Letter to the Editor: Wholehearted Support for Aspen Principal
By TAMMY MOOREI would like to express my wholehearted support for Kathryn Vandenkieboom, Aspen principal.
I know Kathryn to be a kind, compassionate and supportive woman of integrity. The students of Aspen are always her first priority.
Though the demands of her position require much of her, her door is always open and she is always available. She is the ultimate professional.
Kathryn exudes a calm and confidence as a leader. She does not make decisions lightly, but rather is very thoughtful and conscientious. Her high expectations of her staff, students, and herself have provided Read More
Nearly 100 Artists Participate in Saturday’s Spring Arts and Crafts Fair at Fuller Lodge
Nearly 100 artists displayed their work at the Los Alamos Arts Council’s Spring Arts and Craft Fair Saturday at Fuller Lodge. The fair has been a tradition in Los Alamos for nearly 50 years. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Artist Lorrie Wilms bundles up with Frodo against a cool breeze during Saturday’s Spring Arts and Craft Fair at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Artist Lange Burnetts’s wind chimes move gently in the breeze at Saturday’s Arts & Crafts Fair. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost
Pluto, left, and Lulu discuss their next purchase. Read More
Solo Traveler: Lost in Translation
Solo TravelerOn my first day in the Cappadocia region of Turkey, I went to Ürgüp to buy some hiking boots.
It was well after lunchtime when I found a nice restaurant with an outdoor patio. I ordered grilled chicken on salad that came, in the usual Turkish fashion, with a basket of delicious fluffy white bread.
The restaurant had a powerful Wi-Fi signal, and since I was the only person with a device, it was screaming fast. Sometimes I’m glad I splurged on an iPad, but at other times I have been disappointed in it. It never quite did all that I expected,
Congregation Sends Beloved Pastor Colin Kelly to Ireland
Pastor Colin Kelly of Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church in Los Alamos has retired after 27 years. He and his wife Sue Ellen found out during their retirement party Saturday evening at the church that the congregation is sending them on a trip to Ireland as a way to thank them for their dedicated service. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Members and guests filled Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, 3900 Trinity Drive Saturday evening to ‘launch into a new adventure’ Pastor Colin Kelly and his wife Sue Ellen. Pastor Kelly has retired after 27 years of service to the Read More
Kiwanis Kentucky Derby Party Raises $1,200 for Project Eliminate
The local Kiwanis Club hosted a Kentucky Derby party Saturday at the Dixie Girl in downtown Los Alamos. Everyone was glued to giant tv screens at the restaurant during the 139th Run for the Roses. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Kiwanians and guests celebrate Saturday at the Dixie Girl as Orb wins the Kentucky Derby. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
As tension mounts during Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard grabs her husband Eric Vasquez. Proceeds from the event benefit ‘Project Eliminate,’ a Kiwanis International-UNICEF Read More
Feliz Cinco de Mayo!
HOLIDAY News:
Today is Cinco de Mayo—the fifth of May—which commemorates the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867.)
A relatively minor holiday in Mexico, in the United States Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage, particularly in areas with large Mexican-American populations.
Cinco de Mayo traditions include parades, mariachi music performances and street festivals in cities and towns across Mexico and the United States.
History of Cinco de Mayo: Battle of Puebla
In 1861 the Read More
‘Stones in His Pockets’ Takes Playful Look at Modern Ireland
In one of the many quick character changes, film crew members Simon (Christina Martos) and Aisling, (John Cullinan) demonstrate the amount of enthusiasm they want their listless Irish extras to show. In this play, girls will be boys and boys will be girls at the drop of a cap. Courtesy photoThe latest production of Los Alamos Little theatre is the much acclaimed “Stones in His Pockets” by the Belfast playwright Marie Jones.
The setting is a rural town in Ireland, where a Hollywood film crew is shooting a high budget film that seems to encapsulate Read More
Art Center Seeks Entries for ‘Wallflowers’
ACFL News:
The Art Center at Fuller Lodge is seeking entries for its next show, “Wallflowers.”
The Center staff urges artists to be creative in their approach to this topic. Perhaps the term reminds you of nature, or of a shy person or some combination of those.
Maybe it inspires you to create an abstract piece. All media are welcome and the Center would love to receive a huge varied bouquet of ideas.
The deadline for entries is Friday, May 10. The show will open Friday, June 14, with a reception June 28 in conjunction with the New Mexico Garden Club District II Flower Show. The show will close July 27. Read More
AGU: New Study Projects Warming-Driven Changes in Global Rainfall
Model simulations spanning 140 years show that warming from carbon dioxide will change the frequency at which regions around the planet receive no rain (brown), moderate rain (tan), and very heavy rain (blue.) The occurrence of no rain and heavy rain will increase, while moderate rainfall will decrease. Courtesy/NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
AGU News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Global warming may increase the risk for extreme rainfall and drought, according to a new modeling study. The research shows for the first time how rising carbon dioxide Read More
CONE ZONE: Week of May 6
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
Canyon Road is closed with a “rolling” closure between Rim Road and 15th Street; the closure shifts closer to 15th Street as work on the sewer line progresses. Residential access in the immediate closure area will be provided; all others should seek alternate routes.
