Scenic Roots Plays Los Alamos June 10
Amber and Erin Rogers are Scenic Roots. Courtesy photoStaff Report
Amber and Erin Rogers are Scenic Roots. These sisters perform original and traditional Ozark, Appalachian, and Celtic music on mountain dulcimer, fiddle and clawhammer banjo.
Scenic Roots will be in Los Alamos at 7 p.m. Monday, June 10, for a concert at Morning Glory Bakery. This show is part of the sister duo’s nine-state spring 2013 concert tour. Both sisters have degrees in commercial music from the renowned bluegrass program at South Plains College.
Amber’s musical journey began when she started playing fiddle when she Read More
Camp Program Prepares Ranchers of Tomorrow
Students watch a demonstration at the 2013 Youth Ranch Management Camp. Courtesy photoNew Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service has gathered youth ages 15-19 to participate in a unique summer experience June 9-14 at the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Co-sponsors include the New Mexico Beef Council.
Approximately 30 youth from throughout the state are attending this third annual New Mexico Youth Ranch Management Camp where they will receive training in all aspects of ranch management.
Dina Chacon-Reitzel, executive director of the New Mexico Read More
Start Your Golf Cart For Strong Kids Golf Classic
YMCA News:
The Family YMCA’s Ed Griggs Memorial Strong Kids Golf Tournament is Saturday, June 15.
Check in and games begin at noon and 1 p.m. kicks of the Shotgun Start/Scramble.
Participation in this annual tournament helps 80 youth attend the Y’s summer camp and after school program, and assists 174 adults and children to have access to healthy programs and activities at the Y.
Click here to see the Golf Classic brochure for all the details.
Register online now, or complete the attached form and deliver to the YMCA, 1450 Iris St.
For individuals unable to participate in the tournament but want Read More
School Board to Discuss LAMS Construction
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Board of Education has scheduled a Special School Board meeting for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 4 at 2075 Trinity Dr., Suite V.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) construction projects’ contingency fund and a summer plan for the portable campus. Read More
Summertime Family Nature Activities at PEEC
Kids discover nature at PEEC. Courtesy photo
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center is sponsoring lots of fun, free activities for families this summer.
On Mondays, Nature Playtimes continue for kids ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Kids of all ages and their families are invited to join Green Hour hikes on Thursday mornings, and on the first Friday of each month, PEEC offers First Friday Forts.
Nature Playtimes commence every Monday 10-11 a.m. at PEEC. During Nature Playtimes, kids ages 0-5 enjoy a short story time and a wide variety of activities about nature. Kids and parents Read More
YMCA Offers Infant/Child CPR Course
YMCA News:
The Family YMCA is taking registration for the June 22 session of its American Red Cross Infant/Child Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification course.
The course, taught by an American Red Cross certified instructor, provides training on how to respond to emergency situations, recognize the signs of a heart attack, and provide care for an infant or child who stops breathing, is choking, or whose heart stops beating. Participants who complete the course will receive American Red Cross certification.
The next class will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 22 Read More
Air Quality in the Jemez is Sketchy
Thompson Ridge Fire at 3:29 p.m. today on N.M. 4 just above La Cueva at the mailboxes alongside Winter Road. Photo by Khal Spencer
Thompson Ridge Fire at 3:29 p.m. today from the heights along N.M. 126. Photo by Khal Spencer
By KHAL SPENCER
I rode the BMW across the Jemez this afternoon to a point above La Cueva on N.M. 126. The air is a little smoky as you climb up to the Jemez on N.M. 4.
The worst of it right now is in the Caldera itself, which is literally a bowl of smoke and gets bad as you descend into the caldera. You can barely see Redondo. The fire is on the back side, away from you, and pumping smoke Read More
Posts Live from Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Introduction
Posts Live from Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
On a spring day in 1958, a gangling young man perched atop the back seat of an open Chrysler Imperial as it rolled down 5th Avenue in New York. Confetti and ticker tape swirled down. People packed the sidewalks and strained to catch a glimpse of him. He was not a visiting head of state, or a military hero, or a sports luminary. He was an American, he was a pianist and he had just won the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
The Tchaikovsky Competition was conceived as a demonstration Read More
Golf Tournament Seeks Sponsors
Members of the Boys and Girls Club. Courtesy photo
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB News:
Get ready for the 28th Annual 3-IN-1 Golf Tournament to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central New Mexico.
This fun golf tournament is actually three games in one. The first six holes are a scramble, the next eight holes are a low gross low net and the last four holes are a scotch foursome.
Participationwill help fund the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central New Mexico’s after school and summer programs. If you cannot participate this year, we hope that you will consider sponsoring a child.
To learn Read More
Cone Zone: Week of June 3
COUNTY News:
Road Construction Update: Week of June 3
Public Works Projects:
For more information about the projects listed below, please e-mail lacpw@lacnm.us, call
662-8150, or visit the “Projects” link at www.losalamosnm.us. Please slow down and use caution as you travel through these construction areas.
