The Family YMCA Announces ‘Youth Basketball Open Gym’
A new program has started at The Family YMCA called ‘Youth Basketball Open Gym’. Youth ages K-6th grade can participate, learn basketball concepts and just have fun playing basketball with Coach Jason Romero and friends. This summer, the Y will also offer Open Gym for 7th-12th graders. Register now for Open Gym ages K-12th grade. Courtesy/YMCA Read More
County Tourism Implementation Task Force To Meet Tuesday
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Tourism Implementation Task Force will meet at noon Tuesday, March 19 at the Municipal Building, at 1000 Central Ave., and virtually on Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public.
Find the agenda to this meeting here.
Find the link to this meeting here.
Meeting ID: 850-7284-8071 Read More
Scenes From Chamber Of Commerce Business After Hours At LAPS Foundation & Los Alamos Schools Credit Union
At left, LAPS Foundation Board President Judy Bjarke-McKenzie and Executive Director Jenny McCumber and Los Alamos Schools Credit Union CEO/President Matt Schmidt are among those gathered for the Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event Thursday at 1010 Central Ave. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Scene from the Business After Hours event. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Schools Credit Union CEO/President Matt Schmidt, right, and Owner/Qualifying Broker Lance Eaton of EXIT Realty Advantage NM at the Business After Hours event. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Muffins, Waffles & More At Curbside Winter Market Thursday
Hazardous Waste Treatability Study Report For Calendar Year 2023 Added To LANL Electronic Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Electronic Reading Room.
The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory:
Members of the public may view these documents and many others at LANL’s Electronic Public Reading Room. Read More
Daily Postcard: View Of Cloudy Skies Over Truck Route
Daily Postcard: View Thursday morning of clouds in the hills above the Truck Route. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
Scenes From Los Alamos Ski Club’s 2024 Skin-A-Thon
Scene from this morning’s Los Alamos Ski Club’s 2024 Skin-a-Thon at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. This is the 2nd annual 4-hour endurance event in which participants grab their skins, skis, boards (or any means of self-propelled transportation) and ski up and down Pajarito Mountain as many laps as they can or want within the 4-hours. Each lap consists of 1,000 vertical feet and ski down. While it is technically not a sanctioned ski mountaineering event (Skimo), it has a similar style. Skimo will be in the 2026 Olympics. Courtesy/Los Alamos Ski Club
Scene from Los Alamos Ski Club’s 2024 Skin-a-Thon Read More
Snowy View Today In White Rock
Snowy view today in White Rock. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
Papa Murphy’s And LAMS To Host Fundraiser Monday!
This Monday Papa Murphy’s and Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) are hosting a Fundraiser at Papa Murphy’s. This is an opportunity for the community to show its support for LAMS’ Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) by grabbing a delicious meal from Papa Murphy’s! A portion of all sales will directly benefit the school’s programs and initiatives. Enjoy a tasty pizza while contributing to a great cause. Mark your calendars for Monday, March 18, and spread the word! Thank you for your support. Read More
This Week In Sports: March 19-23, 2024
Los Alamos High School Hilltopper games are covered by the Los Alamos Daily Post sports team of Mike Cote, John McHale and Nate Limback.
Hilltopper Sports Schedule for Wednesday, March 19 through Saturday, March 23:
March 19 Tuesday
- Baseball vs Capital Home – 4 p.m.
- Tennis hosts Rio Rancho at Los Alamos – 4 p.m.
March 20 Wednesday
- Softball at APS Metro Tournament TBA
March 21 Thursday
- Softball at APS Metro Tournament TBA
- Baseball vs Deming at Artesia – 4 p.m.
March 22 Friday
- Softball at APS Metro Tournament TBA
- Baseball vs TBA at Artesia TBA
- B/G Track at Nike Rotary
Row Of Snow Cones Spotted This Morning In Los Alamos
A row of snow cones is spotted this morning in Los Alamos. Photo by Kathy Willcutt Read More
Underland Dance: ‘Seventh Sense’ At Teatro Paraguas
Underland Dance to perform ‘Seventh Sense’ March 29-30 in Santa Fe. Courtesy/Teatro Paraguas
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
Underland Dance presents “Seventh Sense”, an improv dance performance at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 29 and Saturday March 30 at Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie in Santa Fe.
