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Postal Service Previews 8th Stamp Celebrating National Park Service’s Centennial

Submitted by Chris Clark on April 13, 2016 - 9:33 pm

Courtesy/USPS

USPS News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — An iconic painting of one of the seven natural wonders of the world — the Grand Canyon — was previewed today as the eighth of 16 Forever Stamp images to be revealed over a three-week period to celebrate the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary.

Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

The stamp image is a detail of a chromolithograph-on-canvas, “The Grand Canyon of Arizona, from Hermit Rim Road,” by artist Thomas Moran (1837–1926).

Unique combinations of geologic color and erosional forms decorate a canyon

Udall Introduces Bill To Simplify Tax Filing

Submitted by Chris Clark on April 13, 2016 - 9:28 pm

SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., joined Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., to introduce the Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2016 to simplify and decrease the costs of the tax filing process for millions of taxpayers in New Mexico and across the country.

This year, taxpayers will spend an average of 13 hours preparing and filing their returns, and will pay $200 for tax preparation services — a cost equal to almost 10 percent of the average federal tax refund.

The legislation introduced today would direct

Ninety-five New Mexico Students Receive Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund Scholarships

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 13, 2016 - 6:22 pm

From left, 2016 LAESF gold-level $20,000 scholarship recipients Katherine Wang, Solomon Sindelar and Arasely Rodriguez. Courtesy/LANL Foundation

LANLF News:

Thirty-four percent increase in dollar value of scholarships awarded from last year

Katherine Wang of Los Alamos High School, Arasely Rodriguez of Taos High School and Solomon Sindelar of New Mexico Military Institute are recipients of the 2016 Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund Gold scholarships.

They are among the 95 students from seven Northern New Mexico counties receiving LAESF scholarships, which are funded through Read More

Los Alamos Golf Course Parking Lot Construction

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 13, 2016 - 5:55 pm

COUNTY News:

Construction of the final phase of the Los Alamos COunty Golf Course parking lot is scheduled to begin Monday, April 18.

The contractor, GM Emulsion, will install a perimeter fence around the eastern portion of the main parking lot for safety. Patrons of the golf course will be allowed to use the western portion of the parking lot and overflow parking areas.

As large trucks will be hauling base and asphalt materials into the work area, motorists and patrons are asked to use caution. Work hours are scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday thru Friday. The project is scheduled for completion Read More

Daily Postcard: Storm On The Horizon

Submitted by Chris Clark on April 13, 2016 - 5:45 pm

Daily Postcard: Storm on the horizon, taken from Quemazon and North Mesa. Photo by Trisha Ancell

View from Quemazon and North Mesa. Photo by Trisha Ancell

Border Documentarian Diana Molina At Libary Sunday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 13, 2016 - 5:41 pm

Faces of the Border mural. Courtesy photo

Diana Molina

LIBRARY News:

Artist, photographer, and writer Diana Molina has made a life-long study of the borderlands of Mexico, New Mexico and Texas. She brings her observational experiences together in a presentation called “Seven String Barbed Wire Fence” at Mesa Public Library at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 17, in the Upstairs Meeting Rooms. Photos, montages, three-dimensional installation examples, and a short video document the formidable barriers along the border.

Seven strings of barbed wire delineate the boundary between the United States Read More

Obituary: Patricia Ann (Turney) Thomson Dec. 11, 1933 – April 7, 2016

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 13, 2016 - 5:35 pm

PATRICIA ANN (TURNEY) THOMSON Dec. 11, 1933 – April 7, 2016

Patricia Ann (Turney) Thomson passed away quietly and peacefully on April 7, 2016 at the age of 82.

