Community Concert: 7eventh Time Down April 26
Courtesy/Infinity Squared MusicThe community is is invited to a concenrt April 26 for all ages, featuring 7eventh Time Down with special guests Ryan Stevenson and Shiloh.
Coming all the way from Kentucky, headlining for the first time out west. You will recognize their songs from the radio, so come hear them live!
Brought to you by local ministry Infinity Squared Music, see these great artists at White Rock Baptist Church. Show starts at 6:30 p.m. Limited tickets available online, including VIP and Early Bird prices.
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PEEC Amateur Naturalist: The Reemergence Of Rhinogrades
The specialized forms of animal adaptation are remarkable. Charles Darwin obtained some of his insights for evolution from the different kinds of finches in the Galapagos Islands. The finches have different shaped bills, reflecting adaptations to the different kinds of food available on the different islands.
Courtesy photoThere also are subspecies of Galapagos tortoise that have different shaped shells. A saddle shaped shell permits one subspecies of the tortoise to more easily reach upward for food compared Read More
This Week At The Reel Deal
By JIM O’DONNELLThis Friday is the beginning of our spring break here in Los Alamos so we have put together an awesome line-up for our students as well as additional showtimes every day. On Friday we’re opening It Follows which is reportedly the scariest horro film to hit the screen in years and has been getting 9.5 out 10 from the critics.
Furious 7 also opens on Friday. This is the last Furious film, shot before Paul Walker’s untimely death in November 2013 In an auto accident. Furious is also receiving great reviews.
For the younger kids we will Read More
County Staff To Redraft Open Space Plan
This evening in Council Chambers, from left, Open Space Specialist Craig Martin, Community Services Director Charlie Kalogeros-Chattan and Parks And Recreation Board Chairman Chris Stubben lead a discussion of the Los Alamos County Open Space Management Plan. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
County Councilors look over hand outs of the Open Space Management Plan. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Los Alamos County Open Space Specialist Craig Martin a discussion this evening in Council Chambers of the Los Alamos County Open Space Management Read More
Council Recognizes Los Alamos Daily Post For Being Honored By New Mexico State Legislature
Los Alamos County Councilor James Chrobocinski, right, presents a recognition this evening in Council Chambers to the Los Alamos Daily Post for being honored March 9 during the State Legislature with the New Mexico Small Business Development Center’s ‘2014 Small Business of the Year’ award, for establishing the LA Daily Post on line and successfully expanding its reach so quickly. The Council congratulated the entire LA Daily Post staff on their award saying ‘it is a great reflection on our community and showcases the benefits of working with our local Small Business Development Center, Read More
Council Proclaims April 9 As ‘Stand Up For Transportation’ Day In Los Alamos County
Los Alamos County Councilor Susan O’Leary presents Public Works Director Philo Shelton with a proclamation this evening in Council Chambers declaring April 9 as ‘Stand Up For Transportation Day’ in Los Alamos County. This is a national transportation infrastructure day that will highlight the critical need to invest in updating the nation’s transportation infrastructure. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Council Proclaims April ‘Donate Life Month’
Los Alamos County Councilor Rick Reiss presents a proclamation this evening to Cathy Walters declaring April 2015 at ‘Donate Life Month’ in Los Alamos County. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Cathy Walters at the podium shares the fact that she received a heart transplant two years ago and she introduced an audience member who received a liver transplant in the 1980s. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Udall Opens Application Process For Military Service Academy Nominations April 7
U.S. SENATE News:
- Staff to host service academy information sessions across New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE – Beginning April 7, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall will accept applications for nominations to U.S. military service academies.
Throughout April, members of Udall’s staff will host several information sessions across the state for high school students and recent graduates who are interested in applying.
Four of the five service academies – the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy – require a congressional, Read More
Pamela Valdez And Randy Fraser Of Los Alamos Receive NNSA’s 2014 Security Professional Of The Year Awards
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced the recipients of the Bradley A. Peterson Federal and Contractor Security Professional of the Year Awards:
- Pamela Valdez from the Los Alamos Field Office will receive the federal award; and
- Randy Fraser from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) will receive the contractor award.
The awards recognize one federal and one contractor employee whose contributions to security programs within the NNSA enterprise exemplify the excellence and commitment for which NNSA is known.
