Staff Report

Letter to the Editor: Christmas Spirit is Alive

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By Ann Hayes
Kiwanis Breakfast Chairperson

The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos wishes to thank all those who helped to make last Saturday’s Breakfast with Santa successful. Our thanks go to Del Norte Credit Union for their continued support of our event.

We are also appreciative of the many attendees who came to see Santa and to donate food to LA Cares and money to the Foster Children Program at Christmas.

Thank you for reminding us that the Christmas spirit is alive and well in Los Alamos. Read More

‘Breakfast With Santa’ Draws Kids Big And Small

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Aden Garcia and Santa at Saturday’s Kiwanis ‘Breakfast with Santa’ event. Photo by Karen Kendall

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The annual Kiwanis Breakfast with Santa supported this year by Del Norte Credit Union helps Northern New Mexico families in need.

The breakfast and photo with Santa were free, but attendees were asked to bring non-perishable food and/or make a monetary donation.

Two truckloads of donated food collected at the event was given to LA Cares for distribution needy families. The monetary donations collected at the breakfast totalled $1,463, according to Kiwanis Treasurer Read More

Audit of LANL Notes Millions in Unresolved Costs in FY2010

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The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Inspector General has identified millions of dollars in “Questioned, Unresolved and Potentially Unallowable Costs” incurred by Los Alamos National Laboratory during Fiscal Year 2010 ending Sept. 30, 2010. 

In a memorandum released this month to the National Nuclear Security Administration, Rickey R. Hass of the Office of Inspector Geneneral reported specific problems uncovered by an audit of LANL’s FY 2010 financial reports.

Here are excerpts from the memorandum:

We identified approximately $50,000 in Read More

Breaking News: Accident with Fatality Near White Rock ‘Y’

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Updated 6:30 p.m.

From the scene of the two car accident. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

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N.M. 4 near the White Rock “Y” is closed due to a two car accident. Police report that a teen has died. An adult female driving one vehicle, a passenger and the male driver of the second vehicle have all been transported to Los Alamos Medical Center with injuries, according to police.

Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief Randy Foster told the Los Alamos Daily Post that a small four door sedan collided head on with a red Toyota pickup near the sweeping turn just west of the White Rock “Y” Read More

Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: Nov. 21

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This week’s preview sponsored by www.fyila.com

Community Turkey Meal 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at American Legion 1325 Trinity Drive. The meal is a free, but donations are accepted.

Turkey Day Town Tour 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 22
Pajarito Complex (starting/ending point) 3400 Arizona Ave. Work up an appetite for the traditional holiday feast with this free, fun, no-commitment, low-stress, pre-feast mountain bike ride for all ages and abilities. The ride will use local trails. Participants can ride as much or as little as they like as there are plenty of bailout points along the Read More

Senior Center Serves Massive Thanksgiving Feast

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Approximately 250 people dined on Thanksgiving lunch Friday at the Betty Ehart Senior Center in downtown Los Alamos. The traditional meal included turkey, dressing, gravy, peas, cranberries and pumpkin pie, all for $4. Photo by Karen Kendall

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The Betty Ehart Senior Center provides year round home delivered meals for frail, home bound seniors referred to the program by their physician.

The suggested donation for this service is $4.50 per meal. Approximately 50 seniors in Los Alamos take part in this program.

The Senior Center will deliver one fresh hot meal and four frozen meals Read More

YMCA Expanding into Central Park Square

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Courtesy/YMCA
YMCA News:

The Los Alamos Family YMCA announced Friday to members that “we will be opening the “Y Express” in late January. This is a 3,600-square-foot facility located close to our main Y, in the Central Park Square building. We will be converting spaces 140 and 143, where Shear Genius and the Democratic Party are currently housed, which is east of the former KRSN space.“

The Y Express is needed, due to current overcrowded classes, such as Zumba and Power Up. Some folks are turned away in some classes.

The email letter to members from CEO Linda Daly and Board Read More

County Holds Ashley Pond 90 Percent Design Information Meeting

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Site Construction Plan. Click Image for high resolution view. Slide from Parks Division Presentation

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Wednesday evening at Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos County Parks Division held an informational meeting to show the public the 90 percent final design for Ashley Pond Park renovations and to answer questions about the design.

George Radnovich, ASLA, Senior Principal – Landscape Architecture, led the presentation. Radnovich is the founder and partner of Sites Southwest, LLC., the consultant hired by the County to design the pond renovations.

The design has been fleshed out Read More

‘Voices of the Manhattan Project’ Website Launched

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Manhattan Project Insignia. Courtesy/Atomic Heritage Foundation
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Voices of the Manhattan Project is a joint project by the Atomic Heritage Foundation and the Los Alamos Historical Society to create a public archive of our oral history collections of Manhattan Project veterans and their families. 
 
The Manhattan Project was a great human collaboration with 130,000 people around the country working on the top-secret project.
 
A list of the available Los Alamos Oral Interviews available today on the website (more will be added):
  • Arno Roensch, a glass
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Dixie Girl Gets Liquor License – Launches Happy Hour

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Head Bartender Hunter Bruce and Dixie Girl Co-owner Caitlin Smith celebrate the Dixie Girl Restaurant in downtown Los Alamos receiving its liquor license today. Courtesy photo

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Dixie Girl Restaurant Co-owner Caitlin Smith told the Los Alamos Daily Post a few moments ago that the Dixie Girl has obtained its liquor license today.

Smith said that tonight will be the restaurant’s first “Happy Hour” and will run from 5 to 7 p.m. with a full bar, $5 well drinks and $ 6 premium drinks including specialty martinis and manhattans.

Beers won’t be available for a few Read More