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State Science & Engineering Fair Underway Today
Today 21 Los Alamos Public School students are competing at the New Mexico State Science and Engineering Fair. The local students qualified for the state fair by earning top spots atMarch 4 Northeastern New Mexico Science and Engineering Fair. Judging concludes this afternoon with an awards ceremonies beginning at 6 this evening. Courtesy photoMarriage Announcement: Chandra Kluk & Jon McDonald
Chandra Anne Kluk and Jon Peter McDonald wed Aug. 13, 2016 at IHM Church. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Chandra Anne Kluk and Jon Peter McDonald were married Aug. 13, 2016, at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Los Alamos. Rev. Glenn Jones of IHM presided over the double-ring ceremony with Deacons John Sutton and John Heal assisting. Brandon Kluk, brother of the bride, and Diana McDonald, sister of the groom, sang “Set me as a Seal” during the lighting of the Unity Candle.
A reception followed at Cottonwoods on the Green, which included a dinner catered by Pawel and Dorota Listwan, slide Read More
Artist Susan E. Roden Presents Miniature Pastel Workshop At Fuller Lodge Art Center April 8
Miniature Pastel Skies by Susan E. Roden. Courtesy photo
ART News:
Artist Susan E. Roden will be conducting a miniature pastel skies workshop 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 8 at Fuller Lodge Art Center. The limited attended class will learn two forms of applications of the medium while developing a sunset and day sky. No experience is necessary for the participants will be provided with Instructor demonstrations, hands-on exercises and one-on-one instruction.
Roden moved to Albuquerque after residing in San Diego, Calif., for 18 years. She had taught drawing and pastels at University Read More
‘Toppers Win First District Game
Alicia Gonzales slides into third base well ahead of the ball in the first inning after hitting a triple. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Shelby Milligan runs to catch a fly ball for an out in the first inning. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
SPORTS News:
The Los Alamos softball team traveled Wednesday afternoon to Albuquerque to play a district game against the Del Norte Knights softball team.
This was the ‘Toppers’ first district game and starting the season on a winning note would be a bonus. The ‘Toppers started the game by putting two quick runs on the Read More
Juanita Madland Presents Piano Concert April 5
Local piano virtuoso Juanita Lash Madland will present a piano concert for the Arts Council Brown Bag series at noon April 5 in Fuller Lodge. Included will be compositions by J.S. Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Schubert, Schumann, Ginastera, and an original piece by the pianist. This concert also will be presented in May in Minneapolis. This spring Madland will play her 5th harpsichord concert. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comDaily Postcard: Aspen Catkins In Bloom
Daily Postcard: This year, the aspen tree in this back yard in Pajarito Acres has an excellent set of catkins. Technically a flower, it is one on the earliest blooms in the area. Photo by Bob Reedy Read More
Luján Visits LANL Today; Discusses Range Of Issues
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) today visited Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to meet with lab employees and discuss issues of interest to the Labs.
He was briefed by LANL personnel and discussed topics including tech transfer, the Labs infrastructure and workforce needs and expanding regional capacity.
“Our nation faces a wide range of threats including environmental challenges, the emergence and spread of infectious disease, the need for increased energy independence, the spread of nuclear weapons, Read More
Los Alamos County Publishes FY2018 Proposed Budget
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County has published the second year of its proposed biennial budget. Information has been updated for all FY2018 projections that were first forecasted in April 2016 in year one (FY2017) of the budget, based on current spending, revenue forecasts, and Council direction.
Citizens are encouraged to access the document on the Finance Office/Budget page of the County’s website: click here.
Reference copies also are available at both public libraries and the Customer Care Center (Municipal Building lobby).
A “Citizen’s Guide to the Budget” summarizes the budget in Read More
Police Remove Unruly Passenger From Local Bus
Los Alamos police arrive at about 4:45 p.m. Thursday at the scene of a report of an unruly passenger on an Atomic City Bus that pulled over on Central Avenue near Knecht Street. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Suspected unruly passenger Daniel Merrill, 29, of Los Alamos exits the bus. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Suspect Daniel Merrill gets loud and is instructed to turn around and place his hands behind his back by LAPD Ofc. Gabriel Nieto as Sgt. Monica Salazar Casias stands by with the bus driver. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Los Alamos police arrived Read More
Just One Thing To Do This Week: Let It Be
By MARY BETH MAASSEN
Los Alamos
I meditate daily. Usually twice.
I began practicing Transcendental Meditation (TM) when I was 16 years old. My older sister took me to hear the message of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and I was hooked. Prior to this event I had not given a thought to inner peace, and quite frankly I was not all that enamored with the benefits of TM. But the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was guru to the Beatles and the Beach Boys and I thought that was very cool.
