Which Norris and Lois Bradbury Sculpture Should Be Placed at New Municipal Building?
See all three sculpture proposal options below:
COUNTY News:
The Art in Public Places Advisory Board has posted a new question on the County’s “Open Forum” webpage: Which Norris and Lois Bradbury sculpture should be recommended to the County Council for fabrication and installation at the new Los Alamos County Municipal Building?
The Board is seeking public comment on proposals received for this next set of historical sculptures. These sculptures of the Bradburys, the third and fourth in the series after Oppenheimer and Groves, represent the Cold War Era, and will be located in front of the Read More
Local Firefighters Shave Heads to Fight Childhood Cancer
St. Baldrick’s head-shaving events have raised more than $11 million so far in 2013. Courtesy photo
Staff report
The Los Alamos Fire Department is hosting a head-shaving event to benefit childhood cancer research through the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.
The head-shaving event will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 16 at White Rock Fire Station 3 on N.M. 4.
Fifteen firefighters including Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider have signed up to be shaved.
Los Alamos Firefighter and Team LAFD Treasurer James Thwaits told the Los Alamos Daily Post that he has not been cutting his hair in Read More
LANL 70th Anniversary Lecture @ Bradbury Science Museum March 13
Relay for Life Kickoff Breakfast is Saturday
ACS News:
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life® of Los Alamos will officially get underway as event volunteers and participants gather 8-10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 9 at Masonic Lodge (corner of 15th and Sage in Los Alamos) for a kickoff breakfast.
Relay For Life is the world’s largest grassroots fundraising movement. Relay For Life mobilizes communities throughout the country to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and provide participants with an opportunity to fight back against the disease.
Relay brings together friends, families, businesses, hospitals, Read More
Letter to the Editor: VFW Post 8874 Thanks ‘Valentines for Vets’ Participants
By ROGER ANAYA, Post CommanderMembers of the VFW Post 8874 and the Ladies Auxiliary, the Military Order of the Cooties and their Auxiliary, the Patriot Guard Riders, Paws and Stripes, the Blue Star Moms, the American Women Riders, and Santa Fe Harley Davidson visited the Albuquerque Veterans Hospital Feb. 17.
As part of the Valentines for Vets program, we distributed many amenities to our hospitalized veterans in the spinal cord injury ward.
This could not have been possible without the generous contributions of many Read More
Empty Nesters Group to Learn Estate Planning
FSN News:
A new group, “Empty Nesters and Friends,” will meet 6:30-8 p.m. the second Monday of each month through June at Family Strengths Network (FSN.)
This is an opportunity to enjoy speakers and socialize. Empty Nester wannabes are welcome, too.
There is no charge for this event, although donations are accepted. The even coordinator is Devorah Gavron.
The March 11 program will be “Estate Planning: Meeting your Needs and Wishes.” Attorney Shay Burns Kendricks will talk about taking care of yourself and taking care of your possessions.
There will be plenty of time for questions and socializing Read More
Historic District Guide Training Starts Today
Los Alamos Historical Museum. Courtesy photo.LAHS News
Mandatory walking tour guide training will take place at 11 a.m. to noon today, Friday March 8.
Volunteer guides should gather promptly at 11 a.m. in the Nambe Room of Fuller Lodge, and will walk the tour route in the Historic District.
March 11 will be the kick-off date for these 1-hour long guided walks, which are being offered Monday through Saturday.
Tickets for these docent-guided tours are $10 for adults and will be on sale each day at the Historical Museum, 1050 Bathtub Row (next to Fuller Lodge), and can be obtained just before the tour. Read More
Los Alamos Federation of Republican Women Meets March 14
LAFRW News:Los Alamos Fire Department ‘Rescues’ Trash in Canyon
Seizing a training opportunity, the Los Alamos County Fire Department trained cadets to repel over the edge of White Rock Canyon at Overlook Park Wednesday to collect trash dumped into the canyon illegally. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Fire cadets prepare climbing gear to repel into White Rock Canyon Wednesday. Photo by Bonnie Gordon/ladailypost.com
While on a recent trek around White Rock, Los Alamos County Administrator Harry Burgess spotted a large amount of trash and debris dumped illegally into White Rock Canyon.
LANL’s 70th Anniversary Lecture Focuses on Early Days of Sandia National Laboratories
The Hermes II flash X-ray accelerator was built in 1968 to support testing of materials and components. Courtesy/SNL
LANL News:
Sandia National Laboratories historian Rebecca Ullrich discusses Sandia’s transition from a Los Alamos division to an independent organization during a talk at 5:30 p.m., March 13 at the Bradbury Science Museum in Los Alamos. The talk is part of the Laboratory’s 70th anniversary lecture series.
Sandia Labs’ origins are in Los Alamos’ Z Division, the engineering assembly and test support functions of the Manhattan Project.
At the end of World War II, Z Division relocated Read More
Announcing the Start of the 2013 Reebok CrossFit Games Open
CROSSFIT News:
The 2013 Reebok CrossFit Games Open has officially begun. Welcome to week one: Constantly varied … high intensity … functional movement – CrossFit.
