Kiwanis Club Announces Upcoming Programs
Kiwanis News:Kiwanis meets from noon to 1 p.m. each Tuesday at the Masonic Temple, on Sage Street, near the intersection of 15th Street and Canyon Road.
Speakers and topics are occasionally subject to change because of illness, conflicts, or weather. Visit the club online at losalamos.kiwanisone.org.
- March 5-Gillian Sutton will brief Kiwanis on the March 16 Empty Bowls event involving young people working in support of Self Help, Inc.
- March 12-Feliciano Jiron, chief executive officer of Los Alamos Medical Center, will discuss changes at the hospital.
- March 19
Innovate+Educate Announces Grant Recipients
STATE News:
SANTA FE – On Feb. 27, Innovate+Educate announced $200,000 in funding to communities in New Mexico interested in building their talent pipeline.
The grants will bring together industry, community and education leaders to bridge the skills gap and develop new mechanisms for hiring, skills assessment and training.
These grants were made possible due to the funding from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to advance the New Options Project.
Awardees include:
- CHRISTUS St. Vincent’s Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe;
- Four Corners Economic Development (4CED) in the Farmington
Roadrunners Set to Launch 40th Season
ACRRC News:
The Atomic City Road Runners Club is set to begin its 40th season next month.
The big event takes off at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 2 at the trailhead parking lot of Canyon Rim Trail, which is off East Road (N.M. 502.)
The Club will continue to meet every Tuesday through early October for one and three mile runs/walks at various courses throughout Los Alamos County.
For more information, call 672-1639 or visit the Club’s website at: https:////www.atomicrunners.com/
Alert: FBI Seeks Public’s Help in Finding Bank Robber
Robbery Suspect Jay Patrick Mount. Courtesy/FBI
FBI News:
The FBI is looking for Jay Patrick Mount, 34, of Albuquerque, who is wanted for the Feb. 25 robbery of U.S. Bank, 1418 Carlisle Blvd NE, in Albuquerque.
Anyone with information on Mount’s whereabouts is asked to call the Albuquerque FBI Office at (505) 889-1300 (24 hours) or Albuquerque Metro Crime Stoppers, anonymously, at (505) 843-STOP.
Anyone spotting Mount in Los Alamos may also call local police at 662-8222.
Mount is described as a white male, approximately 5’10” tall with a medium build. He has brown eyes and Read More
Zia Realty Group Continues Business Expansion
Zia Realty Group owner James Chrobocinski with Pearl White and David Horpedahl in front of the company’s new offices Wednesday at 15th Street and Trinity Drive. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
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Jazz NewsLuján Statement on Failure to Prevent Sequester
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement today after Congress failed to pass legislation to prevent the sequester’s budget cuts that are scheduled to begin tomorrow.
“Today is a disappointing day, when partisanship and ideology stood in the way of compromise and the best interests of the American people. The arbitrary cuts from the sequester will impact education, public safety, health care, and more – leading to job losses and harming an economic Read More
LANL Announces Strategy for Long-Term Environmental Sustainability
LANL News:
Blueprint for planning work activities with the environment in mind
The Department of Energy and Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a long-term strategy for environmental stewardship and sustainability that provides a blueprint for protecting the environment while accomplishing the Laboratory’s national security missions.
“This plan represents a significant amount of effort on the part of the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Los Alamos Field Office to set the standard for Environmental Stewardship in New Mexico,” Read More
Pet of the Week: Remy the Dog is STILL up for Adoption
Remy the dog. Photo by Don Taylor
SHELTER News:
Pet of the Week: Remy, a 2-year-old mix has been at the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter for six months and remains available for adoption.
Because she is very shy at first meetings, Remy gets overlooked when people come to pick out a dog to take home. When a stranger walks in, Remy runs into her dog house for safety.
But she craves love, and hopes someone will take just a little time to get to know her to discover what a sweet and loving companion she will be.
Remy enjoys walks and going to the dog park. She is not a fan of small dogs or cats, but does have many big
March is Youth Art Month … See Local Creations on Display at Mesa Public Library
Student artwork from Los Alamos Public Schools is on display in the downstairs gallery of Mesa Public Library. Courtesy/LAPS
Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
In Honor of Youth Art Month, the Los Alamos Public Schools Art Team has hung a show of student artwork in the downstairs gallery of Mesa Public Library.
Come celebrate creativity and imagination with our amazing students. You may even be inspired to create something of your own!
The show will hang through the month of March. Questions can be directed to LAPS Art Team Leader Stephanie Rittner at S.Rittner@LaSchools.Net.
Valles Caldera Trust Welcomes New Trustee
Catherine Allen
VCT News:
JEMEZ SPRINGS – Catherine Allen was officially appointed as the newest member of the Valles Caldera Trust, Board of Trustees Thursday.
She is the fifth trustee appointed by President Barack Obama and joins Kent Salazar and Karyn Stockdale, who were also appointed by the Obama administration.
