Community

County Council Approves Four Recreation Projects

Lisa Shin, president of the PAC ‘A Better Way For LA’ makes her feelings known at Tuesday’s County Council meeting. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Community members pack Council Chambers for Tuesday’s County Council meeting. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

 

By KIRSTEN LASKEY

Los Alamos Daily Post 

kirsten@ladailypost.com 

 

Council Chambers was packed with community members eager to share their opinion Tuesday evening about Council’s proposal to spend Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funds on several recreation Read More

Los Alamos History Representatives Present Special Proclamation Extending Friendship To Nagasaki

Accepting the Special Proclamation Extending Friendship to Nagasaki is Akitoshi Nakamura, museum director of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum. The proclamation was presented to the museum by Los Alamos History Museum Director Judith Stauber and Los Alamos Historical Society Board Member Michael Redondo Aug. 11, 2017 on the occasion of the Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony. Courtesy photo Read More

Traffic Division Tests School Flashing Lights Aug. 15-16

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Public Works Traffic Division staff will be testing the school zone flashing lights throughout the community Aug. 15-16, in preparation for the beginning of school, which starts Thursday, Aug. 17.

Direct questions or concerns to the Public Works Department at 505.662.8150 or email lacpw@lacnm.us. Read More

Local Weightlifter Kim Granzow Qualifies For Nationals

Local weightlifter Kim Granzow has worked out at CrossFit Los Alamos on DP Road since 2012 and qualified for National Masters Championships. Courtesy photo

Weightlifter Kim Granzow, right, of Los Alamos, with her daughter and coach Rachel Graznow, competes at the USAW National Masters Championships in March in Savannah, Ga. Courtesy photo

 
By BERNADETTE  LAURITZEN
Los Alamos
 
What does geology have in common with USA Weightlifting and local athlete Kim Granzow? A transplant from Texas with a degree from the University of New Mexico, Granzow worked in the
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100+ Women Who Care Meeting Thursday, Aug. 17

Cottonwood on the Greens owner Pawel Listwan amidst 100+ Women Who Care in Los Alamos during the group’s quarterly meeting in May sponsored by Los Alamos Medical Center. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By MARY BETH MAASSEN
100+ Women Who Care Los Alamos

The local group 100+ Women Who Care Los Alamos meets Thursday, Aug. 17 on the patio at Smith’s Marketplace.

The gathering starts at 5:30 p.m. with networking, appetizers and conversation. At 6 p.m., the funding presentation begins. The group meets four times a year and is open to any woman who works or lives in Los Alamos and Read More

First Baptist Church Marks 70 Years In Los Alamos

The First Baptist Church of Los Alamos during its early years. FBC-LA turns 70 years old Monday. Courtesy/FBC-LA

First Baptist Church’s first permanent home was a former movie theater. Courtesy/FBC-LA 

First Baptist Church of Los Alamos today on Diamond Drive. Courtesy/FBC-LA 

 

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post 
kirsten@ladailypost.com 
 

The First Baptist Church of Los Alamos is celebrating a major milestone. It will turn 70 years old Monday, Aug. 14.

To mark occasion, the church is hosting an anniversary party 3:30-7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. Read More

Scenes From LAHS Freshman Registration

Los Alamos High School Principal Carter Payne checks in students at Wednesday afternoon’s Freshman Orientation. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Freshman Daniela Bojorquez, left, chats with teacher Patricia Burnside Wednesday afternoon at Los Alamos High School. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos High School Principal Carter Payne and Assistant Principal Renee Dunwoody welcome students to Freshman Registration. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Barb Baker distributes textbooks Wednesday to freshmen from Topper Freshman Read More