UNM-LA Offers History of Homesteading Class
Courtesy/BLM /https:////www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/prog/more/cultural_resources/homesteads_in_new.html UNM-LA News:
UNM-Los Alamos Community Education is offering a two-day course on the history of Homesteading and the Homestead Act.
The class is 5:15-7:15 p.m. Friday, May 3 and 2-5 p.m. Saturday, May 4. To register, call 505 662 0346 or register online at losalamos.unm.edu/community-education
Taught by Raffi Andonian, Museum Educator for the Los Alamos Historical Society, the class provides an opportunity to learn about the impact of homesteading on New Mexico and learn about Read More
Governor’s Chief of Staff Addresses LANL Consortium
From left, Chief of Staff Keith Gardner, Consortium President Floyd Archuleta, Consortium Secretary/Treasurer Liddie Martinez, Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, Rep. Carl Trujillo and Robert Hollen. Courtesy PhotoPEEC Earth Day Series: Co-op Market Adds Recycling Opportunities
Terracycle bins at the Los Alamos Co-op were painted by Marshall Jansen. Courtesy Photo
Co-op Market Adds Recycling Opportunities
For those in the community who hate throwing away cottage cheese and other plastic tubs and chip bags, the Co-op has good news.
Here’s a brief summary of the expanded world of recycling; further details are available on a slip of paper at the Co-op – just ask at the register.
Terracycle bins (two outside the store): all dairy tubs, with their lids; hummus containers; energy bar wrappers; chip bags; cereal box liners; Bear Naked packaging.
Glass recycling: Read More
The Cone Zone: Week of April 22
COUNTY News:
Public Works Projects:
For more information about the projects listed below, e-mail lacpw@lacnm.us, call 662-8150, or visit the “Projects” link at www.losalamosnm.us.
Eastern Area 2 Concrete, Paving & Utility Project – Phase 2
On Monday, RMCI Inc. will begin trenching on Canyon Road between 9th Street and 15th Street. Motorists can expect flagging operations with minor delays during the day and two-way traffic in the evenings and weekends when work is not occurring.
Starting on Monday, Rim Road will be completely closed at Canyon to allow for the construction of a manhole. Read More
Los Alamos Nukes Rugby Hosts Volcano Vista Today!
Los Alamos Rugby team in action. Courtesy PhotoKaren Wray Fine Art Introduces New Artists at Opening Reception
Guests browse and mingle at the ‘Living Things’ opening reception Friday evening at Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery on 15th Street near Central Avenue. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Owner and artist Karen Wray, center, talks with visitors and artists at Friday’s ‘Living Things’ opening reception. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comLos Alamos Business People Attend FAN 44
Chamber of Commerce members attend Fan 44 lunch meetings twice a month at restaurants throughout Los Alamos and White Rock as a way to meet and network with other members. One FAN 44 group met at de Colores Restaurant Friday. From left, Seva Khalsa, (Khalsa Acupuncture) Galey Bland, (Rodan and Fields) and de Colores owner Joan Duran. Tom Wyant (Enchanted Trek) had just stepped away from the table. Photo by Katy Korkos/ChamberLA Piecemakers Quilt Trunk Show April 23
LA PIECEMAKERS News:
The Art Study Group of the LA Piecemakers will be doing a trunk show of quilts the members have made at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23 at the United Church.
The group of about 10 quilters has been together for a number of years.
After taking a class together, they decided to form a group to continue to learn about art quilts.
They meet on the second Sunday of each month at the White Rock library. They have worked together on a group art quilt challenge-Hot Flash that was shown at the Knoxville AQS show.
They will also show some of their Farmer’s Market quilts, Quilter’s Read More
Pet of the Week: Heath the Shepherd Mix
SHELTER News:
Heath is a 3-year-old male shepherd mix who is a very mellow gentleman.
He is a sweet boy with a beautiful chocolate coat with apricot markings.
Heath would be a fine family member with adults, gentle children and most other dogs.
He has very good leash manners and the volunteers love walking him.
Heath is one of the Santa Fe Shelter pets transferred here to help with overcrowding.
Heath and other adoptable pets are available at the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, (505) 662-8179.
Visit the Friends of the Shelter website at www.lafos.org for information about
Police Capture Surviving Suspect in Boston Marathon Bombings
Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev. Courtesy/FBI
Staff report
Police captured the 19-year-old suspected Boston Marathon bomber after a day-long manhunt that shut down the city of Boston and several suburbs and left one police officer dead.
Residents flooded into the streets cheered following the arrest of the Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev to celebrate the end to five days horrendous days since the bombs wounded more than 175 people and killed three.
Tsarnaev’s older brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, died in an overnight police chase and shootout.
