LA High Flyers Competitive Season Results
Top row from left, Lily Houghteling, Sarina Borden, Alex Hinckley, Amaya Coblentz, Sarah Worley and Brittney Nguyen. Bottom row from left, Ella Gaffney, Heidi Johnson, Jillian Puckett, Bella Aguilar and Sofi Vandenkieboom. Not pictured are Emme Mooday and Savannah Brown. Courtesy/LAHF
HIGH FLYERS News:
The Los Alamos High Flyers Girls Gymnastics Team ended its competitive season Feb. 24 with an impressive showing at the women’s Level 3-4 Junior Olympic state championships.
In total, the 12-member team brought home 32 medals and trophies, including two 1st place, nine 2nd place and 13 Read More
LANL Economic Impact Focus of Successful House Memorial
RCLC News:
- Memorial focused on the critical importance of New Mexico’s National Laboratories and DOE facilities to state’s economy
SANTA FE – Last week, House Memorial 71 introduced by Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard (D- Los Alamos) won unanimous passage from the New Mexico House of Representatives.
The House Memorial recognized the critical importance of New Mexico’s National Laboratories and DOE facilities to the state’s economy.
The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities supported passage of the House Memorial and provided expert testimony on behalf Read More
Observers Continue to Follow Comet PanStarrs in Sky Over Los Alamos
The comet PanStarrs as seen over Los Alamos Tuesday, March 12. Viewing of the comet should be better tonight from the perspective of weather, although most casual viewers will find the comet slightly harder to find, for lack of the convenient ‘pointer’ in the sky that was last night’s nearly-new moon. Photo by Bill Johnson
Check our Facebook page for more amazing views of the comet and the moon, including an amazing video. Click HERE to view. Read More
ACCT II Presents ‘Disney The Jungle Book KIDS’
ACCT II students at the conclusion of the Battle scene (That’s What Friends Are For.) Courtesy photo
ACCT II students in rehearsal for Disney The Jungle Book KIDS. Courtesy photoACCT News:
The Jungle is jumpin’ with jazz and colorful characters. Students are in their final week of rehearsals for ACCT II’s production of Disney The Jungle Book KIDS.
The talented cast is made up of 34 third and fourth grade students from all five elementary schools in Los Alamos and White Rock.
ACCT II will present two performances of Disney The Jungle Book KIDS in the Mountain Elementary School Read More
Food on the Hill: Molasses Krinkels
This Week’s Recipe:
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Ingredients:
Directions:
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comCream shortening, butter and brown sugar until well mixed.
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Then mix in all wet ingredients into the creamed butter mixture. In a separate bowl mix dry ingredients (not the Read More
LAHS Teacher Wins Pasatiempo Poetry Contest
Los Alamos Public Schools teacher Michelle Holland, winner of the Pasatiempo Poetry Contest. Photo by Alex TraubeLos Alamos High School English instructor Michelle Holland was selected by editors of Pasatiempo as the first place winner in the poem category written by adults in their recent contest.
Her entry entitled, “It Wasn’t the Laundry on the Line,” was featured in the Dec. 28, 2012, edition of The New Mexican’s weekly magazine of arts, entertainment and culture.
Holland said she rarely enters contests, but entered this one to encourage her students to publish their Read More
Encouraging Innovation Topic of Hive Brown-Bag
THE HIVE News:
Does our present system discourage innovators? Is the patent system broken?
What are the impediments to moving from an invention idea to a readiness level that would interest investment?
In what environment would innovators, entrepreneurs, engineers, manufacturers, and investors all find reward from their efforts?
How can New Mexico become the hotbed of invention that it should be?
The brown-bag lunch on Thursday, March 14 at The Hive will address these and other related questions. There will be a short presentation, intended to stir this pot of questions, and then Read More
Two UNM-LA Community Education Classes on Film Beginning Soon
UNM-LA News:
Native American Film explores the use of films produced by Native Americans to express their experiences in the United States.
Class showings will include Doe Boy and a discussion of the life of Beverley Singer, head of the Native American Film at UNM in Albuquerque.
Class begins Wednesday March 20.
The Bard on the Silver Screen examines the range of interpretation given to Shakespeare’s work on film and stage.
Instructor Robert Benedetti, three-time Peabody and Emmy award winner, former Dean of Theatre at the California Institute of the Arts, and renowned Shakespeare Read More
YMCA Express Officially Opens For Fitness!
