Los Alamos Firefighters Knock Down House Fire
Los Alamos firefighters knock down a vacant house fire overnight in the 3500 block of Ridgeway. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation. Courtesy/LAFD
LAFD fights a vacant house fire overnight in the 3500 block of Ridgeway. Courtesy/LAFD
LAFD News:
At approximately 3 a.m., today, Los Alamos fire and police were dispatched to the 3500 block of Ridgeway for a reported house fire.
First responders arrived on scene to find a fully engulfed vacant home at that address. Witnesses on scene confirmed the house was vacant and an aggressive fire attack by
REPORT: Governor’s REAL ID Proposal To ‘More Than Double’ Wait Times At MVD
Imagine your worst MVD experience … now double it. Courtesy/ProgressNow New Mexico
ProgressNow New Mexico News:
- New Mexicans Petition Governor & Legislative Leaders To Pass Simpler Bi-partisan Fix
MVD lines are about to get a lot longer if a driver’s license proposal supported by Gov. Susana Martinez passes the state legislature this January, a national report of state legislatures says.
According to a report from the non-partisan, non-profit National Council of State Legislatures:
“To comply with the requirement that all DL/ID (Driver’s license or identification) card Read More
NEA-NM Applauds Game Commission Decision
NEA-NM News:
The New Mexico State Game Commission approved an easement agreement between the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and the New Mexico State Land Office for hunting access on State Trust Lands.
The easement is for next year’s hunting season, and the Game Department will pay $1 million for access. The previous easement was only $200,000, which equates to just two cents per acre.
The additional $800,000 will benefit New Mexico’s public education – which is the primary beneficiary, receiving approximately 95 percent of the money collected by the Land Read More
First Spaceport America Drone Summit March 11-13
SPACEPORT AMERICA News:
Spaceport America – Spaceport America, the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport, announced today the launch of the first Spaceport America Drone Summit to be held March 11-13, 2016 at Spaceport America in Southern New Mexico.
“We are thrilled to host this exciting and educational summit for small drones at Spaceport America,” Spaceport America CEO Christine Anderson said. “Our 12,000-foot spaceway and north campus are perfect for this type of multifaceted event and can easily accommodate thousands of participants.”
Over 1,000 attendees are expected Read More
Philanthropy Behind The Scenes At Small Business Saturday
BUSINESS News:
There is something truly unique about the observance of Small Business Saturday in Los Alamos.
While the doors are dinging with the arrival of more customers and cash registers are clicking, silently in the background a philanthropic effort is underway. American Express founded Small Business Saturday to help businesses with their most pressing need – getting more customers. The day encourages people to shop at small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
In Los Alamos, while people are shopping, the local businesses are setting aside a portion of their proceeds Read More
Eight Worlds To Explore In LALT’s ‘8×10’
Iain May (William), Dan Shields (Darrell) and Rose Corrigan (Alicia) in ‘Night and Day.’ Photo by Larry GibbonsReview By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
The Los Alamos Little Theatre is performing its fifth edition of “8×10,” an evening of eight short plays, about 10 minutes long each. The plays come mainly from local and regional playwrights.
These tasty morsels pack a lot of punch into a few short minutes. Watching one-acts is a bit like reading poetry vs. reading a novel. Every word has to count. This makes for some great dialogue when it works. Actors have to work hard Read More
Know The Signs Of A Gradual Heart Attack
Lori Coffelt, RN, CCCCLos Alamos Medical Center Emergency Department Director
Researchers studied nearly 900 people who had heart attacks. The findings, published in The Journal of Emergency Medicine, showed only 35 percent of them experienced sudden chest pain. The other 65 percent described symptoms that were mild Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Steve Jobs’
By Cynthia Biddlecomb“Steve Jobs” is a film about the computing visionary of the same name during his turbulent years from 1984 to 1998. Professionally, this is the period from his development of the Macintosh computer, turning away from the Apple II, through his dismissal from Apple and founding of NeXT computing, into his rehire as CEO of Apple and the launch of the iMac. The successes of his succeeding years are left out.
Movie poster for ‘Steve Jobs.’ Courtesy Reel Deal Theater
The screenplay is brilliantly written by Aaron Sorkin (West Wing) and edited so that you Read More
Experience The Finest In Fiber Art At Valentina Devine’s ‘Fabulous Open House and Trunk Show’
Valentina Devine in her Los Alamos studio. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comBy BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
“I have always knitted!” fiber artist Valentina Devine said. Devine was born in Russia and grew up in Germany, “I can remember knitting all sorts of things from doll clothes to small garments,” she said.
Devine came to Los Alamos 26 years ago from the Washington, D.C. area, where she became a life-time member of the Torpedo Factory Art Center. Devine sold one-of-a-kind garments as well as wall hangings. She still misses having the company of other artists at the Read More
Varieties Of Attraction Explored In ‘Night And Day’
Looking like the cat who swallowed the canary, Darrell (Dan Shields, center) has to explain things to William and Alicia (Iain May and Rose Corrigan). Photo by Zack Baker
LALT News:
Imagine a situation in which you had to team up with someone with whom you had only one thing in common. How would you do?
