State Republican Party Holds Pre-Primary Convention
RPNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE – The Republican Party of New Mexico held its 2016 Pre-Primary Convention Saturday morning, where Republican delegates from across New Mexico chose which candidates would appear on the primary ballot in June.
“We were able to pull off an incredible feat,” RPNM Chair Debbie Maestas said. “We completed the convention and tallied the votes in record time with a technological approach, moving away from the archaic system of paper ballots and instead using tablets to cast and calculate votes.”
Delegates were enthusiastic about the process and Read More
UWNNM Investor Wins Classic Air Medical Flight
United Way investor Phil Klingner with pilots Yoshi Sawamura and Dev Kuhse Feb. 13 at Los Alamos Airport. This year, Classic Air Medical generously donated two 15-minute flights to United Way of Northern New Mexico, which chose to hold a drawing from all of its investors who contributed more than $100 in 2016 to the UWNNM Community Action Fund. Klingner was one of the names drawn. He is a LANL retiree who has given to the local United Way for many years. ‘I give to UWNNM because they help so many people and, it’s easy,’ Klingner said. ‘Giving locally allows me to see the changes that my gifts help to make Read More
Citizens Advocate For CIP Projects At Public Meeting
Audience members await their turn to speak at Capital Improvement Projects Community Meeting Friday at the White Rock Fire Station. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladaily post.comThe Los Alamos County Council held another of its public meetings seeking community input on which Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) should move forward.
Council Chair Rick Reiss led the noon meeting Friday at the fire station in White Rock. Also attending were Vice Chair Susan O’Leary and Councilors James Chrobocinski, Pete Sheehey, Kristin Henderson and David Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews ’45 Years’
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB“45 Years” is a quietly emotional film about British couple living near Norfolk, England, about to celebrate their 45th anniversary. Shocking news comes in the mail a week before the party, forcing a revelation about a central piece of personal history not previously shared.
The film is based on the short story, “In Another Country” by David Constantine, and adapted for the screen by the Director, Andrew Haigh (Gladiator).
Movie poster for ’45 Years.’ Courtesy photoCharlotte Rampling (1966’s Georgy Girl), who inhabits the character of Kate Read More
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Instructor Laura LoyHow The Hen House Turns: What Does Wild Mean?
Khaki Campbell duck. Courtesy photo
By CAROLYN A. NEEPER, Ph.DWhat do we mean when we call an animal wild? Are cats wilder than dogs? How are the wild ones different from domesticated animals? Is a wild horse no longer wild when broken? According to Katherine Blocksdorf, broke or broken means a horse has been trained, either to saddle or to harness. “Many people don’t like the term ‘broke’ because it suggests training done by force,” she said. Hence the interest in whispering, as we mentioned in a previous article.
These questions came up while editing books for the Archives Read More
History Museum And Nature Center Join Forces
PEEC News:
Did you ever wonder how homesteaders enjoyed and relied on nature? What did nature mean to the Los Alamos Ranch School?
Find out 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Enjoy photos and conversations with experts from Los Alamos History Museum about the history of our connection to the Pajarito Plateau. Kids can explore the coloring station with scenes from homesteading and the Ranch School. Come with your own stories to share about what being outdoors in Los Alamos means to you!
Judith Machen, co-author of Homesteading on the Pajarito Plateau, will be on hand Read More
Pastor Raul Granillo: Confronting Reality
The love of Christ should always compel the true Christian to serve, to nurture, and otherwise to give of themselves for the sake of others. John Wesley once wrote, “The Gospel of CHRIST knows of no Religion, but Social; no Holiness but Social Holiness. Faith, working by Love, is the length and breadth and depth and height of Christian Perfection.”
There is hardly a person who would argue the benefits to mankind when we feed, clothe, or give water to our neighbor; but what can be done to make a long term, or even an eternal difference in the life of others? This is the Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Over Sangre De Cristo
Daily Postcard: Sunrise over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains taken Wednesday from Quemazon in Los Alamos. Photo by Patricia Dentler Read More
New Mexico True Recognized With National Gold Adrian Award For Best Digital Marketing Campaign
NMTD News:“The Adrian Awards recognize the best of the best in marketing campaigns across the spectrum of the tourism and hospitality
House To Begin Archiving Webcasts
Rep. Jeff SteinbornGallery Talk: Millicent As Visionary Today
Millicent Rogers Grand Daughter Christina Peralta-Ramos. Courtesy photoLos Alamos Youth Lacrosse Registration Feb. 27
Los Alamos Youth Lacrosse. Courtesy photoRegistration Opens For PEEC Summer Outdoor Adventure Programs
Hunting for insects in the Valles Caldera. Courtesy photoHomewise Launches Online Interactive Storybook
HOMEWISE News:Governor Appoints Stephen French To New Mexico Court Of Appeals
STATE News:French served as assistant district attorney for the Second Judicial District from 1980 to 1981. Afterward, he went on to become a founding partner at Walz & French from 1982 to 1990. From 1990 to 1993, he served as legal bureau chief for the State of New Mexico
Finnish Folklore And Music At Library Feb. 25
Joni Tiala, left, and Pia Leinonen of Vellamo. Courtesy photo
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Blue Monday Writing Group Seeks Members
ARTS News:
The idea to start the Blue Monday Writing Group grew out of Rebecca LaFave’s desire to gather with other writers to write.
“As a long time reader and follower of Julia Cameron’s many books on developing a sustainable creative writing practice, (“The Artist’s Way”, is one of her best known books), I have longed to follow her suggestion to start a supportive, peer-run writing group,” LaFave said. More information is available at her website https:////juliacameronlive.com/.
“In my own writing life, I have trouble carving out time to write fiction,” LaFave said. “Although my Read More
AG Balderas: Murderer Who Stabbed Ex-Girlfriend 90 Times Will Stay In Prison
NMSC News:Students Present ‘Merry Wives Of Windsor’
THEATRE News:
SQUID Inc. presents Merry Wives of Windsor, by William Shakespeare. Fifteen students from the New Mexico School for the Arts come together to bring this rarely performed Shakespeare script to the stage.
The company will stage Merry Wives in an adaptation of the traditional thrust stage style, including keeping the house lights on during the show, and the actors producing all sound effects from off stage.
Directed by Skye J. Franklin, the show is opening at Teatro Paraguas at 3205 Calle Marie in Santa Fe Friday, March 4, closing March 13, with 7 p.m. showings on Fridays-Saturdays, Read More