Elementary School Good News Clubs Start Sept. 14
- Mondays beginning Sept. 14: Aspen (Dining Hall) and Mountain (room 102, Mrs. O’Brien’s room)
- Tuesdays beginning Sept. 15: Barranca (music room) and Pinon (science lab, room 601)
- Thursdays, beginning Sept. 17: Chamisa (music room)
Letter To The Editor: Comment On Bear ‘Attack’
It’s also sad that someone was injured – everyone in Los Alamos needs to know that when you venture into the woodlands around us you may encounter wildlife of all sorts.
You are the one invading their space and need to pay attention and behave in a manner that is conducive to reducing defense mechanisms by the wildlife. Obviously, if there is a critter stalking you as their source
WIPP Update: Supplemental Ventilation System
SVS installed in the WIPP underground. Courtesy/WIPP
WIPP News:
The Underground Ventilation System at WIPP is undergoing a significant change that will provide additional airflow in the underground.
The large fan that is part of the Supplemental Ventilation System (SVS) was recently downloaded to the underground and has been successfully installed. Read More
Unitarian Church Welcomes All To Ingathering Sunday
UNITARIAN CHURCH News:
The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos returns to its regular schedule this Sunday, Sept. 13, with an ingathering service and its annual water communion ceremony.
Rev. John Cullinan will kick off this year’s theme, “Let Your Light So Shine,” with a sermon on the spiritual and moral imperative to meet the needs of the wider community, no matter who is in need. The water communion is annual ritual in many Unitarian Universalist congregations that serves as a reminder of the gifts of individuals that flow and blend together into a single community.
The service begins at 10:30 a.m., Read More
Lift Station Renovation Begins On Karen Circle
COUNTY News:
Construction activities are getting started next week on Karen Circle in White Rock and are anticipated to continue through October.
Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities’ contractor, RMCI will be upgrading and renovating a sanitary sewer lift station that services 25 customers on Karen Circle.
The project footprint is in the County right-of-way in front of properties 13 and 14 Karen Circle, where the existing lift station facility is sited. Additionally a temporary by-pass pumping system will be constructed to ensure continued sewer service to customers without Read More
PEEC Monthly Wildflower Walk Sept. 14
Local wildflowers. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Since the Los Alamos area received an abundance of rain this summer, beautiful wildflowers abound even as the end of the summer draws near.
Join PEEC’s Jemez Mountain Herbarium Curator Chick Keller for a Wildflower Walk at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14 to discover what some of them are and where they can be found.
This will be an easy walk to identify some of the wildflowers that can be found in and around Los Alamos. The group will meet at the Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road, and the group will carpool to the trail that Keller will select based on what Read More
Los Alamos Children’s Dentistry Opening In October
Workers install a sign Friday for Children’s Dentistry, a new practice opening next month in the business park near Smith’s Marketplace on Trinity Drive. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Workers install a new sign Friday for the Children’s Dentistry practice opening in October near Smith’s Marketplace. Photo by Julie Habiger
Staff Report
The signs went up Friday for Los Alamos Children’s Dentistry at 751 Trinity Dr., Suite 305 in the Smith’s Marketplace business park.
Dr. Bill Nichols is excited to announce Los Alamos Children’s Dentistry will Read More
LANL Awards Protective Force Contract To Centerra
Centerra won the contract over longtime LANL security contractor SOC LLC, which provided protective force services to Los Alamos for more than a decade as Protection Technology Los Alamos, and during the last five years as SOC Los Alamos.
“LANS LLC recently completed a competitive acquisition for protective force services at Los Alamos National
LAFD/LAPD Host 9/11 Memorial Climb
The Los Alamos Fire and Police Departments held a 9/11 Memorial Climb this morning at the Pajarito Ski Hill to honor the fallen in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America. They started at the lodge and went to the top via the fire road. Both Fire Chief Troy Hughes and Police Chief Dino Sgambellone participated in the event. Next year the public is invited to participate. A big thanks to Smiths for providing a wonderful lunch for all the participants. Courtesy/Christine Stempleski Nackers
Luján On 9/11 Anniversary: Remember The Fallen, Honor Their Memory, Reflect On Enduring Spirit Of Our Great Nation
Courtesy photo
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement today on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks:
“Today our nation mourns for all those we lost during the terrorist attacks fourteen years ago. Though we continue to grieve over the horrific events of that day, we also remember how our nation responded through strength and resolve to remain united in spirit.
