‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ Fun for Entire Family
The Dixon Community Players in ‘The Drowsy Chaperone.’ Kneeling in front from left, Winston Earl Woods, Claire Singleton, Kile Uhlenbrock, Standing in back from left, Rose Corrigan, Henry Knutsen, Simon Feavearyear, Kristen Woolf, Richard Martin, Kay Peters Johnson, David Rigsby. Courtesy photo The Dixon Community Players (DCP), sponsored by Embudo Valley Organics, Rock Pool Gardens and the Embudo Valley Arts Association, announces the final show of their 2013 season, the 2006 Tony Award Winning Broadway Musical The Drowsy Chaperone.
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Santa Fe Pro Musica Presents Jasper String Quartet
The Jasper String Quartet on stage. Courtesy photo
SFPM News:
SANTA FE ─ Santa Fe Pro Musica presents The Jasper String Quartet in performance at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10 at St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 West Palace Ave. in Santa Fe.
Tickets are $20, $35, $45, $65 at the Santa Fe Pro Musica Box Office (505) 988-4640, ext. 1000, Tickets Santa Fe at The Lensic 505.988.1234, or online at www.santafepromusica.com. Discounts for students, teachers, groups, and families are available exclusively through the Santa Fe Pro Musica Box Office.
Guest speaker Dr. John Clubbe will Read More
Community Partners Announce Assistance for Furloughed Federal Employees
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) today announced that several New Mexico community partners have offered to assist federal employees furloughed as a result of the government shutdown.
At Rep. Lujan Grisham’s Oct. 6 roundtable meeting with furloughed federal employees, participants expressed fear and concern that the government shutdown would cause serious financial hardship for them and their families. The furloughed workers told Lujan Grisham that any missed or delayed paychecks would prevent them from paying their mortgage Read More
Check Out This Weekend’s Top Open Houses!
REAL ESTATE News:
Tour the top open houses scheduled for this weekend throughout the area!
The Los Alamos Daily Post features a weekly section highlighting the open houses throughout Los Alamos, White Rock, Jemez Springs and Santa Fe.
Photographs, details and a map depicting the location of each open house are included in this weekly section.
Click on the map to read details about the featured homes. Print out a copy of the map before heading out to tour the open houses or pull up the map on a smart phone or ipad from the road!
Click on the Real Estate Section “red button” near the top of Read More
Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: Oct. 11
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Friday, Oct. 11
Los Alamos Hilltoppers Football 7 p.m. Friday, Oct.11 at Sullivan Field. Toppers vs. Bernalillo
Los Alamos Light Opera presents The Mystery of Edwin Drood 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 at Duane Smith Auditorium
Saturday, Oct. 12
Historical Hike along Abandoned Roads with Dorothy Hoard 9:30 a.m. at PEEC, or 10 a.m. at Forest Road 181 (American Springs trailhead parking lot) Parking is limited at the trailhead, so participants are encouraged to meet at PEEC to carpool. The hike is free, and no advance registration is required. To learn more about Read More
Electrical Short Sparked Barn Blaze
The aftermath of the barn that burned down Tuesday night at the North Mesa Stables. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Potential Liability Claim Looms If LAMS Contractor Misses Extended Deadline
The School Board from left, Matt Williams, David Foster, President Jim Hall, Judy Bjarke-McKenzie and Kevin Honnell. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/lladailypost.com
Staff Report
The School Board approved a motion to send forward a material change request to the contract with McCarthy Building Companies, changing the completion date of the Los Alamos Middle School construction project from Oct. 31 to Nov. 26. Council Member Kevin Honnell cast the sole nay vote.
Dave Wharram of Gerald Martin, who serves as the owner representative for the LAMS construction project said he did not believe that Read More
Los Alamos Golfer Makes 6th Lifetime Hole In One!
Golfer Ted Ball of Los Alamos got his 6th lifetime hole in one Sunday, Oct. 6 at the Los Alamos Golf Course at the 15th hole during the Brodie Anderson Tournament. His wife, Jeanne Ball, told the Los Alamos Daily Post this morning that “he’s just a really good golfer.” This is the second hole in one Ball has made at hole 15 at the local course, she said, adding that his fourth hole in one was during an LAGA trip to Phoenix. Ball competed in golf tournaments during high school in California where he made his other three hole in one shots, she said. Photo by Donnie Torres
Pet of the Week: Owl the Cat
Owl the cat. Courtesy photo
SHELTER News:
Owl is a two-year-old female calico that is very bonded to her friend Sarabi, who just left on a trial adoption. Owl hopes she is next! She definitely enjoys playtime more than cuddle time, and she’ll be your best friend if you have a toy for her to play with.
She does well with adults, older children, and she would absolutely love a buddy to play with and keep her company. Owl has been trained to use a scratching post rather than furniture, so be sure to provide some scratching posts for her.
The Los Alamos Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, 505.662.8179, has Read More
Jr. Toppers Basketball Clinics Saturday
JR. TOPPERS News:
Jr. Toppers Basketball Clinics take place Saturday, Oct.12. Participants can check in the Griffith Gym Lobby.
The Mini Topper (K-3) session will run 9-10 a.m. and the Jr. Topper session (4-6 grade) will run 9-10:30 a.m.
Participants should remember to wear good running shoes and loose comfortable clothing. Read More
Luján: Republican Piecemeal Funding Bill Picks Winners and Losers, Would Still Leave Lab Employees Furloughed
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District spoke today on the House floor on the importance of swiftly passing a clean funding bill that will end the government shutdown, fund the national laboratories, and ensure that lab employees are not furloughed.
