Los Alamos County Probate Judge Christine Chandler Sworn Into Office
First District Court Judge Sylvia LaMar administers the oath of office to Probate Judge Christine Chandler with her husband George Chandler holding her new robe Monday afternoon in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Newly sworn Probate Judge Christine Chandler is applauded by First District Court Judge Sylvia LaMar and husband George Chandler along with a roomful of County officials, community members and friends who attended Monday’s ceeremony. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
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Few Spaces Remain for This Week’s PEEC Classes
PEEC News:
At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, PEEC is offering “How to Extend Your Gardening Season.”
If you’re not ready for your gardening season to come to an end, join local certified arborist and integrated pest management specialist Laural Hardin for a basic class at PEEC. This class will be for those who have any type of season extending structure and wish to learn how to operate and maintain it for optimum yield.
In this 1.5 hour class, Hardin will discuss important factors such as ideal temperatures, humidity, air exchange and environmental controls. Participants will learn Read More
PEEC Hike up Pajarito Canyon Saturday
PEEC News:
Community members are invited to join Paul Arendt at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, as he leads a pleasant, intermediate level hike up Pajarito Canyon for PEEC.
The 2.5 hour, three mile hike will be suitable for families, so all ages are encouraged to join. Friendly dogs are welcome. Hikers will meet at the trailhead parking area on West Jemez Road, which is 0.5 miles south of the intersection with Camp May Road..
“It’s really a pleasant and mild hike – good for families,” Arendt said. “I’ll also point out other trails that branch off of this loop to the attendees, so that they Read More
Los Alamos Rotarian Lewis Muir Receives Prestigious Paul Harris Award
Los Alamos Rotarian Lewis Muir receives the prestigious Paul Harris Award from Immediate Past President Linda Hull during the Aug. 6 Rotary Club meeting at the Dixie Girl Restaurant. The Paul Harris Award was created in memory of Paul Harris who established the Rotary Club more than 108 years ago and it is the highest award presented by the Club. Its purpose is to acknowledge the outstanding contribution and exceptional service of members of the Club. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Learn About Canyoneering in Zion at Mountaineers Meeting
Orderville Canyon. Courtesy photo
The Mountaineers canyoneering expedition to Zion National Park required rappels like this 80-foot drop into Birch Hollow. Courtesy photo
Entering Birch Hollow required a 40-foot rappel, as demonstrated by trip leader Dan Creveling. Courtesy photoLAM News:
The Los Alamos Mountaineers traveled to Zion National Park for a canyoneering adventure this July, led and organized by Dan Creveling.
The Mountaineers will hear about the Zion adventure at their August meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21. The meeting Read More
LANL: Meltwater from Ice Sheet Less Severe for Sea Level Rise Than Feared
A stream of meltwater on the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet enters a moulin connecting to the glacier’s bed, 700 meters below. Surface meltwater lubricates the bed and temporarily speeds up the ice sheet’s movement toward the sea every summer. From left, Blaine Morriss (Dartmouth College) and Lauren Andrews (University of Texas). Location: west coast of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Photo by Matt Hoffman/LANLLANL News:
The effects of increased melting on the future motion of and sea-level contribution from Greenland’s massive ice sheet are not quite as dire as previously thought, according Read More
Food on the Hill: Focaccia
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comIngredients
Proof yeast: dissolve yeast in tepid water and 1 teaspoon of the sugar, mix and let stand about five minutes
Atomic City Children’s Theater Plans Busy Year
Students in the Atomic City Children’s Theater February production of ‘Disney The Little Mermaid Jr.’ take well deserved bows. Courtesy photoACCT News:
Atomic City Children’s Theater (ACCT), Los Alamos Public Schools’ award winning after-school theater program announces its events for the upcoming year.
Auditions for Disney Aladdin Jr., this year’s Elementary School production, a two-act musical play based on the smash Broadway hit. Auditions are 2-5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, and open to fifth and sixth grade students in the Los Alamos area. Registration Read More
SFI’s Science on Screen Presents ‘Zardoz’
Doyne Farmer
SFI News:
The popular Science on Screen series continues at 7 p.m. today, Aug. 20 at the Center for Contemporary Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, in Santa Fe.
Santa Fe Institute External Professor Doyne Farmer will illuminate John Boorman’s 1974 sci-fi cult classic Zardoz from his unique perspective as a physicist, complexity theorist, and “rogue economist.”
Sean Connery stars as Exterminator Zed in a postapocalyptic future featuring a flying stone head, revered as a god but with murderous intent, and two classes of inhabitants leading very different lives. Read More
New LAHS Swim Coach Worked with Sydney Organizing Committee for Olympic Games
Coach Stuart Corliss. Courtesy photo
LAHS News:
Stuart Corliss is the new Boys and Girls Swim Coach at Los Alamos High School for the 2013-14 school year.
Coach Corliss has worked with the Sydney Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, The Atlanta Committee and with NBC Sports for the Barcelona Olympics.