Community leaders, Chamber officials, Y Board members and staff gather together Monday to cut the ribbon on the new YMCA Express at 140 Central Park Square. Photo by Karen Kendall/ladailypost.com
YMCA Board President John Wolfe cuts the ribbon on the new YMCA Express Monday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Nearly overcome with delight about her first workout at the brand new YMCA Express Monday, Lyla Lo, 17 months, shares a laugh with her father Chienchi Lo. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Prime examples of how fit people become who workout at the YMCA, from left, United Way Read More
Los Alamos Chamber Officials Discuss Local Business Climate With U.S. Sen. Heinrich’s Representative
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich’s Field Representative Mike Sullivan, right, met Monday with Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Membership Coordinator Katy Korkos and Chamber Executive Director Kevin Holsapple at their Chamber Offices in downtown Los Alamos to hear about the local business climate and relay that information back to the Senator in Washington, D.C. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
UNM-LA Advisory Board Members Take Oath
Municipal Court Judge Alan Kirk swears in new UNM-LA Advisory Board Member Michelle Hall at the Monday, March 11 UNM-LA Advisory Board Meeting held at the college. Hall was elected to Position One on the Board in February. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Newly elected UNM-LA Advisory Board Member John Hofmann is sworn in by Municipal Court Judge Alan Kirk Monday evening at the college. Hofmann was elected to Position Five on the Board in February. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comLos Alamos Police Set to Host ‘Prescription Drug Take Back Day’ April 27
Courtesy/DEA
LAPD News:
Det. Sgt. Oliver Morris and his team at the Los Alamos Police are set to host a “Prescription Drug Take Back Day” between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., April 27 in the east parking lot of Los Alamos Medical Center, 3917 West Road.
The local event is being conducted as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s national “Prescription Drug Take Back Day.”
This is a great opportunity for citizens who have accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs, to safely dispose of those medications.
In the four previous Take-Back events, DEA in conjunction Read More
Applications Open for Jennifer Marie Fleming Memorial Scholarship
LAHS News:
The Jennifer Marie Fleming Memorial Scholarship fund is offering a $1,000 one-time scholarship to a student who will graduate this spring from Los Alamos High School.
The award will be given to a student who possesses a strong sense of individuality and has demonstrated good character and a commitment to service and the welfare of fellow students.
The applicant must follow and encourage a drug and alcohol free lifestyle among his or her peers.
Additional information and application forms are available at the Career Resource Center at LAHS and must be postmarked by April 8. Read More
Los Alamos County Fire Stations Significantly Reduce Energy Usage as a Result of Energy Conservation Competition
Los Alamos Fire Department Flyer: An example of one of the fliers posted in the participating fire stations to promote energy conservation. Courtesy/LAC
Fire Energy Competition Scoreboard: The scoreboard that was posted in each fire house, from early in the competition. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
After a six-month fire department energy conservation competition that approached the heat and intensity of a five-alarm fire the winner is … Fire Station 4!
Fire Station 4 on Diamond Drive near the Los Alamos County Golf Course, reduced its electricity usage an average of 30 percent per Read More
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Comet PanStarrs Makes Appearance in Los Alamos
Pajarito Astronomer Club President Steve Becker sets up his telescope to view the comet PanStarrs. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.comBy KIRSTEN LASKEY
A large group of people lined up on the soccer fields at Overlook Park Sunday night. A telescope was being set up and sets of binoculars were pointed at the horizon. The sun was slipping away and the sky grew darker. The show was about to begin.
The Dark Night series will not officially kick off until April, but Sunday, the Pajarito Astronomers and the Pajarito Environmental Education Center hosted a special event to see the PanStarrs comet. Read More
Fuller Lodge Transformer Installation Set For March 16-17
DPU and County Facilities crews conduct preliminary work Monday afternoon for the installation of a new transformer on the Fuller Lodge grounds to correct a long-standing problem with the main power feed to the building. Photo by Carol A Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A Clark/ladailypost.com
COUNTY News:
This weekend, March 16-17 Fuller Lodge, the adjacent Art Center, the Community Building and Ashley Pond Park will be without electricity as County crews begin the first phase of major improvements planned for Fuller Lodge over the summer.
Department of Public Utilities and Facilities Read More
SFI Seminar: On the Foundations and Philosophy of Info-Metrics
SFI News:
SFI Seminar: On the Foundations and Philosophy of Info-Metrics
Thursday, March 14 at 12:15 p.m. in Collins Conference Room at the Santa Fe Institute, 1399 Hyde Park Road in Santa Fe.
Amos Golan of the Department of Economics, American University
Abstract: Info-metrics is the science and art of quantitatively processing information and inference. It crosses the boundaries of all sciences and provides the universal mathematical and philosophical foundations for inference with finite, noisy or incomplete information.
Info-metrics lies in the intersection of information theory, Read More
Lauritzen Nominated for Excellence Award
Chamisa Elementary School Principal Deborah Smith, left, and Bernadette Lauritzen during the school’s recent 45th anniversary celebration. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board selected Bernadette Lauritzen as its nominee for the 2013 New Mexico School Board’s Excellence in Student Achievement Award.
Superintendent Gene Schmidt said Lauritzen’s nomination was sent to the New Mexico State School Board Association because she has made a significant impact in student achievement for the Los Alamos schools.
“Not only is Bernadette known for her many volunteer Read More