Los Alamos Heart Council Health Fair Draws Crowd
Visitors to Saturday’s 29th annual Los Alamos Heart Council Health Fair check out the Medi-vac helicopter on the lawn near the Los Alamos High School Gym. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
The Friends of the Shelter held a Pet Adoption Event at the Health Fair. A youngster pets one of the dogs available for adoption. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Bernadine Goldman hands out gifts at the Library’s booth at the health Fair. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Longtime Los Alamos resident John McHale gets a flu shot at the Health Fair.Proceeds From Rotary’s ‘California Table’ Benefit Nature Center
Rotarian and LAPS Superintendent Gene Schmidt was the succesful bidder twice during ‘The California Table’ charitable live auction Saturday on the patio at Smith’s Marketplace. The Rotary Club of Los Alamos hosted the wine tasting with food pairing fundraiser for which the proceeds go toward providing a picnic area for the new Nature Center. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The crowd got into the bidding spirit for a worthy cause. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos auctioneer Jill Cook kept the bids rising during Saturday’s live Read More
Colorful Creations Featured At Piecemakers Quilt Market
The Los Alamos Piecemakers Quilt Guild held its annual Quilt Market Saturday at Crossroads Bible Church. A large crowd lined up to purchase quilted items of all sizes. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Visitors check out the stitching of a quilt at the Quilt Market. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
One of the quilts on display. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
The Los Alamos Piecemakers community service display. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Smaller items for sale at the Quilt Market. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comN.M. Recycling Coalition Gets Federal Expansion Grant
USDA Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner
USDA News:
ALBUQUERQUE – USDA Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner presented a certificate of obligation Friday to fund the expansion of recycling efforts in rural New Mexico to the New Mexico Recycling Coalition.
During the ceremony held at the annual New Mexico Recycling Coalition’s state conference “This funding will accomplish two things, one support recycling efforts around the state and second create jobs.” Brunner said. “Recycling various items is good for our environment but it is also an economic driver.”
USDA Rural Read More
Halloween Carnival, Hayride And Pumpkin Patch Oct. 25
A young girl selects a pumpkin at last year’s patch. Courtesy/LACCOUNTY News:
Due to the Walkup Aquatic Center being closed for an HVAC Energy Upgrade, the Aquatic Center staff have teamed with Los Alamos County Recreation Department staff and the Sheriff’s Posse to hold a Halloween Carnival, Hayride and Pumpkin Patch Oct. 25 at the Sherriff’s Posse Lodge.
There will be two sessions of the event: 4-5 p.m. and 5-6 p.m.
First, there will be a hayride through the horse corrals. There are fun pit stops along the way for treats and activities. At the end of the ride, participants can pick out their Read More
Letter to the Editor: Got Questions? Ask Mike and Kyle Wheeler Oct. 2
CFGG News:
Got Questions?
Mike and Kyle Wheeler will be available 9:30-11 a.m. Thursday at the Los Alamos Farmer’s Market, to answer questions about the two Los Alamos charter questions that are on this year’s general election ballot.
Kyle Wheeler is a long-time resident who was a member of the Charter Review Committee that completed its work in 2012. She also is a former Los Alamos County Councilor. Mike Wheeler also is a former County Councilor who has served on a number of local boards. 
- Question 1 on the ballot relates to the structure of county government – it clarifies the
Astrophysicist Ed Fenimore Presents: How To See A Gamma-Ray Burst
An artist’s rendering of a gamma-ray burst. Courtesy/NASA and Harvard-Smithsonian Center for AstrophysicsLANL News:
Gamma-ray bursts may produce an extraordinary amount of light from the other side of the universe, but they occur so randomly that we don’t know where to look.
We need a camera that can image the gamma rays to locate them. Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists considered this high-tech problem and wondered whether a pinhole camera—the simplest tool of photography—might hold the answer.
At 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct.12 in the History Museum auditorium, astrophysicist Ed Fenimore Read More
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