Reports indicate that Tsarnaev Read More
PEEC Earth Day Series: White Rock Community Garden
Preliminary design for the White Rock Community Garden. Courtesy/PEEC
White Rock Community Garden Gets Underway
By LAURIE HIXSON
Amid the howling winds that constitute a sign of spring in Los Alamos, a White Rock Community Garden is making progress toward reality.
The original site for the garden has been overtaken by the new public library that will be built in the next few years. But the garden has a new location – on N.M. 4 between Time Out Pizza and the arroyo. It’s right across from the new Visitors’ Center parking lot, a much better site.
This one has everything we need, plus Read More
PEEC Earth Day Series: Pajarito Plateau Field Science Is Happening Right Outside Your Door!
Mountain students doing field studies at Fenton Lake. Photo by Angelique HarshmanIt’s that time of year again–time to get outside and explore the world of nature out our back door. Last fall, the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) completed its Pajarito Plateau Field Science (PPFS) curriculum (funded by the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation and the Albert I. Pierce Foundation) for grades K – 6. Each grade has six lessons Read More
Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: April 19
This week’s preview sponsored by www.fyila.com
Los Alamos Lacrosse is Hosting 1st Home Game of 2013 Season 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 19 at Dara Jones Field in White Rock
Come out and cheer as they face Santa Fe Prep
“Living Things” Exhibit Opening Reception 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 19 at Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery. Meet and see the work of artist, Becky Steritz. Celebrating with work that features plants and animals and everything coming back to life. Join us for a reception where you can meet the artists and enjoy refreshments and music.
Coro de Camara Concert – The American Sound 7-9 p.m. Read More
LANL: Advancing the Art of Tuberculosis Detection
LANL researcher Harshini Mukundan is exploring new ways to detect and diagnose tuberculosis. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- New approach to finding a TB biomarker could provide earlier diagnosis
New work from Los Alamos National Laboratory shows promise for stemming the advance of tuberculosis (TB) by revealing how the bacterium interacts with its human hosts and thus providing a new pathway for early detection in patients.
A recent publication from the Los Alamos Biosensor Team describes the association of a key tuberculosis virulence factor, lipoarabinomannan (LAM) with human high-density Read More
Local GOP Elects New Officers
Newly elected Chairman Robert Gibson of the Los Alamos County Republican Party. Courtesy photo
New GOP Officers elected Thursday include from left, Lawry Mann – 2nd Vice Chair, Marion Pack – Secretary, Norma
Tech – Treasurer, Robert Gibson – Chairman and Bill McKerley – 1st Vice Chair. Courtesy photo
GOP News:
The Republican Party of Los Alamos elected its 2013-2014 officers during its County Convention held Thursday evening at UNM-LA.
Robert Gibson was elected Chairman, Bill McCurley is 1st Vice Chair, Lawry Mann was elected 2nd Vice Chair, Marion Pack Read More
How The Hen House Turns: Happy Birthday DeeDee and Scooter – A Cautionary Tale
How The Hen House Turns: Happy Birthday DeeDee and Scooter – A Cautionary Tale
By Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.
DeeDee and Scooter are 13 years old this month. It’s hard to believe how fast those years have gone—years in which my granddaughters became fine young women, and the dogs grew creaky with arthritis.
Canine genes are so wonderfully creative, you’d think they would program dogs to live longer.
They produce all sizes, all kinds of faces, and many color combinations of various types of fur.
The dogs’ tameness gene package, inherited from wolves, has been found in foxes to be just as
Heinrich Seeks DOE Assurance for LANL Cleanup Funds
U.S. SENATE News:
The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing yesterday to consider the president’s proposed budget for the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2014.
During that hearing, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., sought assurance from DOE’s Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer Daniel Poneman that waste cleanup efforts at Los Alamos National Laboratory would receive sufficient funding this year.
This is part of Heinrich’s ongoing effort to ensure all priority cleanup efforts at LANL stay on schedule.
On April 3, Senators Heinrich and Read More
One Boston Marathon Suspect Dead, Brother on the Run
Boston is on lockdown as Boston Marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, left, died overnight and his brother Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge is thought to be on the run in Watertown, Mass. Courtesy/FBI
Staff report
A search is underway for the second Boston Marathon suspect, following the fatal shooting of a MIT campus police officer Thursday night.
The suspects involved in the Boston Marathon bombing were brothers from the Russian Caucasus who moved to Kazakhstan before coming to the United States several years ago, according to multiple news sources.
The dead brother is Read More
Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard Visits LANL
Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard and Rep. Carl Trujillo visit Los Alamos National Laboratory Monday. Courtesy photo
Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard and Rep. Carl Trujillo chat with scientists during a visit Los Alamos National Laboratory Monday. Courtesy photo
Police DWI Checkpoints Underway
LAPD News:
Throughout the month of April and May, the Los Alamos Police Department will be conducting DWI Checkpoints.
Officers will be targeting impaired drivers on the roadways and at checkpoints in the County of Los Alamos.