County Employees Hold Food Drive
During the County’s annual “Employee Thank You Luncheon” hosted by the County Council on Halloween at Fuller Lodge, employees dropped off cans of food and other non-perishable items as they entered the lodge for lunch. County employees came up with the idea of holding a food drive a few weeks ago when the federal government shut down. The decision was made to collect donations during the luncheon – hoping that on a day when they are all “treated” to a great lunch, it would be a good reminder that there are still those in the community who may not be as fortunate. Employees unable to attend the luncheon Read More
Asthma and Allergies in Children Presentation Nov. 5
Patricia McCulloch, PA
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
The Children’s Clinic and Assets in Action will host the second free presentation in a series of health and youth development topics at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5 at Mesa Public Library.
The topic of the evening is Asthma and Allergies, presented by Dr. Michael Nichols and Patricia McCulloch, PA, of the Children’s Clinic.
The pair, along with the youth development program, hopes to inform parents with helpful hits and things to look for, especially as the seasons change.
“We look forward to educating members of the community and finding out what questions Read More
Volunteers Pitch In At Sullivan Field
The newly redone track shed and concrete pad for soccer goals at Sullivan Field were completed with the help of volunteer labor. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comThe help of volunteers has saved the Los Alamos School District thousands of dollars on two projects at Sullivan Field. The track shed has been refurbished and a new concrete pad put in place for the storage of soccer goals.
“The Athletic Department bought the materials and volunteers did the work,” said Los Alamos High School Athletics and Activities Director Vicki Nelms, adding Read More
Meet Photographic Artist Karen Waters Saturday
‘Tapping at My Door’ is a photographic art piece by Karen Waters
‘Winter Respite,’ photographic art by Karen Waters.FLAC News:
Photographer Karen Waters focuses on images of the natural world, with trees and birds her most common subjects. She has developed a unique style of presentation, manipulating the images by digitally adding a layer of texture to the photograph.
Waters will hold a “Meet and Greet” session 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Fuller Lodge Art Center to share stories about her photography adventures, to answer questions about her Read More
Learn Teen Parenting Skills Over Coffee and Bagels
FSN News:
“Joe’s” 14-year-old son wasn’t in trouble with the law, didn’t smoke or do drugs, and wasn’t skipping school. So why did Joe enroll in one of Family Strength’s Network’s parenting classes?
“It gives us more insight into the mind of teenagers … and we want to do our best to avoid problems,” Joe said.
At the bagel breakfast and parenting program being offered by the Family Strengths Network (FSN) in partnership with Los Alamos High School, instructor Michelangelo Lobato will use Parenting the Love and Logic Way™, an evidence-based program, to spearhead discussions that Read More
Hannemann’s Music Corner: Introduction to Notation
Hannemann’s Music CornerIt’s time we learn music notation. Notation, in some form of representing sounds on paper, goes back as far as the Greeks. Notation has been described as a set of playing instructions, but it is much more than that.
Learning notation is learning musical literacy. Musical literacy serves the same function of linguistic literacy, allowing you to share thoughts and ideas and to communicate with others through music, just as linguistic literacy allows you to share thoughts and ideas and to communicate Read More
Panel Targets Adoption and Foster Care Nov. 4
FSN News:
Have you ever thought of adopting or fostering a child? Learn more from this panel of experts:
- Marianne Wallin has adopted two children over the last four years. She has one son from Uganda and one from Ethiopia, as well as one biological daughter. She is currently working on adopting an older girl from Uganda.
- Patty Shure fostered 12 children and adopted three over 22 years. She also has one biological son. She finished her Master’s in Social Work in 2009 and is now the director of child and family services at Las Cumbres.
- LeAnne Parsons, LC, CPC, ELI-MP, is a certified life coach. Parsons
Police Respond to Graffiti Incident at Aspen Elementary School
LAPD News:
Los Alamos police report that at approximately 9:27 a.m., Oct. 8, Ofc. Ben Irving was dispatched to Aspen Elementary School in reference to graffiti on multiple buildings.
Irving made contact with the reporting party at the school who stated that she came into work that morning and found graffiti on the “music” portable, “school office” portable and on the north door of room 120.
Photos were taken of the graffiti and attached to the case file, Irving stated in his report, adding that all of the graffiti was done with brown spray paint.