Ann was preceded in death by her husband, David Browning Thomson and by her brother Bill Turney and sister Genevieve Ratcliff. She is survived by her three children and their spouses; Debra and John Beeson of Santa Fe, NM, Barbara and Keith Emery of Phoenixville, PA, and David and Audrey Thomson of Loveland, CO. She is also survived by her eight grandchildren, one great grandchild; and four sisters: Bennie Hahn, Barbara Robbins, Julia Read More

Dive In Movie ‘The Good Dinosaur’ At Aquatic Center Friday

Submitted by Chris Clark on April 13, 2016 - 5:34 pm

Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

The Larry R. Walkup Aquatic Center will be hosting another dive-in movie 7-8:45 p.m., this Friday, April 15 featuring the Disney Pixar animated film, The Good Dinosaur.

The admission ticket includes free popcorn, drinks and other tasty treats. Float in the warm water or sit on the sidelines, it’s sure to be a fun evening for all. Space is limited so stop by the Aquatic Center anytime this week to pick up tickets ($5 per person), or buy them at the door the night of the event. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Bring Socks & Purses To Business After Hours Thursday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 13, 2016 - 5:04 pm

CHAMBER News:

Chamber members are encouraged to bring a pair of new socks or a purse filled with feminine products to Business After Hours Thursday, April 14, to donate to a charity drive for the homeless.

Business After Hours is co-hosted by Farber & Associates and the Walk Your Talk Coach at Legacy Now Lived on the second floor of the New Mexico Bank and Trust Building at 15th Street and Central Ave.

Walk Your Talk Coach LeAnne Parsons will be donating the socks in the name of The Sock It To Em’ Campaign and Legacy Now Lived and the purses to the precious homeless in our local community and beyond. Read More

Hidden Chicano Cinema At NHCC May 7

Submitted by Chris Clark on April 13, 2016 - 4:56 pm

Courtesy/NHCC

NHCC News:

ALBUQUERQUE ― The National Hispanic Cultural Center presents an afternoon talk, screenings, and book signing with author and UNM professor A. Gabriel Meléndez on “Hidden Chicano Cinema: Film Dramas in the Borderlands.” Occurring 2-4 p.m., Saturday, May 7, the event is free and in the Well Fargo Theater of the NHCC’s Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts.

The talk and the underlying book, Hidden Chicano Film: Film Dramas in the Borderlands, examine how New Mexico, situated within the

Student Musicale At Crossroads Church Sunday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 13, 2016 - 4:52 pm

MUSIC News:

Enjoy a free recital of Los Alamos students at 2 p.m., Sunday at Crossroads Church. The performers range in age from six through 16 and will be performing works from the Baroque, Classic, Romantic, and Modern musical eras.

The Sunday Musicales are regular presentations by the Los Alamos Music Teachers Association (LAMTA), presented in fall and spring terms for the public’s enjoyment and as performance opportunities for students dedicated to private study and advancement on their instrument. The concert is presented without intermission, and will last one hour. A reception follows Read More

Man Dies Tuesday Night On Walnut Street

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 13, 2016 - 4:25 pm

POLICE News:

Los Alamos Police responded to the scene of a man found dead Tuesday night on Walnut Street.

Neighbors began contacting the Los Alamos Daily Post overnight following the sound of gunshots saying it appears the man died on the street at about 10 p.m. of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

“With our initial investigation, we have determined that there is no threat to the community,” Cmdr. Preston Ballew said.

The Office of the Medical Investigator will determine the cause of death, Ballew said. Read More

AlgaStar/BioStim And Los Alamos National Laboratory Renew Research

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 13, 2016 - 2:58 pm

Biostim test setup at LANL. Courtesy/AlgaeIndustryMagazine.com

SCIENCE News:

A research team at AlgaStar Inc., a Florida-based biomass R&D cultivation company, reported to the Algae Biomass Summit in 2014 that electromagnetic field (EMF) biostimulation had yielded a 300 percent biomass growth increase and 174 percent increase in lipid oil content in several alga samples over controlled growth conditions.

