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Los Alamos Arts Council’s Brown Bag Show Features En Saga Players March 2

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 18, 2016 - 2:43 pm

En Saga Players including Kay Newnam, violin; Brian Newnam, viola; Joseph Fasel, clarinet; Laura Taylor, flute; James Knudson, cello; Regina Doorn, contrabass; and violinists Michelle Yang and Grace Kim. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY

Los Alamos Daily Post

Los Alamos Arts Council’s March 2 Brown Bag show will showcase the En Saga Players as well as two works by Wolfgang Mozart and Jean Sibelius.

The performance will begin at noon at the United Church of Los Alamos. The usual venue, Fuller Lodge, is being renovated.

En Saga Players is made up of local

ESA/Hubble: First Detection Of Super-Earth Atmosphere

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 18, 2016 - 2:05 pm

ESA News:

For the first time astronomers were able to analyze the atmosphere of an exoplanet in the class known as super-Earths.

Using data gathered with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and new analysis techniques, the exoplanet 55 Cancri e is revealed to have a dry atmosphere without any indications of water vapor. The results, to be published in the Astrophysical Journal, indicate that the atmosphere consists mainly of hydrogen and helium.

The international team, led by scientists from University College London (UCL) in the UK, took observations of the nearby exoplanet

Los Alamos Pianist Presley Gao Wins Statewide Young Artists’ Competition

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 18, 2016 - 2:04 pm

Presley Gao

NMSA News:

SANTA FE ― The New Mexico School for the Arts announces that Los Alamos High School pianist Presley Gao and NMSA violinist Maggie King have received first place in the 2016 Jackie McGehee Young Artists’ Competition for Piano and Strings.

The panel of awardees also included 2nd place winner NMSA cellist Sam Barrett and NMSA violinist Hanna Zercher who received honorable mention. All students are mentored by NMSA teachers: violinist Kerri Lay, cellist Carla Lehmeier-Tatum, and pianist Jacquelyn Helin.

Since

Summer Intern Position At Espanola Valley Humane Society

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 18, 2016 - 1:47 pm

EVHS News:

ESPANOLA NM ― The Espanola Valley Humane Society (EVHS) has a paid summer internship position available to a college student interested in animal humane non-profit work.

This 30 to 40 hour per week position pays $10 per hour. Start and end dates negotiable depending on college schedule, with the duration of the position approximately Memorial Day through Labor Day, 2016.

“The intern who fills this position should not only love animals but have respect and compassion for the people in the community we serve,” Nicole Joswiak,

Regional Kiwanis Leader To Visit Los Alamos Saturday

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 18, 2016 - 1:46 pm

KIWANIS News:

On Saturday, Feb. 20, Kiwanis Southwest District Governor Bob Carson and his wife, Alma, will be in Los Alamos to pay an official visit to the district’s Division 3.

The Southwest District includes clubs in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas, which are grouped into geographical clusters called “divisions.” One of the responsibilities of the district governor is to visit each of those divisions during his year in office, sharing ideas, information, and encouragement.

Division 3, headed by Lt. Gov. Don Casperson of Los

LAHS Senior JoAnna O’Neill Named Young Adult Patroller Of The Year

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 18, 2016 - 1:44 pm

JoAnna O’Neill and Dylan Meshew working on avalanche beacon training. Courtesy photo

JoAnna O’Neill of Los Alamos Dylan Meshew of Colorado are named Outstanding Young Adult Patrollers. Courtesy photo

SKI News:

JoAnna O’Neill of Los Alamos and Dylan Meshew of Bayfield, Colo., have been named Young Adult Patrollers of the Year by the Rocky Mountain Division of the National Ski Patrol during the 2016 Young Adult Patrollers Jamboree Feb. 5-7 at Pajarito Mountain.