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
“We remember those who were directly affected by this tragedy – the loved ones who were lost, those who Read More
UNM-LA Faculty Initiative Award A Win-Win-Win For Faculty, Students And Community
Thomas Beach, Ph.D., left, presents Patrick Harris with the 2015 Faculty Initiative Award during the UNM-LA graduation ceremony in May. Courtesy/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
For a small university with a limited amount of funding available, UNM-LA has to dig deep to find resources to maintainitshigh level of teaching and variety of class offerings. The Faculty Initiative Award is one way the professors have been able to fund their academic dreams.
In 2005, a retired English instructor with the assistance ofthe UNM-LA Foundation started the Bobbye Straight Endowment Fund(now called the Faculty Read More
Oppie Ready For Today’s Homecoming Parade
The J. Robert Oppenheimer statue in front of Fuller Lodge Art Center is decked out in school spirit in anticipation of the 2015 LAHS Homecoming Parade, which kicks off at 2:30 p.m., today on Central Avenue, with approximately 40 entries. The Toppers take on the Moriarty Pintos with a ‘Punt the Pintos’ theme. The game starts at 7 p.m. at Sullivan Field with a presentation for halftime with the Topper Band and Color Guard and the crowning of the 2015 Homecoming King and Queen. Photo by Katy Korkos Read More
YMCA Improving Healthy Habits During Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Welcomes New Fellow: Elaine Heumann Gurian
LAPS Hosts Community Input Meetings On Next School Construction Choice
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public School Board and Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus invite residents to attend a Community Input meeting about the next school construction.
Community members are invited to attend any of the meetings and encouraged to provide suggestions to the district.
Community Input Meetings:
- Thursday, Sept. 17, 5:30-7 p.m. at Aspen;
- Monday, Sept. 21, 5:30-7 p.m. at Barranca;
- Thursday Oct. 15, 5:30-7 p.m. at Pinon; and
- Monday Oct. 19, 5:30-7 p.m. at Chamisa.
Rotary Hears About Upcoming United Way Campaign
Middle East Expert Nakhleh Speaks On ISIS, The Middle East And US Policy Thursday
Dr. Emile Nakhleh
LWVLA/AAUW News:
“ISIS, the Middle East and US Policy: Regional Reflections Since the Iran Agreement” is the subject of Emile Nakhleh’s talk at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at Fuller Lodge with refreshments at 6:30 p.m.
The League of Women Voters of Los Alamos and American Association of University Women are sponsoring the talk, which is free and open to the public.
Nakhleh is a government consultant on national security issues, particularly Islamic radicalization, terrorism, and the Arab states of the Middle East. He is a retired senior intelligence Read More
Award-Winning Author Sharman Russell Speaks At PEEC Tuesday
Sharman Apt Russell
PEEC News:
Revolution. renaissance. transformation: these are the words of Sharman Apt Russell, an award-winning New Mexican author, as she describes the exploding world of citizen science.
Russell will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15. She will share her stories, knowledge and passion for being a part of the world where thousands of volunteers contribute to cutting edge science: monitoring climate change, tracking bird migration, watching clouds for NASA, or excavating mastodons.
Her most recent book, Diary of a Citizen Scientist: Chasing Tiger Beetles and Other Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Sept. 3 to Sept. 9, 2015
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.
Sept. 3 at 8:32 a.m. / It was reported that a 5-year-old girl was the victim of criminal sexual contact with a minor under 13. The matter is under investigation.
Sept. 3 at 9:15 a.m. / A 65-year-old woman reported she was the victim of unreasonable animal noise on Catherine Avenue.
ERNESTO MARTINEZ
Sept. 4. At 9 a.m. / Police arrested Ernesto Martinez, 18, of Alcalde at 2500 Trinity Dr. Read More
Seventeen LAHS Students Named Semifinalists In 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program
2016 National Merit Semifinalists representing Los Alamos High School at the Capital Congressional Debate at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe from left, Rory Cooley; Rebecca Cai; Sincheng Huang; Colin Wilburn and Michael (Cade) Mallett. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
LAHS Students named Semifinalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program pictured with Principal Brad Parker (front right) and Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus (back center) are (front, left to right): EliseAnne Koskelo; Sarah Schirato; Katherine Schirato; Rachel Wallstrom; Katherine Wang; and Kim Read More