Set Takes Shape For LALT’s ‘And Then There Were None’
Construction on the set of ‘And Then There Were None’ is underway at Los Alamos Little Theatre, 1670 Nectar St. The play by Agatha Christie, is directed by Dennis Powell and scheduled for November. Photo by Robert Beberniss
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Wald-Hopkins: A Vision For A Wellness Center
Empowering Community Wellness With Mindful Living: A Vision For A Wellness CenterThere was a special gathering Friday night at the Rosebud Café in White Rock of wellness practitioners including massage therapists, energy therapists, wellness/life coaches and educators and mental health professionals with a shared desire to form an alliance for a wellness network that supports practitioners and connects them to the community.
With the help of facilitator, NancyAnn Stealey, holistic health advisor Read More
Letter to the Editor: The Case For Approval Of The Two Charter Ballot Questions
By JOHN C. HOPKINS and SUSAN O’LEARYWe urge you to vote for the proposed changes to the Los Alamos Charter.
We are writing as private citizens though one of us (Hopkins) was chair of the original Charter Review Committee (CRC1) and the other (O’Leary) was chair of the Utilities Charter Review Committee (CRC2).
We will focus primarily on the second of the two ballot questions. This is an important question since it involves changes to Article V, the utilities section of the Los Alamos County Charter. The most comprehensive change recommended Read More
Central’s 15th-20th Street Opening Celebrated
Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard is among the officials who spoke at Saturday’s opening of Central Avenue between 15th and 20th Street following a summer of construction. The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce hosted the event. Courtesy photo
Community members turned out to celebrate the opening of Central Avenue Saturday and support the businesses impacted by its closure this summer. The Los Alamos Hill Stompers entertained the crowd at the Chamber hosted ‘Cash Mob’ Block Party. Photo by Chris Judson Read More
Letter to the Editor: Vote FOR Utilities Charter Amendments
By ANITA SCHWENDT
Los Alamos
Never in my life did I ever think I would care about a county’s utilities charter.
But I’ve started to pay attention to the issue now that there’s a question on the ballot about how the utilities department should operate within county government. I’ve realized that citizens have very little ability to impact our utilities based on how the operation is currently structured.
To me, it comes down to this: You can chose to listen to the folks sending in letters against the proposed changes, most of whom are former utility board members. (To me, those letters seem fear-based.) Read More
Hawks Run Strong At SFIS Invitational
LAMS Cross Country teams shine at Saturday’s Santa Fe Indian School Invitational. Photo by Patricia Burnside
SPORTS News:
The Los Alamos Middle School Cross Country teams ran great races Saturday at the Santa Fe Indian School Invitational at the Pueblo of Santo Domingo.
Letter to the Editor: County Newsletter Summary Of Ballot Question 2 Misleading
By CITIZENS TO PRESERVE SOUND UTILITIES
John Arrowsmith, Chris Ortega, Felicia Orth, Ken Milder, Robert Gibson and Lawry Mann
The County’s recent mailing to provide voter information on ballot questions includes a misleading “Summary of Proposed Changes” for Ballot Question 2 – Utilities. The County-written summary focuses on improving “readability” and “adding clarifying language.” Nowhere in the summary is it acknowledged that the changes reconfigure the fundamental governance model for utilities management and potential Read More
Pendergast: Art and Science of Entertaining
By PEGGY PENDERGASTGreetings to each of you reading my first Art and Science of Entertaining column.
My hope for you, after you read my words, is for you to not be surprised should you find yourself racing to your email, phone or stationary and inviting friends, family and long-lost connections and saying to them, “Hey there – come on over – let’s share some time together, a game, talk, drinks, hors d’oeuvres, fun and friendship.”
Don’t be shy or hesitant to suggest that your guests bring along a spirit or goodie to share with everyone
Cone Zone: Week of Oct. 6
COUNTY News:
Road Construction: Week of Oct. 6
For more information about the projects listed below, e-mail lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the “Projects” link at www.losalamosnm.us. Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Please note that the below information is based on schedule information provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.
Central Avenue Improvements Project:
The contractor has closed Oppenheimer north of Central (library driveway), resulting in the west library parking lot being closed. Please Read More
SFI Seminar: Carrots, Sticks and Other Smart Tricks…
Seth Blumsack
SFI News:
The Santa Fe Institute will host a seminar, “Carrots, Sticks and Other ‘Smart’ Tricks: Experiments With Electricity Pricing and Consumer Behavior in Vermont,” by Seth Blumsack of Penn State Univeresity at 12:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6 in the Collins Conference Room at SFI, 1399 Hyde Park Road in Santa Fe. The SFI host is Sid Redner.
Abstract. The dominant model for the pricing of residential electric service over roughly the past century has been one in which consumers face a time-invariant price, despite high temporal and spatial variability in the economic, Read More
Skin Care Column: Aestheticians And Their Role In Skin Care
Skin Care ColumnFor decades, cosmetic manufacturers have been bringing advanced skin care to consumers through professional aestheticians worldwide.