The north door of room Read More
YMCA’s Boots, Band and BBQ Benefit Nets $15k for Espanola Teen Center
YMCA Executive Director Linda Daly, Espanola Mayor Alice Lucero, Johanna Jiron and her husband CEO Feliciano Jiron of Los Alamos Medical Center at Saturday night’s Boots and BBQ fundraiser at the Rodeo in El Rito, which raised $15,000 for the Espanola Teen Center. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
From left, Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, LANL’s Community Programs Office Executive Director Kurt Steinhaus, Program Manager Eric Vasquez of the Regional Economic Development Initiative and Los Alamos County Clerk and YMCA Board member Sharon Stover. Photo by Read More
‘Udall Serving YoU’ Office Hours in Los Alamos
U.S. Sen. Tom UdallLetter to the Editor: So Pleased With Ashley Pond Renovations!
By DIMAS M. CHAVEZI moved to Los Alamos as a young boy in August 1943. At that time Ashley Pond was just a simple pond with some green colored canoes that had been supplied by the Military to navigate the small area of water.
I was present at this pond when the first Los Alamos fatal accident happened when a young boy fell out of a canoe, got tangled in deep weeds and drowned.
Ashley Pond was always the center of town, next to the military hospital.
When I read in the Los Alamos Daily Post, a section I frequently view to keep abreast of what is happening in Los Alamos, that a major upgrade Read More
Smith’s Marketplace Construction in Full Swing
Progress on the new Smith’s Marketplace on Trinity Drive can be seen daily as workers and machines shift into high gear ahead of the onset of winter. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Fusion Cafe Grand Opening 5-7 p.m. Friday
Dash to Elk’s Pumpkin Smash Saturday
NMFRW Elects Officers at 37th Biennial Convention
The 37th Biennial Convention of the New Mexico Federation of Republican Women (NMFRW) was held Oct. 18-20 at the Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid. New officers elected for 2014-2015 at the convention include from left, Jo Mitchell and Delaine Berry (members at large), 2nd Vice President Vickie Kneemeyer, President Krista Edwards, 1st VP JoAnn Johnson, Secretary Frances Fernandes, 3rd VP Geraldine Sanchez and Treasurer JoHanna Cox. Courtesy photo
The Los Alamos delegation attending the 37th biennial Convention include from left, Mary Wilhoit,Los Alamos Man and His Brother Experience Life and Death in Botswana
Bill Gattis, Adrian Chishimba and Tom Gattis. Courtesy photoEditor’s note: Two brothers, Tom Gattis of Los Alamos and Bill Gattis of Gunnison, Colo., had an eye-opening experience in the third world when their mother, who lived in Botswana, became terminally ill. This is their story.
By BILL GATTIS
Our mother, Mary Lindsey (Gattis) had been spending her retirement in Africa, specifically Zambia, and later in the small, dusty town of Maun, Botswana. Mary was a math teacher at Santa Fe High School and Santa Fe Prep, and up until 2002, lived in a self-constructed plywood casita in Pojoaque and cared Read More
USDA Has Best Year Ever in NM Home Loans
Zuni Pueblo Self Help Groundbreaking. Courtesy/USDA
Sundland Park home construction. Courtesy/USDA
USDA News:
ALBUQUERQUE – USDA Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner announced today his agency set a record in the number of home loans produced in the 2013 fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.
In making the announcement Brunner said, “In the last five years USDA increased the number of home loans and grants made across the state. We attribute this success to excellent staff work and the development of community partners that help us deliver our programs deeper into rural communities.” Read More
LANL Frontiers in Science Lecture: Matter, Antimatter and Surviving the Big Bang
Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Talk begins at 7 p.m. and is open to public
Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Vincenzo Cirigliano asks the question, How did we survive the big bang? in a series of Frontiers in Science lectures beginning Monday, Nov. 4, in the Duane Smith Auditorium at Los Alamos High School.
“Particles and antiparticles were produced in equal numbers in the aftermath of the big bang,” according to Cirigliano. “As the primordial soup cooled, they should have completely destroyed each other, leaving behind a universe with no matter. Instead, an imbalance of matter over antimatter Read More
County’s Tom Nagawiecki Moving to Pennsylvania
Tom Nagawiecki, management analyst for Los Alamos County Environmental Services, spoke to the Los Alamos Rotary Club Tuesday at the Dixie Girl Restaurant. During his talk, Nagawiecki announced that he is engaged to a woman who lives in Pennsylvania and he will be leaving Los Alamos at Thanksgiving time to join her and begin a new job working for a company in the private sector. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Ashley Pond Improvements Project Nearly Complete
All of the improvements to Ashley Pond Park are nearly complete. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
A new water feature installed at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
The new covered stage. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
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