Yang: The Prison Walls For The Lower Group – Part 4
The Prison Walls For The Lower GroupThe dominant force that helped set the tone for the Lower group of nine at Montville was their perceived need to be unified against outside threats/forces.
“United we stand, divided we fall” was their mantra, or borderline obsession. No sooner had these nine people showed up at Montville, they were immediately thrown into a quick series of situations where they felt “rejected, excluded, left out, and helpless.” It was little wonder that the first item on the agenda for their group was to form Read More
Boomerang Is Coming To Los Alamos!
This sketch shows the whimsical design planned for the exterior of the new Boomerang upscale resale and consignment shop scheduled to open Dec. 1 at the corner of Central Avenue and Knecht Street. Boomerang will carry gently used clothing, accessories, furniture, books, household items and antiques. Dillane is seeking financial support to help with expenses opening her new shop – for details, click here. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Boomerang owner Anna Dillane painting the inside of her newly leased space Thursday at 1247A Central Ave. Dillane has lived in Los Alamos Read More
Ten Local Businesses Seek Crowd Funding
LAVA News:
Small businesses make Los Alamos a better place to live, but they need support from the community. Here’s an opportunity to make the community a better place to live simply by investing locally.
There is a small group of people who have great ideas and who need your economic support right now. These 10 entrepreneurs are enrolled in Financing the Entrepreneurial Enterprise at the Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation. The class, taught by Nik Seet, teaches people how to raise seed money for a new business venture so they can bring their idea to the market place.
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DNCU Ranked Healthiest Credit Union In New Mexico
DNCU News:
- DNCU Earns #75 Spot on DepositAccounts.com Top 200 Healthiest Credit Unions List
SANTA FE—Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU), Northern New Mexico’s hometown financial cooperative, has been cited as #75 on DepositAccount.com’s 2014 Top 200 Healthiest Credit Unions, making it the healthiest credit union in all of New Mexico with an overall A+ rating.
DepositAccounts.com comprehensively evaluated and ranked more than 13,000 federally-insured banks and credit unions in the U.S.; establishing the healthy criteria based upon several key components including the Texas Ratio, deposit Read More
Los Alamos Co-Op Brewery Seeks 300 Member-Owners In Order To Open
LABC News:
Los Alamos will soon be among only a handful of cities in the country to open the first cooperative craft brewery, and is brewing up several rich and tasty incentives to attract 300 new member/owners and investors to make that happen.
Without more capital, the brewery will have to delay opening.
The Los Alamos Beer Co-op (LABC) estimates that the future brewery will open its new location early in 2015. With 300 more memberships in the next few months, the Co-op hopes to hire a professional brewer and eventually produce four varieties of beer, along with root beer and cider.
A co-op brewery Read More
New Business ‘Launch Endurance’ Targets Triathlon Training
Los Alamos triathlete Cyndi Wells coming out of the swim portion of this year’s Ironman in Boulder, Colo. Courtesy photo
By MANDY MARKSTEINER
Have you ever cheered on a friend or family member as they complete a triathlon and wondered whether you could ever do it?
Whether you are a complete beginner or a seasoned athlete, one of the most exciting things about training and competing in triathlon is finding ways to beat your own best time, working hard and getting better.
Los Alamos triathlete Cyndi Wells riding in this year’s Ironman in Boulder, Colo. Courtesy photo
Cyndi Wells Read More
Manhattan Project Bar & Grill Is Back!
The Manhattan Project Bar & Grill at 1789 Central Ave. in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The Manhattan Project Bar & Grill is back to full capacity and we would like to thank the community for their support during the summer and issue a very special thanks to our Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard for her help in expediting our restaurant liquor license.
We have many new exciting events coming to the restaurant and invite the community to join us and participate in all of the fun.
Beginning next week, Read More
Self Help Provides Seed Money For Self Reliance Grants
Products created by Phoenix Eco-Sustainable Fashions. Courtesy/Self Help, Inc. 
The Original Kangaroo Scarf with Pockets is made by women living in Taos. Courtesy/Self Help, Inc. SELF HELP News:
Self Help Inc., formed in 1969, is non-profit organization dedicated to assisting people in need in northern New Mexico by providing brief case management, emergency funds, advocacy, 2-1-1 information and referral, and seed/education grants.
Self Help Inc. Seed Money for Self Reliance grants provide individuals and families assistance in seeking the skills, equipment and resources Read More
Udall, Heinrich, Lujan Grisham: Air Force Awards $7.4 Million Air Force Contract To Albuquerque Software Company
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
STATE News:
- Stellar Science Will Support Directed Energy Research
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that the Air Force has awarded a $7.4 million contract to Albuquerque’s Stellar Science Ltd. Co. to support research and development into directed energy at Kirtland Air Force Base.
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
Kirtland is home to the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), which builds upon New Mexico’s strength in science and technology to conduct research to advance U.S. national security. Read More
USDA Rural Development Director Terry Brunner Visits Los Alamos Daily Post Newspaper Headquarters
USDA State Director Terry Brunner visited the Los Alamos Daily Post headquarters Friday to talk about potential projects and programs for Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
After meeting with Los Alamos County officials Friday, USDA Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner stopped by the Los Alamos Daily Post newspaper office to introduce himself and share information about his organization.
Brunner was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009. He oversees six field offices and the state office in Albuquerque. Read More
