U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Delivers Floor Speech On Bipartisan Proposal To Keep Guns From Terrorists
U.S. Sen. Martin HeinrichUnited Church Hosts Silent, Live Auctions Sunday
Photo by Katherine EltonPecos/Las Vegas Ranger District East Rowe Mesa Prescribed Burn March 6
SFNF News:FOSCA Reaches Out To Underserved Companion Animals In New Mexico
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FOSCA News:
The central mission of Friends of Shelter and Companion Animals (FOSCA) —reducing the population of homeless companion animals — is not limited to just Los Alamos. In fact, FOSCA provides support for a number of spay/neuter initiatives throughout New Mexico.
For example, FOSCA provides spay/neuter grants to nearby partner rescue organizations such as Felines and Friends and Dew Paws. It also supports two Pueblo Outreach programs that facilitate spay/neuter services in north central New Mexico Pueblos. Additionally, FOSCA has, for many years, supported a spay/neuter Read More
Learn About Down Syndrome
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CDC News:
What is Down Syndrome?
Down syndrome is a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome. Chromosomes are small “packages” of genes in the body. They determine how a baby’s body forms during pregnancy and how the baby’s body functions as it grows in the womb and after birth.
Typically, a baby is born with 23 pairs of chromosomes. Babies with Down syndrome have an extra copy of one of these chromosomes, chromosome 21. A medical term for having an extra copy of a chromosome is ‘trisomy’. Down syndrome also is referred to as Trisomy 21. This extra copy changes how the baby’s Read More
Max Gomez Returns To Fuller Lodge March 10
Max Gomez. Courtesy photoMUSIC News:
New Mexico’s own Max Gomez will return to play a concert in Los Alamos in what is becoming an annual event for the singer-songwriter from Taos.
Gomez has won many fans on the Hill and has drawn a full house each of the last three years he has played here.
This year’s show is Saturday, March 10 at Fuller Lodge. Doors open at 6 p.m., Gomez takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. and beer and wine will be available from Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op. Light meals also will be available.
The concert is being produced by Live In Los Alamos, a concert production company run by LAHS teacher Jonathan Read More
World Futures: Lying, Cheating And Stealing Part Five
By ANDY ANDEWS
Los Alamos World Futures Institute
In part one of this series, I referenced the Cadet Honor Code of the United States Military Academy. While I graduated in 1964, I returned 12 years later (1976) to become a member of the faculty. Shortly before I arrived, a major cheating scandal occurred in the spring of 1976 resulting in 151 cadets being separated.
The scandal was about cadets cheating on a “take home” exam in electrical engineering. When I arrived I had a job to do and did not have time (in my judgment) to devote to observing the events that were wrapping up. The system could take care Read More
The Family YMCA’s Summer Y Camp & 2018-2019 After-School Programs Registration Drive Begins Monday
YMCA News:
Registration for The Family YMCA’s Summer Y Camp and 2018-2019 After School programs begins at 8 a.m. Monday, March 5 at the Y at 1450 Iris St.
During the registration drive, March 5 through May 4, each program’s $25 registration fee is waived. Also, the Y is hosting an Early Bird Y Camp special, March 5-31, where $100 will be taken off the “All Summer” registration option.
Financial assistance applications are available for both programs and can be accessed at www.laymca.org or at the Y’s front desk.
Full fee registration begins May 5. For more information contact the Y at 505.662.3100. Read More
McQuiston: Carbon Monoxide … The Invisible Killer
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
The Jemez Agency
More than 400 Americans die from unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 20,000 visit the emergency room, and more than 4,000 others are hospitalized.
Where Does Carbon Monoxide Come From?
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that often goes undetected, striking victims caught off guard or in their sleep.
This “silent killer” is produced by burning fuel in cars or trucks, small engines, stoves, lanterns, grills, fireplaces, gas ranges, portable generators or Read More
Daily Postcard: Full Moon Above Truchas Peak
Daily Postcard: A full moon rises Thursday night above Truchas Peak, which at 13,100′ is the second highest peak in New Mexico behind Wheeler Peak at 13,159′. Truchas Peak is in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains 26 miles northeast of Santa Fe. Source: wikipedia.com. Photo by Marc BaileyNew And Improved Open Enrollment For Los Alamos Public Schools Begins March 5
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools Open Enrollment applications for the 2018-19 school year will be accepted beginning 7:30 a.m. Monday, March 5.
The enrollment window will close at 5 p.m. Friday, May 4.
This year, LAPS has made the process easier by providing two options:
- Option 1 (new): parents/guardians can submit an online application. The electronic application will be active at 7:30 a.m. March 5, 2018 – https:////laschools.net/home/registration/Open Enrollment
- Option 2: Parents/guardians can deliver the Open Enrollment Application in person to the LAPS Reception Desk,
UNM-LA CEO Greets New UNM President
The University of New Mexico hosted a welcoming event today for its new president Dr. Garnett Stoke, left. UNM-Los Alamos CEO Dr. Cindy Rooney spoke briefly with Stokes and commented afterward, ‘There was a lot of optimism at the event … we all look forward to working with Dr. Stokes.’ Courtesy/UNM-LA Read More
Council Passes Resolution To Support Pit Production
The Los Alamos County Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday to support plutonium pit production at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.comLos Alamos Commerce And Development Corporation Selects Liz Martineau As New Creative District Curator
New Creative District Curator Liz Martineau
LACDC News:
The Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation (LACDC) announced today that Liz Martineau has joined the team as the Creative District Curator effective at the end of February.
Marineau has worked for the Los Alamos Public Schools, the Bradbury Science Museum and has either taught or volunteered at the Fuller Lodge Art Center, History Museum and Nature Center. Martineau serves on the board for Los Alamos Makers and is part of the community effort to open Polaris Charter School in Los Alamos.
Having lived in Los Alamos for more Read More
Deputy DA Kent Wahlquist Argues Pretrial Detention In Murder Of Edgewood Gas Station Attendant
First Judicial District Attorney’s Office staff at dangerousness hearings Tuesday in Chief Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer’s courtroom in Santa Fe for defendants accused of planning an armed robbery Feb. 11 at an Edgewood gas station, from left, Kent Wahlquist, Jonn Osborn and Ihsan Ahmed. Wahlquist handles the majority of Los Alamos District Court cases. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
First Judicial District Deputy District Attorney Kent Wahlquist speaks to Court Bailiff Steve Bing outside Chief Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer’s courtroom Tuesday in Santa Read More
UPDATE: Oversize Load Arriving Friday Afternoon!
COUNTY News:
Delivery of the Los Alamos Switchgear Substation (LASS) is delayed, according to officials with the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities.
The large oversize load, arriving on two commercial semi-trucks will arrive in the early afternoon Friday, March 2, rather than in the morning as stated previously.
Traffic on East Jemez Road, also known as the Truck Route, will be impacted for approximately 20 minutes to allow the west traveling semi-trucks to cross traffic to enter the area behind the Eco Station.
Flaggers on the Truck Route will be stationed and traffic control devices Read More
AGU: New Model Suggests Moon Formed Inside Vaporized Earth
This sequence shows the early Moon emerging as Earth’s synestia shrinks. They are based on a NASA artistic rendering of a protoplanetary disk, which is being used to represent a synestia. Courtesy Sarah StewartJust One Thing To Do This Week: I Will Not Sweeten Up
By MARY BETH MAASSEN