A senior at Los Alamos High School, O’Neill has been

Employers Gain Increased Productivity And Engagement With Culture Of Wellness

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 18, 2016 - 1:39 pm

HUMANA/EIU News:

LOUISVILLE, KY — Employers that establish a defined workplace culture of wellness can achieve widespread positive impact on the health and productivity of their employees while increasing engagement in company mission and goals, according to a study released today by Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) and The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

The study, entitled “The Wellness Effect: The Impact of Workplace Programs,” explored insight into the scope, reach and impact of workplace wellness programs as well as the challenges and opportunities

Former National Park Service Ranger Shares Mission In Los Alamos 7 p.m. Today

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 18, 2016 - 1:28 pm

Ranger Doug Leen, ‘Ranger of the Lost Art.’ Courtesy photo

PEEC News:

Doug Leen, a former National Park Service Ranger, will be in Los Alamos to share what has become his mission: bringing a collection of rare National Park Service posters back into the public domain.

At 7 p.m. today, Feb. 18, at the Los Alamos Nature Center, Ranger Doug presents “National Park Service Poster Treasure Hunt,” a talk about his experiences over the last forty years trying to hunt down the iconic Park Service posters, and make

Udall Introduces Legislation To Ensure Migrant Children Receive Due Process

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 18, 2016 - 1:23 pm

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall announced Tuesda that he has introduced legislation to ensure that unaccompanied migrant children seeking asylum in the United States receive legal representation and a fair hearing.

The Fair Day in Court for Kids Act will address concerns that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is improperly rushing recently arrived asylum seekers from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras through the immigration court process. Many of those individuals are children who

Legislature Approves Bail Reform Proposal

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 18, 2016 - 1:21 pm

SENATE News:

SANTA FE ― A proposed constitutional amendment for reforming pretrial detention in New Mexico has won approval in the Legislature with broad bipartisan support.

The measure won final approval Wednesday when the Senate voted 36-0 to accept a version of the proposal that unanimously passed the House earlier in the week.

The proposal can help lower the costs of county jails. An average of 39 percent of inmates in county jails are eligible for release but have been unable to post bond, according to a survey by the New Mexico Association

Daily Postcard: Buck Relaxes In Afternoon Sun

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 18, 2016 - 1:14 pm

Daily Postcard: A buck lounges on the grass Monday afternoon in a yard on Oakwood Loop near downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com Read More

Bob’s Bodacious BBQ Selected Los Alamos Small Business ‘Success Client Of The Year’

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 9:38 pm

Frank Good and Pam Hushman, owners of Bob’s Bodacious BBQ in Los Alamos, were honored at a reception Feb. 3 at La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe. From left, Russell Wyrich, Lt. Gov. John Sanchez, Cindy Rooney, Pam Hushman, Frank Good, Stephanie Garcia Richard and Ted Lopez. Courtesy/New Mexico SBDC

SBDC News:

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UNM-Los Alamos has selected Bob’s Bodacious BBQ, Restaurant and Catering as the Small Business “Success Client of the Year”.

Bob’s Bodacious BBQ is independently owned and operated by Frank Good and Pam Hushman. Both Frank and Pam assumed ownership Read More

LANS Announces Continued Support For Scholarships

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 17, 2016 - 8:04 pm

LANLF News:

ESPAÑOLA — Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation is pleased once again to be the recipient of support for student scholarships from Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS).

As part of its Community Commitment Plan, LANS, the Laboratory contractor, pledges to match up to $250,000 in employee donations to the Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund during 2016 fundraising campaign.

Since 2006, LANS has given more than $4 million to the LANL Foundation for education in Northern New Mexico. Of that amount,

Chamber Hosts Pig + Fig Grand Opening Feb. 25

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 8:02 pm

Pig + Fig Executive Chef/owner Laura Hamilton, left, with Sous Chef Jessica Martinez. Courtesy photo

BUSINESS News:

The community is invited to the Pig + Fig Grand Opening celebration at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 at 35 Rover Blvd. in White Rock.

The bakery and café serves breakfast and lunch Monday through Saturday as well as various food pairing dinners throughout the month.

