TOTH’s Father Colin Kelly Retires After 27 Years
TOTH’s Susan Sprake presents the Kellys with a trip to Ireland on behalf of the congregation. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.comLos Alamos Daily Post
Nathan Lang Receives Los Alamos Garden Club Scholarship
Scholarship winner Nathan Lang. Courtesy photo
LAGC News:
The Los Alamos Garden Club Scholarship has awarded a $500 scholarship, in memory of Erla Mae Larson, to Nathan Lang of Los Alamos.
Lang will attend UNM in the fall and plans to major in Biology or Biomedicine.
He has been on the cross country team for four years, has been a down hill skier at Pajarito Mountain for six years and since 2012, has worked on computers for the New Mexico Consortium building.
He said that a brief experience helping the homeless in Denver opened his eyes to the number of “needy around us.”
Lang is the son of Laura Read More
Letter to the Editor: Thank You For Dog Jog Support
By Wendee Brunish and Pattie BaucomSunshine and clear skies greeted all of the runners and walkers and their eager dogs for the 16 Annual Dog Jog April 27, 2013.
This year’s Dog Jog, organized by the Atomic City Roadrunners, the Los Alamos Dog Obedience Club and the Mountain Canine Corps (MC2) search and rescue team raised more than $10,000 for Friends of the Shelter.
Friends of the Shelter (FOS) is a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to abandoned animals and to pets and their owners in northern New Mexico. Our catastrophic care program pays Read More
OBITUARY: BILLIE CRABB Jan. 10, 1931 – May 3, 2013
BILLIE CRABB Jan. 10, 1931 – May 3, 2013
Billie Crabb passed away peacefully in her sleep Friday, May 3, 2013.
Billie had been a resident of Los Alamos for 66 years. She moved from Mineral Wells, Texas to Los Alamos to be with her father who at the time was working building the city.
She met her husband Billy Crabb and they were married in June of 1951. They were very active in church activities and were founding members of the White Rock Baptist Church. She taught Sunday school until her illness made that difficult.
Billie was preceded in death by her husband Billy. Mrs. Crabb is survived Read More
Food on the Hill: Paradise Pancakes
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comIngredients:
Full batch makes about 10-11
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comPajarito Astronomers Hosts Dark Night May 11
PA News:
The Pajarito Astronomers will hold a County-sponsored Dark Night starting at 8 p.m. (sunset), Saturday, May 11 at Spirio Soccer Field, Overlook Park in White Rock.
Weather permitting, the public is invited to come out, wander among the telescopes and star gaze.
A crescent moon will be visible, as will the planets Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. There will be a tour of the winter and spring constellations, and there will be telescope views of double stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies.
The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Viewing will end before midnight. Call Steve Read More
Visit Comfort Keepers Open House 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesday
CHAMBER News:
The community is invited to stop by the Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Center, 109 Central Park Square in downtown Los Alamos, 4:30-6 p.m., Tuesday, May 7 for an Open House, Food and Networking event, and Ribbon Cutting hosted by Comfort Keepers.
Comfort Keepers provides in-home care services, which enable independent living at home.
Comfort Keepers is providing food, live music and interesting services – this event is free and open to the public so stop by on the way home from work. Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: April 25–May 1, 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.
April 25 at 7:44 a.m. / A 47-year-old Los Alamos man reported that he was the victim of larceny in the 900 block of Canyon Road. The estimated loss is under $500. The matter is under investigation.
April 25 at 1:48 p.m. / A 22-year-old Tempe man reported that he was the victim of criminal sexual penetration in the 900 block of Capulin Road. The matter is under investigation.
April 25 at 12:20 p.m. / Read More
May 14 Lecture: ‘Cold War Recollections: A Livermore Underground Testing Perspective’
LAHS News:
The annual meeting of the Los Alamos Historical Society is 6 p.m. May 14 in Fuller Lodge and begins with the “Experience Auction” fundraiser, pizza and ice cream party, followed by a business meeting at 6:45 p.m. and lecture at 7:30 p.m. by Robert Kuckuck, “Cold War Recollections: A Livermore Underground Testing Perspective.”
Former Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Robert Kuckuck will discuss his experiences as a Cold Warrior and the nuclear testing work carried out by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory during the 1970s and 80s.
About the Lecturer (from the LANL Read More
OBITUARY: Jeanette ‘Sissy’ Terry Oct. 6, 1928–April 30, 2013
JEANETTE “SISSY” TERRY Oct. 6, 1928–April 30, 2013
Jeanette “Sissy” Terry peacefully passed away April 30, 2013 at home in the loving arms of her husband of 63 years, B.U. Terry, Jr.
Jeanette was the mother of Los Alamos Magistrate Court Judge Pat Casados and a frequent visitor to Los Alamos.
She was born October 6, 1928 in Ropesville, Texas. Jeanette was a long-time educator, having taught school in Hobbs, Porter, San Jon, Tucumcari and Eagle Nest, New Mexico.
