Daily Postcard: Pink Rose Blooms On Canyon Drive
Daily Postcard: A single pink rose blooms Thursday afternoon on Canyon Drive in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos Arts Council Hosts Chalk Walk May 30-31
LAAC News:
For a special treat, Los Alamos Arts Council and Fuller Lodge Art Center present the annual “Sec Sandoval Chalk Walk” this month to Los Alamos County residents.
Participants can register May 26-29 for the contest at https://losalamosartscouncil.org/chalk-walk/. Entries are $7 each, and LAAC will also sell chalk bundles. Prices and colors on chalk vary.
LAAC will provide contactless delivery of chalk purchased online, or it can be purchased at Village Arts. Please call 505.661.2526 to make an appointment to purchase chalk in person.
Participants will create their art at their Read More
LAHS Live Stream Spring Dance Show 7 P.M. Saturday
LAHS News:
The Los Alamos High School dance classes, under the direction of dance instructor Natasha Barkhudarova, invites the public to their Spring Dance Show at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 23.
Join the live stream event to view video dance projects created by the LAHS dance program students, celebrate dance program seniors and enjoy a Saturday night with your family.
For external visitors: a request has to be sent to n.barkhudarova@laschools.net before 6 p.m. the day of the show.
Link here to see this year’s spring show Saturday. And check out the video announcement before the performance. Read More
DPU Cautions Residents: Be Wary Of Individuals Impersonating County Utilities Employees After Hours
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities was notified that an individual who does not work for the department, represented himself as an employee to a customer last weekend and requested access to the customer’s meter.
DPU warns customers to be wary of individuals impersonating DPU employees after hours. Routine utilities work, including meter reading, is conducted 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
DPU field crews, including meter technicians, wear uniforms with the county logo and have county identification.
An employee from the DPU may visit a customers’ property Read More
HU Alumni Design Seal For Reopening Of New Mexico
Ali and Chris Romero, NMHU media arts and technology alumni, designed the seal that will be used to help reopen businesses in New Mexico. Courtesy/NMHU
Seal designed by Ali and Chris Romero
LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Ali and Chris Romero, New Mexico Highlands University media arts and technology alumni, designed the seal that will be used to help reopen businesses in New Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The siblings, who live in Las Vegas, N.M., submitted their idea for a seal to the Economic Recovery Council, a diverse group of business and labor leaders New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Read More
Daily Postcard: Unusual Cloud Formations Fill Sky
Daily Postcard: Unusual cloud formations fill the sky recently during a trip from White Rock to Albuquerque. Photo by Annette Maes-Livermore Read More
LAPS: 128 Students, Staff, Alumni, Former Band Staff, Family And Community Contribute To Video Saluting Toppers
Aspen Elementary School Students Taught Importance Of Recycling Through Creation Of Art Projects
Aspen Elementary School 1st grade students create bees using TP rolls and newspaper Aspen’s All Student Recycled Art Show was canceled due to the school closure because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Aspen Art Teacher Britt Williams taught all of Aspen’s students about the importance of recycling through these art projects. Courtesy/AES
Aspen 2nd grade students create cows and pigs using recycled containers, TP rolls and corks. Courtesy/AES
Aspen 3rd grade students create portraits using egg cartons, recycled objects and donated ‘do-dads’. Courtesy/AES
Aspen 4th grade students create Robots Read More
Daily Postcard: Red Columbine Bloom In White Rock
Daily Postcard: Columbine are blooming boldly this time of the year including this delicate Red Columbine spotted in White Rock. As with all the red flowered columbines, Aquilegia elegantula is one of the first wildflowers available for hummingbirds to gather nectar from in the spring. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Out And About: Elizabeth & Evelyn Ziomek Creating Art
Daily Postcard: Native American Pottery Replica On N.M. 4
Daily Postcard: One of six large Native American pottery replicas installed four years ago in May 2016 along the N.M. 4 corridor through White Rock. First suggested by the White Rock Master Plan Implementation Committee when the White Rock Visitor Center was still under construction, the project concept involves a historical progression of pottery styles associated with San Ildefonso Pueblo, from prehistoric to contemporary. A group of San Ildefonso artists, descendants of the original inhabitants of the Pajarito Plateau, selected authentic ancestral designs and painted them on the Read More
Special Festivities Brighten Isabella Casias 10th Birthday
Isabella Casias turned 10 years old Sunday and celebrated her birthday with family, a drive by parade of her friends and special entertainment from Jeff Favorite in front of Float Los Alamos, which her family owns. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Local entertainer Jeff Favorite put on quite a show Sunday to the delight of birthday girl Isabella Casias by juggling pins and fire sticks and as a grand finally, spit out a huge ball of fire. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Isabella Casias waves to her friends as they drive by Sunday to wish her happy birthday. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
SFCC Announces Katie Besser Student Award Winners
Digital Painting by Spencer Snyder. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE –– Santa Fe Community College’s emerging writers, photographers and mixed media artists were recognized during the Katie Besser Awards celebration hosted online May 14 by the SFCC Library.
The awards were named for the late Katie Besser in recognition of her love of literature and creative writing.
The event celebrated students’ creative expression through writing, photography and media arts. Writers representing SFCC’s diverse community read from their winning works.
The tenth annual winner of Santa Fe Community Read More
Panoramic View Of Lower Water Canyon Trail Sunday
A panoramic view Sunday of Lower Water Canyon Trail in White Rock. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Ladybug And Shadow On Aspen Leaf
A ladybug is spotted on an aspen leaf Saturday at a residence in White Rock. They say having a ladybug land on you can be a magical moment. While other insects may pose a threat to humans, animals and crops alike, ladybugs are harmless – and even better, they’re beneficial, which is why so many cultures over the centuries have cherished ladybugs, believing them to bring good luck. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
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Posts From The Road: Bodie State Historic Park
Bodie: The remaining structures in the Historical Park seen from a distance as visitors arrive to explore the former gold mining town. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Mill: Another distance view reveals some of the houses and one of the mills from the gold mining days. Tours of the mill are available with advance reservations. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
While we are all staying at home during the pandemic, the next few Post From the Road will be from previous travels during the last couple of years.
A visit to Bodie State Historic Read More
Juniper Hairstreak Lifting Spirits Around Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Face Masks Spotted On Sculpture At Library
Daily Postcard: COVID-19 protection masks are spotted recently on the children in the sculpture ‘Overdue’ by Jane Dedecker installed in front of Mesa Public Library. Photo by Victoria Rygh Read More
Rotary: Distinguished Student Of Service Savannah Brown
Rotary Club Distinguished Student of Service 2020 recipient Savannah Brown. Courtesy photo
By VINCENT CHIRAVALLE and LINDA HULL
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
The Motto of Rotary is Service Above Self. To support this, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos honors “Distinguished Students of Service” in their junior year of high school each academic year.
Students are first nominated by their teachers who are asked to select those who:
- Have given positive contributions to their high school and/or in the community;
- Have a good attitude toward learning;
- Are good citizens, are respectful of their peers and
Daily Postcard: Poppy Blooms On Garver Lane
Daily Postcard: Poppy blooms Wednesday on Garver Lane in White Rock. Photo by Annette Maes-Livermore Read More
