Rotary’s Deborah Beene Music Award Winners 2016
The Rotary – Deborah Beene Music Award Competition winners. from left, Theodore Warner, Irene Kwon, Jamie Philp, Grace Kim and Brian Johnson. Photo by Ed Van Eeckhout
COMMUNITY News:
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos recently held auditions for the annual Deborah Beene Music Award competition.
The award was established in the memory of Deborah Beene, daughter of Donald and Sara Beene, a violin and piano student who died while enrolled in school here in December 1973.
The award is intended to assist 9th-12th grade Los Alamos High School students in their musical growth. The students Read More
Childrens Activities At Garden Fair June 11
Butterfly in the Demonstration Garden. Photo by Doris Thielemann
COMMUNITY News:
The Los Alamos Master Gardeners invites the community to their Demonstration Garden Fair, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 11.
Children are invited to come and participate in the activities especially for them. For a Butterfly Hunt, children will be given a list of questions. Each of the butterflies, scattered throughout the garden, answers one of the questions. A second activity will be seed planting in cups that the child will take home. Every child is a winner with prizes for participating.
Mother Fountain. Photo Read More
Authors Speak Features Anita Rodriguez May 26
Self portrait, ‘Me My Bones My Roses’. Courtesy/Anita Rodriguez
LIBRARY News:
The public is invited to Mesa Public Library on Thursday, May 26 at 7 p.m. for the latest installment in the ongoing Authors Speak series, featuring Taos resident Anita Rodriguez. Rodriguez is an award-winning artist, who is also widely known as an enjarradora, or plasterer and finisher of adobe buildings.
“Unique, spirited, brilliant, strong” are the words that come to mind when describing the author and artist Anita Rodriguez. Her new book Coyota in the Kitchen is a striking memoir, laced with recipes, paintings Read More
Pet Of The Week: Domingo The Dog
Domingo seeks a good home. Courtesy/LAC
Shelter News:
Domingo is a 2.5-year-old cattle dog mix with the cutest floppy ears and brown patch over one eye.
He was surrendered due to some disagreements with an elderly dog in the house, so he would likely do better in an only dog home or with a younger, athletic dog that he can play with.
Domingo is very active, and he LOVES to run.his active boy would make a great addition to a family that loves to enjoy the outdoors. Domingo is friendly to the max and loves attention and playtime.
For information about volunteering, adopting and donating and learning more
Blake’s Lotaburger Wins Title Of Best Green Chile Cheeseburger In New Mexico
DINING News:
ALBUQUERQUE – Blake’s Lotaburger, the New Mexico hamburger chain famous for its signature Green Chile Cheeseburger, has won the title of “Best Green Chile Cheeseburger in New Mexico” in the “USA Today 10Best” Readers’ Choice Awards.
Blake’s Lotaburger beat out 19 other nominees in this category to earn the title of the state’s best green chile cheeseburger – a New Mexico staple and Blake’s signature burger made famous by its Hatch Valley Green Chile.
The USA Today 10Best Awards provide trusted travel and lifestyle advice in cities nationwide. Travel experts select the Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’
“The Man Who Knew Infinity” tells the story of renowned mathematical theorist, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar (1887-1920). Living in poverty in India, Ramanujan is a genius in number theory, but is completely unknown to the math world. How he gets to Cambridge and finally gets published and honored is the plotline of this film.
Playing Ramanujan is Dev Patel, whom we recognize from his compelling lead roles in Slumdog Millionaire and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (and Second Best…).
The film opens in Read More
Santa Fe Veterans Benefits & Resources Fair June 25
LAHS Senior Talia Dreicer Wins LAGC 2016 Scholarship
Los Alamos Garden Club scholarship winner Talia Dreicer. Courtesy photo
EDUCATION News:
The Los Alamos Garden Club has chosen Los Alamos High School senior Talia Dreicer as the winner of the 2016 scholarship award. The award will be presented at the Honors Convocation May 24.
Dreicer will be attending Western Washington University in the fall to study Environmental Science. She is a talented Track and Cross Country athlete, achieving All State honors.
This summer Dreicer will be working at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) as a counselor for one of the week-long summer camps Read More
Letter To The Editor: Immense Thanks To LANB
UNM-LA High School Equivalency Program Serves Diverse Population
The completion of the High School Equivalency program (HSE), formerly known as a GED®, can be a life changing event for individuals, opening doors to college, better jobs, military service, and setting an example for their children.
The success of the HSE program at UNM-Los Alamos was evident at the May 12 graduation Read More
Los Alamos High School Scholars Honored At 60th Annual Phi Beta Kappa Banquet
The Los Alamos Phi Beta Kappa Association held its 60th annual banquet Sunday evening, May 15, to honor the top graduates of Los Alamos High School.
Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest undergraduate honor society in the United States Read More
Smart Design With Suzette: Design Envy
As someone who looks at a great deal of photos of beautifully designed homes every day, I know how the pangs of design cravings have the potential to overwhelm.
