Registration Now Open For Barranca Mesa Elementary Trick-Or-Trot 5K Fun Run & Walk
The PTO for Barranca Mesa Elementary will host its second annual Trick-or-Trot 5k Fun Run & Walk Oct. 29. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) for Barranca Mesa Elementary is hosting its second annual Trick-or-Trot 5K Fun Run & Walk Saturday, Oct. 29 at Barranca Mesa Elementary School, 57 Loma del Escolar in Los Alamos.
The 5K starts at 9 a.m., and the 1-miler begins at 10 a.m.
Monsters of all ages and fitness levels are invited to participate.
“Wear your best costume and join in the most fun event of the Halloween season!”
Registration is $35 for teens and adults, Read More
Tickets Still Available For Sunday’s Taste Of Knowledge!
LAPS Foundation News:
Last call to get tickets to Taste of Knowledge 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2 at Pig + Fig Café in White Rock.
An incredible menu will be offered with five dining stations:
- Soft fresh-baked pretzels with beer cheese sauce;
- German potato salad, cucumber salad in dill crème fraiche, fresh sauerkraut;
- Crispy fried cutlets of pork loin, potato dumpling pasta, brown mushroom gravy;
- Summer sausage, bratwurst, butterkase, sweet brown German farmer’s bread and fresh fruit; and
- Traditional apple strudel slices and chocolate hazelnut petit fours for dessert.
A selection of Read More
LAHS Class Of 1970 Joins Forces With Class Of 1969 To Raise $6,450 In Scholarship Funds During Summer Reunion
From left, Los Alamos High School Class of 1969 Fundraising Co-Chair Able Chavez and LAHS Class of 1970 representatives Nancy Thomas Hatfield and Judy McKenzie present a donation to J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee Treasurer Ron Wilkins this morning during a check presentation at the Oppenheimer House on Bathtub Row. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com.
LAHS News:
- Thriving Partnership proves again that “Success Breeds Success”
It does not take much to prove the adage that “Success Breeds Success” for the Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Classes of 1970 and 1969 when it comes to raising Read More
Stansbury Votes To Strengthen School Behavioral Health Resources For New Mexico With Mental Health Matters Act
U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury
STATE News:
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) has voted to pass the Mental Health Matters Act out of the U.S. House of Representatives to address the ongoing behavioral health crisis facing students, families and educators in New Mexico.
The Mental Health Matters Act (H.R.7780) supports the behavioral health needs of New Mexico’s students and educators, strengthens school-based behavioral health care, and removes barriers for workers and families to access substance use disorder treatment.
“The pandemic has taken a huge toll on New Mexico’s Read More
Free Launch Pad Lecture Introduces New Worlds
Using hundreds of hours of observations from the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes, an international team of astronomers investigated a sample of 25 exoplanets, out of the 5,000+ identified by NASA. The team was able to identify some clear trends and correlations between the exoplanets’ atmospheric constitutions and observed behavior. Courtesy/ESA
NMMSH News:
The monthly Launch Pad Lecture at the Museum of Space History scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7 will feature Museum Outreach Coordinator Tony Gondola.
His topic will be “Exoplanets: We are Not Alone”, and will highlight the amazing Read More
New Mexico Higher Education Dept., UNM To Announce Efforts To Address College Food, Housing Security
NMHED News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED) in partnership with the University of New Mexico (UNM) Basic Needs Project will host an event 10 a.m. to noon today, Sept. 30, to announce a new statewide initiative to research the food and housing needs of students at public colleges and universities in New Mexico and highlight funds awarded to food security projects at higher education institutions.
The event will feature remarks from Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, state and higher education leaders, faculty, and students involved in efforts to address food and housing
PEEC: Panel Discussion On Induction Stoves Oct. 6
PEEC News:
An upcoming event at the Los Alamos Nature Center is a two-fer promising a little something for both adults and kids.
Offered jointly by the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) and Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC), this event Thursday, Oct. 6, offers a panel discussion on induction stovetops for adults and the debut of the Monster Detective Collective for the children who may come along with them.
In the classroom, a panel of induction stovetop owners will discuss the pros and cons of the technology from real life perspectives. Induction technology has been a hot topic Read More
Fall Fun At 2022 Annual PEECnic Saturday Oct. 8
PEEC News:
The community is invited to join the Los Alamos Nature Center 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 for PEECnic, the annual membership appreciation event.
Everyone is invited to join PEEC staff, volunteers and fellow members at this open house, public event. There will be snacks and desserts, games, friends and educators sharing their PEEC wisdom.
Bring family, bring friends! This is a great time to introduce new people to our outstanding nature center. It also will be a great reminder of all the outstanding benefits that come with PEEC membership, including discounts in the gift shop, members-only Read More
Studying Vampire Bats To Predict The Next Pandemic
Courtesy/Virginia Tech
VIRGINIA TECH News:
In June, Virginia Tech Assistant Professor Luis Escobar led a team of students into the Andes Mountains and lowlands of Colombia to understand how vampire bats can help predict and prevent the next big epidemic.