House Republicans are bringing up piecemeal bills that fund portions of the federal government, but fail to provide full funding to end the shutdown. Below are Luján’s remarks on the floor. Click here to watch his speech.
“Mr. Speaker, Read More
Letter to the Editor: When Will Enough Be Enough?
By MIKE BAKERTeachers like other professionals don’t normally speak out about the unbearable conditions they work under and how over worked they are. Yes, they speak about this with small groups of co-workers as they set out to accomplish their tasks. Now is the time you must speak out, and exercise your 1st amendment right to FREE SPEECH guaranteed to us by the Constitution of the United States. If you don’t speak out conditions will not change and change it must. As education professionals you are not just talking about change Read More
‘Atomic Surplus’ Explores Legacy of Bomb
A piece by Tony Price made from parts found at The Black Hole in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
One of the pieces featued in the major group exhibition of ‘Atomic Surplus.’ Courtesy photoCCA News:
Atomic Surplus opens with a reception 6-8 p.m. today at the Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA) Muñoz Waxman Galleries, 1050 Old Pecos Trail in Santa Fe.
The show continues noon to 5 p.m., Thursday-Sunday through Jan. 5.
Atomic Surplus is a multi-faceted project that examines what it means to live in the birthplace of the atomic bomb. Through art that addresses not only New Mexico identity, Read More
Los Alamos Author Hits No. 9 on Amazon
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Staff Report
Los Alamos author T. Jackson King has hit No. 9 on the Amazon Kindle ranking for bestselling Space Opera science fiction with his novel Nebula Vigilante, an interstellar adventure about a lone human who hires out as an interstellar hired gun.
T. Jackson King
The novel is a sequel to his novel Star Vigilante. The novel is also available in paperback.
Amazon’s ebook ranking lists only bestselling novels released in the last 30 days and is updated hourly. King’s novel was released on Sept. 24, so it has climbed to this rank very quickly.
King, 65, is a former government archaeologist Read More
Two Chances Left to Solve The Mystery of Edwin Drood
From left, Anna Dillane as Princess Puffer; Patrick Webb as Durdles; Carlos Archuleta as Rev. Crisparkle; Christina Martos as Rosa Bud; Warren Houghteling as John Jasper; Alexis Perry as Helena Landless; Jason Rutledge as Neville Landless. Photo by Larry LamsaGovernment Shutdown Closes U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Document Room
NCR News:
Due to the lapse in government funding, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC), website was last updated Oct. 9 and will not be updated until further notice.
Normal business activities (including public meetings) are suspended. According to the NRC’s shutdown plan, approved by the Office of Management and Budget, the agency will retain about 300 of its current 3,900 employees for “excepted functions” during a lapse of appropriations. Of that number, roughly half are resident inspectors assigned to reactor and fuel facilities. The rest are Read More
Enjoy Food and Fun at PEECnic
Family fun at a previous PEECnic. Courtesy photo
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Center (PEEC) will hold its annual meeting of members Oct. 20, but this will be a far cry from a formal membership meeting.
Dubbed “PEECnic,” the event will feature a dessert buffet, prizes, activities and much more and is not limited to PEEC members. Everyone is invited and it’s free!
PEECnic 2013 is 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 at the PEEC Nature Center, 3540 Orange St., in Los Alamos. The activities and prize drawings will run throughout the event, so those interested in attending are welcome to drop by at Read More
Student Sells Baked Goods to Fund Space Center Trip
Delectible fudge is among the baked goods Alex Martinez is offering for sale. Courtesy photo
Staff Report
Local sixth grader Alex Martinez will be taking a class trip at the end of the school year to the Kennedy Space Center in Orlando, Fla. She is raising funds to help her get there.
“When Alex asked if she could go, I right away started thinking of fundraisers that I could do to help her get there,” Alex’s mom, Ana Martinez said. “I started to brain storm with a friend of mine, Sandra Quintana, and we came up the idea of baked goods for the holidays.”
Ana will be taking orders for the following goodies now Read More
Letter to the Editor: ‘Good’ People Need to Become Engaged
TJ TAUBI’ve come to the very sad understanding that “news”, via almost every medium, is not what the 4th estate was charged to do in a democracy. NBC News Director Chuck Todd said it’s not his job to inform viewers when lies are told about an issue. If that’s the case, scarily, he’s a reporter/entertainer, not a journalist.
Journalists bring facts to light and challenge what appear to be distortions and inaccuracies. Simply passing along “he said/she said” or ‘this side/that side’ without evaluation, is NOT JOURNALISM – it’s simply recording/echoing and it fails its critical Read More
Discover the Powerful Colors of Sita Loop
‘Moonlight Dancing’ by Sita Loop. Courtesy photo
‘Cave Dwelling’ by Sita Loop. Courtesy photoBy NANCY COOMBS
“Are those ponies flying?” Santa Fe artist Sita Loop asked with a chuckle, as she talked about her signature paintings of petroglyph ponies. The answer is no.
“They represent the wild mustangs running free forever,” Loop said.
Loop participated in the Arts and Crafts Fair last summer and will be in Los Alamos again Oct. 19 for the 37th annual Fuller Lodge Fall Arts and Crafts Fair.
“Many years ago, I dreamed a beautiful story where Read More