She had an entrepreneurial spirit about her, branching out to open her own Real Estate company in Angel Fire, Read More
Find Out About Retail in Los Alamos 7 p.m. Today!
Ken Nebel of Village Arts. Courtesy photoYang: You See Banana, I See Potassium … Part I
You See Banana, I See Potassium: Whose reality is more real? Part IBanana is my least favorite fruit – I prefer juicy ones – but I eat it for the potassium kick, especially important during ski season.
Of course, I don’t “see” potassium, but that’s what the yellow stick signifies to me. In truth, I much prefer Michael Pullen’s notion of eating “food,” – from his In Defense Of Food: An eater’s manifesto – not “protein,” “omega-3,” or “potassium” for that matter.
But I use this comparison to make a point about how our respective “realities” do not always nor necessarily Read More
Spring Water Flows in Rio Grande
View of the Rio Grande from White Rock. Photo by Katy Korkos Read More
Community Winds, Singers Shine in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Los Alamos Community Winds, Los Alamos Choral Society and the Los Alamos High School Choirs and soloists perform Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, conducted by Dr. Ted Vives. Photo by Glen Wurden
Review by NANCY WURDEN
Freude! Joy! A large audience experienced a joyful interlude Sunday afternoon, May 5, with the performance of Ludwig von Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at Duane W. Smith Auditorium.
Playing the work in its entirety was The Los Alamos Community Winds, under the baton of Dr. Ted Vives.
Joining the Winds for the fourth, or choral, movement were the Los Alamos Choral Society and the Los Alamos Read More
LADOC’s paRENT Free Club Graduates 13
From left, Annie Conklin, Dara Armstrong, Dana Urbatch, Nicole Pino, Natalie Stafford and Angela Davydenko (not pictured Annika Nye, Ashley Nye, Audrey Nye and Sruthi Garimella.) Courtesy/LADOC
From left, Charlie Young and Astro, Kalem Smith and Bantu, and Caleb Nolen and Pepper. Courtesy/LADOC
LADOC News:
This spring Los Alamos Dog Obedience Club (LADOC) has been offering a special class called the paRENT Free Club or “RENT” free club for children.
Children attend this class with their dogs and without their parents. Local youth were instructed in responsible dog ownership Read More
Support Barranca School and Teachers on Bobcat Pizza Day!
PTO News:
Barranca Elementary Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is holding a Bobcat Pizza Day Wednesday, May 15 through Papa Murphy’s Pizza.
On that day only, Papa Murphy’s will donate $1 for each pizza ordered to the Barranca Elementary PTO.
The PTO uses these and other fundraising events to support the teachers and the school.
The PTO gives each teacher a stipend at the beginning of every school year, which allows them to purchase extra supplies for their classooms without having to spend their own money on those supplies.
The PTO also helps to pay for teacher training, field trips, Read More
Arson Awareness Week: Residential Arson
LAFD News:
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has designated Reducing Residential Arson as the theme for the 2013 Arson Awareness Week, running May 5-11.
USFA is working with federal and private sector partners to arm residents and property managers with tools to reduce the likelihood and effects of arson (PDF, 3 Mb.)
“According to the USFA’s National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) during 2008-2010, an estimated 16,800 intentionally set fires in residential buildings occurred annually in the United States. These fires resulted in an estimated 280 deaths, 775 injuries, Read More
Letter to the Editor: Clean Up Los Alamos Day Great Success
By TOM NAGAWIECKI
Los Alamos County
The 10th Annual Clean Up Los Alamos Day held Saturday April 27 drew more than 500 participants who helped beautify the community and prepare for wildfire season.
Los Alamos County Environmental Services would first like to thank the other event sponsors that make this wonderful community event possible: Los Alamos National 
Bank, Los Alamos County Community Wildfire Protection, and Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Santa Fe.
This year we had around 500 participants. All the sponsors would like to thank the following groups for their participation: Read More
Los Alamos Community Winds, LA Choral Society, LAHS Choirs Collaboration Garners Standing Ovation
Los Alamos Community Winds Musical and Artistic Director Ted Vives presents this year’s ‘Music-Filled Life’ scholarship to Los Alamos High School Senior Emily Silks. The scholarship is awarded to a high school senior who is committed to making the performance of music an integral part of their life once they leave school. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Guest soloists Andreas Tischhauser and Loren Jacobson perform. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The sound created by musicians and singers performing together was incredibly rich. Photo by Read More
Sydoriak and Kendall Kick Off ‘Literary Locals’ Series
Memoirists Stephanie Sydoriak, center, and Karen Boutilier Kendall, right, kicked off the new, quarterly series ‘Literary Locals,’ in the rotunda at Mesa Public Library Sunday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Memoirist Stephanie Sydoriak remembers her childhood. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Memoirist Karen Boutilier Kendall answers questions from the audience about her book, ‘Berkeley to Beijing: The journey of a young activist.’ Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Sunday launched a new, quarterly series “Literary Read More