Los Alamos Couple Buys Dixie Girl Restaurant
Victor Medina and Denise Lane at the Dixie Girl Restaurant Tuesday. Medina and his wife Patricia officially take ownership of the eatery Friday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Victor Jose Medina, son of the Dixie Girl’s new owners has worked at the restaurant since it opened in 2012. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
After Denise Lane sold Victor Manuel Medina and his wife Patricia a new home last month, she turned around and sold them her Dixie Girl Restaurant. Medina joked with the Los Alamos Daily Post Tuesday afternoon Read More
Aspen Elementary School Ground Is Broken!
LAPS School Board President Jim Hall addresses the crowd at this morning’s ground breaking ceremony at Aspen Elementary School at 2182 33rd St. Photo by Bob Beberniss
Staff Report
A ground breaking ceremony this morning offically launched a major overhaul of Aspen Elementary School’s aging buildings at 2182 33rd St.
The community’s approval of a $20 million bond last January, makes it possible to rebuild at Aspen as well as upgrade utilities and maintenance at other schools in the district.
With passage of the bond, the State of New Mexico is providing an additional $5.4 Read More
Stephen M. Younger Presents Future of Nuclear Arms Control Talk Nov. 20
Stephen M. Younger
LACACIS News:
Stephen M. Younger will present the talk, “A Long-Term View of Nuclear Arms Control” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at an open meeting of the Los Alamos Committee on Arms Control and International Security.
School Officials to Address Common Core Curriculum
LWV News:
The League of Women Voters invites the community to hear Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Superintendent Gene Schmidt, and Assistant Superintendent Gerry Washburn speak on the Common Core Curriculum that Los Alamos Public Schools is implementing. The talk is 11:40 a.m. to1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 in the upstairs meeting rooms at Mesa Public Library.
Schmidt and Washburn will be talking about the Common Core Curriculum that New Mexico and 44 other states recently adopted as part of the waiver procedure from No Child Left Behind. They will discuss the various aspects of Read More
School Board Will Seek Teacher Support for Letter to Education Secretary
Board of Education and school officials at Tuesday’s board meeting at Los Alamos High School. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
At Tuesday night’s School Board Meeting, Superintendent Gene Schmidt presented the first draft of a letter to New Mexico Secretary of Education Designate Hanna Skandera expressing concerns and requesting changes to the state Teacher Evaluation System as well as addressing other matters.
The letter was formulated based on meetings of a committee for teacher concerns and input from school principals. In a 3-2 vote, the Board passed Read More
OBITUARY: Lisa S. Balagna July 29, 1950–Nov. 9, 2013
LISA S. BALAGNA July 29, 1950–Nov. 9, 2013
Lisa S. Balagna, born July 29, 1950, the daughter of John and Jean Balagna, died quietly in her sleep last weekend following a brief illness. She spent the last 40 years of her life nearby to her parents in the El Mirador residence in the beautiful Espanola Valley.
Lisa is survived by her father, John; sister Rene Balagna; and her aunt, Margaret Bower; and by many loving and caring friends.
Services will be this Thursday, Nov. 14, at Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos. There will be a public viewing from 12-1 p.m.; a short memorial service at 1 p.m., followed by burial Read More
Micah Anderson Veterans Day Race Results
Runners taking part in Monday’s Micah Andersen Benefit Race. Photo by Leland Lehman.ladailypost.com- 1,25:05.75,102,Wyatt Watson,05:01/Km
- 2,25:29.56,171,Caleb Hatler,05:06/Km
- 3,25:34.24,30,Leander Murphy,05:07/Km
- 4,28:02.25,98,Noah Bridgewater,05:36/Km
Atomic City Children’s Theater Holds Auditions for Disney Aladdin, Jr.
Courtesy/ACCT
ACCT News:
Atomic City Children’s Theater (ACCT), the Los Alamos Public Schools’ award winning after-school theater program, is excited to announce auditions for their Mid-School production of Disney Aladdin, Jr., a two-act musical play based on the full-length movie of the same name.
Auditions will be held in the Mountain Elementary gym 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16. The auditions are open to any 7th or 8th grade students in the Los Alamos area. Registration begins at noon.
ACCT also offers students the chance to explore other areas of technical theater, such as working lights Read More
Meet New Mexico Teacher of the Year – Carolyn Torres of Los Alamos
New Mexico Teacher of the Year Carolyn Torres addresses the Nov. 12 meeting of the Los Alamos School Board as Board President Jim Hall looks on. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comLos Alamos teacher Carolyn Torres has been chosen New Mexico Teacher of the Year. Torres teaches math and science to third grade students at Chamisa Elementary School and serves as a third grade homeroom teacher. She was chosen Los Alamos Teacher of the Year in May and will now represent New Mexico as its nominee for National Teacher of the Year.
The announcement
Governor to Propose Streamlining Licensure for Nurses Relocating to New Mexico
STATE News:
Santa Fe – Gov. Susana Martinez will announce at 10 a.m. today a proposal to make New Mexico more competitive for nursing professionals by streamlining the process for nurses licensed in other states to become licensed in New Mexico.
Martinez also will talk about her efforts to recruit more nurse practitioners to New Mexico from states like Texas, Oklahoma and Utah, where restrictions on nurse practitioners are higher than they are in our state. Read More
Learn About Australian Songbirds Today
AUDUBON SOCIETY News:
Australia is often best known as the land of pouched mammals such as kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, wombats and the Tasmanian devil. But for those interested in songbirds, Australia is an equally interesting place.Australia contains songbird species that originated before Gondwana broke apart around 100 million years ago.
