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Former National Park Service Ranger Shares Mission In Los Alamos 7 p.m. Today

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 18, 2016 - 1:28 pm

Ranger Doug Leen, ‘Ranger of the Lost Art.’ Courtesy photo

PEEC News:

Doug Leen, a former National Park Service Ranger, will be in Los Alamos to share what has become his mission: bringing a collection of rare National Park Service posters back into the public domain.

At 7 p.m. today, Feb. 18, at the Los Alamos Nature Center, Ranger Doug presents “National Park Service Poster Treasure Hunt,” a talk about his experiences over the last forty years trying to hunt down the iconic Park Service posters, and make

Udall Introduces Legislation To Ensure Migrant Children Receive Due Process

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 18, 2016 - 1:23 pm

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall announced Tuesda that he has introduced legislation to ensure that unaccompanied migrant children seeking asylum in the United States receive legal representation and a fair hearing.

The Fair Day in Court for Kids Act will address concerns that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is improperly rushing recently arrived asylum seekers from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras through the immigration court process. Many of those individuals are children who

Legislature Approves Bail Reform Proposal

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 18, 2016 - 1:21 pm

SENATE News:

SANTA FE ― A proposed constitutional amendment for reforming pretrial detention in New Mexico has won approval in the Legislature with broad bipartisan support.

The measure won final approval Wednesday when the Senate voted 36-0 to accept a version of the proposal that unanimously passed the House earlier in the week.

The proposal can help lower the costs of county jails. An average of 39 percent of inmates in county jails are eligible for release but have been unable to post bond, according to a survey by the New Mexico Association

Daily Postcard: Buck Relaxes In Afternoon Sun

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 18, 2016 - 1:14 pm

Daily Postcard: A buck lounges on the grass Monday afternoon in a yard on Oakwood Loop near downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com Read More

Bob’s Bodacious BBQ Selected Los Alamos Small Business ‘Success Client Of The Year’

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 9:38 pm

Frank Good and Pam Hushman, owners of Bob’s Bodacious BBQ in Los Alamos, were honored at a reception Feb. 3 at La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe. From left, Russell Wyrich, Lt. Gov. John Sanchez, Cindy Rooney, Pam Hushman, Frank Good, Stephanie Garcia Richard and Ted Lopez. Courtesy/New Mexico SBDC

SBDC News:

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UNM-Los Alamos has selected Bob’s Bodacious BBQ, Restaurant and Catering as the Small Business “Success Client of the Year”.

Bob’s Bodacious BBQ is independently owned and operated by Frank Good and Pam Hushman. Both Frank and Pam assumed ownership Read More

LANS Announces Continued Support For Scholarships

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 17, 2016 - 8:04 pm

LANLF News:

ESPAÑOLA — Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation is pleased once again to be the recipient of support for student scholarships from Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS).

As part of its Community Commitment Plan, LANS, the Laboratory contractor, pledges to match up to $250,000 in employee donations to the Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund during 2016 fundraising campaign.

Since 2006, LANS has given more than $4 million to the LANL Foundation for education in Northern New Mexico. Of that amount,

Chamber Hosts Pig + Fig Grand Opening Feb. 25

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 8:02 pm

Pig + Fig Executive Chef/owner Laura Hamilton, left, with Sous Chef Jessica Martinez. Courtesy photo

BUSINESS News:

The community is invited to the Pig + Fig Grand Opening celebration at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 at 35 Rover Blvd. in White Rock.

The bakery and café serves breakfast and lunch Monday through Saturday as well as various food pairing dinners throughout the month.

Executive Chef/owner Laura Hamilton leads the kitchen with a menu that features sweet and savory dishes like their signature hot pig + fig, the triple pig quiche, assorted butter croissants, French-style macaroons, tarts, Read More

Black History Month Read-In At Library Monday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 8:01 pm

Courtesy/LAC

LIBRARY News:

February is Black History month and the Los Alamos County Libraries are joining in the celebration by hosting an African-American Read-In 3:45-4:15 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22.

Readers of all ages are welcome to attend. The Read-In will be held downstairs in the Youth Services Rotunda of Mesa Public Library at 2400 Central Ave.

American writing has been made much richer with the addition of African-American authors. African-Americans are poet laureates, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winners, and Newbery Award winners. The concept of African-American Read-Ins was developed Read More

Fossil Analysis Pushes Back Human Split From Other Primates By Two Million Years

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 8:00 pm

Team analysis of these 8-million-year-old Chororapithecus teeth fossils provided insights into the human-gorilla evolutionary split. Photo by Gen Suwa

LANL News:

Nature paper places human evolution in Africa, not Eurasia

A paper in the latest issue of the journal Nature suggests a common ancestor of apes and humans, Chororapithecus abyssinicus, evolved in Africa, not Eurasia, two million years earlier than previously thought.

“Our new research supports early divergence: 10 million years ago for the human-gorilla split and 8 million years ago for our split from chimpanzees,” said Los Read More

Breaking News: Former Los Alamos Police Officers Receive $2 Million Settlement In Case Against County

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 5:48 pm

BREAKING News:

Former Los Alamos Police Commander Randy Foster, former Commander Scott Mills and former Los Alamos Police Detective Paige Early have announced that on Feb. 4, 2016 they settled their claims against Los Alamos County for $2 million.

Settlement vindicates former Los Alamos Police Commander Randy Foster

According to a statement released from the Hemphill Firm: As part of the settlement the County rescinded Foster’s termination and offered the three Plaintiffs reinstatement to their former positions (which they declined).

Further, the County agreed to expunge discipline Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Feb. 11 To Feb. 16, 2016

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 5:24 pm

LAPD News:

The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department. Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.

