Sheriff’s Posse Lodge Renovations Launch Dec. 7
Volunteer Sandy Wilson cooks up some bacon during Sunday’s cowboy breakfast event at the Sheriff’s Posse Lodge. Plans are underway to renovate the kitchen. Courtesy photo
Volunteers serve pancakes and eggs during Sunday’s cowboy breakfast at the Sheriff’s Posse Lodge. Courtesy photoO’Leary: Time For A Recreation Bond In Los Alamos
By SUSAN O’LEARYAs an opening position, I’ll start by saying that Los Alamos is a very nice place to live with tremendous potential to become an absolutely fantastic place to live. Given citizen engagement and our region’s physical and historical attributes, Los Alamos can Read More
Free Film Series Screens ‘Wadjda’
Movie poster for ‘Wadjda.’ Courtesy photo
Review by KELLY DOLEJSI
Los Alamos
It’s no surprise that current-day Saudi Arabia looks oppressive when seen through a young girl’s eyes. More startling are the small ways that sweeping political change can begin.
An award-winner at film festivals around the world, “Wadjda” (2012, rated PG, subtitled), is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a long time. It’s a wonderful choice for this month’s installment of Mesa Public Library’s Free Film Series, screening 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the upstairs meeting-room Read More
Obituary: Keith Edward Coennen Oct. 10, 2015
KEITH EDWARD COENNEN Oct. 10, 2015
On October 10, 2015, the Good Lord took Keith Edward Coennen away from the strife of this life into a much better place.
Keith had a rare passion for life and loved to travel far and wide – whether to Australia or Europe. Keith touched many people that he met. He had a keen sense of humor and his friends thought of him as a quiet, gentle soul. He found great happiness in the mountains of Colorado where he would snow board, ski, camp and hike.
He worked very hard to become a well respected Software Design Engineer. Keith is survived by his mother, Read More
NNSA Labs Host Foreign Disarmament Experts
DOE/NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator Madelyn Creedon
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) hosted a visit Oct. 26-27, by eight foreign disarmament and nonproliferation experts to demonstrate the technologies and capabilities through which the United States maintains the nuclear weapon stockpile in a non-testing environment.
This visit built on the success of the first visit by NPT Non-Nuclear Weapon State representatives in advance of the NPT Review Conference in May.
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Of State Read More
At The Centre Of The Tuning Fork
This galaxy is known as Mrk 820. Courtesy/ESA/Hubble & NASA and N. Gorin (STScI) Acknowledgement.Judy Schmidt (www.geckzilla.com/)
SCIENCE News:
This galaxy is known as Mrk 820 and is classified as a lenticular galaxy — type S0 on the Hubble Tuning Fork.
The Hubble Tuning Fork is used to classify galaxies according to their morphology. Elliptical galaxies look like smooth blobs in the sky and lie on the handle of the fork. They are arranged along the handle based on how elliptical they are, with the more spherical galaxies furthest from the tines of the fork, and the more egg-shaped ones closest Read More
Los Alamos Scientist Part Of NASA’s Select Few Hunting For Meteorites In Antarctica
LANL scientist Nina Lanza at the summit of Hvannadalsnukur, the highest mountain in Iceland, practicing glacier travel techniques similar to those needed for Antarctic fieldwork. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Nina Lanza, of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Space and Remote Sensing group, was selected as one of eight members for the 2015-2016 field campaign of the Antarctica Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) program, which is supported by NASA.
“These meteorites can help us understand the formation and evolution of our solar system,” Lanza said. “They come from planets, their moons and asteroids. Read More
Christmas Cookie Proceeds Help NM Veterans
Proceeds from the Orthodox Church Christmas cookie sales go to Foxhole Homes, a nonprofit focused on alleviating veteran homelessness. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
After a year hiatus, the Orthodox Church in Los Alamos is selling cookies and is now taking advance orders for Christmas cookie boxes.
Past favorites will be available again, along with some new additions. Perfect for shipping to friends far and near; a hand-made present, which goes to support a great cause. The boxes of cookies cost $23.99 for one, or order four or more for $21.99 each.
This year all proceeds from the sale Read More
Letter To The Editor: Just Say No To Reorg
By JIM REDMANThe Los Alamos County Council should reject the proposed re-organization that adds the position of “Deputy Public Works Director.”
Despite the recently voiced concerns of the County Council, link, I think that the Los Alamos citizens communicate one message very clearly – stop wasting taxpayer’s money. You would have thought that they would have heard this message after the outrage over the tagline debacle.
The departure of the head of the Community and Economic Development Department (CEDD) provides an opportunity to reassess, and hopefully Read More
Historical Society Lecture On Chester Nez Nov. 10
Author Judith Avila with Navajo Code Talker Chester Nez. Courtesy photo
HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:
At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 at Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos, the Los Alamos Historical Society hosts author Judith Avila as she speaks about Chester Nez and the Navajo Code Talkers.
This lecture is supported by New Mexico Humanities Council and the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Avila will be accompanied by Lathan Nez, grandson of Nez, and they will be signing and selling copies of Code Talkers after the lecture.
