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Police And Fire Chiefs Open Letter To The Community

An Open Letter to the Community from the Los Alamos Police and Fire Chiefs:

Los Alamos County Emergency responders are very fortunate to be able to provide a robust response to events like the one involving the missing child in White Rock on Tuesday of this week. The Los Alamos Fire Department (LAFD) and Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) are quite visible during these events, but many more less visible people and agencies contributed to this successful effort.

As Chiefs of the Los Alamos Fire Department and Los Alamos Police Department, we want to make sure our community understands who contributed Read More

RBG Comes To Los Alamos 4 p.m. Today!

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By Nina Thayer
AAUW-Los Alamos

The wonderful new documentary “RBG” about the life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg is showing this week at the Reel Deal Theater.

Jim O’Donnell, Director of Operations, has offered the American Association of University Women a free showing, open to the public, at which all ticket sales will be given to AAUW’s Legal Advocacy Fund.

This very special showing is 4 p.m. today – Aug. 30.

The Legal Advocacy Fund (LAF) is the arm of AAUW providing financial aid and legal advice to women seeking legal redress for sexual discrimination in higher Read More

Family Strengths Network Speaker Series Sept. 4

FSN News:
 
Las Cumbres will present about child development at Family Strengths Network’s (FSN) Speaker Series at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 4.
 
Participants will learn about child development, how to recognize developmental delays, and about the services Las Cumbres provides.
 
Las Cumbres’ Child and Family Services Department offers a continuum of closely integrated programs for infants and children through Early Intervention.
 
They are known for their emphasis on supporting healthy caregiver–child relationships as the most effective way to ensure
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On The Job In Los Alamos: UWNNM At Blue Window

United Way of Northern New Mexico officials from left, President Elect Liddie Martinez who is the Los Alamos Market President at Los Alamos National Bank and Executive Director Mary Beth Maassen at a working lunch meeting Wednesday with former San Ildefonso Pueblo Governor James Mountain at the Blue Window on Central Avenue. The trio discussed issues facing those in need in Northern New Mexico. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Final 2018 White Rock Artist Market Saturday

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ART News:
 
Join us from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 1 to concludes the 6th annual summer series of the White Rock Artist Markets at the White Rock Visitor Center, located at 115 NM State Rd 4.
 
Come and shop from your local artists who will be selling items such as fused glass works, handmade pine needle baskets, gold and silver jewelry, natural body products, handmade flower décor items for the home, gift cards and so much more. We will also ending the summer with a sweet and cold treat from North Shore Shave Ice, who will also be joining us this Labor Day
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Explore The Discoveries And Lives Of Brahe And Kepler With Chick Keller Friday

Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler. Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
Hear about the lives of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler at the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium. At 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 31, Chick Keller will give a talk about the incredible lives of these two men and their contributions to astronomy. The following day, the nature center will show the full-dome film “Mysteries of the Unseen World” in the planetarium at 2 p.m.
 
Kepler and Brahe turned our understanding of the solar system completely upside down. The fortunate combination of the two outstanding men, one the supreme
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Los Alamos Educators And Students Help Deliver School Libraries To Rural Kenya … And More!

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By SHARON ALLEN
Los Alamos
 
School was out for the summer but these local educators were not slowing down one bit! In mid-June Nicole McGrane and Audrey Juliani (Barranca teachers), Petra Pirc McDowell (former LAPS physical therapist), Sharon Allen (retired teacher), Nicole’s daughter Kaitlyn (LAHS sophomore), and Petra’s daughter Hailey (LAMS 8 th grader) headed to far western Kenya to some small, remote islands off the shores of Lake Victoria, near the Uganda border.
 
Undaunted by the challenges of traveling in over-packed vans on unpaved, washed out
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Love Affair Brings Artist Richard LaBelle To New Mexico

Artist Richard LaBelle in his El Rancho studio. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

El Rancho studio of artist Richard LaBelle. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 
By MARY BETH MAASSEN
Los Alamos

A native of Wisconsin, Richard LaBelle spent more than 30 years teaching art in the public schools. A long-time love affair with New Mexico, and Santa Fe in particular, was his inspiration for a yearly pilgrimage to the region.

“Planning our annual summer trip to New Mexico kept us occupied during the long cold Wisconsin winters,” LaBelle said.

On those visits to the Southwest LaBelle Read More

Engagement Announcement: Benson – Sloan

Kayla Benson and Noah Sloan became engaged and are shown here last weekend at White Sands. Benson was born and raised in Los Alamos and graduated from Los Alamos High School. Sloan is a veteran Fleet Marine Force Navy corpsman who served in Afghanistan. The couple recently moved to Rio Rancho and are set to marry in August 2020. Photo by Monique Beyerle

Scene from White Sands. Photo by Monique Beyerle

Newly engaged couple Kayla Benson and Noah Sloan plan an August 2020 wedding. Photo by Monique Beyerle Read More