Family Foto Fundraiser At Family Strengths Network
FSN News:
Looking for simple solutions to getting your families professional portraits made?
Join Family Strengths Network for their first Family Foto Fundraiser. Local photographer Michael P. Young is bringing his talents to FSN and is excited to create beautiful portraits of you and your family.
Proceeds from this event will help FSN to continue in its mission of strengthening families and building community.
Portrait sessions for individuals and families are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 14. Portrait packages include (2) 8×10, (4) 5×7 and (8) Read More
Lunch With A Leader Features Freshwater Programs Director For Nature Conservancy Of New Mexico
Director Dale Lyons, Freshwater Programs, Nature Conservancy of New Mexico. Courtesy photo
LWV News:
The monthly Lunch with a Leader is 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 14 at Mesa Library and will feature Dale Lyons, director of the Freshwater Programs for the Nature Conservancy of New Mexico.
This event is open to the entire community and is sponsored by the Los Alamos League of Women Voters. Following the presentation at 1 p.m., the League members will continue with their Annual Meeting.
Lyons was born in Santa Fe. In 1994, he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Soils and Environmental Read More
How The Hen House Turns: … Language Of Caring
How the Hen House TurnsNot only lions respond to a kind gesture. Androcles plucked a thorn from the lion’s paw, but he lucked out; the lion seemed to understand that Andy was trying to help. I wasn’t so lucky.
For three long weeks I watched as Peeky, our daughter’s first chicken, sat on her nest full of eggs. Her dedication worried me. Setting hens are not like normal chickens. They are totally dedicated beings—focused on the task at hand. When they set, they set, and they don’t move except to fluff their feathers and cluck at intruders. Read More
Letter to the Editor: Yes – Dogs Do Bark For A Reason
By MAGGIE DURHAM
Los Alamos
Yes, dogs do bark for a reason! And a dog that barks all night long is usually saying,”Let me in! I want to be with you!”
Besides being an extreme annoyance to those of us who sleep at night and work during the day, are YOU not abusing this poor lonely creature? Read More
2015 NM Trucking Association Job Fair For Military Veterans, Guard/Reserve/Transitioning Military
NMDVA News:
ALBUQUERQUE—Are you an active-duty military truck driver or heavy equipment operator looking to put that truck-driving training to work in the private sector once you’ve fulfilled your military commitment?
Are you a military veteran with truck driving experience who’s also looking to put that experience toward a new job?
Then you’ll want to attend the 2015 New Mexico Trucking Association Job Fair for Military Veterans– a free trucking industry job fair May 1 for veterans, Guard/Reserve and transitioning active-duty members presented by the New Mexico Department of Read More
The Great Giveaway: Examine Your Life, Purge The Excess, Bless Others
COMMUNITY News:
Examine your life, Purge the excess, Bless others … April 18 there is a communiy-wide event … The Great Givaway.
This is an opportunity to examine your life, purge the excess, and bless others who are in need. Inspired by Jen Hatmaker’s book “7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess,” this started as a way to look at our lives for what is truly extra and to give to those who are in need in our community.
The point is for you to go through your house – clothes, books, kitchen, garage, kids’ rooms – identify the excess, Read More
Obituary: Mario Villa Dec. 28, 2014
MARIO VILLA Dec. 28, 2014
Mario Villa, 62, died Dec. 28, 2014. Mario grew up in Los Alamos, but lived in Chimayo at the time of his passing on Dec. 28, 2014.
He was very sociable and met many people in his line of work as a weaver. He will always be remembered for his quick wit, constant smile and infectious laugh, as well as his love for classic cars. His Dodge Charger was certainly his favorite!
A memorial honoring the life of Mario Villa will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Living Christ Ministries in Espanola. The address is 314-B Riverside, next to the old Valley Bank, now Century Read More
Nasario Garcia Among Presenters At Los Alamos Book Fair At Fuller Lodge April 25
The Talking Lizard: New Mexico’s Magic and Mystery by Nasario Garcia
BOOK FAIR News:
Los Alamos Book Fair And A Spring Day—A Winning Combination—Something for Everyone!
That’s the theme for the Los Alamos Book Fair coming to Fuller Lodge April 25, sponsored by Bathtub Row Press of the Los Alamos Historical Society and the Los Alamos Creative District.
Twenty authors and publishers will be selling novels, young adult fiction, childen’s stories, memoirs, history, graphic novels, comics, poetry, spirituality, mysteries, science fiction and more.
