Pongratz: Need Help Helping Our Schools?
By MORRIE PONGRATZ
LAPS Foundation Board Member
As Giving Tuesday approaches you may be wondering how to best help Los Alamos Public Schools. If you moved here to work at LANL, you may not know that Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) is at the 33.6th percentile for per-pupil spending compared to the national distribution. This means that LAPS spends more per student than about 33.6% of school districts nationwide but less than the remaining 66.4%!
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation was established in 2005 to enable folks to address this disparity through personal, tax-deductible contributions. Read More
UNM-LA Invites Community To CIC Graduation Dec. 3
PEEC Invites Community To Participate In National Audobon Society’s 125th Annual Christmas Bird Count Dec. 15
Everyone is invited to participate in PEEC’s Christmas Bird Count Dec. 15. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Bird enthusiasts and nature lovers are encouraged to mark their calendars to participate in a day of discovery and community science. The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is hosting the local portion of the National Audubon Society’s 125th annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC), starting at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024.
The Christmas Bird Count, the longest-running community science project in the world, provides critical data used by ecologists and ornithologists to study Read More
Op-Ed: Let’s Use Childcare Assistance To Lift Workers Out Of Poverty Too
By JACOB VIGIL, MSW
Deputy Policy Director
New Mexico Voices for Children
New Mexico has made some significant and historic investments in early childhood – and there is exciting new evidence that those investments are making a huge difference for improved child well-being. In fact, our state’s Childcare Assistance program is very likely one of the factors for why child poverty is so vastly improved in a measurement recently released by the Census Bureau.
When the Census only measures parental income, New Mexico’s child poverty level is distressingly high – 27%, or the worst in the nation. Read More
LANL Foundation Celebrates New Leadership And Strategic Restructuring To Amplify Impact Across New Mexico
LANL FOUNDATION News:
- Organizational Realignment Strengthen the Foundation’s Commitment to Education and Community Support
ESPAÑOLA – The LANL Foundation has announced the creation of four new vice presidents and divisions this month as part of a strategic restructuring to better address education needs across Northern New Mexico.
Under the leadership of President and CEO Dr. Gwen Perea Warniment and with the approval of the LANL Foundation Board of Directors, the organization has undergone a strategic restructuring designed to maximize its impact across New Mexico.
This transformation Read More
Feldenkrais Los Alamos Aims To Enhance Quality Of Life
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
C’YA
Sometimes life hurts, by that I mean living life and the physical aches and pains that come with it.
When Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) launched its suicide prevention programs, several local businesses stepped up to donate to make it happen. The Los Alamos Daily Post allowed C’YA to write about each organization as a tribute to small businesses.
One of those businesses was Feldenkrais Los Alamos and Judith Hoffman is the owner. I believe to understand we should start with the things that this method is not, to open the door to explain what Read More
LAPS: 80th Day Of School And Ride The Bus Day Dec. 2
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools are closed for Thanksgiving break through Friday, Nov. 29. When students return to class on Monday, it’s the 80th day of school. And you know what that means … Ride the Bus Day!
LAPS is encouraging all eligible students to ride the school bus to or from school Monday, Dec. 2 as part of “Ride the Bus” Day. This initiative not only helps the environment, but also funds the LAPS Transportation Department.
The goal is to have 1,000 riders.
Two days a year, the New Mexico Public Education Department has each school district tally student ridership for transportation Read More
Janice Krish Selected To Lead SBDC
Small Business Development Center Director Janice Krish during a visit to the Los Alamos Daily Post newsroom Thursday is encouraging the community to shop locally on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 30. Photo by Carol A Clark/ladailypost.com
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily post
caclark@ladailypost.com
Janice Krish has landed the top job at the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) on the UNM-Los Alamos campus, following a stint as small business liaison for Los Alamos County.
“I’m super thankful for the small business owners, who are the heart of our community and I want to give back,” Read More
Community Invited To Get Cozy With Hot Chocolate & Watch Home Alone 2 At Los Alamos Nature Center Saturday Dec. 14
PEEC News:
Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites the community to celebrate the holiday season with an evening movie and gourmet hot chocolate bar in the planetarium at Los Alamos Nature Center.
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This special screening of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is 4-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14.
The fun kicks off at 4 p.m., with a customizable hot chocolate bar, followed by the movie screening at 4:30 p.m. Attendees are invited to dress in their favorite “ugly” holiday sweater or coziest pajamas and slippers to get into the holiday spirit!
About Home Alone 2 (1992): The holiday Read More
Los Alamos High School Cheerleaders To Perform In Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade In December In Hawaii
LAHS Varsity Cheerleaders selected to perform in the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in December in Honolulu, Hawaii, from left, Sophia Sisneros, Jazmyne Gray, Ashley Casados and Alessandra Valencia. Courtesy photo
LAHS Varsity Cheerleader News:
Los Alamos High School Cheerleaders Ashley Casados, Jazmyne Gray, Sophia Sisneros and Alessandra Valencia have been selected to perform in the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in December in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Cheerleaders and dancers invited to perform in the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade are part of a select group of All-Americans identified at Read More
Register For PEEC’s Winter & Spring Forest Explorers
PEEC News:
Registration is now open for the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC)’s Winter & Spring 2025 Forest Explorers, an exciting opportunity for kids to connect with nature, explore the great outdoors, and develop a deeper understanding of the natural world.