Executive Chef/owner Laura Hamilton leads the kitchen with a menu that features sweet and savory dishes like their signature hot pig + fig, the triple pig quiche, assorted butter croissants, French-style macaroons, tarts, Read More

Black History Month Read-In At Library Monday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 8:01 pm

Courtesy/LAC

LIBRARY News:

February is Black History month and the Los Alamos County Libraries are joining in the celebration by hosting an African-American Read-In 3:45-4:15 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22.

Readers of all ages are welcome to attend. The Read-In will be held downstairs in the Youth Services Rotunda of Mesa Public Library at 2400 Central Ave.

American writing has been made much richer with the addition of African-American authors. African-Americans are poet laureates, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winners, and Newbery Award winners. The concept of African-American Read-Ins was developed Read More

Fossil Analysis Pushes Back Human Split From Other Primates By Two Million Years

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 8:00 pm

Team analysis of these 8-million-year-old Chororapithecus teeth fossils provided insights into the human-gorilla evolutionary split. Photo by Gen Suwa

LANL News:

Nature paper places human evolution in Africa, not Eurasia

A paper in the latest issue of the journal Nature suggests a common ancestor of apes and humans, Chororapithecus abyssinicus, evolved in Africa, not Eurasia, two million years earlier than previously thought.

“Our new research supports early divergence: 10 million years ago for the human-gorilla split and 8 million years ago for our split from chimpanzees,” said Los Read More

Breaking News: Former Los Alamos Police Officers Receive $2 Million Settlement In Case Against County

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 5:48 pm

BREAKING News:

Former Los Alamos Police Commander Randy Foster, former Commander Scott Mills and former Los Alamos Police Detective Paige Early have announced that on Feb. 4, 2016 they settled their claims against Los Alamos County for $2 million.

Settlement vindicates former Los Alamos Police Commander Randy Foster

According to a statement released from the Hemphill Firm: As part of the settlement the County rescinded Foster’s termination and offered the three Plaintiffs reinstatement to their former positions (which they declined).

Further, the County agreed to expunge discipline Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Feb. 11 To Feb. 16, 2016

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 5:24 pm

LAPD News:

The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department. Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.

BRIANNA GARCIA

Feb. 11 at 1:55 a.m. / Police arrested Brianna Garcia, 22, of Los Alamos at 650 San Ildefonso Road and charged her with DWI.

JAMES CARPENTER

Feb. 13 at 8:50 a.m. / Police arrested James Carpenter, 29, of Jemez Springs on Diamond Drive and charged him with the unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon.

Feb. 13 at 2:04 p.m. / A 54-year-old Los Alamos man reported being Read More

Barclay: A Good Home Investment Trend

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 4:32 pm

By PAULA BARCLAY

RE/MAX of Los Alamos

People often ask me what are good investments to make in their home.

One of the fastest growing trends I’m seeing is the installation of ductless, mini-split heat pumps. They’re quick and easy to install, offer room-by-room temperature control, good air filtration and are very quiet. They’re also energy-efficient. Compared to large, single-zone, ducted AC, these units are zoned so every room has a thermostat.

These systems are called ‘split systems’ because they consist of two components: an indoor unit and an outdoor unit. The indoor

Obituary: Teresa Antonia Gordon May 8, 1939 – Feb. 14, 2016

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 17, 2016 - 4:31 pm

TERESA ANTONIA GORDON May 8, 1939 – Feb. 14, 2016

Teresa Antonia Gordon, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Brewster Place. She was born May 8, 1939 in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of Merritt and Teresa (Rieke) Ross.

Teresa graduated from Eudora High School and earned a Master’s Degree in Physics from the University of Kansas where she met her husband of 52 years, James Gordon. They resided in Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1967 through 1974 and then in Los Alamos, New Mexico from 1974 until 1998. They later resided in Baldwin City, Kansas prior to moving to Topeka. Read More