First Born Conference Draws Early Childhood Professionals from Throughout the State
Los Alamos County First Born staff: home visitor Amy Wei, program managers Molly McBranch and Kim Ferguson and home visitor Tara Adams. Photo by Andrea Multari/LANL Foundation
Dr. Bruce Perry, early childhood brain and trauma expert, speaks to a crowd of more than 300 home visitors and early childhood educators at Tuesday’s First Born conference. Photo by Andrea Multari, LANL Foundation.
LANL Foundation First Born Los Alamos program managers Molly McBranch and Kim Ferguson remind staff of the importance of self-care in addition to serving families. Photo by Andrea No Brown Bag Concert In October
LAAC News:
The Los Alamos Arts Council has announced that there will be no Brown Bag Performance Wednesday, Oct. 1.
The next performance is scheduled for Nov. 5 at Fuller Lodge. Read More
Letter to the Editor: United Way Youth Team Invites Community To ‘Taste the Sky’ Today
By JENNA ERICKSON and AKANE DUNNI’m Jenna Erickson, chair of the United Way Youth Team. A few weeks ago, my teammate Emily Hopkins and I sent a letter promoting our first event of this year’s campaign Dinner Over Diamond. We had a wonderful turnout, and we are so very grateful to everyone who came to it. Thank you all.
I am back this time with the announcement of our next exciting event – Taste the Sky – taking place 4-7 p.m. today, Sept. 28 where we will serve dinner at the Los Alamos Airport. My teammates and I are very excited to present this event to the community and Read More
Meet Mary Carol Williams Participating In 2014 Los Alamos Artists Studio Tour
Watercolors by Mary Carol Williams. Courtesy photo
Watercolors by Mary Carol Williams. Courtesy photo
ART News:
This year’s Los Alamos Artists Studio Tour is Oct. 11-12 and the Los Alamos Daily Post is featuring a “Get to Know Your Artist” series leading up to the annual event.
Each of the 16 artists participating in the tour will be showcased prior to the beginning of the tour to allow our readers an opportunity to learn about them and their work.
Meet Los Alamos artist Mary Carol Williams:
I began taking watercolor classes in 1998 as a hobby for retirement years. Watercolor Read More
LAHS’s Cross Country Team Results From Friday’s Albuquerque Academy Invitational Announced
LAHS SPORTS News:
Los Alamos High School Cross Country Team results from Friday’s Albuquerque Academy Invitational:
Joan Williams Wins Big At Quilt Market
Joan Williams of Los Alamos is the winner of this donation quilt made by the Los Alamos Piecemakers Quilt Guild. Her name was drawn Saturday afternoon at the end of the annual Quilt Market. Photo by Libby Carlsten Read More
NNSA Presents SRS With Award For Achieving High Performance Sustainable Building Status
NNSA News:
AIKEN, S.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has awarded the first NNSA High Performance Sustainable Building (HPSB) plaque to the Savannah River Site (SRS) Tritium Administration Facility (Building 246-H).
The facility is the base of NNSA’s employees and contractors who support the tritium capabilities at SRS. The facility has reduced total energy consumption by 27.8 percent from a 2005 baseline.
“NNSA is improving the performance of its buildings and infrastructure,” said Jim McConnell, Associate Deputy Administrator, NNSA Office of Infrastructure Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘The Boxtrolls’
By CYNTHIA Z. BIDDLECOMB
“The Boxtrolls” is marvelous in so many ways. This stop-action (and CG) animated feature takes you to the underground world of a community of trolls who wear boxes for clothing.
Each is named for the product advertised on his or her box. Thus, Fish and Shoe are the main trolls we get to know. And then, of course, there is Eggs.
Eggs (voiced by Isaac Hempstead Wright) is a 10-year-old human boy, thought to have been kidnapped by the boxtrolls as a baby. Stories of how monstrous the trolls are grew out of that misunderstanding. Fish has raised Eggs and taught him the trolls’ Read More
Cone Zone: Week of Sept. 29
COUNTY News:
Road Construction: Week of Sept. 29
For more information about the projects listed below, please 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.
Note: 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:
Monday, Sept. 29, the contractor will close Oppenheimer north of Central (library driveway), resulting in the west library parking lot being Read More
Eighth Grade Girls And Boys Cross Country Teams Win First At Albuquerque Academy Invitational
Los Alamos Middle School 8th Grade Girls Cross Country Team, from left, Ashlyn Baker, Kristin Fassbender, Marin Kelly and Paulina Burnside. Photo by Patricia BurnsideLAMS News:
The 8th grade girls and boys cross country teams each won first place at Wednesday’s Albuquerque Academy Invitational.
The girls team placed their top five runners in the top 11 overall to beat out Desert Ridge Middle School, and the boys team took the top five spots overall for their second consecutive perfect score.
The 7th grade teams also ran well, placing second in the boys race and third in the girls race. Read More
Udall, Heinrich Invite Underserved New Mexico Communities To Apply For Promise Zone Designation
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich invited underserved urban, rural and tribal communities in New Mexico to apply for the second round of designations for the Promise Zone Initiative, part of a plan developed by the president to create jobs, increase economic mobility, improve educational opportunities and reduce crime in high-poverty communities throughout the country.
