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Posts From The Road: Visiting Budville With Its Storied Past

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Budville Trading Company: The exterior of the Budville Trading Company sits silent today. The old gas pumps are gone and the place remains a monument to better times. The building has obviously been maintained over the years and still attracts many Historic Route 66 travelers today. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Budville, N.M.: A closer view of the entrance area and signage at the Budville Trading Company in the ghost town of Budville, N.M. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

New Mexico proudly displays many features and artifacts Read More

Fr. Glenn: Confirmed In Faith

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

It’s been quite the media spectacle for the last couple of weeks—Pope Leo and President Trump at odds about the Iran conflict, though the Pope was somewhat circumspect about referring to the conflict directly. Then, of course, the debates about what constitutes a “just war” and who determines such, with even bishops emphasizing different aspects and “sides”.

To those unfamiliar with the Church, it might seem there are fractures in its unity. But it only seems so. Debate has been the norm within the Church since the beginning, as it hammers out what is right and wrong, true and Read More

LANL: NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds More Evidence Of Ancient Lakes On Mars

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A NASA ‘postcard’ of the Amapari Marker Band, a winding region where Curiosity discovered unexpected signs of an ancient lake. Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech

LANL News:

  • The findings shed new light on the potential for past life

A team of scientists using the ChemCam instrument on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has discovered the highest amounts of iron, manganese, and zinc ever found together in the Gale Crater on Mars. Minerals with these metals were found in remarkably well-preserved ripples in rocks, indicating the high likelihood that a shallow lake existed at this location.

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Obituary: Joan Marks Moore April 23, 2026

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JOAN MARKS MOORE April 23, 2026

Joan Marks Moore, a devoted wife, mother, scientist, and community volunteer, passed away on April 23, 2026, at the age of 94.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Jo spent her early childhood there before her family relocated when she was five due to her father’s work as a civil engineer with the Tennessee Valley Authority. That move took the Marks family to Fountain City, outside of Knoxville, Tennessee. The family later settled in Houston, Texas, where she attended high school and met her future husband, Michael Stanley Moore. The two shared classes in Algebra, Latin, Read More

Scenes From 2026 Los Alamos Kite Festival At Overlook

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Scene from Saturday’s 2026 Los Alamos Kite Festival, hosted this weekend by the Los Alamos Arts Council in Dara Jones Field at Overlook Park in White Rock. This is the 30th annual Kite Festival and is sponsored by Century Bank. Today’s event will include: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. kite building workshops with volunteers, 1-3 p.m. self-guided workshops, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. flying, and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. kite hospitals will be open for business. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene from Saturday’s 2026 Kite Festival, which runs through today at Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

Laboratory Retiree Group First Tuesday Breakfast May 5

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LRG News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in at the LRG monthly breakfast social, between the hours of 8:30 and 10:30 a.m., Tuesday May 5 at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Dr. Come hang out and join the conversation with other Lab retirees.

LRG will pay for your coffee and tea! Individuals will pay for their breakfast and other drinks.

LRG is a non-profit organization that seeks to maintain communications with and to serve the needs and interests of all retirees from LANL. All laboratory retirees may join LRG.

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Los Alamos High School Alumna Releases Collection Of Stories: ‘Souvenirs From Another Life’

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COMMUNITY News: 
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Souvenirs from Another Life, the first full-length collection of stories by Los Alamos High School (LAHS) alumna Leah Browning, was published by Quiet Ocean Studio & Press in February 2026. It is now available in paperback, as an e-book, and as an unabridged audiobook narrated by Mallory Fuccella. 
Browning is also the author of Two Good Ears and Loud Snow, a pair of flash fiction mini-books published by Silent Station Press; When the Sun Comes Out After Three Days of Rain, a collection of poetry published by Kelsay Books; three short nonfiction books
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Community Invited To Learn About Los Alamos Chapter Guild Of The Santa Fe Opera 2-4 PM Today At SALA

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COMMUNITY News:

Curious about the Los Alamos Chapter of the Guilds of the Santa Fe Opera? Join the chapter 2-4 p.m. today, April 26, at SALA Los Alamos Event Center for a members’ social event to learn more.

Guild chapter members make things happen for the opera by forging new partnerships, bringing new energy and new ideas to the opera’s endeavors.

Since 1957, the Guild’s year-round volunteer services and financial support have launched and expanded some of the opera’s most successful activities.

Guild chapter members hold special fundraising events for the opera’s Community Engagement Read More

Scenes From Trails Information Fair Saturday At Co-Op Park

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Scene from the Trails Information Fair Community Open House held Saturday at Co-Op Park at 1010 Central Ave. 5+ area groups and organizations have been invited to be on hand to talk about their events, activities, membership opportunities, and volunteer opportunities. Meet Striker, the Ambassador Horse, a friendly Arabian. Striker will anchor a booth by local equestrians with information about what to do if you encounter a horse on a trail. The overall event marks the official launch of www.pajaritotrails.us —a starting place for residents and visitors alike to find out about the area’s Read More

Groundwater Data Added To LANL Electronic Reading Room

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LANL News:

New documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.

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