Pet of the Week: Ruby the Brindle Pit Bull
SHELTER News:
Ruby is a 2-year-old female golden brindle pit bull. She is energetic but gentle and loves food but does not guard it.
She enjoys training and is good with adults, gentle children and most other dogs. Ruby loves visiting the dog park and especially enjoyed participating in the recent the Dog Jog.
Ruby and other adoptable pets are available at the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, (505) 662-8179.
Visit the Friends of the Shelter website at www.lafos.org for information about volunteering, adopting and donating.
Also check out the Petfinder page for photos and Read More
Savvy Social Security Strategies Seminar May 14
Savvy Social Security Strategies
Baby Boomers: Will Social Security be there for you in retirement? Join Kate Stalter, retirement planning advisor, for a free seminar on Savvy Social Security Strategies.
The seminar — 12:30-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 at La Farge Public Library, 1730 Llano St. in Santa Fe — is designed to answer questions about when to begin taking Social Security, how much you will receive, and strategies to maximize benefits.
Call (505) 490-6474 or email seminarNM@portfoliollc.com to register. Read More
Bandelier: Alcove House Open … Kiva Remains Closed
The climb to Alcove House requires four sets of ladders ascending some 140-feet. Courtesy/BNMThursday’s “Lunch with a Leader” Features JJAB Speakers
LWVLA News:
The League of Women Voters’ monthly “Lunch with a Leader” will present three speakers from the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board (JJAB.)
The event is 11:40 a.m. Thursday, May 9 at Mesa Public Library. The discussion will center around the history of JJAB, its relationship with state and County entities, its programs and collaborations, the scope of its work and current challenges, and how people can get involved.
JJAB Chair Alan Kirk has been with JJAB since it’s founding in 2002. He is a graduate of Eastern New Mexico University and served as Los Alamos police Read More
Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: May 3
This week’s preview sponsored by www.fyila.com
“Support Our Veterans” Fundraiser Ribeye Steak Dinner 6 p.m. Friday, May 3 at VFW Post 8874 (on Trinity across from Sonic.) $16 per person includes ribeye steak, baked potato, corn on the cob, salad, dinner roll and dessert. Tickets sold at the door. Proceeds support veteran’s programs.
Stones in His Pockets 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 3 at Los Alamos Little Theater (1670 Nectar Street)
Show will run for three weekends at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets are available at CB Fox or at the door, $12 general admission or $10 for Read More
First Outdoor Farmers Market of Season Opened Thursday
Shoppers peruse Thursday’s first outdoor Farmers Market of the spring season. The market is held each Thursday morning throughout the season in the skate park parking lot at the Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Council Chair Geoff Rodgers, third from right, and Councilor Pete Sheehey, second from right, talk to shoppers at Thurday’s Farmers Market. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com Read More Making Downtown Los Alamos An Amazing Destination
LABAS News:
Do you want to know the key ingredients to making Downtown Los Alamos an amazing destination? Do you want to know how to stay open after 6 p.m.? Then join the Los Alamos Business Assistance Services for a two-part webinar series presented by Roger Brooks:
- Tuesday, May 7 @ 8:30–10 a.m. “Critical Mass is Not Just a Religious Experience”
- Thursday, May 9 @ 8:30–9:30 a.m.“Are You Open After 6 p.m.?”
Both webinars will be held at the Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, 109 Central Park Square. Register at https:////www.losalamoschamber.com/calendar.htm or by calling Melanie at Read More
Triple Treat: Community Winds, Choral Society and LAHS Choir Together Present Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
From left, Dave Korzekwa, Peter McLachlan and Dean Decker on trumpets at a Community Winds rehearsal. Photo by Fred deSousa/LANL Communications OfficeThe Jemez Agency Announces Local Partnership
JEMEZ AGENCY News:
- Allen McQuiston and Sue Hofmann Combine Insurance Experience
Allen McQuiston, owner of The Jemez Agency, announces a new partnership with Sue Hofmann LTCP, Agent.
The Jemez Agency is an independent insurance and financial services agency representing multiple top-producing national insurance companies. Since 1964, The Jemez Agency has been advising and providing insurance products to individuals, families and businesses throughout New Mexico from offices located in Los Alamos and Santa Fe.
Sue Hofmann retired from State Farm Insurance one year ago Read More
Money IQ: Trust Departments—What Else Can They Do?
Money IQ Trust Departments—What Else Can They Do?
Trust Department—what’s in a name? The word “trust” is a noun, an adjective and a verb.
Common understandings of the word “trust” are: (1) as a noun: the “reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence;” and (2) as a verb: “to rely upon or place confidence in someone or something.” trust. (n.d.) Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. https:////dictionary.refernce.com/browse/trust (accessed: April 24, 2013).
