Blue Monday Writing Group Meets Feb. 22 To May 23
Papers Pile Up At Los Alamos Home
A newspaper carrier continues to deliver papers to this Los Alamos home that has been vacant for quite some time. Photo by Robert Beberniss Read More
LAPS Has New Online Student Registration System
Kindergarten Roundup, scheduled for April 6, is for incoming LAPS students. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public School District has announced a new online student registration system for the 2016-17 school year.
Parents will see a reduction in the number of paper forms to be completed and an increase in information security. The system will be used beginning with Kindergarten Roundup scheduled for April 6.
For all students in grades 1-12, online registration will begin Monday, Aug. 1. The first day of school is Aug. 18.
All parents will have the option of using the new system, Read More
Peggy Durbin Dons Crab Chapeau For Presentation
Donning a crab chapeau, Rotarian Peggy Durbin, chair of the club’s annual Crabfest fundraiser, provides an update of the event to Rotary Club of Los Alamos members during Tuesday’s meeting at the United Church. The fundraiser begins at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 at the Knights of Columbus Hall. It will feature a family-style seafood dinner, catered by the Blue Window Bistro. In addition, there will be a live and silent auction. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Science On Tap: What’s The Matter With Matter? Feb. 18
Jack Shlachter
CHAMBER News:
Like people, materials contain defects or imperfections not visible to the human eye.
These variations can come into play during material creation and use for many applications including nuclear reactors and weapons.
Los Alamos National Laboratory is developing a concept for a large-scale facility, called MaRIE (short for Matter-Radiation Interactions in Extremes), to probe materials during processing and while they are undergoing high stress to follow in real time the evolution of their defect structures. This work will help build design tools to predict Read More
Discover E 2016 At LAHS Thursday, Feb. 25
ASM/ASME News:
As part of the 14th annual Engineers Week, Discover E (Engineering) is set for 4:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 in the Los Alamos High School Commons Area. The activity involves an evening of interesting, interactive and fun engineering, science, math and technology demonstrations for K-12 students and their parents or guardians.
The event is co-sponsored by the Los Alamos Chapter of ASM International (a professional society for Metallurgical Engineers and Materials Scientists), the Northern New Mexico Chapter of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Read More
Local Quartet Serenades Customers At Smith’s
These four gentlemen from a nostalgic era serenade customers Sunday at Smith’s Marketplace and wish them a Happy Valentine’s Day. From left, Eric Ferm, Chuck Tallman, Doug Lier and Joe D’Anna. Photo/Compliments of your friendly produce and floral departments at Smith’s Marketplace
GOP Meeting At UNM-LA 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18
GOP News:
The Republican Party of Los Alamos County will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, in Room 203 at UNM-LA.
The meeting will begin with guest speaker Republican Party of New Mexico Chair Debbie Maestas. She will present an overview of how things are moving ahead in New Mexico and what to expect in this year’s election cycle.
A brief business meeting will follow her presentation.
For more information, contact RPLA Chair Bill McKerley at 505.331.3686. Read More
State Senate Snuffs Effort To Legalize Marijuana
Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino
STATE DEMOCRATS News:
SANTA FE – The State Senate voted down a proposed constitutional amendment Sunday evening that would have legalized the recreational use of marijuana on a 17-24 vote.
Before the final vote, however, the Senate approved an amendment that would have raised the legal age to use marijuana from 21 to 25 years of age.
There was some lengthy and spirited debate on Senate Joint Resolution 5 (SJR 5), Use & Tax of Marijuana & Revenue, CA, sponsored by Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino, D-12-Bernalillo, who has introduced similar measures the past several Read More
Los Alamos Chamber Hosts Business After Hours At Pig + Fig Bakery & Cafe Tuesday, Feb. 16
CHAMBER News:
This month’s Business After Hours is 5:30-7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 16 at the newest Chamber member’s establishment, the Pig + Fig Bakery & Cafe, 35 Rover Blvd., Suite G in White Rock.
