez Historic Site celebrates Earth Day in a big way. From 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday, April 18, we’ll be leading a guided 3.2-mile hike up Oak Canyon (a.k.a. Church Canyon) to teach about native plants, birds, and animals. The event will also include a pottery demonstration where you can make your own pottery. You can paint flowerpots and take home a daisy plant in Read More
Justice Vargas Takes Oath Of Office As Chief Justice
Chief Justice Julie J. Vargas takes the oath of office from Justice David K. Thomson, her predecessor as Chief Justice. Courtesy/Administrative Office of the Courts
Chief Justice Julie J. Vargas, NM. Courtesy/Supreme Court)
NMSC News:
SANTA FE — April 8, Justice Julie J. Vargas became Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court.
Chief Justice Vargas was sworn into office after being elected by her colleagues on the Court to a two-year term. She is the 44th person to serve as Chief Justice of the state’s highest court. She succeeds Justice David K. Thomson, who had been Chief Justice since 2024. Read More
Senator Crystal Brantley Issues Statement On DOJ CYFD Investigation Report And Lawsuit
STATE News:
ELEPHANT BUTTE — Wednesday, Attorney General Raúl Torrez released a 224-page investigative report finding that New Mexico’s Children, Youth and Families Department has systemically endangered the children it is sworn to protect—returning children to dangerous homes, obstructing oversight, and losing at least seven children to preventable deaths since the investigation opened in April 2025. Simultaneous with the report, AG Torrez announced a lawsuit to narrow the Children’s Code confidentiality statute.
Sen. Crystal Brantley (R-Elephant Butte) has introduced Read More