In the legal world, the most common usage Read More
Math Competition Winner Earns Funds for LAHS
Alex Wang presented a $1,000 check Tuesday, April 30, to the Math Department of Los Alamos High School. Wang, a sophomore at LAHS, placed third in the national competition, ‘Who Wants to Be a Mathematician’ and as a result of his achievement, the school was awarded $1,000. From left, with Wang are Sherry Anderson (Math Department co-chair), Joy Handsberry, Wang, Judy Nekimken, Marilyn Fabry (Math Department co-chair) and Sally Shockey. All are math teachers at LAHS. Wang requested that the money pay for future LAHS registrations of a national mathematics competition. CourtesyBarranca Principal Chosen as LAPS Curriculum Coordinator
Pamela Miller tapped for LAPS program coordinator. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
Barranca Mesa Elementary School Principal Pamela Miller has been selected as Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator for Los Alamos Public Schools.
Miller brings a wealth of national experience to her new role in curriculum. During her many years in public education, she served in both the Indianapolis Public Schools and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
She also served as K-8 principal at McCurdy School and more recently three years as principal at Barranca Mesa Elementary School.
Miller’s ability Read More
How the Hen House Turns: Talking Dogs
How the Hen House Turns: Talking DogsThe dogs are 13 now. They must walk carefully up the back steps lest they slip and fall on their arthritic hips. They are still eager to watch the birds, when I let them out into the yard to graze.
Correction—the dogs are happy to pay the price of sitting outside until early afternoon in order to receive a large milk bone reward. I can only hope that they won’t sleep through the next coyote invasion. They may be a deterrent, but they, nor I, can do anything to protect the chickens from a dedicated hungry hawk attack.
The bird-sitting Read More
Elks Assist El Rito Resident Lee Ocana
The Los Alamos Elks Lodge #2083, with the assistance of the New Mexico State Elks Cerebral Palsy Committee, present a $9,200 check to Lee Ocana from El Rito. The money will go directly to purchase needed medical equipment to help Ocana with his physical therapy and to allow him movement around his home. Standing from left to right, Los Alamos Elks Lodge Secretary Eppie Trujillo, Ocana’s parents Maybel and Lizandro Ocana, Cerebral Palsy Chairman Trish Sandoval and Exalted Ruler Mark Sandoval. Seated are Lee Ocana and his physical therapist Jean Porteus. Courtesy photoVacation Bible Schools for 2013
CHURCH News:
Vacation Bible Schools 2013
June 10-13 United Church, 2525 Canyon Road, 662-2971
- Theme: Cokesbury County Fun Fair
- 1-4 p.m., Monday through Thursday
- For ages K through just completed 5th grade, no charge, grades 6-12 will serve as helpers
- Meet in Graves Hall. Register online at www.unitedchurchla.com after mid-May
June 10-14 La Vista Nazarene, 15 Grand Canyon Dr., (White Rock), 672-3202
- Theme: Gotta Move – Keepin’ in Step With the Spirit
- 9:30-11:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, for ages 5 through just completed 4th grade, no charge
- Register online at www.lavistanaz.org or contact
Kendall: Down the Rabbit Hole at County Council
The Cheshire cat in Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ drawn by John Tenniel (1820-1914) in the 1866 edition. Courtesy
Column by GREG KENDALL
An unusual proceeding took place at Tuesday night’s County Council meeting in which GEW Mechanical, Inc. of Albuquerque was protesting the granting of a contract to Landis & Gyr Company for “Automated Metering Infrastructure” as part of the Department of Public Utilities NEDO Smart Meter Project. Council was conducting a “quasi-judicial” hearing that is much like Read More
Learn How to Make Your Own Organic Soil at PEEC
Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Do you struggle to garden in soil that just blows away in the New Mexico spring winds? Join arborist Laural Hardin at PEEC to learn organic methods of enriching your soil, 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, May 2.
Hardin will demonstrate how to feed and nourish not just your crops, but your soil, too. Home gardeners can unwittingly harm beneficial soil microbes with synthetic fertilizers.
These cheap, abundant products degrade the integrity of your soil and prevent plants from thriving. She will discuss organically based fertilizing methods and give tips on ways Read More
Oppenheimer Scholarship Winners Announced
Wildfire Danger Faced by Residents of New Mexico and Arizona
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Courtesy/SFIPlan Ahead
Good wildfire planning begins long before a fire occurs. Help ensure your family’s safety by installing and maintaining smoke alarms and fire extinguishers in your home. Also, identify adequate sources
Public Response to DEA’S National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Keeps Growing
DEA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) Sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this past Saturday collected 50 percent more pills than the previous event.
This demonstrates the American public’s continued appreciation and need for the opportunity to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables and kitchen drawers.
On April 27, 742,497 pounds (371 tons) of prescription medications were collected from members of the public at more than 5,829 locations manned by 4,312 state, Read More