Despite the fact that we may be wishing for something different at home, that doesn’t mean we can’t also learn to love our homes just as they are today. Hardly anyone escapes home design envy.
Over time I have developed an arsenal of strategies to help cope with any feelings of my home being “less than” how I want it to look, especially Read More
Coffee Sales At LANB Benefit Student European Tour
Courtesy poster
EDUCATION News:
To cover final costs of their educational tour of Spain, France and Italy, 14 graduating seniors are selling bags of kosher, organic and fresh-roasted, Fair Trade coffee, at Los Alamos National Bank this week.
Stop by the lobby of LANB, 2-5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday to support these amazing graduates. Travelers depart June 8, a week after graduation, to see the cultural and historical sites of the Prado Museum, La Sagrada Familia, Carcassonne, Nice, Pisa, Assisi, St. Peter’s Basilica, Roman Colosseum and Pompeii. http://www.eftours. Read More
Mistaken Identity In Goose Case Solved Overnight
Homer mistakenly identified as Brownie. File photo
Staff Report
Homer the goose was misidentified in a Saturday photo bomb picture published in the Los Alamos Daily Post as Brownie ‘The King of Ashley Pond’.
Readers close to the large white goose contacted the Los Alamos Daily Post to express concern. The news team launched an investigation overnight and has determined that the goose in question is indeed Homer, who has been living at Ashley Pond Park for several years.
Brownie ‘The King of Ashley Pond’ (RIP). File photo
The investigation further revealed that the much admired Brownie lost his Read More
Scenes From 5-6 Grade Field Day At Sullivan Field
Fifth and 6th grade students from all five Los Alamos elementary schools participate in the annual Field Day Wednesday’s at Sullivan Field. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Students play rock, paper, scissors at Wednesday’s annual 5th and 6th Grade Field Day at Sullivan Field. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Parent volunteers, physical education teachers and students from Los Alamos elementary schools participated in the annual 5th and 6th Grade Field Day at Sullivan Field.
“Field Day is a time for Read More
Pat Soran Sworn In To UNM-LA Advisory Board
Pat Soran is sworn in as a new member of the UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board by Municipal Judge Alan Kirk at Monday’s Advisory Board meeting. Soren is replacing former board member Michael DiRosa who had to vacate his seat due to a move. Photo by Nancy Coombs
Municipal Judge Alan Kirk swears in Pat Soran to the UNM-LA Board at the Monday, May 16, Advisory Board meeting. Photo by Nancy Coombs Read More
Harvey Yates Elected National Committeeman And National Delegates Elected At New Mexico GOP 2016 Quadrennial Convention
RPNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE – After months of planning, the Republican Party of New Mexico’s 2016 Quadrennial Convention Saturday at Sandia Resort & Casino was a huge success. The use of an electronic voting system meant that voting was organized, easy and efficient and results were tabulated in record time.
Harvey Yates elected National Committeeman. Courtesy Photo
“Our months of planning this important event paid off,” said Republican Party of New Mexico Chairman Debbie Maestas. “I am overly pleased with the convention outcome, the advancement we made Read More
Chamisa Hosts Reunion For Graduating Seniors
Michael Clegg with his Chamisa Elementary School 6th grade buddies, Sam Grothaus and Brian Peterson, on their graduation year. Clegg who graduates this week is seen with his kinderbuddy Brigham Conlin who graduates Wednesday from Chamisa. Chamisa is holding a reunion for graduating seniors of the class of 2016 who attended Chamisa. While 6th graders at Chamisa, students are given a kindergarten student as a buddy. When the 6th grader is in their senior year, they return to the school to see their kindergarten buddy who is preparing to graduate from 6th great and head to Los Alamos Middle School. Read More
President Clinton To Campaign For Hillary In Española
Bill Clinton to stump Tuesday in Española. Courtesy/wikipedia
POLITICAL News:
President Bill Clinton will campaign Tuesday for Hillary Clinton in New Mexico ahead of the June 7 primary.
President Clinton will hold a public event in Española where he will discuss why Hillary Clinton is the best candidate to raise wages and break down all the barriers holding New Mexico families back.
Information on President Clinton’s Wednesday stop planned in Albuquerque will be forthcoming.
President Bill Clinton Española Event:
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Letter To The Editor: It Takes A Village To Fill A Pantry
In a single day, the LA Cares shelves went from practically empty to almost full.
Saturday, May 14, the local members of the National Letter Carriers Association, assisted by Scouts from the Sangre de Cristo District, held their semi-annual food drive. An estimated seven tons of food, set next to mailboxes all over town, and contributed by shoppers at both Smith’s stores, was picked up, sorted and moved into storage.
The hard work of the Carriers, the Cubs, Boy Scouts and Venture crew members, he use of the Knights of Columbus Hall for sorting, and Read More