Pajarito Enviromental Education Center – Earth Day Video
Video footage from PEEC's Earth Day 2012 Celebration. By Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Participants Help Shape Next Five Years of LAPS’s Goal to Become a Top U.S. School
LAPS News:
Linda Anderman of LANL’s Community Programs Office facilitated Saturday’s Community Strategic Plan update meeting. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos High School students, school staff, parents and community members attended a “Strategic Plan” update meeting Saturday morning in the high school Speech Theater.
Strategic Plan Thrust Captains provided briefings on progress made of the work completed over the past seven months as well as updates on the path forward in five key areas:
- Student Achievement
- Effective Teachers
- Aligned Resources and
Public can Operate Robot at Open House
UNM-LA News:
Members of FIRST Robotics Team 4153 – Project Y. Courtesy Photo
The community is invited to join members of FIRST Robotics Team 4153 – Project Y at an open house where Los Alamos High School team members will demonstrate the robot they built, answer questions about FIRST robotics, and help the public try its hands at the controls.
When: 6:30-8 p.m., Tuesday, April 24
Where: UNM-LA Bldg. 2 (4000 University Dr., Los Alamos)
Who: Open to the public
The robot built by members of FIRST Robotics Team 4153 – Project Y. Courtesy Photo
Hilltoppers Take Capital 27-0, 20-0 Saturday Clinching Fourth District Championship!
The Los Alamos Hilltoppers won over Capital High School 27-0 and 20-0 on Saturday to clinch their fourth District Championship in a row. Steven Williams pitching in the first game gave up only one hit in four innings pitched. Photo by Randy Parks
Austin Aslin getting a hit in the first game of the Saturday double hitter. Photo by Randy Parks
Thomas Russell adding another hit as the Hilltoppers score 27 runs in the first game. Photo by Randy Parks
Kyle Parks runs to first following a hit to left field. Photo by Randy Parks
Crash Shuts Down Main Hill Road Today
Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Traffic Homicide Investigations Team processes the scene of a collision near Anderson Overlook late this afternoon. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By Carol A. Clark
Following a two-vehicle crash on the Main Hill Road about 4 p.m. today, Santa Fe County Sheriff’ deputies charged the driver of a silver 2010 Harley Davidson motorcycle with DWI, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, careless driving and driving without a license.
Lt. Joe McLaughlin said that Peter M. Padilla, 47, of El Prado was airlifted to CHRISTUS St. Read More
Long Term Nutrition and Weight Management Tips
Column by Kent Pegg
With warmer weather approaching, now might be a good time to think about your nutrition plan and the role it plays in your life.
Daily, I address this issue with people who are looking to change the way they eat and who want to develop a nutrition plan that helps them achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
Proper nutrition, combined with an exercise program consisting of muscle strengthening, cardiovascular endurance training, and increased flexibility, will help you reach your goals and enjoy a better life.
For the most part, your calories come from three sources: proteins, Read More
‘HATS ON’ Adds Colorful Support for Creative District
Jeff Favorite models his creative hat in support of adoption of the Creative District Plan to be considered by the Los Alamos County Council Tuesday night. Learn more about this initiative on the web at www.creativenm.org. You too can support the Creative District. Send in a photo of you or your family and friends wearing your creative hats to lacreative.nm@gmail.com, and we’ll publish it in an upcoming edition of the Los Alamos Daily Post! Photo by Katy Korkos Read More
Horizons Preschool Becoming Own Entity
A classroom at Horizons Preschool and Daycare inside White Rock United Methodist Church, 580 Meadow Lane. Courtesy/Horizons
By Kirsten Laskey
After 19 years as a preschool and 29 years as an afterschool program through White Rock United Methodist Church (WRUMC), Horizons Preschool and Daycare is becoming its own entity.
“Horizons is becoming a separate entity from WRUMC financially, for tax purposes, but will continue the strong Christian and proven academic curriculum that it now uses,” Horizons Board President Nancy Ferenbaugh said.
This Christian-based day care takes Read More
Expect Surprises at LASO’s Spring Concert Friday
Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra violinist Jane Duan. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
By Bonnie Gordon
Beautiful music was wafting from the band room at Los Alamos High School as the Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra (LASO) rehearsed for their Spring Concert, but a passerby may not have recognized the melodies.
LASO will perform “Polonaise” by Antonin Dvorak.
The performance is almost certainly the New Mexico premiere of the work, said Dr. Ivan Shulman, music director of LASO.
The piece was originally suggested to Shulman by his mother, and when he heard it a few years later, “I thought, mom Read More
Parks Manager Seeks Public Input on Younger, Older and Tired Dog Safety Issues
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Parks Manager Dick McIntyre will meet with users of the east side dog park at 6 p.m. Thursday.
The meeting is in regard to recent requests to add space at the park for younger, older and tired dogs to play safely.
To meet these requests would require adding more fencing, at a relatively minor expense, to the existing dog park located inside East Park.
