Kirsten Laskey (ladp admin)

Get Enchanted By ‘The Secret Garden’ Through Sept. 25

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Mary in the Secret Garden (River Muzzie) with the Robin (William Hite). Photo by Sam McRae

By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

“The Secret Garden” blooms for the next week at Los Alamos Little Theatre (LALT). The book on which the play is based is a beloved classic published in 1911 by Frances Hodson Burnet. The book was adapted for the stage by our very own Mimi Adams of Los Alamos, who also directed the play.

Adams has brought a number of children’s classics to the stage, including “A Wrinkle in Time” and “The Never-ending Story”. Adams never ceases to amaze and delight. Read More

Leonard: Lack Confidence? Gain It Now By Embracing Life’s Struggles

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By LAURA LEONARD
Doctor of Chiropractic
Los Alamos

I was suffering from writers block today and decided the best way to cure it was to go for a mountain bike ride. This led me to an ‘ah-ha’ moment as I decided to roll through a personally dreaded section of rocks, which have taken me down a couple of times. Not fun and quite painful to say the least. Today’s attempt yielded success. I rolled through the jaws of death quite smoothly, letting out a loud ‘woohoo’ to celebrate the occasion.

The ‘ah-ha’ moment came with the realization that it’s the ability to persevere through life’s bumps and negative experiences Read More

County Hosts Public Meeting On COVID Surge Situation

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

Los Alamos County experienced a surge in reported COVID-19 cases this month and while the reasons behind this surge remain a mystery, the number of cases seem to be decreasing, retired epidemiologist Dr. Will Athas said during a virtual community briefing Thursday.

Following a similar format to the Cerro Pelado Fire public meetings, Los Alamos County hosted the virtual meeting which, in addition to Athas, featured Children’s Clinic’s Dr. Ben Neal, Los Alamos Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Guy, Los Alamos Read More

Scenes From Los Alamos County Airport Art Dedication

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Los Alamos Photographer Don Taylor, second from right, stands with his in-laws after the dedication ceremony of his photograph Tuesday morning at the Los Alamos County Airport. Taylor’s in-laws include sister-in-law Teresa Vazquez, left, father-in-law Charles Pacheco and mother-in-law Connie Pacheco. The photograph was taken by Taylor while on assignment with Bandelier National Monument to photograph Pajarito Plateau from San Ildefonso. A friend took Taylor up in his airplane and Taylor decided to snap this shot of Los Alamos as they were flying into town. It was purchased by Los Alamos Read More

Scenes From DPU’s Functional Emergency Exercise Tuesday

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Los Alamos County representatives from law enforcement, first responders, dispatchers and staff from other County departments participate in a functional emergency exercise Tuesday at the Municipal Building. The exercise, developed by the Department of Public Utilities (DPU), simulates a threat to the Los Alamos Canyon Dam. Engineering Associate Jennifer Baca ran the exercise. She explained that DPU holds an exercise every two years and it is either a ‘tabletop’ or ‘full functional’ exercise. This year’s exercise is a full functional one. After the exercise concludes, a ‘hot-wash’ Read More

Class Of 2022 Invited To All-Night Graduation Party

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COMMUNITY News:

The Los Alamos community is throwing a free all-night graduation party for the Class of 2022, 6 p.m. Saturday to 3:30 a.m. Sunday.

Here’s how it works:

  • A key tag with punch card and schedule of events will be given to seniors at graduation. Please don’t lose it because just one was made for each senior.
  • ONLY the Punch Pass will allow event entry for each senior and one guest (age 16-20).
  • Seniors must have their card punched at all 10 events by the person wearing the yellow “Hole Puncher” shirt in order to be eligible for the grand prize lottery drawing held during breakfast ($500 cash,
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On The Job In Los Alamos: County Communications Pros

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On the Job in Los Alamos are county communications professionals from left, Visual Information Specialist Leslie Bucklin, Public Works Office Manager Louise Romero, Department of Public Utilities Public Relations Manager Cathy D’Anna, Marketing Specialist Kelly Stewart, County Public Information Officer Julie Williams-Hill and fire team member Ian Espinoza during the community briefing on the Cerro Pelado Fire Thursday evening in Griffith Gymnasium. The team live streamed and recorded the briefing and processed questions submitted by citizens  attending remotely. #worklosalamos Read More