Canyon Read More
NIST Demonstrates Transfer of Ultraprecise Time Signals over a Wireless Optical Channel
NIST researchers transferred ultraprecise time signals over the air between a laboratory on NIST’s campus in Boulder, Color., and nearby Kohler Mesa. Signals were sent in both directions, reflected off a mirror on the mesa, and returned to the lab, a total distrance of approximately two kilometers. The two-way technique overcomes timing distortions on the signals from turbulence in the atmosphere, and shows how next-generation atomic clocks at different locations could be linked wirelessly to improve distribution of time and frequency information and other applications. Photo Read More
Bandelier Visitors Rescued in Separate Incidents
Upper Crossing in Frijoles Canyon. Courtesy/BNM
BNM News:
Monument staff, supported by county resources including the Los Alamos Police and Fire Departments, were involved in two rescues – one of a couple on Saturday May 4 and the other of a group last Friday.
In both cases, the lost parties were rescued safely. Around midnight on Saturday, the Los Alamos Police Department’s dispatch received a call from a couple in Bandelier’s backcountry.
The couple had planned to hike the 15 mile loop from Ponderosa campground to Yapashi Pueblo and back to Frijoles Canyon where they had parked a second Read More
Take Off With Jemez Mountain Trail Runs May 25
JMTR News:
Hundreds of athletes from across the Southwest will make a run for Los Alamos to compete in the 8 annual Jemez Mountain Trail Runs May 25.
Runners have already filled the available spaces for the popular half-marathon for which there is now a wait list.
The competitive half-marathon, 50-mile and 50K runs take place along single track trails and dirt roads in the idyllic Jemez Mountains, including Pajarito Mountain and the Valles Caldera National Preserve, the Southwest region’s only supervolcano.
Beginning this year in 2013, the Jemez Mountain Trail Runs will be “cupless” to reduce Read More
County Line: May 5
COUNTY News:
Next Council Meeting – Moved from TUESDAY to FRIDAY!
The Los Alamos County Council took action at its last meeting to move some of their Council meetings to Fridays at lunch-time instead of Tuesday evenings – hoping that a broader segment of residents might attend.
The first of these meetings is set for noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 10 in Council Chambers.
SFI: The Origins of Human Cognition and Cell Biology
SFI News:
Alison Gopnik
Learn about the origins of human cognition and why children are better learners than adults at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 7 in the Noyce Conference Room at the Santa Fe Institute, 1399 Hyde Park Road in Santa Fe.
The talk is by Alison Gopnik, professor of psychology and affiliate professor of philosophy at UC Berkeley and author of several books on child learning, including The Scientist in the Crib and The Philosophical Baby. The event is free and open to the public.
In the abstract of her talk, Gopnik writes, “I argue for a theoretical link between the development of an extended Read More
Two Special School Board Meetings Thursday
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Board of Education has scheduled a Special School Board meeting for noon Thursday, May 9 at the Central Office, Suite U, 2075 Trinity Dr. to discuss Construction Material Change Requests (MCRs.)
The Board also has scheduled a Special School Board meeting for 6 p.m. Thursday, May 9 at the Los Alamos High School Speech Theater to hear public input on the 2013/14 Los Alamos Public Schools’ budget. Read More
Pajarito Reads: ‘Berkeley to Beijing’ is a Touching Memoir of a Turbulent Time
Column by BONNIE J. GORDONKaren Boutilier Kendall experienced the turmoil of social change on the front lines.
Kendall is the child of activist parents who devoted their lives to the struggle to build the United Farm Workers Union. Her memoir, “Berkeley to Beijing: The Journey of a Young Activist,” is the bittersweet story of a young girl struggling to understand her world, which was often chaotic and frightening, as well as inspiring and exciting.
“Friends kept saying, you should write down all of those stories,” Kendall said. “My childhood was pretty unique and I got to Read More
Memoirists Kick Off Literary Locals Series Sunday
Staff Report
Since 2004, Mesa Public Library has hosted the acclaimed Authors Speak Series that has featured noteworthy New Mexico authors across genres.
Now, the library announces a series with Los Alamos’ own noteworthy authors: a new, quarterly series, Literary Locals, kicks off at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5. Two memoirists, Stephanie Sydoriak and Karen Boutilier Kendall will be the first guests.
The format for the series is informal, with discussion between the authors about their writing experiences, processes, genres and publishing their work, followed by ample time for audience questions, Read More
Come and Get Um While They’re Hot … Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast is Underway!
The Kiwanis Pancake breakfast is underway this morning at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. Photo by Karen Kendall/ladailypost.com
Kiwanian Barbara Kerleg making pancakes this morning. Photo by Karen Kendall/ladailypost.com
Kiwanians Cindy Eaton, Linda Daly and Ann Hayes prepare to serve breakfast this morning. Photo by Karen Kendall/ladailypost.com Read More
Police Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint Friday Night
Los Alamos Police set up a sobriety checkpoint in front of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church on Canyon Road Friday night. These checkpoints will continue throughout Los Alamos County as part of the LAPD’s campaign to keep drunk drivers off the streets. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Police talk with drivers during Friday night’s sobriety checkpoint on Canyon Road. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Friday night’s sobriety checkpoint on Canyon Road. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com