Education

Taos County Historical Society Talk Sheds Light On Santa Fe Trail’s 1839 Mysterious Female Traveler

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Marie Felicite St. Vrain

TCHS News:

The Taos County Historical Society announces the return of its monthly public programs beginning 2 p.m. Aug. 7 in the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Boardroom at 118 Cruz Alta Road in Taos.

Speaker Christine St. Vrain Fischahs will present “Shedding Light on the Santa Fe Trail’s 1839 Mysterious Female Traveler”.

Admission is free for members of the Society with a $5 suggested donation for non-members.

Born in 1823, Marie Felicite St. Vrain was inducted into the Santa Fe Trail Association’s Hall of Fame in 2017 for her travels in 1839 along the mountainous Read More

Scenes From LAHS 2021 Hilltopper Cheerleader Camp

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Topper Cheerleaders attending this year’s camp, Emily Cox (Head), Aliana Montoya (Head), Andrea Alarid, Ashley Casados, Lucia Chacon, Gabriella Gonzales, MiraBella Guerin, Hannah Jameson, Betty Kang, Megan Martinez, Savanna Martin, Janey Michel, Elizabeth Tafoya and Hailiegh Walkoviak. Photo by John McHaleladailypost.com

Scene from this week’s LAHS Topper Summer Cheer & Poms Camp. Photo by John McHaleladailypost.com

SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos High School Hilltopper Cheer Team ran a three-day Summer Cheer & Poms Camp this week for 80 campers at the LAHS Griffith and Auxiliary Read More

LAVNS Hosts Free Talk On Hospice ‘Comfort Care’ Monday

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Sherry Destromp and James Hogue of LAVNS present free talk Monday on ‘Comfort Care’. Photo by Wendi Wolfe

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
LARSO

Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service, Inc., (LAVNS) is hosting a presentation by Sherry Destromp and James Hogue on Hospice Services available in the community called, “Comfort Care”.

The hour-long event is 1 p.m. Monday, July 19 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center, 1101 Bathtub Row, and includes a question and answer period.

LAVNS Executive Director Wendi Wolfe, RN, LNCC, is coordinating the event and welcomes seniors, caregivers and loved Read More

Notice Of Possible Quorum: LAPS Candidate Forum Monday

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LAPS News:

Members of the Los Alamos School Board may attend the School Board Candidate Forum, 7-8 p.m. Monday, July 19.

The forum will be held at the LAPS Administration Office in the School Board Room, 2101 Trinity Dr., Suite V.

 A quorum may be present; however, no action will be taken.

This forum is open to the public. Read More

2021 Deborah Beene Memorial Music Scholarship Award Winners Announced!

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2021 Deborah Beene Memorial Music Scholarship Award recipient Pianist Yunseo Kim. Courtesy photo

2021 Deborah Beene Memorial Music Scholarship Award recipient Trombonist Jackson Bell. Courtesy photo

2021 Deborah Beene Memorial Music Scholarship Award. recipient Cellist Ursula Coe Courtesy photo

MUSIC News:

Winners of this year’s Deborah Beene Memorial Music Scholarship awards are Jackson Bell, trombone; Yunseo Kim, piano; and Ursula Coe, cello.

The award was established in the memory of Deborah Beene, daughter of Don and Sara Beene, a violin and piano student who died in December Read More

Community Invited To Share Fitness Passion As Y Instructor

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The Y needs TRX and LesMills instructors, may be able to help new instructors with certification expenses. Courtesy/Y

Y News:

Are you fit, enthusiastic and love helping the community?

Would you like to take your fitness journey to the next level?

Then we are looking for you! The Y needs more TRX and LesMills instructors. We may be able to help you with your certification expenses.

For more information, contact Y Wellness Manager Sylvie Johnson at 505.570.4208. Read More

Los Alamos High School Class Of 1981 Reunion Sept. 16-19

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Scene from a previous Class of 81 reunion event. Courtesy photo

LAHS Class of 1981 News:

The Los Alamos High School Class of 1981 reunion committee is seeking contact information for individuals from the Class of 81.

The 40th reunion of the Class of 81 is Sept. 16-19 in Los Alamos and the reunion committee would like to get registration information into the hands of missing classmates.

The committee has a Facebook page, LAHS Class of ’81 40-year Butt-Kicking Guerrilla Reunion and a website https://sites.google.com/view/lahs81reunion/home where classmates can get information on reunion Read More

Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum Talk By Gary Stradling: ‘Adam And Eve’s Origin And Impact’ … Wednesday, July 21

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LAFSF News:

Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum (LAFSF) presents a talk by Gary Stradling, “Adam and Eve’s origin and impact: How they fit into evolutionary history, why they are essential to religion, and how they enabled the explosive success of mankind”.

Stradling’s Zoom talk is 6:30 p.m., MDT, Wednesday, July 21.

Abstract: This presentation will show the Adam and Eve account to be scientifically plausible, essential to Christian theology, and understandable from both a scientific and a religious perspective. The scriptural accounts of the creation of mankind, and specifically, Adam Read More

PEEC: Explore The Current Status Of UFO Investigations At Astronomy Talk With Rick Wallace Friday July 16

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Join Rick Wallace at 7 p.m., Friday for a virtual astronomy talk about the status of UFO investigations. Learn more and register for this Zoom talk at peecnature.org/events/planetarium. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Join Rick Wallace at 7 p.m., Friday, July 16 for a virtual astronomy talk hosted by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC).

In this presentation, Wallace will explore the current status of UFO investigations. The U.S. government is releasing a report this summer on the multi-year Pentagon study of “Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAPs).”

At this Zoom talk, Wallace Read More