‘Food on the Hill’: Smoky Cheese Fondue
“Food on the Hill” by Sue York
This week’s recipe…
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Smoky Cheese Fondue
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onions
- 4 cloves garlic (pressed)
- 1/2 cup flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 (12 oz) beer, NOT all at once (I like the dark beer)
- 2 teaspoons brown mustard
- 4-5 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 1/2 cup Monterey Jack (shredded)
- 1 1/2 cup smoked gouda cheese or smoked cheddar (shredded)
- paprika on top
- bread cubes for dipping
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
School Board Holding Special Meeting at Coffee Booth
The Los Alamos School Board has scheduled a Special School Board meeting at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 2 at the Coffee Booth to review school board policies.
The meeting is open to the public.
Registration for Fall YMCA Racquetball Starts Wednesday
Gadbois Selected to Create Mural at UNM-Los Alamos
A mural created by Santa Fe artist Nick Gadbois. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/UNM-LA
By Bonnie J. Gordon
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos has commissioned Santa Fe artist Nick Gadbois to create a work of art for the UNM-LA campus.
The Local Selection Committee at UNM-LA sought to commission a work that would connect the campus and the Los Alamos community as well as conceptually relate to science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Finalists were selected in March and a final selection was made earlier this July. Installation of the $57,000 project is scheduled to be completed during Read More
Medicaid, New Mexico, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
This is the second — somewhat delayed — column on Medicaid. This column discusses Medicaid’s future in New Mexico.
The June 28 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) decision by the Supreme Court makes the Medicaid issue even more timely and important.
Let’s start with a review of Medicaid’s importance and its basic structure. Medicaid matters for two major reasons.
First, it provides about 560,000 New Mexicans with health coverage. Second, health care is the fastest growing part of New Mexico’s budget and Medicaid funding Read More
Column: Bad Management Theories Lead to Bad Organizational Practices
By ELENA YANGWhen I was in graduate school, I often had disquiet feelings about certain theories, especially the ones based in economics, with neat and elegant equations, or models constructed with impeccable rationality.
But being a student, while we might be able to voice some of our criticism in private or in class discussions, one does not foolishly challenge these theories too publicly (certainly not without research evidence) as these theories or models are usually published by well established authority figures.
This is as much about the state of the field Read More
YMCA Gym Divider Helps to Double Space
FAMILY YMCA News:
The Family YMCA completed the installation of a gym divider curtain this month, which was partially funded by targeted donations from last year’s annual campaign for the improvement project. The curtain will enable smaller programs to run at the same time, such as wrestling and open gym, or bumpers volleyball and iCare Wednesdays. Courtesy/YMCA Read More
Tuesday Memorial Set for Paul Guthals
IHM News:
Longtime Los Alamos resident Paul R. Guthals passed away Saturday morning.
A Funeral Mass for Guthals will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 31 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.
A reception will follow the Mass at Karen McLaughlin Parish Hall, adjacent to the church.
Interment also will be Tuesday, July 31 at the National Cemetery in Santa Fe. Read More
UNM-LA’s ‘University Experience’ Provides Active Opportunity for Students
UNM-LA News:
Students entering fourth through twelveth grade were on the UNM-LA campus during the week of July 23-27 for “University Experience,” a science and technology program that gave students the opportunity to learn about robotics, rocketry, forensics, biology, alternative energy, game design and cyber-security. Students participated in hands-on activities designed to introduce them to these fields of study. (Students’ names intentionally withheld.) Photos by Bonnie J. Gordon/UNM-LA
Photos by Bonnie J. Gordon/UNM-LA
Photos by Bonnie J. Gordon/UNM-LA Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: July 19 to July 25, 2012
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.
TANNER BARBER
July 19 at 10:54 p.m. / Police arrested Tanner Barber, 25, of Los Alamos on Arkansas Street and charged him with driving while his license is suspended or revoked.
LAWRENCE PENA
July 20 at 11:15 p.m. / Police arrested Lawrence Pena, 35, of Los Alamos near Los Alamos High School and charged him with driving while his license is suspended or Read More
Martin Heinrich Spends Time in White Rock
Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., is running for the U.S. Senate against Republican Heather Wilson. Heinrich visited White Rock residents during the day Saturday and met with a group of supporters later in the evening at a home in Pajarito Acres. Courtesy photo
Lunch with a Leader to Feature Local Police Chief
LWV News:
Los Alamos Chief of Police Wayne Torpy will be the speaker at the upcoming League of Women Voters monthly Lunch with a Leader meeting.
