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Topper Girls Soccer Team Perfects Its District Record To 3-0 With 10-0 Win Over Pojoaque Elks

Despite the cold and rainy conditions, the Toppers are all smiles in their game Tuesday against the Pojoaque Elks. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Jenna Montoya makes a great pass to a Topper forward. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos High School Girls Soccer Team perfected its district record to 3-0 with a 10-0 win Tuesday over Pojoaque High School.

Tara McDonad and Laila Carter each had two goals while Olivia Bell, Aaliyah Walker, Melayna Morrison, Tirryn Sutherland, Jenna Montoya and Izzy Atencio each added one.

Picking up assists was McDonald with Read More

Heinrich Welcomes Appointment Of Patricia Dominguez As USDA Rural Development State Director For New Mexico

Patricia Dominguez

USDA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is welcoming President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will appoint Patricia Dominguez to serve as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for New Mexico.

“Patricia Dominguez has extensive experience working with rural communities in New Mexico and has a deep understanding of the issues that our state’s rural residents are confronting,” Heinrich said. “Many of our state’s rural communities continue to lack adequate infrastructure, from safe drinking and waste water Read More

Harvest Festival & Admissions Open House At Camino De Paz School & Farm Sunday Oct. 24

Courtesy/Camino de Paz School and Farm

HARVEST FESTIVAL News:

After a year and a half of quietly harvesting produce, kidding goats, and making the school’s famous goat cheese and other farm products sold locally, the students and staff at Camino de Paz are ready to welcome the public back to their 10-acre farm campus in Santa Cruz, to celebrate the abundance of Autumn.

There will be fun for all ages at the Montessori school and farm’s annual harvest festival and admissions open house. Visit the new classroom spaces, meet the goats, take a student-led tour, buy your holiday pumpkins, make corn husk Read More

SFCC Hosts Graduation Ceremony For EPA Environmental Technician Training Thursday Oct. 21

SFCC News:

SFCC announces the Graduation Ceremony for EPA Environmental Technician Training 10 to 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 21 at Santa Fe Higher Education Center, 1950 Siringo Road.

Graduates participated in free five-week EPA grant-sponsored training to become job-ready.

Cost: Free. (Everyone will wear masks and practice social distancing.)

Graduates will receive certifications in the following:

  • General Hazardous Waste Site Worker (HAZWOPER)
  • Forklift Operator
  • OSHA Construction Standards
  • Confined Space Entry and Non-Entry Rescue
  • Solid Waste Management
  • Hazardous Waste Management
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LAHS Competes In JV And Varsity Races At Los Lunas

Freshman Duane Sena won the Boys JV race in a time of 20:18. Photo by Blake Wood

Senior Lanee Gunn won the Girls JV race in a time of 24:50. Photo by Blake Wood

SPORTS News:

While the Los Alamos High School Varsity and JV Cross Country teams were at the Pat Amato Meet in Colorado, the Girls and Boys C-Teams competed Saturday, Oct. 9 in the JV and Varsity races at Los Lunas High School.

The ‘Topper Girls and Boys won their respective JV races on the hilly, sandy, 5k Los Lunas course, with freshman Duane Sena and senior Lanee Gunn as individual winners.

The Girls that ran the Varsity race placed 5th out Read More

Enterprise Bank & Trust Launches ‘Enterprise.ing™’ Podcast For Business Leaders

Enterprise Bank & Trust News:

Enterprise Bank & Trust, the banking subsidiary of Enterprise Financial Services Corp (NASDAQ: EFSC), has launched a new podcast for business leaders who want to build powerful connections, learn how to cultivate relationships and keep business relationships healthy and strong.

The first three episodes of the podcast are now available, and new episodes will be released approximately every other week.

The podcast is hosted by Alana Muller, a nationally-recognized speaker, author and facilitator. In each episode, Muller interviews a business leader Read More

Senators Heinrich And Luján Introduce Legislation To Fund Critical Public Services For Tribal Nations

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced the Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act (IPAAA) of 2021 to provide advance appropriations and avoid lapses in funding for the Indian Health Service (IHS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), which fund critical public services for Tribal Nations, including hospitals, schools, law enforcement, child welfare programs and other services.

The legislation is led by Luján in the U.S. Senate and U.S. Representatives Betty McCollum Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Update Oct. 9-12: 2,433 New Cases, Totaling 261,370, 16 New Deaths, 231,884 Recovered

SANTA FE — State health officials announced 2,433 additional COVID-19 cases Saturday through today in New Mexico.

Los Alamos County reported 21 new cases Oct. 9-12, bringing the total to 743 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)

This update includes 16 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

  • 515 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 33 new cases in Catron County
  • 71 new cases in
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Chart 517: COVID-19 Update New Mexico Oct. 12

The bars in this chart show the number of COVID-19 diagnoses in Los Alamos versus date, and the line shows the seven-day average. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
The bars in this chart show the number of COVID-19  diagnoses in Los Alamos by age group for the eight-day period ending Oct. 12. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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Heinrich, Luján Introduce John Lewis Voting Rights Act

President Barack Obama awards the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Congressman John Lewis in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House Feb. 15, 2011. Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are part of a group of 49 Senate Democrats that introduced legislation to restore the landmark Voting Rights Act (VRA) and stop the spreading scourge of voter suppression.

The legislation – the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act – is named for an icon of the Civil Rights movement, the Read More

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