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Daily Postcard: Night Sky Over Cabin On Valle Grande

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Participants in a night sky program gather around the movie set cabin in Valle Grande at Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Richard Gonzales/NPS

VCNP News:

Registration is now open for several ranger programs at Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP).

Programs that require registration:

  • 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐃𝐞𝐜. 𝟏𝟗: 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐤𝐢 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 – https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm…
  • 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐃𝐞𝐜. 𝟐𝟎: 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚 – https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm…
  • 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐃𝐞𝐜. 𝟐𝟏: 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 –
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More Scenes From 32nd Annual Creche Show

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Scene from the 2025 Creche Show. Approximately 400 creches were featured in this 32nd annual show hosted Friday and Saturday by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1967 18th St. The show was part of the 2025 WinterFest activities. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Michael Roper’s creche from Uganda. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Ronaele Freestone’s creche. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Anita Williamson’s creche. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Michael Roper’s creche from South Africa. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More

Scenes From 2025 Creche Show

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Scene from the 32nd Annual Creche Show Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1967 18th St. Photo by VaLynn Purvis

Scene from the 32nd Annual Creche Show Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1967 18th St. Photo by VaLynn Purvis

Scene from the 32nd Annual Creche Show Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1967 18th St. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More

SALA Event Center To Host Screening Of ‘Mississippi Speed Record: An Epic Adventure’ Thursday Dec. 11

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COMMUNITY News:

An ultra-endurance team called Mississippi Speed Record (MSR) made history and entered the Guinness World Record by traversing the entire length of the Mississippi River. Their achievement was documented in the film, “Mississippi Speed Record: An Epic Adventure”, which will be screened at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11 at SALA Event Center.

In addition to the screening, MSR canoeist Judson Steinback will be at SALA to introduce the movie, answer questions and sign autographs. Admission is $10. Tickets may be purchased at the door or online at sala.losalamos.com.

MSR paddled Read More

SFCC Offers Free ‘English As A Second Language’ Classes

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Recent SFCC ESL students celebrate their program completion. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Do you or someone you know want to learn English as a Second Language? Whether you speak no English at all, only know a little, or even if you know a lot of English, SFCC has classes for you.

Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) will offer a free 14-week English as a Second Language (ESL) session from Jan. 26 to May 7 to any adult who wants to learn English. New students must attend an orientation session to register for classes. The orientation session will include testing and placement as well as registration Read More

2025 Hunger Walk & Turkey Trot Raises More Than $9,000

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
CROP Walk Organizing Committee

The “2025 Annual Los Alamos CROP Hunger Walk and Turkey Trot” was held on a day with questionable weather, Sunday, Nov. 23. Despite overnight snow, by 2 p.m. the 1.77 to 2.57 mile course had cleared. About 90 enthusiastic people ran or walked it. Results of the runners’ times and places were published recently (link).

As of this writing, the total amount of money raised by the event stands at more than $9,000. This is lower than past years, the cold weather getting in the way. Of the $9,000, more than $8,400 came in through the website (see link below) Read More

MOWW To Feature Associate Laboratory Director John Hill

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John Hill
Associate Laboratory Director
Weapons Engineering

MOWW News:

The December meeting of the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) is Sunday, Dec. 7. This month’s speaker is Associate Laboratory Director – Weapons Engineering (ALDW) John Hill.

Hill will open his presentation, touching on his being drafted during the Vietnam War and his stateside assignment in the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. However, most of his talk will be dedicated to his father, O. A. Hill, who was one of the first Mickey Men (Radar Navigator) in the European Theatre. His father flew 15 Lone Wolf missions in Read More

Travel: Modernity Meets Ancient Charm In Casablanca

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Casablanca sign at Mohammed V Square. Photo by Debbie Stone

Arab League Park. Photo by Debbie Stone

By DEBBIE STONE
Santa Fe
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Casablanca is Morocco’s largest city and economic hub, boasting a major port, but many travelers bypass it, using it only as their entrance and exit point in the country. Perhaps this is because its modern appearance doesn’t fit their romanticized vision of Morocco, lacking the allure of beloved tourist hot spots like Marrakesh or Fes.

During my recent trip to this North African country, I decided to spend two days in Casablanca to check it out Read More

Daily Postcard: Sunspots On Sun’s Surface Viewed From Los Alamos

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Daily Postcard: Several prominent sunspots on the left side of the Sun are visible in this photo taken Dec. 1 from the deck of a residence in Los Alamos. Such sunspots may become a source of ultraviolet flares and coronal mass ejections, which in turn could trigger strong aurora activity. As reported at spaceweather.com, ‘some of the dark cores are individually larger than Earth’. Photo by John Sarracino Read More

Community Encouraged To Help Local Nonprofits Like Los Alamos Film And Culture Festival On Giving Tuesday

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Director Mikheil Gabaidze, right, from the Country of Georgia, and producers Elene Japharidze and Sophiko Komakhidze won the 2025 LAFCF short film award for “Vasomotor Rhinitis”. Courtesy image

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos

Do you know that warm, fuzzy feeling when you see the child of a friend achieve success? Recently, the Los Alamos Film and Culture Festival’s (LAFCF) Sandy Jones experienced that same feeling.

Mikheil Gabaidze, from the Country of Georgia is the director behind the winning 2025 LAFCF short film “Vasomotor Rhinitis”. Gabaidze used a portion of his Los Alamos winnings Read More