Residents Collect Shoebox Gifts
WRBC News:
Christmas is arriving early in Los Alamos, as White Rock Baptist Church prepares to serve as a collection point for Operation Christmas Child. Soon, with the help of local volunteers, the site will be brimming with festively wrapped shoeboxes full of gifts.
Through Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas project, Los Alamos residents are helping send shoe box gifts to more than 8 million children in 100 countries suffering from natural disaster, war, terrorism, disease, famine and poverty.
From Los Alamos, the shoebox gifts will be sorted and sent using whatever Read More
20-Year Partnership Converts 20,000 Russian Nuclear Warheads into Fuel for U.S. Electricity
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced the final shipment of low enriched uranium (LEU) derived from Russian weapons-origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) under the 1993 U.S.-Russia HEU Purchase Agreement, commonly known as the Megatons to Megawatts Program. Under this Agreement, Russia downblended 500 metric tons of HEU, equivalent to 20,000 nuclear wearheads, into LEU.
The resulting LEU has been delivered to the United States, fabricated into nuclear fuel, and used in nuclear power plants to generate nearly ten Read More
Scientists Nearing Forecasts of Long-Lived Wildfires
Wildfires can be seen in much different detail, depending which satellite instrument is used to observe them. The image at left, produced from data generated by the MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite, uses 1-kilometer pixels to approximate a fire burning in Brazil from March 26 to 30, 2013. The image at right, produced with data from the new VIIRS instrument, shows the same fire in far greater detail with 375-meter pixels. Images by Wilfrid Schroeder/University of Maryland
AGU News:
Washington, D.C. — Scientists have developed a new computer modeling technique that offers the Read More
50 Year Fruitcake Tradition Continues
OES News:
For more than 50 years, Los Alamos Chapter #63, Order of Eastern Star, has sold Collin Street Bakery holiday fruitcakes in Los Alamos.
This year the chapter will continue that tradition by selling fruitcakes, as well as apricot pecan and pineapple pecan cakes, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, and Friday, Nov. 22, in the Los Alamos National Bank lobby, 1200 Trinity Dr.
Future sale dates are 2-6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, Dec. 13 and 20.
Contact Judy Goldie, 505.662.3797, judygoldie1@gmail.com or Nina Laird, 505.662.7580 Read More
Highlights From Nov. 12 School Board Meeting
Staff members from Los Alamos High School pose with the plaque and certificate that will be displayed at the high school announcing the Los Alamos School District’s acheivement of the highest level of accreditation by AdvancED. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos High School Student Body President Soumyo Lahiri-Gupta, right, and Vice President Justin Dunn, second from right, and a contingent of LAHS students presented a proposal to change the dress code at LAHS. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
A number Read More
Volunteers Needed for Red Dot Trail Maintenance Day Nov. 16
Matt McKinley posted signs around White Rock and the big red dot points the way to the trail work. Photo by Craig Martin
The trail in the lower half of this scene was raked with a McLeod; the trail is difficult to find in the unworked section in the upper half. Photo by Craig Martin
When I last hiked down the Red Dot Trail a few months ago I thought to myself, “Man this is rough; I really must be getting old.”
That’s true enough, but the trail could use a little loving care, too. White Rock resident Matt McKinley pointed that out to me in an email asking about
Reading Workshop for Families Will ‘Raise the Roof’ at Piñon
Piñon Elementary School teachers get ready to ‘Riase the Roof’ at a family engagement workshop 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 for parents of children in kindergarten through third grade. This workshop will provide parents with at-home tools to support their children’s reading achievement. Readers Raise the Roof! workshops will be led by teachers dressed as construction workers to engage the audience. Courtesy/Julie BulthuisEnjoy Words and Music at Opera Guild Social
Courtesy/LAOG
LAOG News:
Los Alamos Opera Guild (LOAG) will host a Membership Social 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17 at Fuller Lodge. The Guilds of The Santa Fe Opera, Inc. supports the Educational and Community Programs of The Santa Fe Opera.
The event includes a lecture by Dr. William Derbyshire titled “Murder Most Foul…” The lecture will explore the prevalent theme of murder throughout operas, be they tragedies or comedies. Derbyshire holds a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in Russian and Slavic linguistics. He is a retired professor emeritus of Slavic languages at Rutgers University Read More
Hive Announces Events and Survey
HIVE News:
Mini-Sumo Robot Competitions take place 6-8 p.m. today, Nov. 14 at 4711 Quemazon in Los Alamos.
There are two competitions—one for “entry level” and one for “advanced.” The advanced competition is open to all mini-sumos, even if the builders did not attend the recent robot-building class.
Visit https:////www.pelowitz.com/larobotics/ for more information.
The Hive and Los Alamos Entrepreneur Network have generated a survey seeking community input for future directions for the organizations. Take the survey at https:////goo.gl/7PiMLn to provide your Read More
JJAB Meeting Features BEAR Treatment Talk
JJAB News:
The Juvenile Justice Advisory Board’s next meeting is 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.20 in Building #1, Camino Entrada Road, Pajarito Cliffs Site. Brittany Koukol and Brian Arnst will give a presentation about the BEAR (“Bonding through Experiential Adventures in Recovery”) program, which is an intensive outpatient treatment program
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