United Way Holds Annual Meeting, Elects Officers
Newly elected President Stephen Boerigter of the United Way of Northern New Mexico Board of Directors addresses representatives from area nonprofit organizations at Tuesday evening’s annual meeting at UNM-LA. Through this year’s annual fundraising campaign, United Way has $586,458 for 2015 Community Action Fund giving to nonprofits. The partnership between United Way and Los Alamos National Laboratory enhances the quality of life for residents in Los Alamos and Rio Arriba counties. Through a community investment from Los Alamos National Security (LANS), United Way Read More
Bless Me, Ultima Returns To NHCC
Movie still from ‘Bless Me, Ultima.’ Courtesy/rogerebert.com
NHCC News:
Bless Me, Ultima, Rudolfo Anaya’s dramatization of his acclaimed novel, returns to the National Hispanic Cultural Center as the seventh production in the NHCC’s ongoing Siembra: Latino Theatre Festival.
Performances run at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday April 16-19 and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Albuquerque Journal Theatre. Tickets are $17, $22, and $27, with a $5 discount for students and seniors, and are available from the NHCC Box Office, at 505.724.4771 or www.nhccnm.org.
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Rotary’s March Student Of The Month: Katherine Wang
Katherine Wang, center, is honored as Rotary Student of the Month at the the March 10 meeting of the club. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.comRotary’s motto is “Service above Self” and to support this the Rotary Club of Los Alamos honors one student each month of the academic year. Los Alamos High School (LAHS) student Katherine Wang is the newest young person to receive this recognition.
She was honored during the regular club meeting Tuesday at the Manhattan Project Restaurant.
Rotary students of the month are first nominated by their Read More
Fitness Column: Time To Get Started
By KENT PEGGOne of the hardest parts of anyone’s workout program is getting it started. We all know the benefits of regular exercise but for many getting started can be the most difficult step to take.
Not having enough time, not having enough exercise knowledge, and not having enough energy are three of the most common cases people give as to why they never get going on an exercise program.
First, you can make time to exercise if you want to. I know it’s difficult to add one more thing into our already busy lives, but this is just too important to neglect. We make time for going to the coffee shop, Read More
Music Benefits Patients At Aspen Ridge And Sombrillo
By KIRSTEN LASKEYMusic has the ability to change moods, provoke memories and stir emotions.
“It enhances everyone’s lives,” Aspen Ridge Lodge Activity Director Carmela Miller-Martinez said.
Recently, Aspen Ridge Lodge and Sombrillo Nursing Home started utilizing music’s abilities to benefit the residents. Using $6,500 from United Way of Northern New Mexico, the two retirement centers purchased individual iPod shuffles, iTunes gift cards and four Sirius radios. United Way awarded the funds last year and in January, Sombrillo and Aspen began operating as music Read More
Science On Tap: Engineering Microalgae For Biofuel Production
LACD News:
The Los Alamos Creative District will present the next installment of its On Tap series at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19 at UnQuarked – The Wine Room, 145 Central.
The Bradbury Science Museum hosts this week’s brief presentation and interactive discussion will follow.
Concerns about high-energy prices, finite fossil fuel reserves, rising atmospheric CO2 levels, and energy security have put focus on microalgae as a renewable domestic fuel source. The optimization of microalgae for biomass and lipid production in a biofuel production pond environment would be highly Read More
Artists Sought For 2015 Los Alamos Art Studio Tour
ART News:
Calling all Los Alamos artists! Last year, after a long hiatus, a group of artists decided to get the artist studio tour going again.
Sixteen artists participated in the 2014 tour and it had visitors come from all over northern New Mexico and from the Balloon Fiesta to see what Los Alamos had to offer. Now that the word is out that the tour is happening again, it’s sure to bring in even bigger crowds to the area, organizers said.
The 2015 Studio Tour is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. There will be an artist’s reception 5-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16. Read More
This Week At The Reel Deal
By Jim O’DonnellThis Friday we are opening The Second Best Marigold Hotel (one week only) and The Divergent Series: Insurgent. We will hold Cinderella and Run All Night for one more week. Still Alice and Chappie will end this Thursday.
Movie poster for ‘The Second Best Marigold Hotel.’ Courtesy Reel Deal Theater
The Second Best Marigold Hotel: Now that The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is full up with its long-term residents, co-managers Muriel Donnelly (Maggie Smith) and Sonny Kapoor (Dev Patel) have a dream of expansion, Read More
Letter To The Editor: Answer To The Notion That Hydrogen Is Too Expensive
By Roy M. MooreLALT Announces Cast For Avenue Q, The Musical
Courtesy/LALT
LALT News:
Los Alamos Little Theatre announces the cast of Avenue Q, The Musical, which includes Kile Uhlenbrock, Kate Ramsey, David Daniel, Glenda Fletcher, Sara Barber, Stuart Rupprecht, Connor Schultz, Henry Knutsen, Henry Knutsen, Zack Baker, Tyrrell Cummings, Gwen Lewis, Pat Beck and Jeanne Adkins.
