Daily Postcard: Beautiful drive through the burn area Saturday in the Jemez. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
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Voters Learn About UNM-LA Advisory Board Candidates And LAPS GO Bond During LWV-LA Forum
From left, UNM-LA Advisory Board candidates Chris Luchini, Kristin Henderson, John Pawlak and Jose Carreno participate in the League of Women Voters forum Thursday night at UNM-LA. The forum was moderated by League of Women Voters President Felicia Orth, far right. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladialypost.com
Los Alamos Public Schools Superintendent Jennifer Guy, far, right, discusses the general obligation bond, which will be on the ballot during this year’s election. Guy presented about the bond during the League of Women Voters forum Thursday night at UNM-LA. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
SFCC Library: A Reading From ‘The Longdream’ Nov. 15
Book cover for work in progress, ‘The Longdream’. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) Library presents a reading from “The Longdream”, a novel in progress by Austin Eichelberger at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15.
Pre-Register at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Longdream2023
About the book (brief description of the work in progress for back cover): The fall could have killed Darren, but instead, slipping off his apartment balcony restarts his life. A
fter a month-long coma, Darren wakes up in a Denver hospital to his wife crying over him—the wife he’d divorced in his Read More
Los Alamos Civil Air Patrol Squadron Joins Navajo Christmas Airlift Effort To Provide Items For People In Need
An EAA event. Courtesy/CAP
Donations loaded in a Civil Air Patrol plane two years ago about to be flown to those in need on the Navajo Nation in Gallup. Courtesy/CAP
Civil Air Patrol News:
The mission of the Navajo Christmas Airlift is to provide items of need, including clothing, blankets, toys, toiletries, and food for our Native American community to enhance their celebration of Christmas.
Aircraft deliver donated goods to the Navajo Nation at the Gallup, N.M. or Winslow, Ariz. airport. Donations are collected and distributed by the Southwest Indian Foundation. Participating pilots and Read More
Update: NM 4/East Jemez Road Traffic Switch Next Week
Experience Eclipse At Pajarito Mountain Oct. 14!
Pajarito Mountain News:
Experience the Eclipse at Pajarito!
Enjoy breakfast or lunch on the deck and experience the annular eclipse at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 14.
During an eclipse, it is never safe to look directly at the sun without specialized eye protection designed for solar viewing.
“Review these safety guidelines to prepare for Oct. 14 if you’re coming up!” Read More
County & Pajarito Astronomers Dark Sky Event Tonight!
Pajarito Astronomers News:
Los Alamos County Parks, Recreation and Open Space Divisions have partnered up with the Pajarito Astronomers for the Dark Night program.
Anyone with an interest in star gazing and the chance to look through a telescope is invited to come out to Spirio Soccer Fields tonight, Oct. 7, 2023, at Overlook Park in White Rock.
Volunteers from the Pajarito Astronomers Club will be present with telescopes starting about 7:30 p.m. until at least 10:30 p.m., and as late as midnight if there is continued interest.
Sunset is at 6:42 p.m., so it will start getting dark about 7:30 p.m. Read More
Career And College Readiness Programs Rebound At UNM-Los Alamos
LAPS School Board President Antonio Jaurigue speaks with students in the Adult Education Program at at UNM-LA. Courtesy/UNM-LA
Probate Judge Michael Redondo speaks with students during an ESL class at UNM-LA. Courtesy/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
- UNM-LA is number one in New Mexico for education level gains
“At the height of the pandemic we even resorted to starting a course with no students, hoping that some would eventually show up,” former program manager Dr. Jane Clements said. “We kept the lights on, kind of like a beacon so the students could find us.”
It did sometimes work, but UNM-Los Alamos’s Read More
LAPS Highlights From School Board Meeting On Sept. 28
LAPS Librarians, from left, Jeff Lloyd, Erin Manzanares, Beverly Nelson and Shannon Seitz were recognized by the School Board at the start of the meeting last month at Piñon Elementary School. Courtesy/LAPS
LAHS sophomore Ariela Rittner provided a student perspective on the new 1:1 live tutoring resource, TutorMe. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The LAPS School Board met Thursday, Sept. 28 in the Piñon Elementary School library and via Zoom. Here is a recap:
School Board President Antonio Jaurigue recognized LAPS school librarians and Banned Books Week Oct. 1 through Oct. 7.
“Banned Books Week Read More