Presenter Stephen Fettig will show his photographs from his 2012 trip to Australia at a free talk to the Sangre de Cristo Audubon Society at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 at the Unitarian Church in Santa Fe (at the corner of Galisteo and Barcelona St.). Read More
Living Labyrinths for Peace Autumn Gratitude Celebration Nov. 23
Farolito Prayer Circle. Courtesy/LLPC
LLPC News:
The public is invited to celebrate at the Living Labyrinths for Peace Autumn Gratitude Celebration 3-9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 23 at Living Labyrinths for Peace Center,
1021 Salazar, Suite DD in Taos.
The Celebration includes:
• Dance to the music of ALL ONE TRIBE – gypsy, flamenco, desert tribal.
• Light up the images with your steps on the “Dance of the Labyrinth.”
• Browse LL4P’s new Light Box Exhibit.
• Enjoy refreshments and psychic readings and drawings for prizes.
• Follow the Rainbow of Lights to your own heart’s center. Read More
Udall and Albuquerque Hispano Chamber Host Job Fair Thursday
JOBS News:
ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall will host a job fair with the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce at 3 p.m. Thursday. The job fair, which will include employers who are hiring, is open to the public.
Employers invited to participate include:
- Bank of Albuquerque,
- Verizon Wireless,
- Lowe’s Home Improvement,
- Wells Fargo,
- Dr. Pepper,
- Coca-Cola,
- AVEDA Institute,
- Square Root Salon,
- University of New Mexico,
- Lovelace Health System,
- Presbyterian Healthcare Services,
- Molina Healthcare, and
- BlueCross BlueShield of New Mexico.
The job fair follows the Women’s Career Read More
United Way Thermometer Rises
From left, Soumyo Lahiri-Gupta and Justin Dunn (blue shoes) of the United Way Youth Team and David Woodruff and J.C. Dugger of Zia Credit Union, which sponsors the United Way Youth Team, do the honors of raising the Community Action Fund thermometer Tuesday in front of the downtown post office. Investments in local non-profits through the Community Action Fund are momentarily at $255,000. United Way is almost at 25 percent of it fundraising goal for the year. Courtesy/UWNNM Read More
Change in Genealogical Society Program
LAGA News:
The Genealogical Society has had a change in program: Eowyn Langholf’s talk “A Quickie on the Wiki, It’s not that Tricky” has been postponed until (probably) February.
This Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m, at the Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos – Lowell Christensen will speak on “The History of the San Luis Valley, or Why is there a Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Shop in Taos?”
There are a lot of connections between the history of the San Luis Valley (in Southern Colorado) and history of Northern New Mexico. I have heard the talk before and it is really Read More
Los Alamos Music Teachers Present Musicale Sunday
LAMT News:
The Los Alamos Music Teachers will present their students in a musicale at UNM-LA at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17. The concert is free and open to the public and students will perform vocal, piano and violin selections.
The students who will be performing are Jon Doorn, Pippa Fung, Betty Kang, Sonya Svyatskaya, Michelle Yang, Ethan Vincent, Marin Kelly, Jerry Li, Injie Mourad, Katherine Shurikhin, Kristin Fassbender, Jeanine Fassbender, Yunseo Kim, Evelyn Wohlbier, Samuel Wang, Joseph Dale, Lucas Yeager, William Dale and Michael Keeler.
The students are from the studios of Aejin Chang, Read More
FBI Asks If Anybody Recognizes ‘Jimmy’
Clues to the identity of this man believed to call himself ‘Jimmy’ include a residence with a distinct plaid chair, male pattern baldness on the back of his head, and a ring on his right ring finger. Submit tips to the FBI at https://tips.fbi.gov/. Courtesy/FBI
FBI News:
- FBI Seeking Individuals Who May Have Information Regarding a Suspected Child Sexual Predator
The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance with obtaining identifying information regarding an unknown male suspected of sexually exploiting a child.
IMPORTANT: There are no specific details linking the suspect to Read More
New Los Alamos Police Chief Sworn in Today
Magistrate Court Judge Pat Casados delivers the oath of office to new Los Alamos Police Chief Dino P. Sgambellone this morning at the Justice Center. Former Acting Police Chief Philmont Taylor, left, and Ofc. Daniel Roberts are among those who attended the ceremony. Courtesy photo
New Los Alamos Police Chief Dino P. Sgambellone spoke with the Los Alamos Daily Post this afternoon on his first day on the job. Sgambellone spent most of his first day in orientation and taking care of paperwork for the HR department. He replaces Chief Wayne Torpy who retired last summer. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Ashley Pond Prepared for Holiday Season
County crews were at Ashley Pond this evening preparing the lights in the trees and bushes for the upcoming holiday season. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Chamisa’s Carolyn Torres Named New Mexico Teacher of the Year!
Carolyn Torres is surrounded by her Chamisa Elementary School third grade students at a surprise assembly this morning at which Superintendent Gene Schmidt made the exciting announcement that Torres has been named New Mexico Teacher of the Year. Torres was named Los Alamos Teacher of the Year in May and now becomes the New Mexico nominee for National Teacher of the Year. Torres teaches science and math to all third graders at Chamisa in addition to serving as a third grade homeroom teacher. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Carolyn Torres of Chamisa Elementary School has been named Read More