ANMPAS Opening Reception Dec. 5
Los Alamos Fire Department Honors Firefighters At Promotion; Retirement Ceremonies
Los Alamos Fire Chief Troy Hughes welcomes and thanks the public for their attendence at Friday’s promotional and retirement ceremonies at the White Rock Fire Station. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
From left, Bert Quintana, Jeff Saiz, Fire Chief Troy Hughes and Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider. Quintana was promoted to Driver Engineer and Saiz to Fire Captain during Friday’s special ceremony. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Cheif Justin Grider introduces Quintana and Saiz and talks a little bit about their history. Photo by Chris SDSS J103842.59+484917.7: Where Alice In Wonderland Meets Albert Einstein
This group of galaxies has been nicknamed the ‘Cheshire Cat’ because of its resemblance to a smiling feline. Some of the cat-like features are actually distant galaxies whose light has been stretched and bent by the large amounts of mass contained in foreground galaxies. This is an effect called ‘gravitational lensing,’ predicted by Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity that is celebrating its 100th anniversary. X-rays from Chandra show that the two ‘eye’ galaxies and the smaller galaxies associated with them are slamming into one another
Los Alamos Middle School Hawks Wrestling Takes First Place For Third Straight Week
LAMS Hawks Wrestling Team champions gather for a photo with their coaches after taking 1st place at the Los Alamos tournament over the weekend. Courtesy photoThe Los Alamos Middle School Hawks took first place for the third straight tournament.
The Hawks placed first at their own Los Alamos Tournament this past weekend.
First Place Medal Winners:
- Antonio Vigil,
- Devin Atencio,
- Damien Gonzales,
- Gloria Ramos,
- Aiden Johnson, and
- JD Cardon.
Second Place Medal Winners:
- Izzy Maestas, and
- Xavier Massara.
Third Place Medal Winner:
- Dimitri Bullock, and
- James Rodriquez.
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Eco Conscious Creations Exhibited At 2015 Recycle Fashion Show
From left, 1st place winner in Child Category, Tortilla Chips by Mary Lou; 1st place winner in Youth/Teen Category, Queen of the Cards by Kalen Melton and 1st place winner in Adult Category Lace Up Green Chile Burlap Dress by Brenda Fleming and Modeled by Heidi Sheppard. Courtesy/LAC
Recycle Fashion Show Contestants. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
In Celebration of America Recycles Day, Los Alamos County Environmental Services Division staff hosted a Recycle Fashion Show Nov. 14 at Fuller Lodge.
The Recycle Fashion Show is an artistic expression of eco-conscious creations and is a fun event for Read More
PEEC Provides Free Guided Hikes Black Friday
Tent Rocks in Pueblo Canyon. Photo by Craig Martin
PEEC News:
PEEC Provides Free Guided Hikes on Black Friday
Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is offering two guided hikes Friday, Nov. 27, to facilitate outdoor enjoyment.
Inspired by REI’s #OptOutside campaign, PEEC recruited two members of the Los Alamos Mountaineers to lead hikes, one easy and one difficult, on local trails for Black Friday. Each hike is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is encouraged.
Ron Morgan will lead a hike on Bayo Bench Trail, which is perfect for those who want an easy, family-friendly Read More
BPU OKs Plan To Address Future Energy Report
COUNTY News:
The Board of Public Utilities (BPU) approved at its Nov. 18 board meeting a plan to address recommendations contained in the July 7, 2015 Future Electrical Energy Resources Report (FEER Report) .
In July, the Board voted to accept receipt of the report prepared by the Future Energy Resources Committee (FER Committee), a citizen ad-hoc committee charged with providing the BPU and the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) recommendations to realize a long-term goal to be carbon neutral by 2040. Discussion and acceptance of the report’s contents were reserved for a future Read More
Letter From LAPS Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus
LAPS Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus
Letter from Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus:
Dear Los Alamos Public Schools Students, Parents, and Community Members,
As I reflect on the many things for which I am thankful, I want to take this opportunity to share a message of gratitude for the wonderful people who make up Los Alamos Public Schools.
I am thankful for our students who turn Los Alamos schools into vibrant and diverse centers of learning and discovery – you give us all a daily reminder of what is important and why we are here. I am thankful for the support of parents and community in creating Read More
Sunday’s 2015 CROP Walk / Turkey Trot Results
Registration gets underway in the Los Alamos Middle School Gymnasium Sunday for the annual CROP Walk/Turkey Trot. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
2015 CROP Walk/Turkey Trot logo contest winner Ryan Worley thanks crowd for coming. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
COMMUNITY News:
Elks Serve Annual Thanksgiving Meal Thursday
Los Alamos Triatomics Club Announces 2015 Christmas Lights Runs
TRIATOMICS CLUB News:
The Los Alamos Triatomics Club announces the 2015 Christmas Lights Runs. Come find out how fun it is to run at night with a group of your peers.
