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LAHS Basketball Shuts Out Aztec In Second Half To Win Big

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Team captain Abby Martinez leads the Toppers onto the court Saturday evening in Griffith Gymnasium to play the Aztec Tigers. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Tara McDonald takes control of the ball in the tipoff and the Toppers never gave up control winning a big 49-9. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By Mike Cote
Sports
Los Alamos Daily Post

For three of the four quarters Saturday night, the Los Alamos Hilltopper girls’ basketball team allowed a combined one point.

Los Alamos blew out the visiting Aztec Tigers, holding the Tigers scoreless in the second half and giving up a lone point Read More

Tickets On Sale Now For PEEC’s Backcountry Film Festival Sponsored By Century Bank

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PEEC and SALA will host Backcountry Film Festival Jan. 26. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

PEEC and SALA Event Center host the Backcountry Film Festival, sponsored by Century Bank 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. The community is invited to watch the films live for the first time in 3 years.

Beer and wine will be sold before and during the show, thanks to Pajarito Brewpub and Grill. A big thank you also goes to Century Bank for making this event possible.

In addition to the movies and drinks, PEEC is back with its “great, big, exciting” raffle. Some of this year’s prizes include lift tickets, skis, a snowboard, Read More

BPU To Consider Nuclear-Powered Los Alamos

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Courtesy/DPU

COUNTY News:

Energy generation comes in many shapes and sizes, some of which leave lasting carbon footprints and others that don’t. One type of future generation that aims to power cities fully without polluting the environment with carbon involves Small Modular Reactors (SMR)—or nuclear energy.

The public is invited to attend an informational workshop on the subject 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, during the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) monthly work session.

Los Alamos County is a partner in the Carbon Free Power Project (CFPP), spearheaded by the Utah Associated Municipal Read More

Family Favorite ‘Frozen’ Screening In Planetarium Saturday

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Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

PEEC is screening the Disney princess adventure movie, Frozen, 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Los Alamos Nature Center.

When their kingdom becomes trapped in perpetual winter, fearless Anna (Kristen Bell) joins forces with mountaineer Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and his reindeer sidekick to find Anna’s sister, Snow Queen Elsa (Idina Menzel), and break her icy spell. Tickets are $7 per person and can be purchased here.

“You don’t want to miss out on this fun for the whole family; advanced registration for this event is strongly encouraged!” –PEEC

For more information Read More

PEEC & Mountainers Host Las Conchas Ski Outing Jan. 14

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PEEC and the Mountaineers are hosting an intermediate, point-to-point snowshoe or cross-country ski outing from the Las Conchas Trailhead to the East Fork Trailhead 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14.. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The community is invited to join PEEC and the Los Alamos Mountaineers for an intermediate, point-to-point snowshoe or cross-country ski outing from the Las Conchas Trailhead to the East Fork Trailhead 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14.

This trip will cover 4.5 miles and about 800 feet of elevation gain; participants should be able to hike 5 miles in 2.5 hours comfortably and have previous Read More

Santa Fe National Forest Summer Internships Available

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SFNF News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) is excited to offer summer internships to students pursuing administrative, physical and social sciences, biology and natural resources, engineering and architecture careers.

These positions will be available across the forest and applications will only be accepted through USAJobs.gov until Jan. 27.

Create a profile and review the job announcement carefully for required information to include in the application. Employment start dates vary.

Join the Forest Service and unlock opportunities for professional growth and career Read More

Daily Postcard: Birds Visit Pond On Barranca Mesa

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Daily Postcard: A small Junco waits its turn as a Robin sips water from the pond of a residence recently on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan

A Townsend’s Solitaire visits a local pond recently on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan

A Townsend’s Solitaire sips water from a pond recently on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More

Los Alamos Rotary Club Praised For Ukraine Fundraiser

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Glow sticks in blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine, form the shape of a heart during a fundraiser held in April 2022 in White Rock to support Rotary international’s relief efforts in the war-torn country. Hundreds in the community participated. Courtesy/Rotary 

By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos

In April of last year, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos, under the guidance of President Oliver Morris, sponsored Peace Glow, a fundraiser for Rotary International’s Disaster Relief/Response Fund for Ukraine.    

As 2022 came to an end, Linda Woodward, the Foundation Chair for Read More