The initiative helps communities create a pathway to the middle class by connecting groups and business with federal programs and resources that accelerate Read More
Sierra Club: Public Invited To Environmental Talk Oct.1
Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard
SIERRA CLUB News:
An open meeting of the Sierra Club is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1 at the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos in Building 2, Room 202.
House Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard will present environmental issues that went before the legislature last year and which are expected to be considered in the coming session.
The public is invited to attend this talk and ask questions about these important local and statewide issues. Read More
Abe Dispennette’s State Farm Agency Now Offers Mortgage Loans
Abe Dispennette
STATE FARM News:
I am proud to announce that my State Farm agency now offers Mortgages.
Before my service in the Army I was a mortgage broker in Florida for a number of years. When I entered back into the financial arena with State Farm one of my goals was to offer mortgages again. As many of you know the lending industry has changed dramatically, so much so it took a couple of years for me to get all of the proper state and federal requirements in order that I may legally sell this product.
Currently we only offer Conventional loans up to 95 percent loan to value and only charge a flat Read More
ADA Glitch Postpones Voting Machine Certification
A glich was encountered in the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) machines during Friday’s certification and preparation of the Absentee and Election Day Voting Machines at the County Clerk Warehouse. The machines are rescheduled to be officially certified next week. Attending Friday’s event, from left, Deputy Clerk Jocelyn Warner, Republican Bill McKerley who is running for County Council, local Democrat and former County Councilor Michael Wheeler, Bureau of Elections Manager Gloria Maestas, Los Alamos County Clerk Sharon Stover, Board of Public Utilities member Read More
OBITUARY: Janice Noreen Miller Aug. 21, 1939 – Aug. 4, 2014
JANICE NOREEN MILLER Aug. 21, 1939 – Aug. 4, 2014
Janice Noreen Miller died Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, in Ft. Collins, Colo. Janice died while in hospice care for metastatic breast cancer at the home of her daughter, Mara Miller. Janice donated her body to the University of Colorado in Denver for medical research.
Janice was born at home in Norman, Oklahoma, to Roy Virgil and Eva Geraldine Miller on August 21, 1939. Janice was the sixth child of seven. She is survived by her two older sisters Donna Mears of Friona, Texas and Linda Tims of Sunray, Texas, along with sisters-in-law, Glenda Miller of Denton, Read More
Beer Co-op Celebrates And Dedicates Its New Home
The Los Alamos Beer Co-op held a celebration and building dedication Friday at their new home in Central Park Square. The former Canyon Bar & Grill is being remodeled to house the Beer Co-op’s new taproom. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/laailypost.com
Higher Ground plays Friday evening for the Beer Co-op celebration crowd. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/laailypost.com
Partiers raise a glass at Friday’s Beer Co-op event. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/laailypost.comFuller Lodge Art Center Treats Patrons To Carnival Atmosphere At Friday’s ‘Masquerade’ Opening
A visitor checks out the art on display at Friday’s opening of ‘Masquerade’ at the Fuller Lodge Art Center. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Artists mingle with guests at Friday’s opening of ‘Masquerade.’ Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Artists participating in the Los Alamos Artist Studio Tours Oct. 11-12 pose at their table display during Friday’s opening of ‘Masquerade’ at the Fuller Lodge Art Center. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Gilbert Candelaria discusses his Rose Chocolatier Grand Opening Draws Crowd
A crowd eager to taste delectable samples turned out for Friday’s grand opening of Rose Chocolatier at 991 Central Ave. Owner Marguerite McClay, left, opened the chocolate shop last summer. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Artist Louisa Gilani, left, chats with Los Alamos author Inez Ross. Gilani’s work is being displayed on the walls of Rose Chocolatier. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comLetter to the Editor: Charter Change Poorly Thought Out
By ROBERT (BUCK) MONDAY
Rio Rancho
I read with great interest the proposed changes to Article V of the Los Alamos Charter, which rewrites the existing Article V regarding the Department of Public Utilities (DPU).
Of course the initial question is why is something being “fixed” when it’s not broken? Full disclosure. I was the utilities manager in Los Alamos for more than five years from 2003 to 2008 and have been a utilities manager in both Gallup and Las Cruces. Which begs another question. Neither I, nor at least one other past utilities manager were contacted regarding this Charter change. Odd! Read More
CIR Presents How Did We Get Here: The ‘New Russia’
Ambassador Jack F. Matlock
CIR News:
Do you wish you knew more about why Russia has annexed Crimea and destabilized Eastern Ukraine and what should the West do about it? You have the perfect opportunity in Santa Fe to learn the answers to these and many other questions regarding the complex and evolving situation between Ukraine and Russia. This will be the focus of the Santa Fe Council on International Relations’ fall International Lecture Series.
The series begins with a the talk How Did We Get Here: The “New Russia” by Ambassador Jack F. Matlock, Jr. Read More