We will run through various Los Alamos neighborhoods to check out their outdoor lights. The routes are mostly on quiet residential streets to avoid the noise and smell of traffic. Non club members are welcome to run with us.
Runs are scheduled for every Monday and Wednesday night between Thanksgiving and Christmas or until there are ice patches on the streets. Monday nights will be a bit shorter and flatter~3 miles. Wednesday Read More
NCRTD Thanksgiving Schedule; RTD Mountain Trail Route To Ski Santa Fe Transitions To Winter Schedule
NCRTD News:
The RTD “Blue Bus” including the RTD Chile Line in Taos, will not be in operation Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26-27 in recognition of the Thanksgiving Holiday. The RTD Mountain Trail will be in operation.
The Mountain Trail route will transition to its Winter Schedule Thanksgiving Day in celebration of the opening of Ski Santa Fe. The service will operate on its Weekend/ Holiday schedule throughout the four-day weekend, Nov. 26-29. For more information, visit RidetheBlueBus.com
The North Central Regional Transit District provides fare-free and premium fare-based bus service Read More
43k Sign Petition Asking J.C. Penney To Stay Closed During Thanksgiving
BUSINESS News:
J.C. Penney plans to open its doors at 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, a day activists say should be reserved for relaxation.
“Thanksgiving is one of the few days per year when we are all given an opportunity to pause our busy lives and enjoy the company of our family and friends. Unfortunately, this opportunity will not be extended to J.C. Penney employees,” petition author Chris Wolverton told Care2. “Last year, despite stores opening early on Thanksgiving, sales dropped 11 percent. JCPenney can afford to give its employees the night off, and its public image will be bolstered Read More
Letter To The Editor: Why Can’t We Just Take Them Out? Consider The Costs
By KHALIL J. SPENCER
Los Alamos
Stephanie Nakheleh (letter) makes some good points about the limits of military intervention and quite accurately points out the time and effort it would take to suppress an ideological movement by brute force.
Neither the U.S. nor the USSR was able to “pacify” Afghanistan, for example, in spite of decades of blood and treasure devoted to that effort. But while it is not possible to easily eradicate an ideology, it may be possible to destroy it if one declares total war. But one has to ask if the cure would be worse than the disease.
The way that Nazism and Japanese imperial Read More
YMCA Youth Basketball Registration Extended To Noon Monday
Letter To The Editor: Understanding World Religions Outside Scope Of Our Experiences
By Rev. John CullinanThere are valid points one can argue over in the debate over U.S. acceptance of Syrian refugees – Do we have the resources? Is it our responsibility? These are worthy conversations. Unfortunately, Gerald Antos (letter) chooses instead to trot out the tired old fallacies of hasty generalization and guilt by association to paint the members of an entire religion with one very narrow-minded brush.
The extremists of Islam are in the minority – loud, scary, and violent, yes, but still the minority. To suggest that the outliers speak for the vast whole of Islam is akin
Political Cartoon By Petr Jandáček
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Pinon And Mountain Elementary Schools Join Forces To Ease Cold For Needy
Pinon and Mountain elementary school students join together to collect more than 200 blankets for the needy. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Two Los Alamos elementary schools worked together to help ease the cold for those in need.
Students from Pinon Elementary School worked with Mountain students to help others. Courtesy photo
The students from Pinon and Mountain elementary schools joined forces to collect more than 200 blankets to donate to area shelters.
Each school held a blanket drive this month in honor of former Los Alamos student Tyler Van Anne who began the blanket drive several years Read More
Beyer: Bats, Skunks Carry Rabies
Ofc. Tom Beyer of Los Alamos County Animal Control spoke to Kiwanis recently. Photo by Don CaspersonOfc. Tom Beyer of Los Alamos County Animal Control spoke to Kiwanis recently, explaining rabies, a potentially infectious disease that can be transmitted to human beings through the bite of a sick animal.
Even after years of research, rabies is almost 100 percent fatal in human beings once the virus gets to the brain. The location of the transmitting bite is important. A human being bitten on the finger by a rabid animal has a 15 percent chance Read More
Letter To The Editor: Why Can’t We Just Take Them Out?
By STEPHANIE NAKHLEHThe other day CNN’s Jim Acosta spoke for millions of Americans when he demanded of the President, “Why can’t we just take out those bastards?” On the face of it, this seems like a fair question. We have the world’s largest military, many times over, and allies who will back us. Why can’t we just … get rid of them?
It’s worth taking a minute to remember Afghanistan and Iraq. We went in there to get rid of the bastards, and there was no pussyfooting around, it was a full-on boots-and-bombs war, waged with the power of Read More