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Millicent Rogers Museum Switches To Winter Hours

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 16, 2016 - 4:26 pm

The Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos houses a 7,000 piece collection of New Mexico history. Courtesy photo

MRM News:

The Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos has switched to winter hours.

The museum will now be closed Mondays through March. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. The MRM Store is always open online.

For more information about hours, holiday closures and admission, visit the MRM website.

Obituary: Johnny O. Atencio Nov. 14, 2016

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 16, 2016 - 3:52 pm

JOHNNY O. ATENCIO Nov. 14, 2016

Johnny O. Atencio, 76, a lifelong resident of Dixon, passed away of a lengthy illness surrounded by his loving family on Monday, November 14, 2016.

He was preceded in death by his parents Querino and Corina Atencio; in-laws, Enrique and Frances Vigil; brothers Hector Atencio, Dennis Atencio; sister Ernestina Gonzales; nephews Orlando Atencio, Florencio Atencio; and niece Sara Vences.

Johnny graduated from El Rito in 1960 and later attended Trinidad State Junior College, CO. His career began in Los Angeles, CA, working for McDonald Douglas Aircraft. Read More

How The Hen House Turns: Odd Pets In Los Alamos

Submitted by Chris Clark on November 16, 2016 - 3:16 pm

Courtesy photo

By CARY NEEPER

Formerly of Los Alamos

The history of animals in Los Alamos has been—what’s the right word?—interesting.

In the early days, it was said that Alice Westerfelt had a house goat. It was well-trained as to elimination, but untrainable in regard to eating everything that tried to grow (or lay neglected) in the garden. Like laundry on the clothes line.

Some people had pet pigs, I suspect, when the miniature Vietnamese potbellied pigs were popular. Now they’re called Teacup Pigs or micro-mini pigs or

United Church Thrift Shop Closed Nov. 23

Submitted by Chris Clark on November 16, 2016 - 3:10 pm

The Thrift Shop at the United Church at 2525 Canyon Road will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 23 for the Thanksgving holiday season. Courtesy photo

IRS Opens New Registration For 2017 Advance Monthly Payments Of Health Coverage Tax Credit

Submitted by Chris Clark on November 16, 2016 - 2:57 pm

IRS News:

PHOENIX ― The Internal Revenue Service has opened the new registration and enrollment process for qualified taxpayers to receive the benefit of the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) on an advance monthly basis during 2017.

Eligible taxpayers can have 72.5 percent of their qualified health insurance premiums paid in advance directly to their health plan administrator each month. Each payment made on their behalf to the health plan administrator lowers their out-of-pocket premium costs.

Taxpayers may be eligible to elect the HCTC only if they are one

Rotary Club Prepares Library Garden For Winter

Submitted by Chris Clark on November 16, 2016 - 2:55 pm

Rotarians Bev Cooper and Phil Dabney (front) with Chuck Tallman, Jane Phillips, Paul Frederickson, Melanie Bennett and Jean Gindreau take a moment to pose for Nina Thayer after a full Saturday morning at work preparing the Mesa Public Library for the winter season ahead. The work party was organized by Melanie Bennett as part of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos’s commitment to maintain the garden through spring and fall mowing, weeding, trimming and planting. Photo by Nina Thayer

Rotarians Paul Frederickson, Chuck Tallman, Nina Thayer and Jean Gindreau filled Tallman’s Read More

Teatro Paraguas: A Musical Piñata For Christmas IV

Submitted by Chris Clark on November 16, 2016 - 2:52 pm

Theatre News:

Teatro Paraguas invites the community to its upcoming production, A Musical Piñata for Christmas IV, opening Dec. 9 and running for two weekends. This festive bilingual evening of live music, carols and comedy is the fourth annual holiday celebration at Teatro Paraguas.

TP’s musical director JoJo Sena de Tarnoff has formed a lively ensemble of musicians, dancers, and actors, ranging in age from 4 to 70. The evening will begin with a traditional Mexican Pastorela, arranged by Thelma Argüello and followed by traditional

Atomic Beltway May Solve Problems Of Cosmic Gravity

Submitted by Chris Clark on November 16, 2016 - 2:48 pm

Courtesy/NIST

NIST News:

When is a traffic jam not a traffic jam? When it’s a quantum traffic jam, of course. Only in quantum physics can traffic be standing still and moving at the same time.

A new theoretical paper from scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland suggests that intentionally creating just such a traffic jam out of a ring of several thousand ultracold atoms could enable precise measurements of motion. If implemented with the right experimental setup, the atoms could provide a measurement

Los Alamos CROP Hunger Walk & Turkey Trot Nov. 20

Submitted by Chris Clark on November 16, 2016 - 2:46 pm

2016 CROP Walk & Turkey Trot Committee from left, Ted Williams, Jeanne Butler, Cynthia Biddlecomb and Lynn Wysocki-Smith. (Not shown: Wendee Brunish, Liz Martineau and Vincent Chiravalle). Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

The 2016 Los Alamos CROP Hunger Walk and Turkey Trot will be held, as per tradition, on the Sunday before Thanksgiving.

The event is the biggest CROP Walk in New Mexico and has a long history in this town, thanks to the efforts of the late Aaron Goldman.

