Learn a New Method of Gardening at The Hive Thursday
THE HIVE NEWS:
Wes Myers will present his idea for the “Urban Micro-Farm System,” a modular, expandable approach to vertical gardening at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 7 at the brown-bag lunch at the Hive, 134 N.M. 4 in White Rock. Myers is a LANL retiree. The meeting is open to the public at no charge.
The urban micro-farm system offers the potential to grow quantities of many types of vegetables, herbs and other plants inside a footprint less than one-quarter to one-half of that required for a conventional Read More
LANB Icon Bill Enloe Retires
Bill Enloe
By Carol A. Clark
The Los Alamos Daily Post has learned that effective Friday, Feb. 1, Chief Executive Officer Bill Enloe retired from Los Alamos National Bank.
Enloe is a beloved figure in Los Alamos and White Rock. His strong support of community organizations and events has touched the lives of thousands of people over the past four decades.
LANB President Steve Wells worked with Enloe for nearly three decades. He shared his sentiments about Enloe’s retirement with the Los Alamos Daily Post late Tuesday.
“I have worked with Bill for 28 years at LANB and have a great appreciation for Read More
Alicia Estrada Completes Career Agents Course
Alicia Estrada
FARMERS INSURANCE News:
Alicia Estrada, Farmers Insurance agent in Los Alamos, has completed the Career Agents Course at the University of Farmers training facility in California.
The University of Farmers training facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan was officially dedicated in September 2011, while the training facility located in Agoura Hills, Calif., was dedicated in November 2006.
Farmers CEO Jeff Dailey noted that the University is national in scope, and offers training to Farmers’ 15,000 agents and their staff, 500 district managers and 10,000 claims staff Read More
LANS: Funding Available for New Mexico Businesses
LANS News:
- Los Alamos Venture Acceleration Fund accepting 2013 applications
The Venture Acceleration Fund (VAF) of Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS), the company that manages and operates Los Alamos National Laboratory for the National Nuclear Security Administration, is accepting applications for the 2013 calendar year.
Companies selected will receive awards that can range from $10,000 to $100,000 in order to commercialize technology and take it to market faster.
VAF helps innovative companies reach the next level of success through business and technology development activities, Read More
Money IQ: Avoiding Overdraft Fees
Money IQAvoiding Overdraft Fees
Whether you have had a checking account for years or you just recently opened one, a fee that should have been discussed with you is the overdraft fee.
This fee can also be called non-sufficient funds or bounced check fee. Your financial institution may even have a fee for both, one for the non-sufficient funds item and another for overdrawing your account.
How does one avoid overdraft fees? Don’t allow your account to become overdrawn. This is easier said than done as a person’s cash flow might be tighter in these tough economic times.
Bonnie Gordon Joins Los Alamos Daily Post
Bonnie J. Gordon has joined the Los Alamos Daily Post as lifestyles editor. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff report
Thanks to overwhelming community support, the Los Alamos Daily Post is growing in readership and revenues every day and is pleased to announce an important addition to its news team.
Longtime Los Alamos resident Bonnie J. Gordon has joined the online newspaper as lifestyles editor.
“Bonnie is well known and respected throughout the local artistic community,” Publisher Carol A. Clark said. “She is a talented writer whose experience reviewing Read More
Los Alamos Daily Post Awarded 2013 Small Business of the Year
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, center, with members of the Los Alamos Daily Post news team Friday, from left, Reporter Kirsten Laskey, Publisher Carol A. Clark, Lifestyles Editor Bonnie J. Gordon and Webmaster/Reporter Greg Kendall. Courtesy photo
LACDC News:
The Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation (LACDC) has selected the Los Alamos Daily Post online newspaper as its Small Business of the Year for 2013.
“We are pleased to announce that the Los Alamos Daily Post will be recognized as our 2013 Success Client," LACDC Executive Director Kevin Holsapple said. "Carol Read More
New Eatery Offers Creole, Cajun and Down Home Food
Creole Nouvelle co-owner Esther Lucchini inside her new restaurant at 1793 Deacon St. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By Carol A. Clark
After working in Los Alamos for LANL contractor Canberra Industries for several years, Peter Lucchini suggested to his wife Esther that the town could benefit from a different type of restaurant.
“Peter loves creole food and had a good friend who was a chef in the Louisiana/Mississippi area who was willing to move out here,” Esther Lucchini said. “So we decided to open Creole Nouvelle with the goal of providing the community with Read More
LANB Hosts School Bond Celebration
Aspen Elementary School Principal Kathryn Vandenkieboom spoke at a gathering at Los Alamos National Bank Friday afternoon celebrating the recent school bond passage and thanked everyone for their support. A portion of the $20 million bond will provide a much needed construction overhaul of the aging Aspen Elementary School building. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
County Councilor Steve Girrens spoke of the importance of the school bond and thanked everyone for their efforts. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Superintendent Gene Schmidt, right, expressed his appreciation Read More
Column: A Sensible Organization Is Not A Perfect Organization – Part I
A Sensible Organization Is Not A Perfect Organization: Drawing Boundary, Yes; Generating Unlimited Rules, Not So Much – Part I
Column by Elena Yang
Plenty of organizations are not sensible but work very hard trying to generate perfect rules to make them look sensible.
The more rules they make, the more innovation they choke off, but the safer they feel within the comfort of all the known rules.
As usual, when dealing with complicated topics, I try to break them into two or more entries, as in today’s topic.
One way of understanding the third law of thermodynamics: To drive all imperfections Read More