Through improvised movement, the company’s five dancers explore the power of sensing beyond individual experience. “Seventh Sense” speaks to an awareness, responded to and made concrete through movement, that encompasses what is felt on personal, interpersonal, collective and transpersonal levels. Read More
‘Jet A’ Fueling Station Underway At Los Alamos Airport
Manuel Martinez of the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities is the project manager for the new Jet A fueling station at Los Alamos Airport (LAM). This may bring more small jets to the airport, now that they will be able to refuel. Jet A is only available presently for the two Classic Air Medical Helicopters stationed at Los Alamos. Classic Air has its own fuel buffalo parked near the airport windsock. Martinez is shown here inspecting the work completed so far by the contractor. Photo by Don Lepsch Read More
American Soprano Nadine Sierra And French Tenor Benjamin Bernheim Star In The Met: Live In HD Transmission Of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette March 23
Scene of soprano Nadine Sierra and cast members in the revival of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette at The Metropolitan Opera March 23. Courtesy/The Met
Soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim star in the revival of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette at The Metropolitan Opera March 23. Courtesy/The Met
OPERA News:
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera’s revival of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette will be transmitted live as part of the 2023–24 Live in HD season at 12:55 p.m. ET, Saturday, March 23. Two singers at the height of their powers—radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim Read More
Bandelier Opens At Noon Due Sloppy Driving Conditions
Due to sloppy winter driving conditions, Bandelier will open at 12 noon today. Additional updates will be posted to Bandelier’s website and social media accounts.
Bandelier National Monument protects, preserves, and interprets an outstanding portion of the Pajarito Plateau, including one of the largest concentrations of Ancestral Pueblo archaeological sites in the American Southwest. The park provides opportunities for people to connect with and enjoy a diversity of cultural and natural resources, striking scenery, wildlife habitats, remnants of a volcanic landscape, Read More
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick. Courtesy/history.com
Staff Report:
Today is St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated annually on March 17, the anniversary of St. Patrick’s death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for more than 1,000 years.
On St. Patrick’s Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink and feast on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.
Saint Patrick is Read More
Daily Postcard: Plenty Of Snow Falling Over White Rock
Daily Postcard: Plenty of snow falling this morning over White Rock. The National Weather Service forecasts snow showers to continue until 3 p.m., then scattered rain and snow showers with a total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Today’s high should reach around 39. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
New Strategic Vision: 2024-2034 ‘Charts Steady Beat Of Progress’ Across Environmental Management Complex
EM News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) released its Strategic Vision 2024-2034, a blueprint to the program’s anticipated cleanup achievements over the next decade.
Built on successes achieved in recent years, the document is an update of previous editions and was developed through outreach and with feedback from regulators, tribal nations, EM advisory boards, local communities and other partners.
“The fifth iteration of the Strategic Vision charts a steady beat of progress for 2024 to 2034 at every EM site,” Read More
Winter Storm Warning Until Midnight Monday For Jemez
Rio Arriba County Emergency Services Weather Alert:
A winter storm warning alert has been issued through midnight Monday, March 18.
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- What: Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations 2 to 5 inches, and 6 and 13 inches above 8,000 feet.
- Where: Jemez Mountains and Tusas Mountains Including Chama.
- When: 6 a.m. today to midnight Monday Night.
- Impacts: Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Some roads may be closed. Significant travel delays are possible.
- Affected Areas: Jemez Mountains and Tusas Mountains including Chama.
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Instructions:
Anyone who must travel is advised to keep an Read More
Los Alamos JJAB To Meet Wednesday March 20
JJAB News:
The next meeting of Los Alamos Juvenile Justice Advisory Board (JJAB) is 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20.
The meeting will be held virtually through video conference.
The agenda is available at www.losalamosjjab.com.
The public is welcome.
Contact JJAB at info@losalamosjjab.com or 505.709.8125 for additional information. Read More