Escobar is an expert in assessing how diseases respond to climate and landscape change in the College of Natural Resources and Environment’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation. With a $358,000 grant from the National Science Foundation and support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), his latest project Read More
Learn About Earth Below And Skies Above With NMOP
View near Los Luceros Historic Site. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Created by Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and Los Luceros Historic Site, the New Mexico Outdoor Pass (NMOP) is a FREE booklet included with FREE community events for families where everyone gets rewarded for spending time outside.
Participate in this activity and get a stamp for your New Mexico Outdoor Pass booklet. Fill your book with stamps and you’ll be rewarded with prizes!
Join us for an NMOP special event: Plants and Sky!, 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 2. During this plants and sky-themed day at Los Luceros Historic Read More
Los Alamos Public Schools Transportation Department Personnel Keep The Wheels On The Bus Turning
LAPS Superintendent José Delfin speaks with employees of the LAPS Transportation Department, from left, Delfin, Transportation Director Keith Rosenbaum, Frank Marshall (school bus assistant) and drivers Rosalie Hammo and Malia Goddard. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Superintendent José Delfin, left, chats with Transportation Director Keith Rosenbaum. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
When Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Superintendent José Delfin interviewed for his job in January, he toured the Read More
SFCC Library Presents Discussion Of ‘Touching The Veil’
Author Cheryl Marita
SFCC News:
SFCC Library presents an online discussion of “Touching the Veil: End of Life Stories through the Eyes of a Nurse,” with the author about the book, the work, and the life of a hospice nurse Cheryl Marita, 5-6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1.
Cost: Free to all who pre-register
Book Blurb: “Touching the Veil: End of Life Stories through the Eyes of a Nurse” holds answers to unspoken questions of today’s world. In fifteen short stories, Marita, RN, describes in vivid detail her role as a nurse at the bedside of hospice patients, friends, and family during their last days. Marita Read More
Books By Regional Authors Selected To Represent New Mexico At 2022 National Book Festival
NMSL News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico State Library (NMSL) announces that New Mexico Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, selected two books to represent the state at the 2022 National Book Festival. The Festival was held Sept. 3.
The books are Shaped by Her Hands: Potter Maria Martinez by Anna Harber Freeman and Barbara Gonzales and illustrated by Aphelandra, a youth book, and The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade, a book for adults. They were featured in Center for the Book’s Great Reads from Great Places program.
“We are pleased to showcase these Read More
Los Alamos Historical Society Lecture: ‘Codebreaking, Venona, And Identifying Soviet Spies In The Manhattan Project’ Oct. 3
LAHS News:
John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr will present Los Alamos Historical Society’s (LAHS) October Lecture Series talk, “Codebreaking, Venona, and Identifying Soviet Spies in the Manhattan Project,” 7 p.m., MDT, Oct. 3 via Zoom.
The authors provided this introduction to their topic:
“During World War II neither U.S. Army counterintelligence nor the FBI identified an espionage leak from the Manhattan Project’s highly secret atomic bomb laboratory at Los Alamos, NM. However, in 1946 a Signal Intelligence Service project, later named “Venona,” decoded a 1944 cable from the Soviet Read More
Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Announce $915,900 In Federal Investments For San Juan College Program In Farmington
Congressional News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) are welcoming a $915,900 federal grant to San Juan College in Farmington to renovate and repurpose a city building to support the Harvest Food Hub and Kitchen.
“The San Juan College Harvest Food Hub is a great way for students to learn how to create economic opportunities in their own communities,” Heinrich said. “I’m proud to welcome this funding that teaches students valuable skills, all while supporting local farmers and businesses.”
“The Read More
UNM Canning Meats & Low Acid Foods Workshop Sept. 30
DFA To Host Matching Grant Webinar Wednesday Oct. 3
DFA Secretary Debbie Romero
DFA News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) Local Government Division (LGD) has announced that funds are available through the Matching Grants appropriated by the Legislature and approved by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
These funds will provide local governments with funds to match federal grants.
Under House Bill 2, $1 million was secured to provide matching funds to local and tribal governments across the state. Applicants seeking funding must demonstrate that they have submitted a federal grant application and that Read More
Free Diabetes Cooking Classes Sept. 29 And Oct. 6,11,18
PAC 8 Video: 2022 Hilltoppers Homecoming Parade
Video of the 2022 Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers Homecoming Parade held Friday, Sept. 16 on Central Avenue. Video by Jean Gindreau/PAC 8 Read More
Youth Exchange Student Hannes Wiertzema Shares Highlights Of Life In Germany With Los Alamos Rotary
Laura Loy, the Youth Exchange Officer for the Rotary Club of Los Alamos, introduced Hannes Wiertzema of Germany before his presentation to the Club Sept. 6 at Cottonwood on the Greens. Photo by Linda Hull
Hannes Wiertzema of Germany, one of two Rotary Youth Exchange students sponsored by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos this school year, spoke about his family, friends, school and hometown during his Sept. 6 presentation to the Club. Photo by Linda Hull
By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
“Family, football, and physics,” began Laura Loy, the Rotary Club’s Youth Exchange Officer Read More