That’s a question director Iain May asks audiences to consider when watching “Night and Day,” being performed at the Los Alamos Little Theatre’s “8×10’s Fifth Symphony.”
The final two performances of this production 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 and 21.
“Night and Day” was written by Alix Hudson and Read More
LAMC Welcomes New Orthopedic Surgeon Culley Christensen With Community Reception
Orthopedic Surgeon Culley Christensen, center, with some of his colleages at Tuesday’s reception in his honor. From left, Dr. Miguel Doozier, Dr. Jesse Knight, Dr. Salim Amrani and Dr. Melanie Pickering. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Dr. Culley Christensen talks with LAMC CEO Feliciano Jiron. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Los Alamos Medical Center has expanded medical services to include orthopedics.
Culley Christensen, MD has joined the medical staff and will be offering orthopedic surgical services to patients in Los Alamos and Read More
Letter To The Editor: Response To ‘I Say Keep Them All Out!’
By DUSTIN JOHNSONI’m not sure if I have ever read a more hateful, bigoted, or inaccurate piece of writing (letter) in my life (with the possible exception of some of the letters about Planned Parenthood in the Los Alamos Daily Post this summer).
There are 1.6 billion Muslims in the world, a diverse a group of people as any on this planet. To paint them all as identical from knowing a handful in a single country is simply ridiculous, and Mr. Antos is resorting to stereotyping in the extreme.
To demonize all of Islam from a the writings of a handful of religious scholars and a selective Read More
Annual Free YMCA Workout Thanksgiving Day
YMCA News:
It’s that time of year again; bring the relatives, friends and neighbors to the free Thanksgiving Day Workout at the Family YMCA for ages 13 and up. Doors open at 8:50 a.m. to the gymnasium.
There will be several different workout styles for all fitness levels. Be sure to hang around after the workout for some fun door prizes.
For more information, visit www.laymca.org or call 505.662.3100. Read More
How The Hen House Turns: Sentient Beings
How the Hen House TurnsAs you may have noticed, in this column I tend to focus on animal awareness and street smarts (about humans (sometimes even about streets). Hence I took notice when I found Michael Shermer’s “Skeptic” article in the February Scientific American subtitled “A Moral Starting Point: How Science Can Inform ethics.”
As I struggled to find a positive way to speak in fiction about our iffy future, I took notice of Shermer’s definition of the “moral starting point” as “the survival and flourishing of sentient beings.” (Italics Read More
Brown Mackie College & EDMC Schools To Forgive $632,000 In Loans Made To New Mexico Students
EDMC News:This Week At The Reel Deal
By JIM O’DONNELLThis Friday we are opening Hunger Games, Mockingjay, Part 2 and The Night Before. Spectre and The Peanut Movie will hold for another week. The Good Dinosaur will open on Wed, Nov. 25 and will replace Peanuts, which ends Nov. 24.
Movie poster for ‘Mockingjay Part 11.’ Courtesy Real Deal Theater
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part II: As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts by the Capitol, Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against President Snow, while all she Read More
Rio Arriba Adult Literacy Program Needs ESL Tutors
Tutor and student. Courtesy photo
RAALP News:
Become an English-as-a-Second-Language tutor with the Rio Arriba Adult Literacy Program (RAALP).
You do not need to speak a foreign language to be an ESL tutor. Training, study materials, and on-going support provided. The next ESL tutor training is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Jan. 8 and 9 in Española.
Tutors make a volunteer commitment of two hours per week. Tutor-student pairs meet at any public place at a time convenient to them. RAALP has 25 new English learners from the area on the waiting list
For more information or to sign up, contact RAALP at 505.747.6162 Read More
Los Alamos Symphony Holiday Concert Dec. 4
Teatro Paraguas Presents Festive Bilingual Evening
Theater News:
Teatro Paraguas will present a festive bilingual evening of live music, carols and comedy entitled A Musical Piñata for Christmas III for eight performances beginning Dec. 11.
This production is the third annual holiday celebration at Teatro Paraguas.
TP’s musical director JoJo Sena de Tarnoff has formed an ensemble of musicians and actors ranging in age from 7 to 70. The evening will begin with a traditional Mexican version of Las Posadas, arranged by Thelma Arquello and Mario Reynolds, followed by traditional and contemporary Christmas carols Read More
Gear Up For Sunday’s Annual Los Alamos CROP Hunger Walk & Turkey Trot
Runners participate in the 2014 Turkey Trot. File photoCOMMUNITY News:
More than 100 runners and walkers will begin a symbolic circuit on North Mesa, from the middle school to the stables and back, with the motto, “We walk because they walk” at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Millions of people around the world do not have water or food resources close at hand and must walk, sometimes miles a day, to bring nourishment to their families. They walk, so we walk in solidarity with them.
The 2015 CROP Hunger Walk and Turkey Trot is held each year to remember those who struggle to feed themselves or to find water. The event Read More