Political Signs Prohibited In State Rights-Of-Ways
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE – With election season quickly approaching, the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) would like to remind political campaigns that department rules prohibit the placement of political signs within NMDOT’s rights-of-ways.
Signs in these areas are a public safety issue because they can impede a driver’s visibility and distract motorists from existing legal traffic signs.
New Mexico Administrative Code 18.20.5.15 (https:////www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/NMAC/parts/title18/18.020.0005.htm) states, “Signs and political posters are not Read More
LAHS Hires New Swim Coach
LAHS News:
The Los Alamos High School Athletic Department would like to announce the hiring of Stuart Corliss as the Boys and Girls Swim Coach for 2013-14 school year.
Coach Corliss received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and his MBA from UCLA Graduate School of Management.
He has been involved with club and college coaching. He also swam for Stanford University and was an NCAA All-America. While swimming for Stanford he served as team captain two of those years. He coached the De Anza Cupertino Swim Club in 1980 that went to the Junior National Championships.
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LANL Emergency Exercise Set For Thursday
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory is conducting an emergency-preparedness exercise Thursday, Aug. 22.
It is only an exercise.
The Lab routinely conducts emergency exercises to test the preparedness of emergency response and other LANL personnel who would respond to an actual emergency.
During the exercise, employees should be aware of possible increased emergency vehicle traffic on some LANL roads in the Technical Area 3 area. “Exercise in Progress” signs will be placed in affected areas.
Questions? Contact Monique Sanchez of
Motorcycle Driver Arrested Sunday Following Crash on Diamond Drive
David Rael of Los Alamos crashed his motorcycle early Sunday evening on Diamond Drive and was assisted by Los Alamos paramedics and police officers. Courtesy photo
Staff Report
David Rael of Los Alamos crashed his motorcycle at 5 p.m. Sunday on Diamond Drive.
Police arrested Rael, 35, and charged him with aggravated DWI, assault on a peace officer with a deadly weapon, resisting and evading an officer, concealing his identity, reckless driving, failure to give immediate notification of an accident, driving on a revoked license, driving with no registration and driving with no insurance. Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Aug. 7–Aug. 13, 2013
The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.
Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.
Aug. 7 at 2:20 p.m. / Police charged a 17-year-old Los Alamos girl at 535 Central Ave., with forgery. She was referred to the juvenile probation officer and released to her parents.
Aug. 8 at 7:04 a.m. / A 66-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that someone damaged her property on Lejano Drive. The estimated damage is less than $1,000.
Aug. 9 at 2:32 a.m. / A 17-year-old Los Alamos girl reported that Read More
Swearing In Ceremony Today at Municipal Building for New Probate Judge
Christine Chandler
COUNTY News:
The public is invited to attend the official “swearing in” ceremony for newly-appointed Los Alamos Probate Judge Christine Chandler at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19 in Council Chambers at the new Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave.
First District Court Judge Sylvia LaMar will administer the oath of office. The County Clerk’s office will provide light refreshments after the ceremony.
“We are pleased to have the Probate Judge position appointed by Council, and we look forward to working with Christine Chandler,” County Clerk Read More
Google eCity Awards Recognizes Albuquerque as State’s Strongest Online Business Community
Staff Report
Google has announced the 2013 eCities of America. The Google eCity Awards recognize the digital capitals of each state. These cities’ businesses are using the web to find new customers, connect with existing customers and fuel their local economies. Across the country, businesses that are online expect to grow 40 percent faster.
Albuquerque topped the list for New Mexico. Albuquerque’s businesses have one of the strongest online communities in New Mexico. The state’s largest city entertains hot air balloon enthusiasts, warm-weather lovers and dessert seekers.
Roof Work Underway at Bryce Avenue Presbyterian
Workers removed old tar paper Friday from the roof of Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church in White Rock in preparation for the installation of new roofing materials. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
A Collective Work of Art
Katy Korkos, Annie Rose, Kimber Wallwork-Heineman, Johanna Feliz Boudreau, Deb Freado Chapman, Corina Logghe, Joan Logghe, Paula Reid, Lyssa Elder, Deborah Gordon, Dana Abrums-Hughes and Russ and Deb Gordon and Robin Reider got together at a residence Saturday and together created a colorful quilt. Photo by Katy Korkos‘A Taste of New Mexico’ Authors Speak Thursday
Cheryl and Bill Jamison. Courtesy photo
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Eating has got to top most people’s lists of favorite things to do. But what if you could gain insight into an area’s culture and history while utilizing a knife and fork?
Cheryl and Bill Jamison do just that in their book, “Tasting New Mexico.”
They will reveal the recipes and stories behind meals that add to New Mexico’s identity and history during the Authors Speak talk at 7 p.m. Thursday at Mesa Public Library.
The Jamisons, who have lived in New Mexico some 35 years have written more than 15 cookbooks. Cheryl explained they were approached Read More