The public is invited to attend Torpy’s talk, set for 11:45 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 9 at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center, 3540 Orange St. (small building across from the back of the high school.)
Torpy was hired as police chief in Los Alamos in 2005. He serves on the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board and the boards of the Family YMCA and Leadership Los Alamos.
He holds a BA in Criminal Justice Administration from Columbia College,
Udall Advocates Constitutional Amendment to Rein in Flood of Secret Money
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall speaking at a congressional hearing Tuesday. Courtesy photoFBI Seeks Identity of Woman Found Dead in Shiprock
FBI News:
The FBI and Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying an adult female whose body was found in an irrigation canal in the Paradise area of northern Shiprock in New Mexico.
The body was discovered at approximately 8 a.m. Sunday, July 22.
The woman is believed to have been Native American, approximately 25 to 40 years old. She was about 5’3” to 5’6” tall and weighed approximately 150 to 170 pounds.
She was wearing a yellow T-shirt, blue denim shorts, and Nike running shoes. Her hair was braided.
The cause of death is not being released at this Read More
A Shift in Small Business Lending Choices?
A recent Pepperdine University study indicates that small business owners are once again viewing bank loans, not business credit cards, as their first option for obtaining financing.
Based on a survey with responses from 6,000 business owners, 68 percent of those seeking financing in the next six months reported that they will pursue bank loans.
In that same study, business credit cards were the choice of 40 percent of respondents, and 36 percent of businesses reporting also said they planned to seek financing from a credit union or community development Read More
Teachers Union Delegates at National Convention Nix High Stakes Testing
AFT News:
DETROIT — The American Federation of Teachers 2012 National Convention in Detroit drew more than 3,000 delegates from across the country.
The delegates represented 1.5 million members including preK-12 teachers; paraprofessionals and school-related personnel; higher education faculty and professional staff; early childhood educators; federal, state and local government employees; and nurses and other healthcare professionals.
The delegates passed a series of resolutions Saturday that reinforce the union’s commitment to solution-driven unionism and to increased Read More
Health Council Sponsoring Town Hall Aug. 6
Courtesy
The Los Alamos Community Health Council (LACHC) is sponsoring a Faith Community “Health Speak Out” Town Hall Meeting noon-1:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6 at the First United Methodist Church, 715 Diamond Dr.
The goal of the Town Hall is to gather information from the faith communities, agencies and people involved with providing emergency and basic needs services.
LACHC will also share a summary of its 2011-2012 LACHC Los Alamos County Health Profile.
Bring your own brown bag lunch. Drinks will be supplied.
Seating is limited … RSVP to deborahfgill@gmail.com by Friday, Aug. 3.
CONE ZONE Update: Week of July 30
Public Works Projects:Hill Diner Burglarized Overnight!
Los Alamos Police detectives at Hill Diner, 1315 Trinity Dr., this morning investigating an overnight burglary. Courtesy photo
By Carol A. Clark
The restaurant is open for business now but when employees arrived to work this morning at the Hill Diner, they discovered in short order that something was wrong. A window had been pushed in and the cash register was “trashed.”
“We don’t keep any cash in the restaurant,” owner Denise Lane said.
Lane explained that this is the fourth time the Hill Diner at 1315 Trinity Dr., has been burglarized since it Read More
LAEN Speakers Present Noon Talk Tuesday to Rotary
ROTARY News:
Andy Andrews
The public is invited to join Rotary Club members for a noon talk Tuesday, July 31, at Dixie Girl Restaurant, 1789 Central Ave., in downtown Los Alamos.
President Andy Andrews of the Los Alamos Entrepreneurs Network and Dave Jones of The Hive in White Rock are the featured speakers for the lunch meeting of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos.
Dave Jones
Andrews and Jones will speak about “Making Big Ideas a Reality” and describe “How to Grow Your Business.”
RSVP to gbutler@losalamos.com. Read More