At the end of my coursework a former DJ from Hawaii conferred my specially chosen mantra, and I was on my own. I practiced TM not because it brought Read More
Summit Garden Club Meets Monday
Laural Hardin, a certified horticulturalist and arborist as well as a new associate at the Pajarito Greenhouse, will be one of the presenters Monday at the Summit Garden Club meeting. Courtesy Photo
SUMMIT GARDEN CLUB News:
Summit Garden Club meets at 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 3, at 235 Kimberly Lane in White Rock.
The program will be provided by Dave Fox, owner of Pajarito Greenhouse for 18 years now, and Laural Hardin, certified horticulturalist and arborist and new associate of the Greenhouse.
Hardin grew up in the nursery business in Arizona, and spent eight Read More
LAPD Seeks Information About Two Canines That Killed Small Dog On Acoma Lane
LAPD News:
The Los Alamos Police Department is requesting assistance in identifying and locating two dogs that recently attacked and killed a smaller dog at a residence on Acoma Lane.
A witness observed the two large dogs, one brown and the other black, enter the yard where a smaller dog was standing at about 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 19. The two large dogs killed the smaller dog and left the area. The witness didn’t know the breeds of the dogs in question. Los Alamos police and animal control officers searched the area to locate the dogs but were unsuccessful.
Anyone who knows the location or owners Read More
Los Alamos Photo Club Hosts 22nd Annual Show
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Leap of Faith. Photo by Bob WalkerMatthew Hudgins Arraigned In Magistrate Court
Matthew Hudgins
Matthew Hudgins was arraigned in Los Alamos Magistrate Court Thursday on a charge of aggravated battery against a household member, disfigurement or impairment. He was arrested March 29 after Los Alamos police officers responded to a possible dispute at his residence and allegedly found the victim with blood dripping from her mouth, holding her wrist, and crying hysterically.
Court records indicate the victim told police Hudgins came home from work and was angry because she didn’t do his laundry. She told police Hudgins Read More
Los Alamos Little Theatre Announces Cast Of Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead
The cast of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Courtesy photo
Cast members in a clown workshop scene, from left, Alexis Perry, Stuart Rupprecht, Zachary Brounstein, Zachary Brounstein and Jess Cullinan. Courtesy photo
Cast members Trisha Werner as Guildenstern and Don Monteith as Rosencrantz in a box. Courtesy photo
LALT News:
Rehearsals for Los Alamos Little Theatre’s spring production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead are now underway.
This production of Tom Stoppard’s modern masterpiece features Don Monteith as Rosencrantz, Trisha Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews: ‘Kedi’
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos
Editor’s note: Kedi is showing at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe. Visit https://www.ccasantafe.org/ for showtimes.
“Kedi” is a film for anyone who loves animals, especially people with an affinity for domestic cats. We are challenged by the film to extend that same fondness and respect to the street cats of Istanbul.
Turkish-born director Ceyda Torun has taken a close look at a unique feature of urban living in her home city of Istanbul, the high prevalence of stray cats and their acceptance in the daily life of the humans around them. Torun Read More
Can The Southwest Endure A Change In Climate?
From left, retired National Weather Service Meteorologist Deirdre Kann; in-depth environmental journalist Laura Paskas; and David Stuart, an archeologist with lessons learned from the ancient Chaco Canyon culture in New Mexico, gave climate-related presentations Tuesday at the Society for Applied Anthropology conference in Santa Fe. Photo by Roger Snodgrass/ladailypost.com
According to Bill deBuys, author and full-time humanist, climate change leads to an enervating depression trap. Photo by Roger Snodgrass/ladailypost.comBy ROGER SNODGRASS
Los Alamos Daily Read More
Open Book: And God Said…
By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ
Los Alamos
The Humanities class at our high school includes a unit about world religions, and it’s been fun to participate as one of the invited speakers who speak about their religious tradition.
Each year, the students are very polite and inquisitive about my lecture on Judaism, and I am totally exhausted by the end of the day. I have no idea how a teacher can do this, five days a week, month after month.
I try to start my lecture with two apologies: Judaism accommodates a spectrum of observance and philosophies so I can’t help but color the presentation by my own views, Read More
World Futures: PEOPLE … Sustainable Long Term Encapsulation – Including Mental
By ANDY ANDREWS
Los Alamos World Futures Institute
• World Futures: What Do We Need?
In the domain of science fiction (e.g., Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars, Star Trek…) we see space vehicles zooming around the universe with human beings on board seemingly doing well pursuing a mission, discovering new worlds, finding new life forms, and engaging in combat.
Many aspects of the voyage, however, are taken for granted since it is a fictional universe. Perhaps most important in the “for-granted” category are energy, mass, time, and the sanity of the humans.
The space vehicle is a capsule Read More