Avenue Q, The Musical by Jeff Whitty with music and lyrics written by Academy Award winner Robert Lopez and directed by Holly Haas opens in May at the Los Alamos Little Theatre, 1670 Nectar St. in Los Alamos.
Avenue Q features music direction by Sheila Schiferl, scenic design Read More
LADOC: How To Better Understand And Manage Dogs
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By Roy M. MooreNMDT Performance Company Presents ‘Giselle’
NMDT-PC dancers Sarah Dale Devon McCleskey and Sarah Dale and back row from left, Louisa Belian, Rebbeca Cai and Megan Hemphill. Photo by Dan MahoneyNMDT-PC News:
Love, betrayal and forgiveness reign as the New Mexico Dance Theater Performance Company (NMDT-PC) presents “Giselle,” one of the world’s most beloved and enduring masterpieces in all ballet.
The ghostly love story will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 20 and 21 and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 22 at the Duane W. Smith Auditorium.
NMDT-PC has made a huge impact on the Los Alamos community. In fact, during its 14-year existence, Read More
IRS Interest Rates Same For Second Quarter 2015
IRS News:
The Internal Revenue Service recently announced that interest rates will remain the same for the calendar quarter beginning April 1.
The rates are:
- 3 percent for overpayments or 2 percent in the case of a corporation;
- 0.5percent for the portion of a corporate overpayment exceeding $10,000;
- 3 percent for underpayments; and
- 5 percent for large corporate underpayments.
Under the Internal Revenue Code, the rate of interest is determined on a quarterly basis. For taxpayers other than corporations, the overpayment and underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage Read More
How The Hen House Turns: Goats And Deer
How the Hen House Turns When we first moved to Los Alamos, we were told about a lady, Alice Westervelt, who had a house goat. Rumor had it that the goat had been easily trained, was quite civilized really, but that it ate everything in the garden.
Goats are famous for eating tin cans, but I suspect that was not Alice’s problem. She was probably not a Master Gardener, and she probably could not hang up her red shirts on the line outside to dry. Trains have probably never passed through Los Alamos, so there were none to flag. (“Bill Grogan’s Goat” will Read More
LAPS Takes Students’ PARCC Test Concerns Seriously
By GENE SCHMIDTOn Thursday, March 11, a group of Los Alamos High School students met for half an hour after school in the LAHS lobby to provide information to the public about their concerns for next week’s state test, called the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. PARCC, as it is known to students and staff, replaces previous years’ Standards Based Assessment.
This marks the first year of the PARCC test, which is a part of the New Mexico state graduation testing requirements. While there are alternative ways to demonstrate proficiency, high Read More
House Rejects Voter ID Bill 61 For HB 340
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Rep. Cathrynn BrownLearn About Wetland Restoration At PEEC Thursday
Southern New Mexico grasslands. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Southern New Mexico has many desert grasslands, which are home to a number of bird and plant species. This important habitat, however, is threatened by historic overgrazing and climate change.
In a free presentation at PEEC at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 19, Karla Sartor will discuss this topic, including techniques to restore wetland and grassland habitats in southern New Mexico, which can also be applied to the Pajarito Plateau.
Sartor is an ecologist who worked as a restoration and conservation ecologist with The Nature Conservancy Read More
Food On The Hill: St. Patrick’s Day Sides—Colcannon Pie And Pickled Red Cabbage
Food on the HillI decided long ago to cook vegetables separate from meat, even when they are traditionally cooked together. I didn’t like what happened to the vegetables when they were together; they often turned limp and greasy.
The two recipes that prompted this change in practice were osso buco and chicken soup. In each case I ended up cooking the meat and veggies separately and “marrying” them late in the cooking process. I’ve come to a similar conclusion with corned beef, cabbage and potatoes, and either add the vegetables near the end of the cooking of the corned beef Read More
UPTE Invites Community To De-Privatization Public Forum
UPTE News:
UPTE invites the community to attend a De-Privatization Public Forum 4-6 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, March 25 at the Comfort Inn, 2255 Trinity Dr, in Los Alamos.
LANL’s contract will soon be put out for bid and we must get involved to help decide who our next employer should be. Do you want the Labs ran by a for profit group? Or De-Privatized and put back in the hands of a university.
What are your concerns?
Benefits? Pension? Scientific integrity and progress? Health and Safety?
We want to know!
Presentations and Q/A with Jeff Colvin, Scientist at Lawrence Livermore Read More