Andrew Zhao Named 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholar
LAHS News:
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has announced the selection of Los Alamos High School senior Andrew Zhao as a 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholar.
Zhao is one of 141 outstanding American high school seniors who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, leadership, citizenship, service and contribution to school and community.
The U. S. Presidential Scholars will be honored for their accomplishments in Washington D.C., June 16–19.
“Honoring Presidential Scholars is an important celebration of students showing the dedication, creativity Read More
Mitchell Trailhead Work Session Set for Monday
TRAIL WORK News:
IMBA’s local chapter, the Los Alamos Singletrack Association (L.A.S.A) is holding a trail work session from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Monday May 7 at the Mitchell Trailhead.
Volunteers will work on some maintainanece items on the Perimeter Trail toward the cemetary, and are asked to wear long pants and sturdy shoes.
It will be a relatively short and easy trail work session and it will be led by Craig Martin, local trail guru and trailmaster.
L.A.S.A’s goal is to help promote the Los Alamos trail community and welcome all types of trail enthusiasts. Read More
LAHS Parent Orientation Set For May 14
Youth Work Party for Lock-In
FAMILY YMCA News
The Family YMCA is offering a free lock-in night to youth groups who provide up to 15 youth and adult volunteers for 5-hours during a work party on May 12. The offer is limited, so groups must respond by May 9.
YMCA Receives Service-Learning Grant
FAMILY YMCA News
- Delle Foundation underwrites summer program for youth ages 11 to 17
Youth in the Y’s Earth Service Corps program visit the Romero Farm in Española. Courtesy/YMCA
The Family YMCA’s Earth Service Corps YESC program started in 2001 following the Cerro Grande fire with the goal of providing an opportunity for youth to assist in repairing trails.
The Delle Foundation is a Los Alamos-based foundation started by Helen and George Cowan.
Helen Cowan, who passed away in 2011, was an avid hiker and was a devotee of local trails.
Some issues of damage from last year’s Las Conchas Fire Read More
Los Alamos Students Win First at State National History Day Competition
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY News
Ruby Selvage and Kathryn McClenahan accepting a special award from the Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum for the best project on agriculture and rural life (with staff from the museum). Photo by Kim Selvage
A pair of Piñon Elementary 6th graders won first place at the statewide National History Day competition on April 27 in Albuquerque.
Kathryn McClenahan and Ruby Selvage will be part of the New Mexico delegation at the national NHD competition in College Park, MD, June 10-14. Their project, a performance entitled “Land Where Our Children Die: The Reactions and Reforms Read More
18 Volunteers Sought for Senior Appreciation Night
Volunteers are needed for the community-sponsored graduation celebration event known as Senior Appreciation Night (SAN), including someone to wear a monkey suit. 
Editorial Images – New Drive Throughs
The new trend that is sweeping Los Alamos … customer initiated drive throughs! It’s hoped that by having more new drive thru windows, less parking spaces will be needed downtown as shoppers will not have to stop to shop or get information. Let’s hope it works and we can reduce the asphalt in Los Alamos!
McDonald’s new drive thru. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com.
The new drive thru at the White Rock visitor’s center. Photo by Carol Clark/ladailypost.com.
If you would like to submit an Editorial Image or Cartoon, submit it to citizencontent@losalamosdailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos Daily Post’s Candidates Forum Spotlights Council Candidates During Thursday’s Live Broadcast
Part 1 (49 mins):
Part 2 (30 mins):
County Council Candidates from left, Ken Johnson-D, Roger Waterman-R, Pete Sheehey-D, Marc Clay-R, Vincent Chiravalle-R, and Kristin Henderson-D, at Thursday's Los Alamos Daily Post Forum broadcast live in PAC 8 Television. The forum is now podcast on www.ladailypost.com and will remain accessible on the news site through the November General Election. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
County Council Candidate Roger Waterman-R. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Council Candidate Ken Johnson-D. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Clark & Kendall’s – Weekend Preview – May 3, 2012
The Los Alamos Daily Post's events calendar webcast, "Clark & Kendall's Weekend Preview." Carol A. Clark and Greg Kendall co-host this weekly program, which previews each upcoming weekend's events scheduled throughout Los Alamos and White Rock.
Today's Weekend Preview runs about 19 minutes.
To compile the list of events, the Los Alamos Daily Post checks the event calendars found in the right hand sidebar and we sample the posters on the front window at Aspen Copies. We cover events that are of interest to the general public.
