Chris Clark

Maria Gibson Receives LAGC College Scholarship

by

Maria Gibson
 
LAGC News:
 
Los Alamos High School senior Maria Gibson is the 2015 recipient of the Los Alamos Garden Club (LAGC) college scholarship.
 
The award will be presented to her at the May 27 Honors Convocation.
 
Gibson will be attending New Mexico State where she will major in Range Land Science and Agricultural Business. She was chosen from Los Alamos High School to attend the DECCA National Business and Marketing event.
 
Gibson has worked as a Los Alamos County lifeguard and YMCA counselor. This summer she will work at the Los Alamos County
Read More

Letter To The Editor: ‘PTSD And Cannabis Use’

by

By Roy M. Moore
Los Alamos
 
In 1968 I spent the year in Vietnam where I played clarinet in the Marine Corps Band. I never had to shoot anyone, but I stood guard almost every night during that year.
 
The bunkers were manned by two men, so one stayed on guard for two hours and then woke the other to stand the next guard so the first could sleep. For almost my entire life, I have been on guard duty (the residents of LA should feel safe at least half the night) meaning that I still never sleep more than two hours at a time, with rare exceptions. Although I know a lot of veterans have suffered far worse than
Read More

Kiwanis Derby Party Nets $4K For Project Eliminate

by

K-kid teams with helpers Luke Kachelmeier helping team 1, Sara Shiina helping team 2 and RaeAnn Harp helping team 3. Photo by Don Casperson
 
KIWANIS News:
 
Los Alamos Kiwanis realized a total of $6,717 from ticket sales, donations, and betting at the May 2 Kentucky Derby Party.
 
Kiwanis First Vice President Lisa Wismer said $4,175.32 of that amount will go to Project Eliminate, the Kiwanis International-UNICEF campaign to raise $110 million and wipe out maternal and neonatal tetanus worldwide.
 
Kiwanis Treasurer Cindy Eaton, who handled the money
Read More

Rotary District 5520 Honors LAMS Student

by

Sonyia Williams. Photo by Mike Antiporda, District PR Coordinator
 
ROTARY News:
 
Sonyia Williams, daughter of Lian and Matt Williams, was honored Saturday by Rotary District 5520, the 71 Rotary clubs of New Mexico and west Texas,
during this year’s annual conference in Clovis.
 
Williams is the student of Los Alamos Middle School Language Arts teacher Julia Agnew. She was selected as the District’s first-place winner in an essay competition based on Rotary’s 4-Way Test:
Is it the truth?
Is it fair to all concerned?
Read More

Luján: 134,000 New Mexicans With Student Loans Would Benefit From Bill To Allow Refinancing

by

U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján

U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:

SANTA FE ― U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District highlighted the impact of legislation that would allow New Mexican’s with student loan debt to refinance their loans to take advantage of low interest rates. 

Luján is a cosponsor of the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, which according to the Department of Education, would help 134,000 New Mexicans with student loan debt.

“Whether it’s buying that first home, raising a child, or saving for a dignified retirement, student loan debt is making it difficult

Read More

Heinrich, Udall Introduce Bill To Establish Wilderness Areas In Río Grande Del Norte National Monument

by

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. and Tom Udall, D-N.M. have introduced a bill to establish two wilderness areas, the Cerro del Yuta Wilderness and Rio San Antonio Wilderness, within the Río Grande del Norte National Monument northwest of Taos.

In 2013, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved a previous version of the legislation.

U.S. Sen.Tom Udall

“For many years now, a broad coalition of northern New Mexicans has worked to conserve these two very special areas within

Read More

Udall, Price, Van Hollen Introduce Empower Act To Modernize Presidential Campaign Public Financing

by

U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M. and U.S. Representatives David Price, D-N.C. and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. announced that they have introduced legislation to reduce the influence of money in presidential elections by empowering candidates who decline support from wealthy special interests.
 
With mega-donors exerting increasing influence on elections and increasing public disgust for out-of-control special interest electioneering, the Empowering Mass Participation to Offset the Wealthy’s Electoral
Read More

Los Alamos Visitor James Beavers Celebrates Birthday

by

A small birthday party was held today for Rose Chocolatier employee James Beavers, who turned 58 on May 1. From left, Marguerite Rose McClay, Andy Fraser and James Beavers. Beavers has been taking the bus to Los Alamos from his home in the valley every week for many years to work at his several part time jobs and visit all the friends he’s made around town. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Boy Scouts Ready To Accept Donations Saturday

by

 
BSA News:
 
Dear Residents of Los Alamos County:
 
Local Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and Venture Scouts are prepared to help the Letter Carriers and LA Cares to collect, sort, and store your donations of food and supplies during the 23rd annual National Food Drive sponsored by the Letter Carriers on Saturday, May 9th. All we need is your help to “Stamp Out Hunger”.
 
It may be surprising to learn that even in our well-off community there are dozens of families, many with young children or elderly, who need help, in addition to those in our neighboring communities. 
Read More

Changes In Public Access And Fees At Valles Caldera

by

Aerial view of Valle Grande. Photo by Dan Monaghan
 
Missing cabin view. Photo by Rob Dixon
 
VCNP News:
 
JEMEZ SPRINGS ― When the Valles Caldera National Preserve opens the summer season May 15, visitors will be greeted with expanded public access plus a more streamlined and cost-effective fee system.
 
The new format, approved by the Valles Caldera Trust Board of Trustees last December, features an entrance fee of $20 per vehicle and $10 per person when entering on foot or bicycle. The entrance fee will be valid for seven days and cover all self-guided
Read More