Part of this research is being carried out by BioStim Inc., AlgaStar’s wholly owned subsidiary located in New Mexico. They are leading a consortium of small businesses as a part Read More

LANL Post Doc Ari Le Wins Concerto Competition

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 13, 2016 - 1:33 pm

Violist Ari Le, a LANL post-doctoral student and winner of the SFCO Concerto Competition. Courtesy photo

MUSIC News:

Ari Le, a post-doctoral student from MIT with a four-year appointment at Los Alamos National Laboratory, is the winner of the Santa Fe Community Orchestra’s Concerto Competition.

Le will solo with that group, performing the “Lachrymae for Viola and Strings” by Britten at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 17 at the St. Francis Auditorium in the New Mexico Museum of Art. The concert also feature’s Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 5” and the world premiere of “Benthic Metropolis” Read More

2016 District Pinewood Derby Race In Central Park Square Saturday April 30

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 13, 2016 - 1:25 pm

Letter To The Editor: Roundabout Construction – Clear Sight Lines

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 13, 2016 - 1:19 pm

By DICK BOUDRIE
Los Alamos

A recent letter from George Jennings advocates that a center piece in the proposed Trinity roundabout “should be big.” This leads me to believe that my friend George has never traversed a big and complicated roundabout. It is very important that when one is preparing to enter a roundabout with other entry points that one have a clear line of sight to those entry points.

The roundabout at Diamond and North Mesa Road provides the needed experience. This roundabout has raised ground, a very nice sculpture and lots of vegetation. At my urging the County is now keeping the vegetation

Geoffrion Parker’s ‘Red Tulip’ Juried Into WFWS Exhibit

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 13, 2016 - 1:12 pm

‘Red Tulip’ by Kathi Geoffrion Parker. Courtesy photo

Art News:

Los Alamos Artist Kathi Geoffrion Parker, a signature member of the New Mexico Watercolor Society, has been juried into the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies (WFWS) 41^st annual exhibit at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, in Arvada, Colo. (a suburb northwest of Denver).

Geoffrion Parker’s painting, entitled “Red Tulip,” was one of 134 selected from among more than 1,065 entries from 12 watercolor societies by nationally known juror Sterling Edwards. The exhibit, which Read More

Letter To The Editor: No Loyalty Left In Sports

Submitted by Chris Clark on April 13, 2016 - 1:01 pm

By ROY M. MOORE

Los Alamos

The recent firing of Yvonne Sanchez as the head coach of the Lobos women’s basketball team came as a surprise to me, although I don’t know why I should be surprised. There is no more loyalty left in sports.

Loyalty vacated professional sports years ago and now has apparently been eliminated from the college level, too. I really thought that Sanchez was doing a good job and surely there are many values more important than just winning, like building character in a young and growing spirit and demonstrating the importance of loyalty to any team.

GFOA Presents County’s OMB Its ‘Distinguished Budget Presentation Award’ For 24th Straight Year

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 13, 2016 - 1:45 am

Deputy County Manager/Chief Financial Officer Steven Lynne

COUNTY News:

The Office of Management and Budget for Los Alamos County was recently notified by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) that it has been awarded the “Distinguished Budget Presentation Award” for its FY16 Budget.

This is the 24th year in a row that the County has received this prestigious national award. In order to receive the award, the County had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation. It must be rated “proficient” in four categories, which contain 14 mandatory Read More

Los Alamos Historical Society Team’s Last Day In Japan

Submitted by Chris Clark on April 13, 2016 - 1:33 am

Kallie Funk and Judith Stauber cutting up at Nagasaki Ropeway. Courtesy photo

Blog Entry By Kallie Funk, Judith Stauber, Stephanie Yeamans

Los Alamos Historical Museum

Already feeling a little nostalgic on Saturday, April 9, our LAHM team worked to make the most out of our last full day in Japan.

We first rode the tram up the famous Nagasaki Ropeway. The line climbs 333m to the top of Mount Inasa, west of Nagasaki. In 2012 the view from Mount Inasa was ranked as one of the top three best night views in the world, alongside Monaco and Hong Kong.

We headed up in