Business After Hours is a monthly after-work-hours social that promotes interaction, friendship and identification of business opportunities for chamber members.
Reserve a seat online here or by emailing nancy@losalamos.org.
The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce is a program of Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation; a private, not-for-profit economic Read More
Daily Postcard: Unique Clouds Spotted From Conoco Hill
Daily Postcard: Unique clouds are spotted from Conoco Hill Sunday floating above the Sangre de Cristos. Photo by Laurie Waters Read More
Los Alamos Navy JROTC Precision Rifle Team Takes First Place At Regional Championship In Utah
LCDR Wes Shumaker with members of the LAHS Navy JROTC Precision Rifle Team Samantha Miller, JoAnna O’Neill, Steffie Neilsen and Holly Hayes. Courtesy photoTeen Center Holding ‘Healthy Relationship’ Classes
YMCA News:Los Alamos Friends Of The Shelter Announces Annual Dog Jog Logo Contest
SHELTER News:
The Los Alamos Dog Jog Committee is calling on all creative young artists to put their imaginations and love of dogs to work by submitting a drawing for the 2016 Los Alamos Dog Jog Logo Contest.
The 2016 Los Alamos Dog Jog Logo Contest is open to youngsters in the third through sixth grades whose families live or work in Los Alamos County. The winning design will be used as the official 2016 Los Alamos Dog Jog logo and be placed on event t-shirts and other official event materials. The Logo Contest winner will receive one free t-shirt.
Logo Entry Guidelines:
- All entries should be drawn in
LAMC’s Dr. Josiah Child, RN Lori Coffelt Share Latest CPR Procedures With Los Alamos Rotarians
In recognition of February as Heart Health Month, RN Lori Coffelt, director of emergency services at Los Alamos Medical Center, instructs Rotarian Nina Thayer in new CPR procedures while Rotarian Brian Newnam plays the role of a heart attack victim. Cardiac specialist Dr. Josiah Child, not pictured, joined Coffelt to tell Rotarians about recognizing and responding to heart attacks. Child is the medical director for the LAMC emergency department. Photo by Linda Hull Read More
Colorful Morning Sky Greets Presidents’ Day
A colorful sky this morning greets Presidents’ Day with a predicted high near 54, sunny skies and a low tonight of around 29. Both President’s Day and George Washington’s birthday are celebrated on the third Monday of February. The observed federal holiday is actually called George Washington’s Birthday. Certain states, such as New Mexico however, list the holiday as Presidents’ Day. Although George Washington’s birthday is celebrated Feb. 22, it is observed as a federal holiday on the third Monday of February. To complicate Read More
Obituary: W. Clarence ‘Court’ Courtright June 7, 1928 – Feb. 11, 2016
W. Clarence ‘Court’ Courtright June 7, 1928 – Feb. 11, 2016LAHS Hosts Statewide Student Council Event
Los Alamos High School is hosting Student Councils from across the state and Thursday welcomed more than 1,000 students. The 3-day event is filled with meetings and workshops all about leadership for the students. Photo by Kurt Steinhaus Read More
Daily Postcard: Little Boy Creates Special Valentine
Daily Postcard: Harvey Sheppard, 5, paints a Valentine’s Day message on the rear window of his home on Woodland Avenue in Los Alamos. Photo by Julia Sheppard Read More
In Honor Of Mr. Lincoln
Courtesy/YMCA
From YMCA.net
The YMCA had only existed in American for 10 years when the Civil War separated the country into North and South. The New York and Chicago YMCAs raised troops for the North, while several YMCAs in the South also did so. In 1861, 5 Northern YMCAs came together to create the “U.S. Christian Commission” for the relief of soldiers on the battlefield.
A conference with President Abraham Lincoln led to the full-scale recruitment of YMCA volunteers, eventually numbering 5,000, who served as surgeons, nurses and chaplains. These volunteers distributed medical supplies,