In addition to the sales tables, six Read More
Los Alamos Pilgrims Arrive At Santuario de Chimayo
Beginning their pilgrimage as the sun broke over the mountains this morning, 28 people from Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Los Alamos arrive this afternoon at the Chapel in Chimayo. Photo by Julie Habiger Read More
Los Alamos County Library System April Newsletter
WIPP Technical Assessment Team Issues Final Report
WIPP News:
This week the Department of Energy’s Technical Assessment Team (TAT) visited Carlsbad and met with federal and contractor staff at WIPP and the Mayor’s Nuclear Task Force to provide a briefing and answer questions on their final report that was released March 26.
The TAT, which was established shortly after the Feb. 14, 2014 radiological release that occurred in the WIPP underground, was led by the Savannah River National Laboratory and consisted of experts from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Read More
Los Alamos Pilgrims Reach Cross On Road To Chimayo
The Los Alamos contingent of 28 people from Immaculate Heart of Mary Church headed out at sunrise this morning on their pilgrimage to Chimayo and just reached the cross. Photo by Julie Habiger Read More
Leadership Los Alamos Class Explores Local Culture
Ken Nebel of the Arts in Public Places Board discusses local art. Photo by Martha Katko
Leadership Los Alamos participants tour art around town and head to check out the sculpture in front of the Justice Center. Photo by Martha Katko
LLA News:
The Leadership Los Alamos Class of 2015 participated in a Cultural Session last month in the beautiful Hans Bethe house. The session was chaired by Heather McClenahan, executive director of the Los Alamos Historical Society.
The class participated in a very competitive and educational game of Los Alamos Cultural Trivial Pursuit. Not surprising, Read More
Register For Chamisa Elementary Glow Run 2015
Easter Sunrise Service At Ashley Pond
COMMUNITY News:
The community-wide Easter sunrise service will be held at the west side of Ashley Pond at 6:30 a.m. this Sunday, April 5.
Churches sponsoring this service are:
- First United Methodist Church;
- Christian Church;
- The United Church; and
- Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church.
Special thanks to Quemazon Brass for playing during the service. Join us at the break of dawn this Sunday as we celebrate Christ’s resurrection! Read More
Los Alamos Contingent On Road To Chimayo
As the sun breaks over the mountains this morning, 28 people from Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Los Alamos are on the road to Chimayo for the Good Friday Pilgrimage. Photo by Julie Habiger
Staff Report
Beginning at daybreak this morning, 28 members of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Los Alamos joined people from all over the world making Good Friday pilgrimages to the Santuario de Chimayó.
El Pocito room showing the hole containing ‘holy dirt’ inside the Santuario de Chimayó. Courtesy/wikipedia
El Santuario de Chimayó is a Roman Catholic church in Chimayó. This shrine, a National Read More
LAHS Special Education Staff Recognized
Members of the Los Alamos High School Special Education team, from left, Carol Moore, Sherri Smith, Colby Holland, Renee Dunwoody, Brent Collom, Mary Head and Rachel Smale. Photo by Kurt Steinhaus
LAPS News:
Members of the Los Alamos High School Special Education team responded to an invitation by Superintendent Gene Schmidt to celebrate their school year Thursday with a pizza lunch..
The staff recently received praise from the New Mexico Public Education Department for achieving 100 percent compliance with paperwork and protocols for students transitioning from high school to college Read More
Becky Cai Is Rotary Student Of The Month
Rotarian Bethany Douglas, right, honors Los Alamos High School student Becky Cai as Rotary Student of the Month Tuesday at the Manhattan Project restaurant. Photo by Kirsten Laskey
ROTARY News:
Rotarian Bethany Douglas described the standards the Rotary Club of Los Alamos uses to select its students of the month as “pretty steep.” However, the criteria was not an obstacle for Los Alamos High School student Becky Cai; in fact, she was honored as the newest Rotary Student of the Month Tuesday at the Manhattan Project restaurant.
Cai maintains an impressive amount of civic services. She serves Read More
Bandelier Announces Activities For Early April
Civilian Conservation Corps buildings in the Frijoles Canyon Historic District at Bandelier. Courtesy/NPS Solar Energy Shines For All New Mexicans: Let’s Keep It That Way
By LUCAS HERNDON, Solar Ambassador
Positive Energy Solar, Las Cruces
You might wonder – who is benefitting from solar PV being installed on homes, businesses, schools and cities in New Mexico? Is it wealthy individuals with lots of spare cash or average New Mexicans? Recent studies show that working class New Mexicans benefit in two significant ways – job creation and reduced energy costs.
Consider that the solar industry added jobs nearly 20 times faster than the national average in 2014. Right now, 1,600 New Mexicans make their living in the solar industry. By contrast, Read More