Los Alamos Jewish Center Hosts Annual Community Passover Seder April 23
LAJC News:
The Los Alamos Jewish Center will hold its annual Community Passover Seder at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. The event is open to anyone interested in attending.
The Seder is a ceremonial dinner filled with rituals designed to celebrate the Jewish people’s exodus from Egypt. The Seder, which is Hebrew for “order,” ushers in the week of Pesach in which Jews refrain from eating Chametz. The celebration of Passover commemorates the miraculous delivery of the Jews from years of slavery, ultimately culminating in the birth of the Torah, the Five Books of Moses, Read More
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Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Hello, My Name is Doris’
“Hello, My Name is Doris” is the first film in many years to star Sally Field in a leading role.
Her talent, flexibility and grace are the things that make this movie work. Doris Miller may not, however, be a character you can completely get behind. Sure she’s a shy, mousy, invisible accounting clerk, but she is also socially inept.
The movie opens with Doris’ mother’s funeral. Her brother Todd (Stephen Root) and sister-in-law Cynthia emerge at the wake to suggest to Doris that she get some help. It seems mother was a bit of a hoarder and Doris needs to clean out the house Read More
Registration Opens For White Rock Artist Market
Shoppers peruse last year’s Artist Market at the White Rock Visitor Center. Courtesy photo
ART News:
In June, the White Rock Artist Market will begin its 4th consecutive year as a monthly outdoor artist market. Local artists and artisans from Los Alamos, White Rock and the surrounding Northern New Mexico area are invited to participate.
The market is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the first Saturday of each month, June through September
Participants will experience high levels of visitors traveling on the mandatory Bandelier National Monument Shuttle that picks up and drops off Read More
Obituary: Fay Hicken Jarvis Nov. 1, 1917–April 9, 2016
FAY HICKEN JARVIS Nov. 1, 1917–April 9, 2016
Fay Hicken Jarvis was born November 1, 1917 in Provo Utah to Elijah M. Hicken and Erma I. Jensen. Her family resided in Salt Lake City, Utah; Hinckley, Utah; Cowley, Wyo.; and Richmond, Utah where her father served as a seminary instructor and principal, and she later taught elementary school students.
Fay attended LDS Business College then BYU earning a degree in Elementary Education. At BYU, she met George Jarvis and married in the Logan LDS temple in August 1940, a year after her graduation. After his graduation, George and Fay moved to Madison Wisconsin
Daily Postcard: View From Beanfield Mesa
View taken from Beanfield Mesa Sunday. Photo by Robert Beberniss Read More
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Fire Chief Troy Hughes Withdraws From Nebraska Interviews, Announces He’s Staying In Los Alamos
LAFD Fire Chief Troy Hughes
COUNTY News:
LAFD Fire Chief Troy Hughes announced today that he has chosen to withdraw from the Lincoln, Neb., Fire Chief selection process and remain in Los Alamos.
Hughes said he had applied for a job opening in Lincoln earlier this month with the goal of being closer to his family, who primarily reside in Nebraska. He said the decision to pursue the job in Nebraska or stay in Los Alamos had been very difficult.
“I spent many restless nights pondering the decision to stay with LAFD or go back to Nebraska,” he said, emphasizing that the importance of spending time Read More
American Federation Of Teachers New Mexico Announces Early Endorsements For 2016 Candidates
AFTNM News:
Statewide, Legislative Candidates Champions for Educators and Working New Mexicans
ALBUQUERQUE – American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly and AFT NM Committee on Political Education Chair Sara Attleson released the following statements:
“We are proud to endorse these candidates for elected office in 2016. AFT NM’s Committee on Political Education held a series of interviews and asked candidates to complete questionnaires detailing their positions on public education and labor issues in New Mexico, and each of these candidates share our
Enchanted Circle Brewing Company In Angel Fire Hosts Grand Opening April 16
BUSINESS News:
The Enchanted Circle Brewing Company at 20 Sage Lane in Angel Fire is hosting its grand opening Saturday.
Enchanted Circle Brewing is a 20-bbl production brewery with a 50-seat tasting room. The brewery will distribute to local restaurants and grocery stores, and use a mobile canning source as an early packaging
Corrosion Causes Pipe To Burst On Truck Route
A geyser erupts high into the sky Sunday afternoon from a burst pipe along the truck route. A Department of Public Utilities spokesperson told the Los Alamos Daily Post that the eruption was caused by corrosion that led to a baseball sized blowout. Photo by Jordan Jaramillo
Corrosion leads to a pipe bursting Sunday afternoon along the truck route. Photo by Jordan Jaramillo Read More
Texas A&M Aggie Muster April 19
AGGIE News:
On Thursday, April 21, Texas A&M Aggies around the world will gather for the annual Aggie Muster memorial service.
Los Alamos area Aggies will gather at 6 p.m. at the United Church of Los Alamos, 2525 Canyon Road, in Craig Hall, the building nearest the west parking lot.
The speaker will be James G. Ivey ‘73 of Houston. He is a founder, senior officer, and board member of Pintail Energy, a petroleum exploration and production company. Ivey served in the United States Army Reserve for 30 years and retired with the rank of Colonel.
Dinner will be BBQ with all the fixings. Suggested donation Read More
LANL: Space Scientist Tapped For French Knighthood
Roger Wiens, right, leader of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s ChemCam project, received the honorary title of knight in France’s Academic Order of Palms. Christophe Lemoine, Consul General of France, presented him with the insignia. Courtesy/Consulate General of France
LANL News:
- ChemCam leader honored for touching the lives of ‘ambitious earthlings’
Space scientist Roger Wiens was awarded the honorary title of chevalier (knight) in France’s Academic Order of Palms for his work in forging strong ties between the French and American scientific communities.
Wiens is the principal Read More
AAUW Observes Equal Pay Day With Gathering At UnQuarked Thursday
AAUW News:
The Los Alamos branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will observe Equal Pay Day 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, with a gathering at UnQuarked Wine Bar in Central Park Square.
Equal Pay Day is the symbolic day when women’s earnings “catch up” to men’s earnings from the previous year. Los Alamos Branch STEM Liaison to AAUW New Mexico and AAUW New Mexico Co-President, Helena Whyte, will give a short talk to raise awareness about and organize action around the gender pay gap.
The public is welcome at this event and refreshments will be served.
The gender pay gap is a primary Read More
Second Half Of Property Taxes Due By May 11
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County would like to remind property owners that the second installment for 2015 property tax bills becomes delinquent after Wednesday, May 11.
Payment must either be made in person at the 311 Customer Care Center by 5 p.m., May 11 or postmarked by midnight that same day to avoid late payment penalty and interest charges.
The 311 Customer Care Center is in the Municipal Building lobby at 1000 Central Ave., and open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Payments should be mailed to P.O. Box 99, Los Alamos, NM 87544. Payments are also accepted through a property tax Read More