Los Alamos County Little League Senior Girls Softball Team Wins New Mexico State Championship!
The Los Alamos Little League Senior Girls Softball wins the State Championship today and will be traveling to Louisanna to represent New Mexico in the regional tournament July 21-23. Front row from left, Alicia Gonzales and Savana Luster. Back row from left, Jordan Jaramillo, Lauren Harris, Katie Wimer, Katlyn Terp, Terri Jaramillo, Jenna Harris, Claire Bluhm, Tanna Hollander, Jayde Tucker and Reyna Locero. Coaches from left, Audra Tucker, Michelle Harris and Robbie Harris. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com 
The Los Alamos Little League Senior Girls Softball Team celebratesLAVNS: Unavoidable Tough Topic
Unavoidable Tough TopicNo one likes to talk about our own or a loved one’s death. However, as much as we may wish to avoid the conversation, the event is unavoidable.
Planning things ahead of time will grant some peace of mind and lessen the family’s burden of making so many difficult decisions at the time of death.
- For instance, my husband and I recently talked with our adult daughter to make sure she knew what we both wanted at the time of our deaths, including the location of everything she will need. Listed below are some of the questions that we needed to answer for ourselves and to also ask
Relay For Life Los Alamos Launches Operation Pamper
By Tonya Sprouse-MullinsAs all of you know the Relay for Life Los Alamos event is scheduled for Sept. 30 and the Survivors Dinner is Aug. 12. As this year’s event coordinators Rachal and I are “mixing it up a bit” and the event is going to be AMAZING.
We would like to do something special for a survivor or someone going through treatments. Every woman deserves to feel beautiful and every man deserves to feel handsome .
I have local businesses who have donated their time or products for what I am calling “Operation Pamper”.
If you know someone Read More
Wedding Announcement: Hetrick-Larson
Luke Hetrick and Adrienne Larson were married June 24 at Casa Rondena Winery in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Pastor Paul Jaramillo officiated. The bride is the daughter of Chance and Martie Larson. The groom is the son of Randy and Jeanie Hetrick. The bride is a graduate of Los Alamos High School and New Mexico State University. She teaches at Barranca Mesa Elementary School. The groom is a graduate of Greenleaf Friends Academy in Greenleaf, Idaho, Northwest Nazarene University and Colorado State University. He is a Health Physicist at Los Alamos National Read More
Week 2 Of Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
MUSIC News:Longtime JROTC Shooting Figure Major William Barker Has Died
Major William E. Barker (USMC Retired) has died at the age of 73. Major Barker was well known to many Los Alamos High School NJROTC cadets who belonged to precision air rifle teams and who have expressed sadness at his death. Courtesy photo
Attention to Orders:
On July 11, 2017 Major William E. Barker (USMC Retired) at the age of 73 received his orders for a Permanent Change of Station, and was reassigned to the Pearly Gates of Heaven’s 777th Marine Corps Detachment. His new assignment will include teaching Close Order Drill, Color Guard, Marksmanship and Physical Fitness to all new Read More
PEEC: Painting Class With Lisa Coddington July 27
Rufous hummingbird and Indian paintbrush flowers by Lisa Coddington. Courtesy/PEECTeatro Paraguas Announces 2017-2018 Season
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:- The complete season is as follows:
- Still In The Game, by Robert F. Benjamin ― August 11 – 20
- Sotto Voce, by Nilo Cruz ― September 29 – October 15
- El Día de los Muertos IV
Letter To The Editor: Selling Rope On Credit To Hang Capitalism
By PETR JANDACEKLenin said: “When the time is right we will make great concessions and overtures of peace to the capitalists and they will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.”
Capitalists are bidding to sell Putin the rope on credit.
Go Hillary! Go Donald! Read More
CIR Panel On Human Migration And The Border July 26
CIR News:
Allegra LoveGovernor Susana Martinez Announces More Than 2,000 ‘Chile Capital Of The World’ License Plates Issued
The ‘Chile Capital of the World’ License Plate. Courtesy photoFr. Glenn: The Curious Mind
By Rev. Glenn JonesHad a minor illness last week, and the ol’ brain started wondering: “Hmmm. How does the immune system fix this? Think I’ll look it up.” Or you might see some device and think: “Huh. I wonder how that works.” And then off to the Internet or to the library or to the toolbox you go … seeking explanation.
Intellectual curiosity—something not lacking in THIS town. Perhaps we with science and engineering backgrounds have this propensity more than most. “Wait! YOU have a science background?!” Yup; B.S. in engineering from UT Austin; Read More
Ancestral Pueblo People Living At Bandelier
The Ancestral Pueblo people lived in homes built of carved blocks of volcanic tuff. Photo by Sally King
BANDELIER News:
Life in Bandelier … the Ancestral Pueblo people lived in Bandelier from approximately 1150 CE to 1550 CE. They built homes carved from the volcanic tuff and planted crops in mesatop fields. Corn, beans, and squash were central to their diet, supplemented by native plants and meat from deer, rabbit, and squirrel.
Domesticated turkeys were used for both their feathers and meat while dogs assisted in hunting and provided companionship.
By 1550, the Ancestral Pueblo people Read More
New Mexico Department Of Information Technology Launches New Mexico Business Portal
DoIT News:Los Alamos County Little League Senior Team Makes Debut At State Championship Playoffs
Los Alamos County Little League pitcher Kyler Young covers home plate from a wild pitch as winning runner Brian Lucero slides in to score. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
LACLL Lead off pitcher Zach Gonzales pitched five innings and was retired having reached the maximum number of pitches for a game. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Maddox Martinez tags out Joaquin Barela at second for the second out in the second inning. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
The Los Alamos County Little League (LACLL) Senior Little League Team made their Read More
Letter To The Editor: To U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce
By that concerned citizenMr. Pearce, we know in which direction you will be taking New Mexico. As a member of the Freedom Caucus you stood for a Republican Party that wants to push all governmental responsibility to the states while reducing their funding. With politicians like you, New Mexico will have the choice between higher state taxes or less services for New Mexicans.
On Health Care: You voted for the first version of the new healthcare bill – and as part of the Freedom Caucus were among a group of congressmen that wanted it to be even worse. With politicians like you, New Mexico will Read More
Los Alamos Arts Council Hosts Annual Chalk Walk
A scene from the 2015 Sec Sandoval Chalk Walk event. Courtesy/LAAC
LAAC News:
As part of the Sciencefest activities happening this weekend, the Los Alamos Arts Council hosted the annual Sec Sandoval Chalk Walk Saturday at Ashley Pond.
The Los Alamos Arts Council sold squares of pavement of the old bandstand near the police station to chalk enthusiasts for $5 and chalk was available for purchase.
Judges evaluated the entries and awarded prizes. This event was open to all ages and drawing abilities. Lyndsay Morel, an artist from We Talk Chalk, installed a 3-D chalk drawing.
Los Alamos National Read More
County Council Holds Closed Session July 18
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Council will hold a closed session at 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, at the White Rock Fire Station.
The meeting is closed to the public.
Agenda:
1. OPENING/ROLL CALL
3. ADJOURNMENT
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Rainbows Follow Thursday Rain Storms
Storm Thursday over East Mesa, with sunrays and partial rainbow. Photo by David A. Ponton/wildearthlight.com
Storm over the Rio Grande Valley with sunset light and rainbow, viewed Thursday from East Mesa. Photo by David A. Ponton/wildearthlight.comPastor Granillo: Time
By Pastor Raul GranilloLa Vista Church
White Rock
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun. —Pink Floyd “Time”