Governor Proposes Medical Care Investments
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE – Wednesday, Gov. Susana Martinez proposed a nearly $2.5 million dollar investment to further prepare New Mexico to confront unprecedented changes in health care and connect New Mexicans in rural areas with the health care they need. Martinez proposed to allocate $2.5 million to expand the family practice residency and nurse practitioner programs at the University of New Mexico.
Martinez also recently proposed to establish $600,000 in grant funding to connect rural New Mexico’s patients and providers with telemedical services. This grant Read More
OBITUARY: Nelson Mandela July 18, 1918–Dec. 5, 2013
NELSON MANDELA July 18, 1918–Dec. 5, 2013
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born July 18, 1918 in Mvezo, South Africa. He died today in Johannesburg, South Africa after months of fighting a lung infection.
Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
He is survived by his wife Graça Machel and seven children.
President Obama delivered a statement on the passing of Mandela, calling him “a man who took history in his hands, and bent the arc of the moral universe toward justice.”
“We will not likely Read More
Angel Tree at IHM Needs More Angels!
Courtesy/IHMLAHS Boys and Girls Basketball Games Cancelled
LAHS SPORTS News:
Tonight’s Topper’s boys basketball game scheduled at St. Mike’s has been cancelled.
The girls game at Los Alamos against Academy has been cancelled. Read More
Los Alamos Co+op Market Purchases Building
Los Alamos Co+op Market located at 95 Entrada Dr. Courtesy Photo
LACM News:
The Los Alamos Co+op Market today closed on the purchase of its 7,000-square-foot building at 95 Entrada Dr. The purchase price is $1.65 million.
Los Alamos Co+op Market has leased the building from Main Gate, LLC since it opened March 2, 2011. Main Gate was instrumental in providing the Co+op with an affordable and timely option when the Co+op was looking for a brick and mortar location nearly four years ago.
The Co+op Board and General Manager Steve Watts worked on the purchase for approximately six months after determining Read More
Holiday Sale at Sombrillo Elementary Today
Martian Laser Surpasses 100,000 Zaps
Fig. 1. This figure is a ChemCam Remote Micro Imager (RMI) image of the target ‘Ithaca.’ The image is a mosaic of three separate images taken on Sol 439, with the scale as shown. The image shows the scars from the 10 LIBS points labeled from point 1 to point 10. One of the 30 shots at point no. 1 was the 100,000th firing of the ChemCam laser. The distance to the target from the ChemCam telescope at the top of the mast was 4.04 m. The vertical line of 10 points taken by ChemCam on Ithaca, starts in a pitted lower coarser grained unit and crosses into a finer grained, smoother, upper unit. The chemical Read More
Udall Presents Two New Mexico Consortium Outstanding Achievement Awards for Mentored Research
Sangeeta Negi works with Dr. Richard Sayre, a joint NMC-LANL scientist. Courtesy/LANL
Loreen Lamoureux of UNM. Photo by Ann Kuiper
LANL News:
- Sangeeta Negi of the NMC and Loreen Lamoureux of UNM to receive awards for their work in Algal Bio-technology and Bio-medical Engineering.
Senator Tom Udall will recognize Dr. Sangeeta Negi of the New Mexico Consortium (NMC) for achieving a two-fold increase in bio-mass productivity in algae this Friday. Loreen Lamoureux, a graduate student at the University of New Mexico (UNM) will be recognized for her work on rapid E. coli detection methods. Read More
Helping Coyotes Be Good Neighbors
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Russian and Greek Treats Top Holiday Sale
SAINT DIMITRI News:
Saint Dimitri Orthodox Church is holding its 15th annual Holiday Bake Sale 1-3 p.m., Dec. 22. This sweet sale is a popular fixture of the holiday season in Los Alamos.
The congregation bakes Greek and Russian cookies and pastries, including baklava, Russian tea cakes and more.
Each box contains 34-36 different sweets. Also included is a sample of Russian Kusmi tea. Everything is presented in a nice pastry style box that is suitable for gift giving. One box is $23.95, or $21.95 per box with orders of four or more.
Please pre-order by calling 505.660.9113. Read More
Earth Treasure Show This Weekend
LAGS News:
The Los Alamos Geological Society’s 45th Annual Earth Treasure Show is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Masonic Lodge, 15th and Canyon Road.