The public is invited to stop by East Park at 6 p.m. Thursday and visit with McIntyre and share any dog-related concerns. Read More
Classic Cars Take Tour Through Bandelier
All lined up in the Bandelier parking lot, these classic cars drew a lot of admirers Friday. The cars were Cord and Auburn automobiles from the 1930s and made in America. They were quite ahead of their time with front wheel drive, supercharged V8 engines, very aerodynamic styling, concealed door hinges … some even had headlights that turned direction along with the front wheels when turning a corner. These special automobiles were very expensive in their day, costing more than the average house (car $2,700, house $2,000). The Cord Auburn company went out of business around 1937-1938. Perfect Weather, Large Crowd, Loads of Fun Surrounded PEEC’s Earth Day 2012
Community members of all ages soaked in the sunshine, activities and music at today’s Earth Day Festival at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center on Orange Street. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The Ever-Changing Land of Enchantment is this year’s Earth Day theme. PEEC’s Earth Day logo connects people to the land they live in and its changes over the past 100 years since New Mexico’s Centennial. It also reminds people that they must live gently on this beautiful and vulnerable land. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
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Los Alamos Softball Sweeps Capital 16-7, 18-0!
Kiana Zerr slides into second. Photo by Alan Kirk
Danci Smith and Aimee Gutierrez Chase grounder. Photo by Alan Kirk
Danci Smith fields ground ball. Photo by Alan Kirk
Alyssa Mojica catches pop up. Photo by Alan Kirk
N.M. 4 Project Moves into New Phase
New lane changes on N.M. 4 in White Rock took place April 19. Motorists are now to use the south two lanes, which have been finished. The reduced speed limit remains at 30 mph. Construction work has started on the north two lanes of the roadway. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Large Volume of Brush and Bulk Items Puts Collection Efforts Behind Schedule
COUNTY News:
An old couch and large tree branch cuttings piled on the curb of a residence near 20th Street and Rose Street are among items ready for pick up by the County Collection Service throughout the community. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Due to the large volume of material placed out for collection, the spring pickup is running a week or so behind schedule. The County appreciates the public’s patience and ask that they feel free to call 662-8163 with any questions.
Brush and Bulk Item Collection
A program offered to residents with curbside refuse collection four times Read More
Bandelier Offers National Park Week Activities in Los Alamos
BANDELIER News:
Perhaps the most distinctive furry resident at Bandelier is the Aberts Squirrel. Courtesy/Bandelier
National Park Week runs through April 29 and Bandelier National Monument is offering opportunities both in Los Alamos and at the park to celebrate National Park Week.
“Bandelier partners with many organizations in Los Alamos. We’re very happy to be able to offer National Park Week activities in town where they are available to people who may not be able to get down to the park,” Park Superintendent Jason Lott said. “We hope to see lots of our neighbors this week.” Read More
Vehicle Plows into McDonalds
A vehicle crashed into the front wall of McDonald’s at 1247 Trinity Dr. this morning. People were sitting at tables eating on the other side of the wall where the impact occurred. Employees said no one was injured and that they believe the 95-year-old driver was parked and he inadvertently put the car in drive rather than reverse and stepped on the accelerator when attempting to leave the restaurant. The driver was not cited because the accident occurred on private property, Deputy Police Chief Kevin Purtymun said. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Employees clean up broken glass Read More
DOE IG Again Calls for DOE Closures and Reprioritization of Cleanup Projects
DOE News:
Testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee at a hearing on “Budget and Spending Concerns at DOE” last Thursday, April 18, DOE Inspector General Gregory H. Friedman reiterated his office’s recommendation that DOE consider:
- (1) Closing national laboratories
- (2) Reprioritizing environmental remediation efforts, and
- (3) Reincorporating NNSA into DOE.
Friedman said DOE may not be able to sustain its complex of 16 Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC) and should therefore convene a blue ribbon Read More
Author Speaks: Nye and Barco Reveal What Happens When Books are Banned
By Kirsten Laskey
The written word packs a good punch. It sparks inspiration and sometimes exasperation even to the point where people want to ban it.
The desire to ban books can also pack quite a punch, particularly for public and school libraries.
During the upcoming Author Speaks lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday at Mesa Public Library, librarians Valerie Nye and Kathy Barco will reveal what has happened when people demand books be removed from public reading shelves.
Nye and Barco wrote “True Stories of Censorship Battles in America’s Libraries,” a compilation of essays on how librarians around Read More
Mesa Public Library to Host Display of Historic J. Robert Oppenheimer Photographs
MESA PUBLIC LIBRARY News:
J. Robert Oppenheimer. Courtesy Photo
A New Mexico Centennial Exhibit
The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) will present an exhibit of historic photos entitled “J. Robert Oppenheimer: Photographs From His Life: 1904–1967” at the Mesa Public Library Gallery, 2400 Central Ave. from May 2 to May 30.
The photos and their captions show the full range of Oppenheimer’s life, from early childhood, through his youth, his professional life at Cal Tech, Los Alamos, University of California at Berkeley, and the Institute for Advanced Study which he directed Read More