Eastern Area 2 Concrete, Paving & Utility Project – Phase 2:
RMCI continues to use a 15-passenger van to transport pedestrians through the Canyon Road construction site. The van circulates every 5 to 7 minutes while RMCI is working, typically 7 a.m. to 5-7 p.m. depending on the job Read More
Column: How Los Alamos and Little New Mexico Can Help Feed the World
How Los Alamos and New Mexico Can Help Feed the World
On March 12, 2012, global population officially crossed the 7 billion mark. Barring some cataclysm, by 2050, that number will easily exceed 10 billion.
For those of us who’ve personally visited the wretched places of our planet, this is a very real, daunting epiphany. Right now a unique confluence of changing local geologic conditions and new technology are aligning themselves – which under the purview of New Mexico’s scientific and engineering Read More
Gao Vies for Spot on US International Chemistry Olympiad Team
Kevin Gao
Staff Report
National chemistry whiz Kevin Gao has qualified to compete for one of four spots on the U.S. team bound for the 45th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO), to be held this year in Moscow, Russia, July 15-24.
The announcement was made by the American Chemical Society.
Gso is a senior at Los Alamos High School. He will spend two weeks at an intensive chemistry study camp at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado and at the conclusion, the top four students will be named as members of the team.
“I am very excited about camp and grateful to ACS for this opportunity,” Read More
Scouts Backpack San Pedro Parks Wilderness
From left, Martin Naud, Aaron Robinson, Sam Bond, Will Jean, Patrick Jean, Assistant Scoutmaster Steve Mosier, Thomas Mosier, George Margevicius, Christopher Bond, ASM Alan Bond, Darren Naud and Duncan Fuehne. Photo by Holly TrellueBSA News:
During the Memorial Day weekend, nine Scouts and four adults from Troop 122 took a two-night, 20-mile backpack trip deep into the heart of the San Pedro Parks wilderness in the western Jemez Mountains.
Once past San Gregorio Reservoir, the Scouts encountered few others as they trudged through deep snow on shady parts of the trails and swampy Read More
Aspen Campus Closed for Construction
LAPS News:
Construction has started on Aspen Elementary School. As of June 5, the entire campus will be closed to all public and staff.
As part of the classroom addition and main office remodel, LAPS has deemed the campus closed. This is for the safety and welfare of the public and staff and includes the entire campus, building, parking lot, soccer field and playground.
Assist the School District in the construction process and eliminate any and all visits to Aspen Elementary until the campus is reopened in late July. Read More
SFNF: Tres Lagunas Fire Closure Area
Thompson Ridge Wildfire Burns Onto Valles Caldera
Thompson Ridge Wildfire has burned onto Valles Caldera property. Photo by Brian McCool
Thompson Ridge Wildfire smoke billows high in the air as seen coming from North Mesa Friday. Photo by Khal Spencer
Thompson Ridge Wildfire smoke as seen looking west from 20th Street in downtown Los Alamos at 7 p.m. Friday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
EMNRD-FORESTRY DIVISION News:
Thompson Ridge Wildfire
Start Date / Time: May 31 / 2:40 p.m.
Start Location: Jemez Springs, Thompson Ridge area
Latitude: 35 53.399
Longitude: 106 37.365
Cause of Fire: Tree on power line.
Area Vegetation: grass, Read More
Thompson Fire Erupts North of Jemez Springs
Photo by Khal Spencer
NMFI News:
Firefighters are battling the Thompson Fire, which erupted at 2:40 p.m. today north of Jemez Springs.
The fire started on private land and has burned onto some federal forest service property.
Crews report fire is creeping along the ground with occasional tree torching. Sandoval County VFDs, USFS engines on scene. Unknown number of homes in the area have been evacuated. It is not known how many people have been evacuated from these homes.
DETAILS:
Start Date & Time: 5/31/13 @ 2:40 p.m.
Start Location: Jemez Springs, Thompson Ridge Read More
Driver Cited in Crash with Atomic City Bus
Police cited the driver of this Toyota Corolla a short while ago today for pulling out in front of an Atomic City Transit Bus and causing a collision. No injuries were reported at the scene near Trinity Drive and Central Avenue. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Damage sustained to the left front fender area of the Atomic City Transit Bus. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
The driver of the Atomic City Transit Bus was not cited in today’s crash near Trinity Drive and Central Avenue. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com Read More
Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: May 31
This week’s preview sponsored by www.fyila.com
Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series present Los Pinguos 7 p.m. Friday, May 31 Ashley Pond
Argentina’s great traditional & folk rock band
Strange Rain: A Farewell Reading 6-7 p.m. Friday, May 31 at Fuller Lodge
Enjoy a reading by local poets and writers as they read together in friendship before saying farewell as some of them leave for distant shores. The event also celebrates the release of Circle Magic, a posthumous collection of selected poems by Kathleen Runyan, long-time resident of Los Alamos who passed away in 2011. Read More