“The Valles Caldera is a national treasure and must be respected as such,” said Allen, who served on President Obama’s Economic Development and Small Business Committee during the
first Administration. “I am honored and excited to become a part of the effort to ensure Read More
3-D Printing Leads to Super-Collaboration
Seated from left, Lisa Wismer, Linda Hull, Dave Fox, Morrie Pongratz and Cindy Rooney. Standing from left, Kay Willerton, Eva Artschwager, Lori Heimdahl Gibson and Gene Schmidt. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
Members of the community, Los Alamos Public Schools, UNM-Los Alamos and the LANL Community Programs Office met Thursday for the first time to engage in a large-group conversation on strategies to create career opportunities in technology.
Los Alamos business leader Dave Fox pledged $1,000 in a challenge grant to purchase a 3-D printer, which will be the focus of an industrial modeling class. Read More
Resident Reveals Pigeon Infestation at Stables
Courtesy illustration
Staff report:
A local resident has contacted the Los Alamos Daily Post for assistance in solving a situation that has developed at the Los Alamos County Horse Stables.
The resident submitted the following this morning:
“Just wondered if there was anything you could do to help us – someone has been feeding pounds and pounds of birdseed to the pigeons in the Farrier Shed by the stables for more than a year.
That building is full of feces and the pigeons are getting to be a nuisance, getting feces in water troughs and barns throughout the stables.
Animal control put Read More
Beware of Deer Running into Moving Vehicles
Courtesy/LAPD
Staff report:
Two deer jumped in front of a 2002 red Subaru Wednesday night at the intersection of Diamond Drive and San Ildefonso Road.
The Los Alamos man driving the Subaru told police he was heading east on Diamond Drive at about 8 p.m. Wednesday and unable to stop when the deer jumped in front of his vehecle.
The driver is a Los Alamos man who was not injured, according to the police report. However, one deer was declared dead at the scene and the other was found lying on the ground breathing but not moving.
The collision damaged the front end of the Subaru, including a broken left headlight, Read More
How the Hen House Turns: 40 Years with Dogs and Domestic Birds
40 Years with Dogs and Domestic Birds
Have you ever seen a duck shiver? Mrs. Ritz and Mr. Kiebler (my nine-year-old miniature mallard quackers) shiver when the temperature drops to 14 degrees F.
It’s very scary–especially when they are part of the family–especially when the weather news predicts another nighttime low below twenty degrees F.
For another night Bobbi goose will have to put up with Mrs. Ritz and Kiebler, the Khaki Campbell duck family of three, the chicken Gwendolyn, and an 11-year-old turkey, whom my granddaughters call Little
YMCA Opens Second Facility March 11
YMCA News:
In support of expanding health opportunities to the community, The Family YMCA will celebrate the grand opening of a second facility, the YMCA Express, 140 Central Park Square, March 11.
Throughout the day, community members are invited to try classes 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at no charge. The day includes equipment and new class demonstrations, an open-house lunch from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., and at 12:30 p.m., a ribbon cutting.
“The new facility allows the Y to meet the increased demands for class space and equipment,” YMCA CEO Linda Daly said. “More individuals are turning to the Y for support in their Read More
Column: We Should Colonize Mars!
Courtesy photo
We Should Colonize Mars!
We should colonize Mars.
It is a simple statement, but the imperative to colonize another planet may have escaped many people, even those who stayed up late and watched as the rover Curiosity landed safely on the surface of Mars.
Why colonize Mars?
Courtesy photo
Well, we could cite the romantic reason given by the Russian mathematician Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, the first human to propose launching rockets into orbit, the building of space habitats, the building of Moon bases, the exploitation of the asteroid belt and Read More
PAC 8 Will Offer Spring Music Video Classes
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 is offering Spring Music Video Classes. Classes will be held in two sessions.
One session is March 6, 13, 20, and 27. The next session will be held April 8-11, during Spring Break.
All classes are 2-4 p.m. and taught at PAC 8. Classes are for students ages 8-14.
Students will learn the process of making a music video. During this process, they will learn to record audio, operate a camera, basic lighting techniques, basic editing and mixing.
All classes will be taught by Eric Heithaus of Santa Fe Music Videos, who is a recipient of the AMC Best Music Video Award.
He is also the music video Read More
Writer Christina Nealson will discuss her ‘Wild Encounters’
Author Christina Nealson
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Almost every day, there seems to be a new product that promises to make life better. But what if life could be profoundly changed without techno-gadgets and beyond the commercialized world?
Author, blogger and traveler Christina Nealson believes it can be and the way is simple and free. Just walk out the door and into nature.
She will discuss just how this profound impact can be created during her talk, “Wild Encounters: The Sacred and Profane,” from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, March 3 at Mesa Public Library.
Her discussion of the sacred in nature will address human Read More
David Mills as Langston Hughes a Dramatic Treat
David Mills performing as Langston Hughes. Courtesy photo
By JANE LIN
Los Alamos is in for a dramatic treat when actor/writer David Mills performs an excerpt from his show, “Dreamweaver: The Works of Langston Hughes” at 7 p.m. Monday, March 4 at UNM-LA in the Student Center Lecture Hall (Bldg. 2.)
The event is free and open to the public. The event is funded by the Jim Sagel Memorial Lecture Series Fund, established in honour of the writer Jim Sagel who taught creative writing at UNM-LA for many years.
I experienced the full show when David Mills performed it at The Lensic in Santa Fe on Read More