Yang: ‘Only If I Must Lead…’
By ELENA YANGHaving read “level-5 leadership” (read here), then observed and heard stories about some leaders/managers, I occasionally wonder if those who are tapped for (or in some cases, conscripted into) leadership roles are more methodical, reflective, and deliberate in their managerial/leadership style, compared to those who aspired to manager/leader roles.
Since learning the concept of “reluctant” leadership (read here, here and here), I do agree that reluctant leaders seem to take the time … to listen, to ponder, to consider nuances, to take a longer and a wider Read More
Abe Dispennette’s State Farm Agency Now Offers Mortgage Loans
Abe Dispennette
STATE FARM News:
I am proud to announce that my State Farm agency now offers Mortgages.
Before my service in the Army I was a mortgage broker in Florida for a number of years. When I entered back into the financial arena with State Farm one of my goals was to offer mortgages again. As many of you know the lending industry has changed dramatically, so much so it took a couple of years for me to get all of the proper state and federal requirements in order that I may legally sell this product.
Currently we only offer Conventional loans up to 95 percent loan to value and only charge a flat Read More
Beer Co-op Celebrates And Dedicates Its New Home
The Los Alamos Beer Co-op held a celebration and building dedication Friday at their new home in Central Park Square. The former Canyon Bar & Grill is being remodeled to house the Beer Co-op’s new taproom. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/laailypost.com
Higher Ground plays Friday evening for the Beer Co-op celebration crowd. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/laailypost.com
Partiers raise a glass at Friday’s Beer Co-op event. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/laailypost.comRose Chocolatier Grand Opening Draws Crowd
A crowd eager to taste delectable samples turned out for Friday’s grand opening of Rose Chocolatier at 991 Central Ave. Owner Marguerite McClay, left, opened the chocolate shop last summer. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Artist Louisa Gilani, left, chats with Los Alamos author Inez Ross. Gilani’s work is being displayed on the walls of Rose Chocolatier. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comLocal Graphic Designer Inspired By World Travel
Brenda Fleming
By MANDY MARKSTEINER
As a student, Brenda Fleming was in Paris, studying the cuneiform writings from ancient Mesopotamia. Later she visited the Louvre and was delighted to see a huge exhibit on Mesopotamia.
Later, she went for a stroll and saw a beautiful Russian Orthodox Church, and L’ Orangerie Museum, where Monet’s lily pad paintings fill the entire wall, floor to ceiling, of the gallery.
At the time, Fleming was studying foreign languages at New Mexico State University. She didn’t know that she would go on to own a graphic design firm, but her world travel was her biggest inspiration Read More
Extract Your Own DNA Oct. 4
Girls show off their DNA necklaces at the Biodidact booth during this year’s ScienceFest. Courtesy photo
BIODIDACT News:
After the success of the “Extract Your Own DNA” event during this year’s Los Alamos ScienceFest, Biodidact is offering kids, their parents, teachers and curious adults, another opportunity to have fun extracting their own DNA.
There will be two sessions: 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 at Diamond Mix in the very back of the Pueblo Complex (1900 Diamond Dr.), for another chance to learn about DNA and how to extract one’s own.
Fifty more DNA necklaces Read More
Meet Nicole Dunn Participating In 2014 Los Alamos Artists Studio Tour
Art work by Los Alamos artist Nicole Dunn. Courtesy photo
Art work by Los Alamos artist Nicole Dunn. Courtesy photo
ART News:
This year’s Los Alamos Artists Studio Tour is Oct. 11-12 and the Los Alamos Daily Post is featuring a “Get to Know Your Artist” series leading up to the annual event.
Each of the 16 artists participating in the tour will be showcased prior to the beginning of the tour to allow our readers an opportunity to learn about them and their work.
Meet Los Alamos artist Nicole Dunn:
I became interested in Fiber and cloth from an early age. I still remember the pattern Read More
Celebrate Dedication Of Los Alamos Beer Co-op’s New Home In Central Park Square Friday
Four Corners Health Care Provides Free Home Services to EEOIC/RECA Beneficiaries
Four Corners Home Health Care home visit kit. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comFour Corners Health Care opened its doors in Los Alamos this summer. Four Corners provides home health services at no cost to Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) and the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOICP), beneficiaries.
The company was founded by a uranium mining family in Price, Utah who had learned to cope with the effects of exposure that came years later. The company expanded to other parts of Utah and New Mexico, Read More
Rose Chocolatier Grand Opening and Open House Offers Sweet Treats Friday
BUSINESS News:
Rose Chocolatier, creator of hand crafted chocolates, will host a Grand Opening and Open House 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26.
Free chocolate and coffee samples will be available for tasting throughout the day. Rose Chocolatier is serving coffee and tea that can be sipped while eating chocolates at one of the small tables along a wall displaying local artwork.
Enjoy a quiet conversation, watch the chocolate making in the kitchen or just relax. LANet, Los Alamos Network Fiber Optic Internet, is providing free Wi-Fi access for Rose Chocolatier customers.
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