During World War II, the Japanese managed to crack every Read More
Eddy And The Nomads Play Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op 6-9 p.m. Saturday
Eddy Partridge, shown here playing in the last summer concert of the season, will bring his band, Eddy and the Nomads to Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op in Central Park Square, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. The community is invited to taste some great brews and enjoy the music. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com Read More
CROP Hunger Walk & Turkey Trot Nov. 22
COMMUNITY News:
The Annual CROP Hunger Walk and Turkey Trot starts at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 at Los Alamos Middle School on North Mesa.
There will be 2.56 mile and 1.7 mile courses available that start and end at LAMS. Participants can run or walk the courses. Anyone who fills out a chance ticket will be eligible to win turkeys or pumpkin pies.
Sign up begins at 1 p.m. in the LAMS cafeteria. A pot luck will be available. CROP T-shirts will be available for those who wish to contribute. Donations to CROP are gratefully accepted.
For more information, call 505.672.1639 or visit www.atomicrunners.com/next.html
Kirsten Bell Is New DWI-PC Coordinator
New DWI Coordinator Kirsten BellKirsten Bell is a welcome addition as the new coordinator to the Driving While Intoxicated Planning Committee (DWI-PC) for Los Alamos.
This evening, Bell, along with DWI-PC board members will receive a proclamation acknowledging Nov. 16-20 as DWI Awareness Week.
Bell was born and raised in Los Alamos and graduated with Topper pride in 1994. She holds a degree in Human Development from UC Davis and rounding out her education in New Mexico with her MBA from UNM.
Now she has come full circle returning to Los Alamos to raise Read More
Crowd Gathers To Celebrate Boutique Air Service
At a ribbon cutting ceremony this evening at the airport, Los Alamos County officials joined Boutique Air CEO Shawn Simpson in celebrating the company’s launch of commercial air service between Los Alamos and Albuquerque. From left, Airport Manager David Ploeger, Public Works Director Philo Shelton, Simpson, Council Chair Kristin Henderson, Councilor Steven Girrens and County Manager Harry Burgess. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Boutique Air CEO Shawn Simpson addresses the crowd of some 80 people gathered this evening at Los Alamos Airport as Council Chair Kristin Read More
SUN PATH Grant Funds EMS Program At UNM-LA
Members of an EMS class at UNM-LA practice their life-saving skills in the EMS training lab that will soon be renovated. Photo by Joseph Candelaria
UNM-LA News:
A $15 million grant is helping UNM-LA and ten other two-year colleges educate a workforce to fulfill the growing demand for healthcare professionals in New Mexico.
The grant, awarded in October 2014, is funding equipment, faculty, and staff to support the students being served in the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) program that qualifies for funding under the grant.
Funded by the Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Read More
Public Comment Period On Chromium Project Draft Environmental Assessment Extended To Nov. 13, 2015
LANL News:
The Department of Energy Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment for the Chromium Plume Control Interim Measure and Plume-Center Characterization at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
This document describes the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed actions in Mortandad Canyon. The objectives of the proposed actions are to control migration of the chromium plume and to further characterize and study the chromium plume in the groundwater beneath Mortandad Canyon.
The public comment period Read More
Local Girl Scouts Lift Seniors’ Spirits
Girl Scouts Kaitlyn Leffler, Elise Chavez, Elizabeth Massa and Sydney Jo Turner. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen
A small group of local Girl Scouts just might change the world, but will certainly brighten the lives of a large number of local senior citizens.
Troop 10132 has worked for months and is still raising funds to purchase iPods, headphones and iTunes gift cards as part of their project to benefit the local community. Isabella Bailey, Elise Chavez, Kaitlyn Leffler, Elizabeth Massa, Christina Nisoli and Sydney Jo Turner, led by co-leaders Read More
Letter To The Editor: Los Alamos Pedestrians Beware…
By DAREN SAVAGEAfter the red sedan lady zoomed in front of no traffic, the young man proceeded to cross the intersection only to have a middle aged man in a gray SUV hypotenuse through the intersection Read More
Leadership Los Alamos Class Focuses On Community Organizations
Jonathan Creel of PEEC talks with Leadership Los Alamos participants Paul Andrus and Jonathan Henley during the recent LLA Session at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. Photo by Martha KatkoThe Leadership Los Alamos Class of 2015-2016 met last month at the Betty Ehart Senior Center to focus on Community Organizations.
The session chairs Pauline Powell Schneider, executive director for Los Alamos Retired & Senior Organization, and Geoff Goins, Bandelier Ranger and Night Sky Program coordinator, invited speakers who would provide Read More
Letter To The Editor: Los Alamos Residential Care Options Vs Overlooked ‘Inbetweeners’
By JULIE SMITHLos Alamos Retirement Community’s live-in care options are Aspen Ridge Assisted Living, and Sombrillo Rehab and Nursing Home. There are vast differences in the life-stages and/or financial abilities of folks who are eligible and able to live