This program is sponsored by Kristin Read More
Shoppers Turned Out for Season’s First Farmers Market
Plant vendor Sierra Cook from El Rito, peers through her wares at Thursday’s Farmers Market in the Mesa Public Library East parking lot in downtown Los Alamos, which was the first outdoor market of the season. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Fresh salad greens and radishes were a hot seller at Mr. G’s booth. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Joel Daeschel shows a customer his selection of plants at the Farmers Market. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Jessica Martinez explains to Collin Sorah what surprises the menu holds at the Coffee Booth Kitchen at Thursday’s Read More
Grant Homestead Plaque Installed at Guaje Pines
Dignitaries at the dedication of the Grant Homestead plaque during a ceremony at Guaje Pines Thursday. From left, Dorthy Hoard, Isabel “Belle” Grant Hill, Joe Gutuerrez, the chair of the committee and Colleen Olinger. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Joe Gutierrez and Isabel “Belle” Grant Hill look over the back fence at Guaje Pines Cemetary. A year around creek used to flow down this arroyo when her Grandfather homesteaded this piece of land. She remembered that the creek even had trout in it back then. Gutierrez is the past president of the Parajito PlateauVehicle Survives Visitor Center Crash
A small dog waits patiently inside the runaway 2000 Subaru Station Wagon that crashed into the White Rock Visitor Center, 35 Rover Blvd., early Wednesday evening while the driver, Clene Cusumano, 25, was inside a nearby Shell Gas Station prepaying for her gas. Courtesy/LAPD
View the Original story here: https://ladailypost.comcontent/runaway-vehicle-crashes-white-rock-visitor-center
Unlike the Visitor Center, the vehicle sustained relatively minor damage. Courtesy/LAPD
Exterior damage to the White Rock Visitor Center caused by the runaway vehicle that traveled about Read More
Styles N’ Smiles Opens in Downtown Los Alamos
Hair Stylist Susan Williams and Master Barber Trinidad Montaño welcome new clients to the Styles N’ Smiles Beauty Salon now open at 991 Central Ave., in Central Park Square. Photo by Mandy Marksteiner
By Mandy Marksteiner
A new beauty salon – with a twist – has come to town.
“The first salon that I worked at was right next to the beach,” said Susan Williams, a hairstylist originally from San Diego, Calif. “People came in wearing flip-flops and bathing suits. I got to head to the beach after lunch. It was an awesome job.”
Williams brings her casual and fun style to the newest salon in Los Read More
Council Focuses on Six CIP Projects Next Week
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Council will hold two special Capital Improvement Project meetings at 6 p.m., Tuesday May 15 and 6 p.m., Wednesday May 16 in Council Chambers, 475 20th St.
At the May 15 meeting, no action will be taken. The focus will be limited to six Phase 2 projects:
- Ashley Pond Park Improvements
- Golf Course Improvements
- Ice Rink Cover and Improvements
- Nature Center
- Teen Center
- White Rock Civic Center
Because of the large number of projects that must be presented in one evening, there will be no public comment at the beginning, during, or close of the meeting; instead, the County Read More
Cone Zone Road Construction Update: Week of May 7
LALT performs the world premier of the original musical Cowboy Poet, a C&W Musical
Cast of “Cowboy Poet, a C&W Musical Photo by Minesh Bacrania .
By Bonnie Gordon
What happens when a Cowboy Poet, an impoverished socialite and an ex-con throw a Gala to benefit Adult Literacy in New Mexico?
What happens when a man must choose between keeping his word and saving face? You’ll find out at the world premiere of Cowboy Poet, a C&W Musical, an original country-western musical written, composed, and directed by Deborah Magid at Los Alamos Little Theatre.
The production features a band headed up by Musical Director Gretchen Amstutz on Read More
Three Seats, Six Candidates, Who Will Best Serve Los Alamos…
The Los Alamos Daily Post is sponsoring a County Council Candidates Forum live from 6-7:30 p.m. today on PAC 8 television (Comcast Cable Channel 8 and streamed online at www.pac8.org.)
The 90-minute Forum is designed to introduce the community to the six candidates running for the three seats coming vacant at the end of this year.
Marc Clay, Vincent Chiravalle, Kristin Henderson, Ken Johnson, Pete Sheehey and Roger Waterman will speak about their backgrounds, experience and motivations for seeking such an important position in County government.
The candidates also will reveal where Read More
New Mexico on Opioids
Column by Rep. Jim Hall
On May 1, I was one of about 20 legislators — representing both parties and both chambers — selected to attend a conference on opioid drug (e.g., oxycodone, Vicodin, Percocet, hydrocodone) misuse in New Mexico.
Medical professionals and senior state officials also attended. Two quotes from the conference demand our attention.
- “New Mexico leads the U.S. in deaths from drug overdoses, now exceeding deaths from motor vehicle crashes.”
- “Unintentional overdose deaths from prescription opioid drugs have nearly tripled from 2000 to 2009
Barbara Calef Honored by League of Women Voters
A tribute on behalf of all the members of the League of Women Voters was presented to President Barbara Calef, left, for her leadership and inspiration by Becky Shankland, second vice president during the group’s annual meeting April 14. The League is a non-partisan group of men and women who do civic events for the community and research topics on which they want to take a position. Photo by Karyl Ann Armbruster
The speaker for the event was Steve Laurent who gave a “fascinating speech and answered tough questions from the audience.” Photo by Karyl Ann Armbruster