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Sue WattsRotary Student Of The Month: Madison Foley
Rotarian Bethany Douglas, right, presents LAHS student Madison Foley with a Student of the Month certificate. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.comThe Rotary Club of Los Alamos recognized Madison Foley as its newest Student of the Month during the regular club meeting Tuesday at the Manhattan Project Restaurant.
The Rotary Club’s motto is “Service above Self” and the organization reaches out to students who exemplify this motto throughout the academic year. Rotarian Bethany Douglas explained why Foley deserves to be the newest Student Read More
Udall, Heinrich Announce $833,700 Grant To Improve N.M. Affordable Housing Options
U.S. SENATE News:- Homewise, Inc. will receive $591,450 to help New Mexicans in Santa Fe and Albuquerque buy homes and make home improvements to improve
TALES OF OUR TIMES: Consensus Looked To The Data
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water
Consensus Looked To The Data
Tension always exists between team loyalty and advancing your team’s interests with sound evidence.
In about 1975, I was appointed to a national panel of the U.S. Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) in Washington, D.C. This rare experience revealed the many worthy souls at work on all sides, and it shapes my point of view still today.
Our panel had the formidable task of assessing the impact of regulations on the nation’s economy. The regulations of concern were all those that protect the environment, Read More
Luján Votes To Protect Seniors’ Access To Doctors And Extend Health Care For Children
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District voted Thursday in support of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation to protect seniors’ access to doctors through Medicare.
“Year after year for more than a decade, Congress has passed short-term fixes to a flawed system in order to prevent seniors on Medicare from losing access to the doctors they trust. Time and again, rather than enacting a stable payment system for doctors, Congress has kicked the can down the road. Finally,
High Flyers Gymnasts Win At State Meet
Los Alamos High Flyers including Emily Smith, middle front, who won first place at the New Mexico State Level 2 Junior Olympic gymnastics championships March 7 in Albuquerque, becoming the first ever all-around state champion at High Flyers Gymnastics. Smith also claimed the state event championship titles on vault and floor exercise. Three other girls earned honors as event state champions: in separate age divisions Megan Martinez and Valarie Valdez placed first on Level 2 balance beam, and Sofia Enriquez won on Level 3 uneven bars with a score of 9.45. Photo by Don Taylor
SPORTS News:
Twenty-two Read More
Del Norte Credit Union Makes Award-Winning Financial Literacy Program Free For Local Classrooms
EDUCATION News:
Local students are getting a free education in how to manage their money. Del Norte Credit Union is working with Banzai, a national award-winning financial literacy program, to make curriculum available to Los Alamos, Rio Arriba and Santa Fe county schools completely free.
“Banzai is a web-based financial literacy program. Kids get their own accounts, and they work through assignments that are based on real life,” Banzai co-founder Morgan Vandagriff said. “But because Del Norte Credit Union is sponsoring it, local schools get it for free. More than ever, Read More
Kindred Spirits Spring Open House May 9-10
Ulla and Sammy. Courtesy photoPecos National Historical Park Comes Alive With Tension And Noise Of Civil War In The West
PNHP News:Valley Daily Post Newspaper Launches Today
Valley Daily Post publishers Carol A. Clark, center, and Eric Vasquez, second from right, met earlier this year at the Manhattan Project Restaurant in Los Alamos with members of Española’s ‘It Takes A Valley’ community group to discuss the new newspaper. Courtesy photo
Staff Report
New Mexico’s newest newspaper officially began operations today in Española.
The Valley Daily Post, Inc. is an online publication co-owned by Eric Vasquez, the former REDI Program manager for the Regional Development Corporation and Carol A. Clark, owner and publisher of the Los Alamos Daily Post.
Vasquez Read More
Technical Assessment Team Report Released On Cause Of Breached Drum At WIPP
DOE EM News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy today released a report by an independent team of technical experts that evaluated the mechanisms and chemical reactions contributing to the failure of a waste drum at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad.
The Technical Assessment Team (TAT) concluded that one drum, Drum 68660, was the source of radioactive contamination released during the Feb. 14, 2014, radiological event at WIPP. The contents of Drum 68660 were chemically incompatible and the drum breached as a result of internal chemical reactions.