Current clients of CrossFit and Mesa Elite Fitness are invited to attend the local competition, which begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7 at CrossFit Los Alamos, 278-A DP Road.
Note: The public is welcome to come out and observe this intense and exciting competition.
The first event is a 17-minute workout. It’s burpees and increasing load snatches. It starts light, so everyone can do it, but the challenge Read More
LAVNS Daffodils Available Throughout Los Alamos
Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Services will be selling daffodils at Los Alamos National Bank, 1200 Trinity Dr., Betty Ehart Senior Center, 1101 Bathtub Row and Smith’s Food and Drug Centers at 535 Central Ave., in Los Alamos and on Longview Drive White Rock today, March 7 and Friday, March 8. The daffodils also are available at “Daffodil Central,” 183 Central Park Square. The flowers sell for $5 per bunch, $10 with small vase and $15 with a large vase as shown in the photo. All pre-ordered deliveries will take place Saturday, March 9. Courtesy photo Read More
Community Invited to Grand Opening for Multi-Purpose Covered Arena
COUNTY News:
The construction of the new Multi-Purpose Covered Arena near the North Mesa Stables is now complete.
The community is invited to join the Los Alamos County Council as they host a Grand Opening event for the new arena at 4 p.m., March 22 at Brewer Arena, 750 North Mesa Road.
A project website has been established to provide updates about this project at www.losalamosnm.us and click on “Projects.” The website will be updated whenever new information becomes available.
The public may e-mail questions or comments to cpfd@lacnm.us.
The Los Alamos Pony Club submitted a Capital Read More
Los Alamos Ranks High at Regional Science Fair
Los Alamos students at the Northeastern New Mexico Regional Science Fair March 2 at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Students from Los Alamos competed and ranked well at the 2013 Northeastern New Mexico Regional Science Fair March 2 at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M.
2013 Northeastern New Mexico Regional Science Fair:
Underground Cable Short Caused Tuesday Power Outage
DPU News:
An underground cable termination caused Tuesday afternoon’s power outage that lasted nearly two hours and affected a portion of North Mesa.
Reported at 2:05 p.m., approximately one third of the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities’ customers were without power on San Ildefonso Road beginning at and including the Del Norte/Del Sol neighborhoods and continuing east out to Big Rock Loop. DPU’s electric line crew repaired the cable and restored electricity by 3:50 p.m. Tuesday.
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) operates the county-owned electric, gas, water & wastewater Read More
Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: March 6
This week’s preview sponsored by www.fyila.com
Vegetable ABCs 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7 at PEEC
With spring just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about vegetable gardening. Carlos Valdez to talk about “Vegetable ABCs.” This talk is free and open to the public. PEEC is at 3540 Orange St. behind the High School.
The 2013 Reebok CrossFit Games Open at CrossFit 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7 at CrossFit Los Alamos (278-A DP Road)
Welcome to week one: Constantly varied … high intensity … functional movement – CrossFit. The public is invited to attend the local competition. Read More
LAPSF Awards Microscopes to Aspen Teacher Through ‘Great Ideas Grant’ Program
Aspen Elementary School 5th grade students work with microscopes, from left, Hannah Mullen, Victor Popa-Simil, teacher Stacy Martens, Isabel Montoya and Aedin Miller. Courtesy/LAPSF
LAPSF News:
As part of its “Great Ideas Grant” program, the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation awarded a grant for microscopes to Aspen Elementary School teacher Stacy Martens.
In her grant application last fall, Martens wrote, “The purpose of this grant is to allow 5th grade students at Aspen Elementary the opportunity to study cells in science. Part of the 5th grade curriculum and standards Read More
LAPD Seeks Citizen Volunteers
LAPD News:
The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) is looking for citizens for a variety of tasks, as they seek to expand a successful existing volunteers program into new police administration areas.
The goal of the department is to call upon citizen volunteers to help with daily non-emergency response tasks in order to allow police officers more time in the field concentrating on police enforcement and pro-active community outreach programs or services.
LAPD is seeking volunteers to assist in three areas:
- Fingerprinting services;
- Data entry; and
- Food preparation in the detention center’s
Hilltalkers Host Yankee Candle Fundraiser
LAHS News:
The Los Alamos High School Speech and Debate team is hosting a fundraiser.
The team is selling Yankee Candles to raise money for the Hilltalkers Speech and Debate team.
The fundraiser finishes Friday, March 8. For more information and to purchase candles, contact Mrs. Batha at m.batha@laschools.net. Read More
Movie Review: ‘Quartet’ Proves Growing Old is Not for Sissies
Movie poster for ‘The Quartet.’ CourtesyTime can be a real enemy to a person. It will rob people of their health, mental faculties and loved ones.
But what “The Quartet” also proves is that time can be a friend. It can provide opportunity for second chances and new discoveries.
The film reveals it is never too late to live life fully.
The plot of “The Quartet” is pretty simple. A group of friends living in a retirement home for musicians prepare for an upcoming concert that celebrates Verdi’s Read More