Kirsten Laskey (ladp admin)

Amy Mills Wins Artwork By Renae Mitchell At Pride Festival

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Amy Mills, left, won original art by Renae Mitchell at this year’s Los Alamos Pride Festival. Courtesy/FLAP

By KELLY DOLEJSI
FLAP

Why does a roaring lion symbolize LGBTQ+ pride? Renae Mitchell, who designed the logo for Friends of Los Alamos Pride’s (FLAP) annual Pride Fest merchandise this year, said members of the Pride community first came up with the slogan, “Fight for Your Pride”.

“It centered on a play on words that is both powerful and sincere,” Mitchell said. “I tried to capture this message in this illustration of a roaring lion who welcomes all with a colorful mane but will face intolerance

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Los Alamos County Council Honors Dr. Michael Nichols

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Dr. Michael Nichols, left, holds up his certificate of recognition along with Los Alamos County Councilor Keith Lepsch during Tuesday night’s meeting. Nichols retired this year after 40 years working as a pediatrician. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Councilor Keith Lepsch recognized Dr. Michael Nichols for his 40 years of service as a pediatrician during Tuesday night’s meeting.

Lepsch stated:

WHEREAS, Dr. Michael W. Nichols, having practiced pediatric medicine at the Children’s Clinic in Los Alamos County for 40 years, has retired; and

WHEREAS, during Read More

AFT Re-Elects Whitney Holland As President And Kathy Chavez As Vice President

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AFT NM News:

Albuquerque – American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Whitney Holland and Executive Vice President Kathy Chavez released the following statements after their re-election at the 60th AFT NM Convention:

“It is a great honor to be re-elected unanimously by delegates from across New Mexico at our union’s convention,” Holland said. “This vote reflected the hard work our union is making to ensure every educator or healthcare worker we represent is seen, heard, and valued in this union. We are working to build a more inclusive union that has space at the table Read More

DPU & Customer Care To Be Closed For Two Hours June 29

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DPU News:

The lobby-facing windows at the Los Alamos County Customer Care Center in the Municipal Building as well as the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) suite will be closed from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 29, while staff attends an annual employee picnic.

The Customer Care Center and DPU are typically open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Staff will respond to voice mail and email messages when they return to the office. Those customers who prefer to interact with staff in person are asked to do so outside of that two-hour window.

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Local Athletes Represent Team New Mexico At Wrestling Competition

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From left, Los Alamos High School Women’s Head Wrestling Coach Emily Tew, Gala Nelson, Jackson Blair and LAHS Boy’s Head Wrestling Coach Paul Wilson take part in the Turf Wars held this week in Farmington, Utah. Nelson and Blair wrestled for Team New Mexico at Turf Wars. The boys team went 2-3 in Greco and 2-2 in Freestyle, finishing 6th and 7th respectively. The girls team went 0-5 in Greco and 2-3 in Freestyle.  ‘Nelson and Blair represented the state of New Mexico and the town of Los Alamos well,’ Coach Tew said. ‘This girls team made history by being the first
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Dolesji: County Transportation Board June ’23 Update

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By MICHAEL DOLESJI
Vice Chair

Transportation Board

Recent Transportation Board meetings have included presentations on current and upcoming road improvement projects, bicycling use discussion, and information on electrical vehicle possibilities for the future of the county.

Construction on 33rd and 34th street is currently underway. The street improvement project is a joint effort to upgrade water and sewer infrastructure as well as replace roadway asphalt and improve walkways. By combining these efforts the overall cost is reduced and interruption to residents will be minimized.
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Participants Present Projects For LANL Postdoc Entrepeneur Accelerator Program

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By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Whether proposing economical ways to capture carbon emissions or computing technology that could perform brain-like tasks, participants in the University of California and Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Postdoc Entrepreneur Accelerator program offer cutting-edge ideas to address a wide range of issues.

During the Postdoc Entrepreneur Accelerator final presentations May 18, Harshul Thakkar, Luis Chavez Atayde, Michael Saccone and Madeline Bolding revealed their projects that they had been working on for the past Read More

DALA Celebrates 30th Anniversary This Weekend!

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Dance Arts Los Alamos rehearses for its upcoming production of ‘Giselle’. Violet Henderson performs the title role at 7 p.m. Friday at Duane Smith Auditorium. Courtesy/DALA

DALA rehearses for its production of ‘Giselle’ scheduled for 7 p.m. at Duane Smith Auditorium. Courtesy/DALA

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) has a lot to celebrate. It is turning 30 years old, its senior dancers are preparing for the next chapter of their lives and its younger dancers are ready to show off what they have learned this past season.

With so much excitement, Read More

Triad Collaborates With Bilingual Montessori And UNM-Los Alamos To Expand Local Child Care Options

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An architect’s drawing of the exterior of the new child care center, which will be located at 3500 Trinity Drive in Los Alamos, near Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/Columbus Capital and John Padilla, architect

LANL News:

Triad National Security LLC announced today that it has negotiated an operating agreement with an expert local child care provider and small business, Bilingual Montessori School of White Rock, to enhance the child care options for Los Alamos National Laboratory employees and others in the region.

Additionally, Triad and the Regional Development Corporation

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