Ribbon Cut at Abe Dispennette State Farm Insurance Agency
The community’s newest insurance agent, Abe Dispennette, cuts the ribbon on Abe Dispennette State Farm Insurance Agency, 1362 Trinity Drive Suite B, during a ceremony hosted by the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Thursday. Dispennette is joined from left, by his staff and area manager James Medina, the Chamber’s Katy Korkos, wife Kirsta Dispennette, Zia Realty Group owner James Chrobocinski, his wife LAMC ICU Nurse Jacqueline Chrobocinski and their son JJ, Rotarians Chuck Tallman and Paul Frederickson and Los Alamos County Administrator Harry Burgess. See Sunday’s Read More
Winter Art Classes Begin Jan. 20
KWFAG&S News:
Registration is underway for the 2013 Winter Art Classes at Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery and Studio.
Community members are invited to join in the fun by participating in one of the classes, all of which will be held at the Gallery’s new location, 1475 Central Ave., Suite 125.
“Creative Color and Dynamic Design,” is a new evening class taught by award-winning local artist Melissa Bartlett.
Bartlett will teach participants how color theory and design are essential elements of painting. Class starts Jan. 28 from 6-8 p.m. and runs six weeks.
The Karen Wray Fine Read More
LAMC Laboratory Receives CAP Accreditation
Feliciaño A. Jiron
LAMC News:
Los Alamos Medical Center Laboratory has been awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of a recent onsite inspection.
LAMC CEO Feliciaño A. Jiron was advised of this national recognition and congratulated for the excellence of the services being provided.
The LAMC Laboratory is one of more than 7,000 CAP-accredited laboratories worldwide.
The CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program, begun in the early 1960s, is recognized by the federal government as being equal to or more stringent Read More
Money IQ: Home Computer Security
Money IQHome Computer Security
Businesses have been taking computer security seriously for a long time; home users have not been. The reasons are generally two-fold: cost and expertise.
A typical home user may have the anti-virus program that came with the computer but then not realize that this was a subscription service that ended the first year and has had no real protection since.
The good news is that there are free alternatives out there for the home user that don’t require a technical expert to install and configure. It’s no longer sufficient to simply have an anti-virus Read More
Nine Simple Principles for a Happier Life
Ron HelmanBy Ron Helman
Lunchtime Meetings Benefit Local Eateries
Katy Korkos of the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce chats with County Administrator Harry Burgess, left, and Councilor David Izraelevitz Friday in the aisle of the Pyramid Restaurant in the Mari-Mac Shopping Center. Korkos was celebrating a birthday at a nearby table and Burgess and Izraelevitz were leaving the restaurant following a lunch meeting. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
White Rock Visitor Center Shatters Attendance Record
The White Rock Tourist Information Center opened to the public Sept. 28, 2012. File photo
By Carol A. Clark
Since opening on N.M. 4 in early fall, the White Rock Tourist Information Center Complex has been packed with visitors daily, shattering previous attendance records for the White Rock facility as well as the Los Alamos Visitor Center at 15th Street and Central Avenue.
A monthly report compiled by the Meeting and Visitor Bureau shows 2,398 people visited the White Rock Tourist Information Center from its official opening Sept. 28 through the Sept. 30 month end. This is a marked increase from Read More
LANB Signs Agreement With Regulators
LANB President Steve Wells
LANB Signs Agreement With Regulators
By Carol A. Clark
Los Alamos National Bank officials signed an agreement Nov. 30 with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, (OCC), resulting in changes to credit underwriting and administration.
LANB President Steve Wells explained during an interview this morning with the Los Alamos Daily Post that this is a regulatory matter having no effect on bank customers.
“We are well capitalized, we have strong liquidity and this agreement should have no impact on our customers,” Read More
Money IQ: Consider a Safe Deposit Box
Money IQ
By Fidel L. Gutierrez
Consider a Safe Deposit Box for Valuables and Digital Media Storage/Computer Back-up
As the old saying goes “you cannot put a price on peace of mind.” In today’s complex world, one of the oldest banking service that is often overlooked is the good old fashioned safe deposit box.
I still remember as a kid going into the bank lobby with my mom and being in awe of the massive bank vault door.
With the proliferation of on-line banking (virtual bank branch) and “mini” branches (including grocery store branches), I find that Read More
James Chrobocinski Opens Zia Realty Group with a Mission
Owner/Broker James Chrobocinski of Zia Realty Group in the reception area of his offices on Trinity Drive near 15th Street Thursday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Owner/Broker James Chrobocinski of Zia Realty Group stands in front of his new offices at 15th Street and Trinity Drive Thursday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
After losing his mother last February and grandmother in 2010, James Chrobocinski decided it was time to come home.
Chrobocinski, 40, spent the last 26 years living in Corpus Christi, Texas. He had moved there Read More
