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‘HATS ON’ in support of the Los Alamos Creative District!

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Kelly Stewart, Marlane Hamilton and Ken Nebel encourage you to support adoption of the Creative District Plan to be considered by the Los Alamos County Council April 24. Learn more about this initiative on the web at www.creativenm.org. You too can support the Creative District. Send in a photo of you or your family and friends wearing your creative hats to lacreative.nm@gmail.com, and we’ll publish it in an upcoming edition of the Los Alamos Daily Post! Courtesy Photo
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Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview – April 12, 2012 [AUDIO]

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The Los Alamos Daily Post's events calendar broadcast, "Clark & Kendall's Weekend Preview" debuted today. Carol A. Clark and Greg Kendall co-host this weekly program, which previews each upcoming weekend's events scheduled throughout Los Alamos and White Rock.

Today's Weekend Preview ran about 35 minutes in length because there is so much going on around the community this weekend and beyond that was covered in this opening broadcast.

Future Weekend Previews will run about 15 minutes in length. The program can be stopped after hearing this weekend's Read More

Look Who’s Having a Great Conversation

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Great Conversations is an afternoon of appetizers and desserts and an in-depth conversation with a subject area expert. The 3rd Annual Great Conversations will take place April 22 from 2-4:30 p.m. at Los Alamos High School in the new building. Tickets are $50 per person and can be obtained by filling out a registration form available at https:////lapsfoundation.com/greatconversations.shtml

Look who’s talking:

Morrie Pongratz. Courtesy Photo

What’s your spark? According to Los Alamos, Morrie Pongratz is both a Living Treasure and the Voice of the Hilltoppers.  Read More

New Section Added to Los Alamos Daily Post

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The Los Alamos Daily Post has launched a new section under the menu item labeled “Focus.” 

This new section is devoted to continuing coverage of a particular topic.

It features a topic overview, FAQs, all related news stories, photo galleries and background information.

The “Los Alamos Youth Food Project” is the first topic covered in this new section.

Check it out by clicking on “Focus” in the menu above! Read More

LAHS Graduate Makes Good in Hollywood: Catch his Film Tonight at the Reel Deal

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Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods. Courtesy/IMDb

By Carol A. Clark

Drew Goddard is a writer and director in Hollywood who was raised in Los Alamos and graduated from Los Alamos High School.

His latest film, The Cabin in the Woods launches in theaters around the country Friday April 13 – including the local Reel Deal Theater.

Goddard’s mother, Colleen Goddard, will introduce the film at 6:50 p.m. She is a sixth grade teacher at Chamisa Elementary School in White Rock.

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Youth Co-op Conversation – Build Your Own Mini Greenhouse!

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(Free Series) 


Do you want to grow your own food?


Do you want to make your own mini greenhouse?


Come by the Co-op Tuesday, April 24 from 6 to 8 p.m and join the Los Alamos Youth Food Project (LAYFP), the JJAB and The Family YMCA by creating a miniature greenhouse. Kids of all ages can stop by the Co-op and learn about the LAYFP, sponsored by a grant from the State Farm Youth Advisory Board, and receive free supplies and instructions to get them going and growing. We can all help create a Healthy Community and Healthy Youth!


This is a FREE opportunity for members and non-members alike (no Read More

Local Golf Course Gets Innovative

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The 16th green at Los Alamos Golf Course was protected by a turf cover last winter and this shot shows the dramatic difference between covered verses noncovered following removal of the cover Feb. 22. Courtesy/LAGC

By Carol A. Clark

As springtime comes alive with bright sunshine, colorful flowers and grass growing greener throughout the community, the PGA Professionals at Los Alamos Golf Course are welcoming novice and seasoned players to enjoy the local links.

Course Manager Steve Wickliffe is excited about this year’s opening season because of an experiment conducted on the course last Read More

KRSN Radio to lunch with Donny Osmond and Bob Uecker in Las Vegas

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From top left to bottom right, David Sutton with News 13 cameraman during the Las Conchas Fire, Donny Osmond, Nancy Coombs and Gillian Sutton in the KRSN studios, Bob Uecker. Courtesy

Los Alamos radio station KRSN AM 1490 is a finalist for the National Association of Broadcasters’ Crystal Radio Awards for the station’s coverage of the Las Conchas Fire.  Crystal Radio Award finalists are chosen by a panel of judges representing broadcasting, community service organizations and public relations firms. Finalists will be honored and winners announced at an exclusive luncheon Read More

School Board Adopts $5 Million Bond

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LAHS student Holly Erickson, right, Northern New Mexico International Science and Engineering Fair Qualifier with alternate LAHS Freshman David Murphy, won an all expense paid trip for herself and her sponsor to the International Fair May 13-18 in Pittsburgh, PA. Erickson will compete against 1,500 students from across the globe for $2.5 million in prizes and awards. Photo by Art Brown

By Kirsten Laskey

The Los Alamos Public Schools Board of Education adopted a $5 million bond, the final installment of the school district’s $40 million designated bank qualified bonds for construction projects, Read More