LAFD Conducts ‘Last Call’ For Howard Richerson
Los Alamos Fire Department personnel honor one of their own Friday with a special ‘Last Call’ event. Photo by Randi Moore
The procession travels through Los Alamos. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.comTHANK YOU LOS ALAMOS FIRE DEPARTMENT!
The Richerson family would like to thank the entire Los Alamos Fire Department for the amazing job they did in honoring our husband/father/uncle/grandfather during his services last Friday.
Howard spent 32 years with the LAFD and with only a few phone calls, they went above and beyond anything
Daily Postcard: Roots On Pine Street Trail Head
Daily Postcard: A creative view from an afternoon hike on the Pine Street Trail Head. Photo by Jimmy Liberty Read More
Sheehey: Why I’m Running For Re-Election
By PETE SHEEHEYDemocratic Candidate
Los Alamos County Council
This is my 30th year in this town, where I have lived and worked as a physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, first a single person, then married with a family, and now as a retired person. Personally, I’ve lived a lot of the American dream here: stimulating work with good pay in a beautiful environment. The town and Lab have gone through some ups and downs in those 30 years, Read More
Singer-Songwriter Max Gomez Performs In Los Alamos
Singer-songwriter Max Gomez. Photo by Paul MooreBy Bonnie J. Gordon
Los Alamos Daily Post
Taos Singer-songwriter Max Gomez will play two shows at the Posse Lodge in Los Alamos this month. An artist in the tradition of Jackson Browne and Kris Kristofferson, Gomez has a sweet smoky vocal style and his heart-felt lyrics have brought him acclaim around the country as well as here in the Land of Enchantment.
Gomez is at home in Taos these days, working on his second album. The first “Rule the World” on the New West record label has gotten quote a bit of notice.
“I have a home studio where Read More
Fall Prevention: Simple Tips to Prevent Falls
By MAYO CLINIC STAFF
Falls put you at risk of serious injury. Prevent falls with these simple fall-prevention measures, from reviewing your medications to hazard-proofing your home.
Fall prevention may not seem like a lively topic, but it’s important. As you get older, physical changes and health conditions — and sometimes the medications used to treat those conditions — make falls more likely. In fact, falls are a leading cause of injury among older adults. Still, fear of falling doesn’t need to rule your life. Instead, consider six simple fall-prevention strategies.
1. Make Read More
Pinon Elementary Annual Fun Run April 23
On the move at last year’s Pinon Elementary Annual Fun Run. Photo by Kateri MorrisStaff Report
Pinon Elementary School is hosting its annual fun run at 9 a.m. April 23. The Earth Day themed event supports the school’s Parent Teacher Organization (PTO).
Celebrate going green by participating in this year’s event! It is tons of fun for the whole family.
The 1-mile and 5K event kicks off promptly at 9 a.m. from the school’s main parking lot. Snacks and prizes will be given after participants cross the finish line, back at Pinon Elementary. Organizers hope the streets will Read More
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Courtesy/LANLNuclear Workers Challenge DOL’s Proposals For Compensation Program
By ROGER SNODGRASSLabor Department officials announced Tuesday that they would reopen the comment period for a proposed set of rule changes that have not been well received by the community of nuclear workers eligible for a federal compensation program for workers with certain occupational illnesses. DOL’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs has responsibility for adjudicating and processing employees’ claims under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, (EEOICPA).
A 60-day comment period, which was already extended Read More
SFCC Hosts Free Veterans Housing Forum April 21
SFCC News:Author With Los Alamos Roots Speaks At Library Saturday
Book by Elmer Maestas. Courtesy/MPL
LIBRARY News:
Native New Mexican and former Los Alamos resident Elmer Maestas will do a special presentation at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9 at Mesa Public Library. He will talk about his new book “New Mexico’s Stormy History,” and how he solved the puzzle of his family’s role in New Mexico history.
Maestas began a serious study of his family’s roots after his late brother Jeffery “Walt” Maestas travelled through Spain years earlier and failed to find anyone with the name Maestas. After Elmer learned that his surname was originally “Mestas,” he discovered that Read More
LANL: Looking Inside Plutonium
Plutonium alpha phase metal samples are mirror finished 6mmx6mm squares 250 micrometers thick, sandwiched between platinum sample holders and transparent lithium-fluorite windows, and mounted in Z target copper panels. The target assemblies are made at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL
Alpha phase plutonium structure is studied under extreme pressures and temperatures using the pulsed power Z-Machine. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- New Mexico labs go where no one has gone before
Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories have recently conducted plutonium experiments Read More
National Parks Centennial Stamp Highlights Bandelier
The Bandelier National Monument stamp features a pastel painting done in the 1930s by renowned artist Helmuth Naumer Sr. showing the monument’s Pueblo Revival-style visitor center. Courtesy/NPS
BANDELIER News:
As a part of the National Park Service’s Centennial, the US Postal Service previewed a new Forever stamp today featuring Bandelier National Monument; this also is Bandelier’s Centennial.
The stamp shows a pastel painting done by renowned artist Helmuth Naumer Sr. when he worked for the Works Progress Administration at the park in the 1930s. It depicts the Pueblo Revival-style Read More
Obituary: Lenore S. Dudgeon Jan. 5, 1932 – April 3, 2016
LENORE S. DUDGEON Jan. 5, 1932 – April 3, 2016
Lenore S. Dudgeon died peacefully in her sleep on April 3, 2016 from complications secondary to cancer.
Lenore was born January 5, 1932 in Wilkes-Barre, PA to Maurice and Eleanor Schaller. After completing nursing school in Pennsylvania she was chosen to attend advanced training in anesthesia where she graduated as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
In 1957 she moved to Las Vegas, NV to pursue her career in anesthesia. While lounging at the pool of her apartment complex, she met Willard Dudgeon and the two began Read More
Los Alamos Home And Condo Sales Increase
Chart showing median sales prices for the 1st Quarter of 2016 in the Los Alamos area. Courtesy/LAAOR
LAAOR News:
Single Family home sales rose from 37 in the 1st Quarter of 2015 to 46 this Quarter.
The median price of Single Family Home sales saw an increase when compared to the 1st Quarter of 2015 or $230,000 to $262,500 in this Quarter. Single Family home sales volumes also jumped from $10.1 million in 2015 to $12.9 million for the 1st Quarter of 2016. Condo and Townhome sales noted an increase in the 1st Quarter of 2016 to 13 units sold compared to 11 units sold in the same Quarter of 2015. During Read More
Domestic Violence: Power And Control
By MAGGIE SMITHThe many incarnations of power and control that manifest as domestic discord and violence are generally traceable to a need for by individual in a relationship to be totally in charge of another. Historically, major events and incidents can be attributed to one of two things: need and greed. So it is in the domestic arena as well.
The need for power may emanate from some long-ago experience of helplessness, some occurrence that has demonstrated a notable advantage to the stronger over the weaker partner, a workplace or social situation in which one is reminded of his/her Read More
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