The Read More
Los Alamos High School Basketball All District, State, North/South Selections Announced
SPORTS News:
The Los Alamos High School Athletics Department has announced the All District, All State, and North/South Basketball Awards.
All District:
Boys Basketball:
- 2nd Team All District: Antonio Trujillo and Jack Stewart
Girls Basketball:
- 1st Team All District: Ashlynn Trujillo and Amber Logan
- 2nd Team All District: Makaela Jones and Ashley Logan
- Honorable Mention All District: Sofia Roybal, Hannah Sledzik, and Jordan Duran
All State:
- 2nd Team All State : Ashlynn Trujillo
North/ South All Star Team:
- North All Star Team: Amber Logan
Congratulations to all of these student Read More
Governor Orders Flags Flown At Half-Staff Friday For Navajo Nation Police Officer Alex Yazzie
STATE News:
SANTA FE—Gov. Susana Martinez has issued an executive order for flags to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Friday, March 27 in honor and mourning of Navajo Nation Police Officer Alex Yazzie.
The full text of the Governor’s executive order:
EXECUTIVE ORDER 2015-004
FLAGS FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF IN HONOR AND MOURNING OF NAVAJO NATION POLICE OFFICER ALEX YAZZIE
WHEREAS, On Thursday, March 19, 2015, Navajo Nation Police Officer and United States Marine Corps veteran Alex Yazzie was killed in the line of duty;
WHEREAS, Officer Yazzie was in pursuit of a domestic violence suspect Read More
Elks Easter Egg Hunt 10 A.M. Saturday April 4
Rio Grande Trail Commission To Study Corridor For 500-Mile Rio Grande Trail
That rock that was in the middle of the Blue Dot Trail isn’t there anymore. In fact, the trail is in great shape from rim to river, and March and April are the best time to take a walk in White Rock Canyon. Photo/Text by Craig Martin
Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY OPEN SPACE News:
The 2015 Legislature passed a bill, HB 563, creating a Rio Grande Trail Commission to study a corridor for the proposed Rio Grande Trail. The 500-mile trail would extend from the Colorado to Texas borders using existing trails and creating new ones.
Never mentioned in the proposal is the existing Los Alamos County River Trail. The Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: March 19 To March 25, 2015
LAFD 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.
March 19 at 12:22 p.m. / A 54-year-old Los Alamos woman reported being the victim of petty larceny on Trinity Drive. The estimated loss is less than $100.
ROBERTO SERRANO
March 20 at 8:34 a.m. / Police arrested Roberto Serrano, 54, of Santa Cruz at 226 East Road and charged him with driving under the influence of drugs.
March 21 at 11:52 a.m. / A 49-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that Read More
Community Winds Is On The March!
Artistic Director Ted Vives introduces the Los Alamos Community Winds. Photo by Glen WurdenIn honor of music month, the Community Winds presents a concert of marches chosen by the performers.
“During March, bands and other music organizations highlight the history of music,” Winds Artistic Director Ted Vives said.
The concert is 7 p.m. Saturday, March 28 at Crossroads Bible Church. Like all Winds concerts, this one is free, but donations are appreciated.
“Most of the pieces will be new to the audience,” Vives said. “We like to bring new music to Read More
Pajarito Rippers Compete At Purgatory
Los Alamos Ski Racing Team ‘Pajarito Rippers’ gathered for a photo after competing at Purgatory Durango Mountain Resort last weekend in Southern Series Giant Slalom and Slalom races. Courtesy photo Read More
SFI: The Saga of NP-Intermediate Problems …
Eric Allender of Rutgers University- Graph Isomorphism; and
- MCSP (the Minimum Circuit Size Problem).
Culinary Students Serve at Senior Center
Chef Fred Ortiz works with students in the kitchen providing multiple meals per day. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen
Often we hear about the athletes, the mathletes and the like, but how often do we hear about the youth that do good things to benefit their fellow man all for education and an opportunity to serve?
Recently Los Alamos High School teacher Louise Majorey took her Culinary 2 class to the Betty Ehart Senior Center (BESC) to bring the classroom learning to the community as students worked with Chef Michael Mason and Chef Fred Ortiz.
“We let them know that Read More