Admission is free. Ten dealers will offer jewelry, minerals and fossils for sale. The American Legion Women’s Auxiliary will run the snack bar.
The Geological Society will have silent auctions running both days, geode cracking, and a book sale. There will be a craft table for the children. There will be exhibits of New Mexico minerals and fossils. Everyone attending will receive a ticket for a door prize.
Those wishing Read More
Property Tax Reminder: First Half Payments Delinquent After Dec. 10
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County would like to remind residents that the first half property tax payments will be delinquent after Tuesday, Dec. 10.
Call the 311 Customer Care Center for more information (662-8333 from a mobile phone.) Read More
Elks Present $8,000 to Worthy Causes
The Elks Lodge recently presented $8,000 in checks to worthy causes. From left, Los Alamos Elks Exalted Ruler Mark Sandoval, Special Olympiad Gabe Rau, Los Alamos Elks Lecturing Knight Bill Gregory, John Rau of the Special Olympics of Northern New Mexico, Allison Hendricks Smith and Bob Biggers of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Los Alamos Elks Past Exalted Ruler Lisa Harris. Courtesy photoELKS News:
The Los Alamos Elks Lodge #2083 recently presented $8,000 in checks from proceeds raised at their annual Elks Golf Tournament for Charity event held in June.
The Elks presented checks to four Read More
Topper Choral Presents Winter Concert
Students rehearse for the upcoming Topper Choral Winter Concert. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
The public is invited to a free Topper Choral Concert. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 at Duane Smith Auditorium. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and holiday treats will be available for sale.
The Topper Choral consists of all the Los Alamos High School and Los Alamos Middle School choir classes.
More than 50 student performers competed and qualified for District Honor Choirs and were challenged to an intensive multi-day training and a superb performance in October with elite music directors. Read More
Special Event at Governor’s Residence Applauds Quality
2013 New Mexico Performance Excellence Award recipients were congratulated and volunteer Board of Examiners thanked at a special event Dec. 2 at the Governor’s Residence in Santa Fe. From left, Gene Schmidt (Los Alamos Public Schools), Kelly VanDerpoel (QNM Volunteer), Bill Wadt (LANL Foundation), Anne Kain (LANB), Lt. Gov. John Sanchez, Mihaela Popa-Simil (LANL Foundation), Liviu Popa-Simil, Gaylyn Meyers (Los Alamos County Utilities), Leo Ortiz (Los Alamos County.) President Steve Wells of Los Alamos National Bank also attended and congratulated the 2013 NM Performance Read More
IHM Open for Teens Grieving Tyler Van Anne’s Passing
IHM News:
The John Paul the Great Center (the Youth Office) at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church will be open all day for any and all teens.
There are snacks, hot chocolate, and blankets to curl up in, as well as youth leaders and deacons available if anyone needs to talk. Read More
20th Annual Los Alamos Crèche Show: Nativity Scenes From Around the World
LDS News:The event is hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at 1967 18th St., and is free and open to the public. Music and refreshments are provided.
The show begins
1-7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 and ends 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.The Crèche, a French term, is the portrayal of the nativity through figurines of people and animals that often includes the setting of a stable or village scene.
LANL: Mary Hockaday, Cheryl Cabbil Named Associate Directors
Mary Hockaday
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory recently announced two new associate directors: Mary Hockaday is the associate director of the Experimental Physical Sciences Directorate and Cheryl Cabbil joined the Laboratory Monday, Dec. 2, as associate director for Nuclear and High Hazard Operations.
“Mary is a 30-year veteran of the Lab and currently serves in a joint role as the deputy associate director for the Weapons Physics directorate as well as leading LANL’s MaRIE signature facility effort,” Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan said. “She is skilled and passionate Read More
Holiday Cookie Extravaganza at Fuller Lodge Dec. 7
Box provided for Saturday’s Cookie Walk at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LAFC News:
School Board Meets Tuesday
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board will hold a School Board Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 at the Los Alamos High School Speech Theater 1300 Diamond Dr.
The agenda includes:
- Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes from past meetings
- Approval of Budget Adjustment Requests Ratification of November Cash Disbursements
- Request for Proposal Update Disposal of Fixed Assets
- November Journal Entry Report
- Resolution Authorizing the Issuance and Sale of Los Alamos Public Schools District’s General Obligation Building Bonds
- Technology Department Review as Part of the Strategic