Designed for children in grades 1-6, Forest Explorers is a 2.5-hour drop-off program held 3-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays starting Jan. 8 through April 30, 2025 (16 sessions in total; no meeting March 19).
Each session is led by PEEC’s experienced environmental educators and takes place around the beautiful canyons and Read More
Los Luceros Historic Site To Host Ranger Walk ‘N Talk Tours Guiding Visitors Through Historic District Dec. 4 & 18
Los Luceros Historic Site at 253 County Road 41 in Alcalde. Courtesy/LLHS
Los Luceros Historic Site News:
The community is invited to join Interpretive Ranger Kara on one of two guided tours through Los Luceros’ historic district in December.
Visitors will be guided around the site and its buildings, like the nineteenth-century chapel, and learn unique history, such as how it was rebuilt by Luis and Eliza Ortiz after the previous chapel was washed away by the Rio Grande.
Visitors will also learn about other interesting characters from the past who lived and worked on the property.
The tour is Read More
Chamisa Elementary School 6th Graders Garner Trophy For Teamwork At New Mexico Electric Car Challenge!
Chamisa Elementary School 6th grade students received a trophy for Teamwork at the New Mexico Electric Car Challenge. Chamisa Elementary GATE teacher Susan Hettinga, back row, left, attended with the students. Students back row from left, Lissy Munoz, Zain Shrader, Evelyn Stupka, Mimi Martinez, Sebastien Thibodeaux, Sophie Stewart. Front row from left, Meredith Clayton, Dawson Belobrajdic, Ariana Archuleta and Iliana Hinde. Courtesy/LAPS
Team one. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Chamisa Elementary School GATE teacher Susan Hettinga’s 6th grade students participated Read More
NMSA-Art Institute Students Bring PUFFS To Northern New Mexico College Stage Saturday Dec. 7, 2024
NNMC News:
- Experience the magic of theater and the power of community at this free performance in Española
ESPAÑOLA — This December, New Mexico School for the Arts-Art Institute (NMSA-Art Institute) is partnering with Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) to bring the Española community a spellbinding theatrical experience.
The community is invited to attend “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic & Magic”, a heartwarming and hilarious story about courage, friendship and finding your own kind of magic—even if you feel like a side character.
At 3 p.m. Saturday, Read More
Suggestions For Composting In Bear Country
Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
It is hard to keep compost from being an attractant. There are different compost configurations and set-ups users can consider that may limit the attractant. Composting in an enclosed (mostly enclosed) container can be a good approach. Portable, barrel-type composters that can go inside a garage or shed can really help reduce the chance of encounters.
The next best option would be to use in-ground compost bins that can be buried, limiting scent dispersal. Another tool to help is electric fencing, which works well at deterring bears.
Another approach is to be selective Read More
Fr. Glenn: Growing Up
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Ah, Thanksgiving is just around the corner—a time of family, feasting and a bit of innocent fun with all we are close to. As we take a little break from the daily grind during the holiday, it is good to—like Jesus did in the Gospel—separate ourselves from the crowd if for even just a little while to reflect on all the good in our lives. Yes, we all have our own problems and worries, of course, but if we continually wallow in the mire of our difficulties, we just slowly keep sinking. Our task is to find the positives to help us rise above, whether that be in friends, family or even the kindness Read More
Northern New Mexico College Announces Thanksgiving Break Wednesday Nov. 27 Through Sunday Dec. 1
View of the Northern New Mexico College Española campus. Both the Española and El Rito campuses will be closed for Thanksgiving break Nov. 27 through Dec. 1. Courtesy photo
NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA — The Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) Española and El Rito campuses will be closed for Thanksgiving break Wednesday, Nov. 27 through Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024.
There will be no classes, activities or student services available during the holiday. NNMC Campus Security may be contacted at 505.747.2158.
NNMC wishes the community a very happy Thanksgiving! Read More
Lecture On Rocks At Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Nov. 24
Photo by Jim O’Donnell
NMHS News:
Matthew J. Martinez, Executive Director of Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project, presents the lecture, “Geographies of the Sacred” for the Friends of Coronado & Jemez Historic Sites monthly lecture series at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24 at Martha Liebert Public Library, 124 Calle Malinche in Bernalillo.
Despite the ongoing misrepresentation of Indigenous people as being non-literate, they have always been skilled at documenting stories. Tewa people view themselves within a larger ecological system interconnected to all things living.
This free talk will highlight Read More
Kiwanis Club Of Los Alamos Hosts Healthcare Industry Representatives Focused On Hospice & Senior Home Care
Egis Quality Senior Home Care Business Development Manager Jennifer Riek. Courtesy/Kiwanis
Laramie Hassenstein of Presbyterian Home Health Care and Hospice of Northern New Mexico. Courtesy/Kiwanis
KIWANIS News:
At the Nov. 12 Kiwanis meeting, club members heard from representatives of the senior health care industry and learned about the range of services they provide and their plans for providing those services to Los Alamos.
Nathan Young and Laramie Hassenstein of Presbyterian Home Health Care and Hospice of Northern New Mexico gave an overview of their organization and its goals. Read More
Free In-Person Grief Group At Rivera’s In Española
