Chris Clark

Snow Scenes Around Los Alamos

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Snow falls around historic Fuller Lodge today in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Some 11 inches of new snow falls overnight on the Los Alamos Ski Hill. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
View of Los Alamos today from Mesa Public Library. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Fall leaves stand out among today’s blanket of snow in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
A metal horse sculpture by artist Richard Swenson rears up in the snow today in Central Park Square. Photo by Chris
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Coaching Café: Catabolic Vs. Anabolic Leaders – Part 2

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By LeAnne Parsons
Los Alamos
 
Last month we began a discussion of the characteristics of anabolic and catabolic leaders, and how the anabolic leader “leads,” while the catabolic leader “manages.”
 
Another distinction between catabolic and anabolic leaders is that catabolic leaders “delegate,” while anabolic leaders “participate.”
 
According to Webster’s dictionary, “delegate” means to entrust to the care or management of another; to transfer; to assign; to commit, and “participate” means to partake of; to share in; to receive a
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Chamisa Trash Fashionistas Shine!

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Sophia Bean makes a water bottle spiral. Courtesy photo
 
ART News:
 
The Chamisa Elementary Recycle Art Fair was a hit! Students and families enjoyed and participated in “make & take” art activities using recycled materials.
 
Renee Mitsunaga, Chamisa’s art teacher, focused on art projects using newspaper, jigsaw puzzles, old t-shirts, CDs, and more.
 
These projects are still on display in the hallways of Chamisa, if you would like to see them. The fashion show was organized by Andrea Lynch.
 
She designed a few outfits
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DEA Announces ‘360 Strategy’ To Address Heroin, Prescription Drugs And Violent Crime

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DEA News:
 
PITTSBURGH, PA ― The United States Drug Enforcement Administration announced Pittsburgh as the pilot city for a comprehensive law enforcement and prevention “360 Strategy” to help cities dealing with a heroin and prescription drug abuse epidemic, and its associated violent crime.
 
DEA Special Agent in Charge for the Philadelphia Division, Gary Tuggle made the announcement along with United States Attorney David J. Hickton of the Western District of Pennsylvania and several local and federal agencies and organizations working in the fields
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Udall, Heinrich Welcome Passage Of Funding For NM Veterans And Construction At Military Bases

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Martin Heinrich, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined the Senate Nov. 10 in voting 93-0 for critical funding for New Mexico’s veterans and military construction projects.
 
The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations bill funds the Department of Veterans Affairs and construction at military bases in New Mexico and across the country. 
 
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed similar
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Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum Nov. 17

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LAFSF News:
 
The Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum is holding a winter series on the topic “What Makes Us Human?,” continuing Nov. 17.
 
The LAFSF meets the third Tuesday of the month (except for December), at Kelly Hall at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church. A video/presentation begins at 6 p.m. followed by a large group discussion at 6:30 p.m., ending around 7 p.m.
 
Feel free to bring your dinner. All are welcome. Follow the LAFSF blog here.
 
Did Neanderthals Go to Heaven?
 
When Darwin suggested that
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United Way Raises Thermometer To 25 Percent

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From left, United Way Marketing and Program Coordinator Jeremy Varela, left, UWNNM Youth Team members Akane Dunn, Emily Hopkins, United Way Executive Director Kristy Ortega, and UWNNM Youth Team member Ally Edelmann, stand together Thursday afternoon to raise the Community Action Fund campaign thermometer to 25 percent. Courtesy photo
 
Akane Dunn and Emily Hopkins raise the thermometer to 25 percent. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Jeremy Varela, Emily Hopkins and Akane Dunn hold ‘Text Invest In Youth To: 71777’ banner. People can still donate through
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Helping New Mexico Small Businesses Earns Recognition For Los Alamos National Lab Employees

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Don Quintana, left, and Pulak Nath after winning their Principal Investigator Excellence (PIE) awards for their work helping small businesses through the New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program. Courtesy photo
 
LANL News:
 
Two Los Alamos National Laboratory employees were recently recognized in an awards ceremony for providing their technical expertise and access to lab capabilities to help small businesses through the New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program.
 
Don Quintana, a group leader within Los Alamos’ Applied Engineering Technology Division,
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