When the gun goes off at 2 p.m., the Atomic City Roadrunners get

Landmark Rules Will Reduce Oil And Gas Waste, Pollution On BLM Lands

Submitted by Chris Clark on November 16, 2016 - 2:43 pm

BLM News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalized new rules to reduce the amount of methane that oil and gas companies leak, vent and flare on our nation’s public and tribal-owned lands.

These new rules are the first national standards that target methane emissions from existing oil and gas sources – reducing waste and pollution. They also set an important precedent for continued action.

Statement from EDF President Fred Krupp:

“Natural gas is a valuable American resource, but when wasted

Daily Postcard: Signs Of Autumn Line Nectar Street

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 16, 2016 - 2:40 pm

Daily Postcard: Signs of the Autumn season line Nectar Street. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Sensor Alert Lands Pair Of Ospreys In Los Alamos

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 16, 2016 - 2:52 am

One of two Ospreys from Cannon Air Force Base that landed today at the Los Alamos County Airport after a sensor indicated a malfunction in a propeller on one of the planes. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

Tke Los Alamos Fire Department arrives on scene today after a sensor alert forces two Ospreys from Cannon AFB to land at the local airport. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

A sensor alert forced a pair of V-22 Ospreys to make an unexpected landing this afternoon at Los Alamos County Airport. The pilot told the Los Alamos Daily Post that the two planes from Cannon Read More

Monday’s Supermoon Closest To Earth Since 1948

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 16, 2016 - 2:45 am

The supermoon shines in the sky Monday night over Los Alamos. This amazing spectacle is the first such event in almost 70 years. During Monday’s event, the moon is the closest it has been to Earth since 1948. It appears 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than the average monthly full moon. The next supermoon is scheduled to appear Nov. 25, 2034. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

Monday’s supermoon as seen from Los Alamos. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com Read More

LAHS Softball Team Spaghetti Dinner Nov. 29

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 16, 2016 - 12:50 am

SFCC: PROTEC Information Sessions Nov. 17, 19, 29

Submitted by Chris Clark on November 16, 2016 - 12:47 am

SFCC News:

SANTA FE ― Santa Fe Community College in partnership with Santa Fe County and the Northern Area Local Workforce Development Board announces a series of free information sessions Nov. 17, Nov. 19 and Nov. 29 about the Professional Readiness for Technical Careers (PROTEC) accelerated film and media education program, which begins Jan. 3 at the college.

The PROTEC program will include 100 intensive hands-on classroom and on-the-job training hours for Santa Fe County residents looking to apply their skills in the local film industry.

Ambassador Vicki Huddleston Lecture Thursday

Submitted by Chris Clark on November 15, 2016 - 11:11 pm

Ambassador Vicki Huddleston

CIR News:

In support of the Center For Interantional Relations upcoming trip to Cuba, Ambassador Vicki Huddleston will offer her reflections on that beautiful, unique country during a talk at 5 p.m., Thursday in the CIR conference room (413 Grant Ave, Suite D) in Santa Fe.

Her talk will explore “The Long Struggle to Defeat Castro’s Revolution.” Tickets are $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers, and are available here.

The CIR spectacular trip will depart for Cubu in March 2017 (in

Los Alamos Young Pianists Sweep State Competition

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 15, 2016 - 10:17 pm

From left, Music Teacher Dr. Madeline Williamson, pianist Sruthi Garimella, pianist Jennifer Wang, pianist Yunseo Kim and Music Teacher Janna Warren. Photo by Douglas Bailey/Albuquerque

PMTNM News:

The Annual Piano Competition for the Professional Music Teachers of New Mexico (PMTNM) was held Saturday, Nov. 12, on the campus of the Albuquerque Academy.

Out of five levels of pre-collegiate performance determined by age, three young Los Alamos pianists emerged victorious by winning the highest awards:

Yunseo Kim;
Sruthi Garimella; and
Jennifer Wang.

The three young pianists were awarded Read More

LAHS Athletic Director Speaking At Title IX Forum

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 15, 2016 - 9:46 pm

LAHS Athletic Director Ann Stewart

AAUW News:

Los Alamos High School Athletic Director and LAPS Title IX Coordinator Ann Stewart will speak Thursday, Nov. 17 at a forum on implementing Title IX, hosted by the American Association of University Women (AAUW).

The forum is at 7 p.m. at the White Rock Branch Library on Sherwood Boulevard and is part of the November AAUW branch meeting.

Title IX requires:

Equal opportunities in sports
Equal opportunities in academic classes
Freedom from sexual harassment
Freedom from bullying

AAUW strongly supports the vigorous enforcement of Title IX and all Read More

Road Work On Main Hill Road … Expect Delays

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 15, 2016 - 9:20 pm

Crews are doing some road patching in the eastbound lane on the Main Hill Road today. Traaffic is being routed to the westbound lane and flagmen are stopping traffic to allow motorists to pass in one direction and then the other, but at a very slow pace. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Five Los Alamos Innovations Win R&D 100 Awards

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 15, 2016 - 4:35 pm

LANL News:

‘Oscars of Innovation’ go to CCSI, Entropy Engine, Pathscan, PulMo and VERA

Five Los Alamos National Laboratory technologies won R&D 100 Awards last week at R&D Magazine’s annual ceremony in Washington, D.C.

“These awards are representative of the multidisciplinary character of the work we do at Los Alamos, and result from partnerships with other national laboratories, private industry, and universities,” LANL Director Charlie McMillan said. “I applaud all of the R&D 100 award winners for their success and for showcasing the innovative science Read More