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Drs. Aimee Price & Erika Bittner Change Practice Location

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Dr. Aimee Price and Dr. Erika Bittner move practice to 557 Oppenheimer Drive. Courtesy photo

ACUPUNCTURE News:

Dr. Aimee Price and Dr. Erika Bittner, whom are both Doctors of Oriental Medicine at The Acupuncture Center of Los Alamos have announced that they have changed locations.

They are now at 557 Oppenheimer Drive and share offices with Los Alamos Chiropractic Center and Sage Integrated Health.

Dr. Price (DOM) has worked at the Acupuncture Center of Los Alamos since 2015 and recently took over ownership in 2021. She has treated everything from back pain, migraines, hot flashes, digestive Read More

This Week In Sports: Jan. 24-29, 2023

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This Week in Sports:

Los Alamos High School Hilltopper games are covered by the Los Alamos Daily Post sports team of Gene Mortensen (Voice of the Hilltoppers), Mike Cote, John McHale and Nate Limback.

The Los Alamos High School Hilltopper Sports Schedule for Tuesday, Jan. 24 through Saturday, Jan. 29:

Jan. 24 Tuesday

  • Girls Basketball vs Espanola Away – 7 p.m. – Broadcast on Daily Post YouTube Channel

Jan. 26 Thursday

  • Boys Basketball vs Espanola Home – 7 p.m. – Broadcast on Daily Post YouTube Channel

Jan. 27 Friday

  • Girls Basketball vs Taos Home – 7 p.m. – Broadcast on Daily Post YouTube Channel
  • Wrestling
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Spartans Pour It On In 3rd Quarter To Top LA At Home

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Josiah Fresquez drives in for a layup in the third quarter. He had 17 points for the night. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Kyle Evenhus dribbles the ball down court past Raymond Aragon in the first quarter. Photo by John McHale/ladaiypost.com

By MIKE COTE
Sports
Los Alamos Daily Post

Things looked very good for the Los Alamos Hilltopper boys’ basketball team in the first half of Saturday’s nondistrict game against the Bernalillo Spartans.

But the tables quickly turned in the second half.

Los Alamos gave Bernalillo, a very good Class 4A team, a lot of fits early, and held the Spartans Read More

Barranca Mesa Healthy Schools Team To Host Strategies For Managing & Resolving Conflict

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Circle time in Aleandra Holcomb’s 4th grade class. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

In the schools and in the community we continue to experience the negative effects of the pandemic. Many people, children and adults alike, are struggling with rebuilding connections and managing conflict when it arises.

The Barranca Mesa Elementary Healthy Schools Team would like to invite parents and caregivers of elementary aged students to an opportunity to connect and discuss strategies for managing and resolving conflict.

The vision for Barranca School is that all students will develop positive relationships Read More

SFCC & AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Open Appointments For Assistance & Preparation Jan. 30-April 18 At Main Campus

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SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) and AARP Foundation Tax-Aide announce they will offer in-person tax assistance and preparation by appointment.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is the nation’s largest free tax assistance and preparation service. The services are provided by volunteers from the community. Appointments can be made now at www.sfcc.edu/taxaide. Tax preparation services will be done on SFCC’s main campus, 6401 Richards Ave. in rooms 408 and 410 in the Main Building.

The State Coordinator of AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program Gene Varela said, “We’re delighted Read More

LAPS Announces District Spelling Bee Results

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The 2023 LAPS District Spelling Bee winners from left, Julia Zou, 1st place; Rebekah Scott, 2nd place and Gianna Rolfe, 3rd place. Zou and Scott will represent LAPS at the New Mexico State Qualifying Spelling Bee in February. Courtesy/LAPS

Scene from the LAPS District Spelling Bee Wednesday evening in the LAHS Speech Theater. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Julia Zou, a 7th grader at Los Alamos Middle School, won first place at the Los Alamos Public Schools District Spelling Bee.

Aspen Elementary School 6th graders Rebekah Scott and Gianna Rolfe placed second and third, respectively.

The winning Read More

Food Depot Welcomes Back Souper Bowl Benefit Event

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The Food Depot News:

SANTA FE — Saturday, Jan. 28, The Food Depot welcomes the return of its Souper Bowl benefit event at the Santa Fe Convention Center.

Established in 1994, the benefit raises necessary funds to support hunger relief for nine counties in northern New Mexico and brings awareness to the issue of food insecurity. The Food Depot’s website offers tickets, $35 general admission, and $10 kids’ tickets (ages 6-12).  

“We are so grateful to be back,” said The Food Depot’s Executive Director Sherry Hooper, now in her 21st year with the food bank. “Beyond hunger relief, this event is what Read More

USTFCCCA Names LAHS Coach Kathy Hipwood 2022 Girls High School Cross Country Coach Of The Year For New Mexico!

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LAHS Girls XC Coach Kathy Hipwood at the 2022 New Mexico State XC Championships. Photo by Blake Wood

LAHS News:

Los Alamos High School (LAH) Girls Cross Country Coach Kathy Hipwood has been selected as the 2022 Girls High School Cross Country Coach of the Year for the state of New Mexico by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

This is the second year in a row, and third time in the last four years that Coach Hipwood has received this recognition.

“This honor is based upon your leadership and the success of the cross country team throughout the season,” CEO USTFCCCA Read More

‘Neighborhood Math Experts’ Set Up Shop In Santa Fe

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From the Team at Mathnasium:

SANTA FE — Mathnasium of Santa Fe is now open for business, bringing fun and effective supplementary math programs for community children in grades PreK through 12.

The learning center at 2406 Cerrillos Road, focuses solely on math and operates on the core belief that virtually any child can excel in the subject. The Mathnasium Method™, implemented at more than 1,000 Mathnasium centers in the U.S. and abroad, is a unique program that provides each child with a customized learning plan and personalized instruction in a way that makes sense to them.

“Our students will Read More