Valdez’s leadership Read More
Many Questions Surface In Preparing Community For Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Los Alamos County Councilors, County staff and MPNHP Committee members, during a work session March 24 in White Rock, discuss a mounting list of questions for preparing the community to receive an estimated 200,000 visitors annually. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
At right, Los Alamos Historical Society Executive Director / MPNHP Committee Chair Heather McClenahan presents an update to County Council. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Council Chair Kristin Henderson and Councilor Steven Girrens listen to an update on the MPNHP project. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
U.S. Dept. Of Education Grants Four-Year Extension To New Mexico’s ‘No Child Left Behind’ Waiver
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
- NM one of only five states to receive fast-tracked NCLB waiver extension
SANTA FE — Today, the U.S. Department of Education approved a four-year extension to New Mexico’s “No Child Left Behind” waiver, allowing the state to continue implementing reforms to help struggling schools and students.
New Mexico is just one of five states to receive the extension, which recognizes the state’s success in implementing strong education reform and accountability efforts.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
“Today’s recognition proves that with hard work and the Read More
American Legion Holds Meatloaf Dinner Friday
Sangre de Cristo Chorale Spring Concert May 2
Sangre de Cristo Chorale. Courtesy/SDCC
MUSIC News:
The Sangre de Cristo Chorale is celebrating American composers in its Spring Concert “American Voices”.
The Chorale will sing music of beloved American choral composers Samuel Barber, Morten Lauridsen, Randall Thompson and others. The selections have the added inspiration of poetry from Shakespeare to Langston Hughes making it a performance not to miss!
The Los Alamos performance is scheduled for7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 2 at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2390 North Road.
The Chorale is pleased to introduce Cora Read More
InnovAge Appoints Martin Rosenblatt Regional Executive Director For New Mexico
Martin Rosenblatt
STATE News:
InnovAge Greater New Mexico PACE has announced the appointment of Martin Rosenblatt to Regional Executive Director.
PACE is the Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly. Rosenblatt has served in the role of Center Manager for the Albuquerque PACE location since February 2004, during which time he managed the day-to-day operations for more than 11 years.
Prior to his tenure in PACE, he was the Bureau Chief of Quality, Fraud and Abuse Detection and Control for the State of New Mexico Medicaid. He has a J.D. from the University Of Southern California School Read More
NMAA Selects March ‘Compete With Class’ Honoree
Cobre High School Softball Team earns March 2015 ‘Compete with Class’ award. Courtesy/NMAA
NMAA News:
ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Activities Association is proud to announce that the Cobre High School Softball team has been recognized as the Compete with Class award recipient for the month of March.
Cobre’s Softball team showed sportsmanship when Chaparral’s special education student, Santana Carrillo, stepped up to the plate.
“They were all supportive and thrilled to help this young lady to feel a part of the team and the game,” Patricia Garcia (Chaparral High School) stated. Read More
Udall Honors Legacy Of César Chávez
César Chávez speaking at the Delano UFW−United Farm Workers rally in Delano, Calif. June 1972. Courtesy/wikipedia
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, a member of the Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force, issued the following statement commemorating the life and legacy of civil rights and labor leader César Estrada Chávez.
Udall joined several senators last week to introduce a resolution honoring Chávez and recognizing his birthday, March 31, as “César Chávez Day.”
“César Chávez’s story is a story of resilience, hard work, and inspiring activism. He is hero
NNM VAF Awarded Grant Under U.S. Commerce Department’s Regional Innovation Strategies Program
Flow Science of Santa Fe receives the 2014 VAF Award. Courtesy photo
Mark Sanchez of FLUTe in Alcalde receives the 2014 VAF Award. Courtesy photo
BUSINESS News:
- EDA Awards Cluster Grant To Regional Development Corporation
Española – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced that the Regional Development Corporation (RDC) is among the first 26 recipients of the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program grants.
The Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) program, which is being run by the Department’s Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Office of Innovation Read More
Another Rare Chukar Sighting In Los Alamos
This rare local sighting of a Chukar was spotted Sunday outside Oppenheimer Place near downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Don Kendall
The Chukar begins to walk around Sunday outside Oppenheimer Place. Photo by Don Kendall Read More
AG To Request Arrest Of Fraudulent Auto Shop Owner; Issues Risk Advisory To Consumers
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE – Today, Attorney General Hector Balderas released an update in the Office of the Attorney General’s lawsuit against A Reliable Engine Rebuilder.
Earlier this month, Second Judicial District Judge Nan Nash ordered the business closed after the owner, Robert “Bobby” Mitchell, failed to appear at a hearing where he was set to explain how he would comply with a 2013 court order requiring him to pay restitution to consumers he scammed, imposing civil penalties, and prohibiting his unlawful business practices.
Judge Nash’s order requires the business to remain locked Read More
