‘Race to Nowhere’ Follow-up Held at UNM-LA
A follow up showing of the documentary ‘A Race to Nowhere’ and discussion on how to initiate community change took place Thursday evening at the Jeannette O. Wallace Lecture Hall on the UNM-Los Alamos campus. Nearly 200 people turned out for the original showing of the film in March. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Two LAHS Students Place in 2014 Le Grand Concours
National level winners in the Le Concours French Competition are Opale Schappert, left, and Esperanza Tapia. Courtesy photo
LAHS News:
Los Alamos High School students Opale Schappert and Esperanza Tapia placed third and nineth respectively in the 2014 Le Grand Concours, a national competition sponsored by the American Association of French Teachers.
Twenty LAHS students entered the competition under the direction of their French teacher Louise Foliot-Gentile. In addition to the two national winners, Aneesh Pawar, Faith Koh, Trevor Nickless, Cade Mallett, Eliseanne Koskelo, Ariel Read More
Los Alamos High School Receives 2014 Gold Medal Ranking and Makes Prestigious STEM List
LAPS News:
Out of 19,411 public high schools, U.S. News and World Report has ranked Los Alamos High School 500th of the “Best High Schools in America.”
High schools in the top 500 in the nation received Gold Medal ranking for the 2014 school year. Achieving Gold Medal ranking also qualified Los Alamos High School for status as a 2014 STEM “Best High Schools.”
To determine the top STEM (science, technology, engineering and math schools), U.S. News and World Report looked at the top 500 public schools in the nation and evaluated their students’ participation and success in Advanced Placement science Read More
Authors Speak: Santero Charles Carrillo Shares Art
Santero Charles Carrillo at Thursday’s Authors Speak event. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Santos, carved and painted images of saints, are more than just pretty pictures. Traditions and stories also are woven into these works of art.
The stories can be incredible testimonies, not only of people’s faith, but also of human nature. They bring to mind well-known tales or even personal memories within a family.
The chance to share these stories is one of the reasons New Mexico Santero or Saintmaker, Charles Carrillo, creates his art. He Read More
2014 Racing Southwest Jemez Cruise April 27
Drivers relax with their cars at the 2013 Jemez Cruise. Photo by Jin Ngo. Courtesy/racingsouthwest.comRacing Southwest News:
Racing Southwest’s annual Jemez Cruise is Sunday, leaving Bernalillo from the Santa Ana Star Casino’s parking lot at 11 a.m. Many different makes and models of cars will participate in this event.
The group’s estimated arrival time in Jemez Springs is 11:45 a.m., where the group will stop for about two hours for lunch. The local restaurants in Jemez Springs are ramping up for the onslaught of perhaps 800 drivers, according to Los Ojos proprietor Olga Appell. Food also Read More
Student Musicale at UNM-LA Sunday
LA Music Teacher News:
The public is invited to a Student Musicale at 2 p.m. Sunday at UNM-Los Alamos (Building 2). The Musicale will be followed at 3 p.m. by a Los Alamos Music Teachers Meeting.
Performers in the Musicale range in age from first grade through college-age. They include: violinist Jamie Philp accompanied by Susan Mendel; pianists Kathleen Brodnax, Zachary Griego-Dreicer, Karin Ebey, Sonja Ebey, Jennie Gao, Gala Nelson, Konstantin Nelson, Nikolai Nelson, Aidan Ortiz.
Their teachers are Patricia Broxton, Juanita Madland, Frances Naffziger, Janna Warren and student Read More
Full Moon Shines Over Canyon in White Rock
Full moon shines over the canyon earlier this month as seen from the yard of a home on Potrillo Drive in Pajarito Acres in White Rock. Photo by Jennifer Bartram Read More
UNM-LA Opts For Student Housing Feasibility Study
Interim UNM Real Estate Director Tom Neal, left, discusses student housing issues at Thursday’s meeting in Building 2 on the college campus. Seated behind Neal are Los Alamos attorney George Chandler and his wife Probate Judge Chris Chandler who live across the street from the Student Housing. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
UNM-LA Advisory Board member Michelle Hall, right, speaks to Interim UNM Real Estate Director Tom Neal, left, at Thursday’s meeting on the college campus. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
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Los Alamos County Council Candidate Susan O’Leary Launches Campaign Website
Susan O’Leary filing for County Council last month at the Clerk’s Office. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
POLITICAL News:
Susan O’Leary filed in March as a Democratic candidate for the Los Alamos County Council and today announced that she has launched a campaign website at https:////oleary4lac.com.
O’Leary is one of five Democratic candidates who will be on the ballot in the June 3 Primary Election. Of the five Democratic Primary candidates, four will continue on to the General Election in November, vying for four vacancies on the County Council.
“I’m running for County Read More
Los Alamos Federated Republican Women Celebrate 60 Years: 1954-2014
From the 2003 NMFRW state convention when JoAnn Johnson of Los Alamos was installed as state president. Front row from left, Betty Cox, Marie Todd, Jeanette Wallace, JoAnn Johnson and back row from left, Ann Wadstrom, Norma Tech, Nita Taylor, Mary Brooks and Mary Chambers. Courtesy/LAFRW
Members at the 2013 State NMFRW convention from left, Mary Wilhoit, JoAnn Johnson, Norma Tech, Kelly Benner, Terry Marzili and Elaine Miller. Courtesy/LAFRW
Members attend the 2014 NMFRW Legislative Day at the Round House. Courtesy/LAFRW
LAFRW News:
A special celebration will be taking place May 1, noon Read More
Letter to the Editor: Food Drive May 10 Benefits LA Cares, Your local Food Pantry and More…
By JEANE BUTLERThe National Association of Letter Carriers and Boy Scouts of America Food Drive is Saturday, May 10. They will be collecting donated canned, boxed, and dry goods from community members.