Aestheticians have always been on the cutting edge of research anddevelopment.
True skin care is much more than simply using the right products. Aestheticians have always maintained that keeping skin “young” has more to do with lifestyle than just keeping it young-looking through product use.
Only professional aestheticians can effectively deliver this message and Read More
Atomic City Children’s Theater Car Wash and Bake Sale Today at LANB
Atomic City Children’s Theater is washing cars and selling baked goods today until 4:30 p.m. in the LANB parking lot. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost
Stop by the LANB parking lot and support Atomic City Children’s Theater’s fundraising effort until 4:30 p.m. today. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comLAMS Honors Custodial Staff
Los Alamos Middle School honored Alfredo Tena and his crew on National School Custodian Day Thursday. LAMS Principal Rex Kilburn, left, presented Tena with gifts for his staff and with cards made by LAMS students. Photo by Bernadette LauritzenLetter to the Editor: Road Closed
Central Avenue looking east toward 20th Street last week. Photo by Ellen Walton
By ELLEN WALTON
It seems that every turn in Los Alamos leads to road closure and detours, which frustrate our daily errands and enjoyment of getting about in our own community.
The four to six week delay in the construction closing Central Avenue announced on the front page of the July 30, 2014 Los Alamos Monitor has overrun its deadline and community patience. As the County Council leads the community in a party to celebrate the construction on Central Avenue, I hope they will consider Read More
O’Leary: Your Precious Tax Dollars
By SUSAN O’LEARYAs a candidate for the County Council, I’d like to share my thinking about one of the Council’s most important responsibilities – the stewardship of our precious tax dollars. This is something we all care about because we all contribute to the County coffers and we naturally want to know that our hard-earned contributions are being spent wisely.
While the County’s day-to-day spending decisions are in the hands of the County staff, the ultimate responsibility for good stewardship of County money lies with the County Council. As I see it, Read More
Election 2014: Voting Machine Certification A Success
Chief Deputy Clerk Adrianna Ortiz tests the audio-visual ballot marking interface component on the ICE voting machine during Friday’s certification. From left, Ortiz, attorney George Chandler, GOP Chair Robert Gibson and Councilor Rick Reiss. Also in attendance, but not pictured were DPU Board member Paul Frederickson, Sheriff Marco Lucero and his campaign chair James Leach. Photo by Sharon Stover
County Clerk staff from left, Bureau of Elections Manager Gloria Maestas, Senior Deputy Clerk Ona Trujillo and Deputy Clerk Jocelyn Warner perform certification procedures on the Read More
SFI Seminar: More Disordered than Disorder…
Pablo Damasceno
SFI News:
The Santa Fe Institute will host a seminar, “More Disordered than Disorder: Self-Organization, Microstates and Why Entropy Might Not Be What You Think,” by Pablo Damasceno of the University of Michigan at 12:15 p.m. Wednesdy, Oct. 8 in the Collins Conference Room at SFI, 1399 Hyde Park Road in Santa Fe.
The public is invited to bring a lunch. The SFI host is Sid Redner.
Abstract. Despite being usually associated to disorder, Entropy can be used to assemble building blocks into a variety of complex structures in a surprisingly predictive way. In this talk I will Read More
Letter to the Editor: Ballot Question 2 Utilities Department Charter Changes Deceptive
Image by Joel M. Williams
By JOEL M. WILLIAMSThis is how I see the tax/fee operations in Los Alamos County. The school system is autonomous and separate from the rest. The Utilities Department is separate from the other departments of the County’s operations that are under the ultimate jurisdiction of the county council.
Per the LAC website “The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) operates the county-owned electric, gas, water & wastewater systems under the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities. Established under Article V. of the Read More
GOP Women Host State, Local Candidates Oct. 9
LAFRW News:
The Los Alamos Federated Republican Women will hold its regular monthly meeting noon-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9 at the Ridgepark Clubhouse. All registered Republican Women are urged to attend.
The public is invited to attend the noon-12:30 p.m. portion of the meeting to meet some of the Republican candidates, including Jefferson Byrd for U.S. House of Representatives Dist. 3, Robert Aragon for State Auditor, Geoff Rodgers for New Mexico House of Representatives Dist. 43 and many local candidates.
LAFRW Officers for the 2015-2016 term also will be elected at the Read More
Genealogical Association Features Librarian Lisa Kindrick
LAGA News:
The Los Alamos Genealogical Association will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9 at the Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos. A no-host dinner will be held at 5:30 p.m. at China Moon. Speaker Lisa Kindrick will join the group for dinner.
Librarian Lisa Kindrick will present an overview of the many resources available to support family history research from your home in Los Alamos, any branch of the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System, and at the ABC Library Genealogy Center in downtown Albuquerque.
With many specialized databases, a computer lab, over 31,000 books Read More