BRIANNA GARCIA

Feb. 11 at 1:55 a.m. / Police arrested Brianna Garcia, 22, of Los Alamos at 650 San Ildefonso Road and charged her with DWI.

JAMES CARPENTER

Feb. 13 at 8:50 a.m. / Police arrested James Carpenter, 29, of Jemez Springs on Diamond Drive and charged him with the unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon.

Feb. 13 at 2:04 p.m. / A 54-year-old Los Alamos man reported being Read More

Barclay: A Good Home Investment Trend

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 4:32 pm

By PAULA BARCLAY

RE/MAX of Los Alamos

People often ask me what are good investments to make in their home.

One of the fastest growing trends I’m seeing is the installation of ductless, mini-split heat pumps. They’re quick and easy to install, offer room-by-room temperature control, good air filtration and are very quiet. They’re also energy-efficient. Compared to large, single-zone, ducted AC, these units are zoned so every room has a thermostat.

These systems are called ‘split systems’ because they consist of two components: an indoor unit and an outdoor unit. The indoor

Obituary: Teresa Antonia Gordon May 8, 1939 – Feb. 14, 2016

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 4:31 pm

TERESA ANTONIA GORDON May 8, 1939 – Feb. 14, 2016

Teresa Antonia Gordon, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Brewster Place. She was born May 8, 1939 in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of Merritt and Teresa (Rieke) Ross.

Teresa graduated from Eudora High School and earned a Master’s Degree in Physics from the University of Kansas where she met her husband of 52 years, James Gordon. They resided in Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1967 through 1974 and then in Los Alamos, New Mexico from 1974 until 1998. They later resided in Baldwin City, Kansas prior to moving to Topeka. Read More

Planetarium Premiere: Mysteries Of The Unseen World

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 4:17 pm

A butterfly, up close and personal. Courtesy/PEEC

An aphid, up close and personal. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

A new film adventure takes audiences on an extraordinary journey into unseen worlds and hidden dimensions beyond normal vision to uncover the mysteries of things too fast, too slow, too small or simply invisible.

The Los Alamos Nature Center will premiere Mysteries Of The Unseen World at 7 p.m., Feb. 19, This full-dome, original production by National Geographic Entertainment and Days End Pictures also will play at 2 p.m. in the Los Alamos Nature Center the last two weekends in February. Read More

Senate Passes Balanced State Budget

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 17, 2016 - 3:19 pm

Sen. John Arthur Smith

STATE News:

SANTA FE — The Senate passed the Senate Finance Committee’s amended House Bill 2 (HB 2) on a 39-1 vote Monday that includes minor to modest budget increases for the corrections and law enforcement, the Children Youth and Families Department and public schools, including salary increases for Level II and III teachers.

HB 2 as amended by the Senate now heads back to the House of Representatives for concurrence.

However, the adjusted budget will include about a 2 percent decrease to the budgets of all other state

Obituary: Barbara Honey Nov. 11, 1933 – Feb. 14, 2016

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 3:17 pm

BARBARA HONEY Nov. 11, 1933 – Feb. 14, 2016

Barbara Honey, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 14, 2016. Her children and family members were at her side.

Barbara was born in Manhattan, KS on November 11, 1933. The youngest of three children of Orville and Lovey Hunt, she graduated from Manhattan High School in 1951 and then attended Kansas State University. During her first semester, she met her future husband Francis Honey, whose Engineering academic advisor happened to be Barbara’s father, Professor OD Hunt! Both were advised to take Algebra and the rest is history!

They were Read More

Daily Postcard: Red Dot Trail

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 3:15 pm

Daily Postcard: The view during a hike Saturday on the Red Dot Trail in White Rock. Photo by Jenn Bartram Read More

Black History Month: Former Slave Established First YMCA For Black Community

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 2:26 pm

Anthony Bowen

By DIANA MARTINEZ

YMCA

Like the rest of the country, YMCAs in the mid 1800s were largely segregated. When former slave Anthony Bowen established the first YMCA for the black community in 1853, he did so on his own, teaching young blacks how to read and write from his Washington, D.C., home.

Bowen, with a group of friends, organized the “YMCA for Colored Men and Boys” in Washington, D.C., just nine years after the world’s first YMCA was founded in London, England (1944), and less than two years after the first North American YMCAs were organized in Boston and Read More

House Passes Bill Providing Parental Visitation Rights To Adult Children

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 17, 2016 - 2:25 pm

Rep. Conrad James

STATE News:

SANTA FE ― House Bill 120, sponsored by Rep. Conrad James, unanimously passed the House of Representatives yesterday. The legislation would ensure that adult children have the right to visit their elderly and ill parents even if they are under the care of another person.

“This bill will support the visitation rights of adult children with ailing parents, and I’m encouraged by its passage,” James said. “We need to take this step to clarify the law and protect the rights of children to maintain a relationship with their parents in

Dairy Goat Showmanship Event In Los Alamos May 21

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 17, 2016 - 1:38 pm

COMMUNITY News:

Saturday, May 21, there will be a dairy goat show in Los Alamos!

The Roadrunner Caprine DHIR and the Southwest Dairy Goat Club are sponsoring a 4-H Dairy Goat Showmanship and Amderican Dairy Goat Association Sanctioned Show Event at the Los Alamos County Indoor Arena. We hope to have 20 exhibitors and their families.

The 4-H Dairy Goat Showmanship event will help New Mexico 4-H members prepare for their County Fairs and the New Mexico State Fair. The 4-H members have spent many hours feeding, watering, walking and grooming their does. Our show will have three