Just bag or box donated items and place them by your mailbox the morning of May 10. Our supermarkets often have case lot sales. Cases would be so helpful in filling up our nearly empty pantry. If you miss the Food Drive you may leave donated items year-round anytime during opening hours at the Aquatic Center and Los Alamos County Social Services at 1505 Read More
Aaron’s Kids Closet Will Not Open This Saturday
COMMUNITY News:
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Aaron’s Kids Closet will not be open this Saturday, April 26.
Aaron’s Kids Closet organizers hope this does not cause any inconvenience. Read More
Life/Leadership Coach LeAnne Parsons Shares Skills With Rotary Club of Los Alamos
LeAnne Parsons explains Life/Leadership coaching at the April 15 Rotary meeting. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Rotarians gathered at the Manhattan Project April 15 and listen as Life/Leadership Coach LeAnne Parsons presents a talk on living ones’ best life. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Los Alamos life and leadership coach LeAnne Parsons spoke to the Rotary Club of Los Alamos April 15 at the Manhattan Project about ways to reach ones’ full potential.
Parsons offers individual coaching as well as group workshops and leadership development. Read More
Potentially Damaging Wind Event This Weekend
NWS News:
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued the following wind advisory:
Event:
Type – A strong late season cold front will sweep the area from west to east late Saturday through Sunday, generating strong to potentially damaging winds. Accumulating snow in the northern mountains and below normal temperatures area-wide will also accompany the weekend storm system.
Timing – Strongest winds expected to develop Saturday afternoon and continue through Sunday, with the most critical period expected Saturday afternoon and evening. Windy conditions will persist Read More
LAPS Contemplates Hiring Three New Teachers
Los Alamos School Board members from left, Jim Hall, David Foster, Vice President Kevin Honnell and President Judy Bjarke-McKenzie listen as Assistant Superintendent Gerry Washburn presents figures on class sizes during Thursday’s Special School Board Meeting. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
The Los Alamos School Board continued to grapple with class size and the budget at the Special School Board Meeting Thursday in the Pinon Elementary School Library.
Assistant Superintendent Gerry Washburn presented his ideas on
Pinon Students Share Achievements With School Board
Pinon sixth grade student Beth Short solves a word problem while Pinon Principal Jill Gonzales looks on. Pinon students showcased their skills for the Los Alamos School Board at its meeting in the Pinon Library Thursday. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Dave Schiferl, aka ‘Dr. Dave’ with a DVD he and students in the sixth grade at Pinon created of his presentation ‘The Wonderful Weird World of General Relativity.’ Schiferl and the students explored the concepts of general relativity for an hour and he said, ‘they really get it.’ A DVDAuthor James Vollbracht Visits Los Alamos Via Skype Tuesday
Cover of ‘Stopping at Every Lemonade Stand, Creating a Culture that Cares for Kids.’ Courtesy photo
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Author James Vollbracht will join Los Alamos County residents via Skype, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29 at Chamisa Elementary School.
Vollbracht will discuss his book, Stopping at Every Lemonade Stand, Creating a Culture that Cares for Kids, and the impact of the individual in the lives of youth.
“After traveling across North America for 20 years, I began gathering stories of how ordinary people were doing extraordinary things in their schools, communities, Read More
Los Alamos Little Theatre Seeking Eight Couples Married 50 Years or More to Honor on Stage
Actors Bruce Lamartine and Jody Shepard reflecting on their love in ‘Shouldn’t I Be Less in Love with You.’ Courtesy/LALT
Actors Marilyn Johns and Ken Milder getting to know each other at a funeral in ‘I Can Live With That.’ Courtesy/LALTLALT News:
Los Alamos Little Theatre would like to honor eight couples who have been married for 50 years or longer during the May 2014 performances of “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” by Joe DePietro and Jimmy Roberts.
Each of the eight couples selected will be provided free admission for one Read More
Local Photographer’s Portraits Tell Personal Story
Photo portraits by Maria Thibodeau. By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
As winter turns officially to spring and summer is at hand, it is a wonderful time for photography. No one knows this better than local photographer, Maria Thibodeau. Thibodeau teaches English at Los Alamos High School in addition to her career as a photographer.
The daughter of a professional photographer, Thibodeau sat for many photos as a child.
“I can take posed studio-type portraits, but they aren’t my forte,” Thibodeau said. “I far prefer to shoot outside or in a natural setting, especially when photographing children Read More
Natural Helpers Provide Child-to-Child Assistance
Barranca Mesa Elementary School teachers Audrey Juliani, left, and Nicole McGrane spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos April 15 about the Natural Helpers organization they helped found at the school. Courtesy photoChildren in the fifth and sixth grade have problems, just as older kids and adults do – and they are not always comfortable seeking out an adult to talk about solutions.
At Barranca Mesa Elementary School, Audrey Juliani (who teaches fifth grade) and Nicole McGrane (who teaches sixth grade) decided that the best Read More