‘An Afternoon In Provence’ Tickets Still Available; Wine And Food Plus So Much More
Preview auction items on the event website. Courtesy/LAPSF
LAPSF News:
Tickets are still available for “An Afternoon in Provence”, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 at the Pig + Fig Café in White Rock.
The fundraising event is put on by the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation and Pig + Fig Café as part of A Taste of Knowledge, which raises money for all Los Alamos Public Schools.
Tickets to “An Afternoon in Provence” are $60 and can be purchased at www.tok.givesmart.com.
While the five wine and food pairing stations are the stars of the show, they are not the only attractions. The event will feature silent
Los Alamos High School Yearbooks And Living Treasures Profiles To Be Digitize On Kiosks
By CAROL A. CLARK
Thanks to a generous donation by Enterprise Bank & Trust, the LAPS Foundation is arranging to purchase two large touch screens to display the content, one for the lobby of LAHS and another one for the bank lobby.Scenes From First Day Of School At Mountain
A crosswalk guard on the job this morning ensuring students cross the street safely to Mountain Elementay School at 2280 North Road. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Students exit a bus and head into their first day of school for the 2019-20 school year this morning at Mountain Elementary. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Students check out class schedules on the first day of school this morning at Mountain Elementary. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Students pose for a first day of school photo this morning at Mountain Elementary. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos School Bond Election Will Fund Remodeling Of White Rock Schools If Passed By Voters
Los Alamos School Board President Ellen Ben-Naim updates the Board on the upcoming school bond election during Tuesday’s School Board Meeting. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comDuring the summer, the Los Alamos School Board passed a motion to go forward with a School Bond Election on Nov. 5, the day of the election for School Board and the UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board.
According to School Board President Ellen Ben-Naim, cost was an important reason. The district will not have to pay for a Special Election Read More
Registration Required For Free Estate Planning Workshop At 2:30 p.m. Thursday Aug. 22
First Day Of School At Barranca Reveals New Building
A sneak peek into the new two-story building at Barranca Elementary School. Courtesy/LAPS
A look at the new two-story building at Barranca Elementary School. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
On the first day of school, Barranca Elementary will be opening the doors to a new two-story building.
The project is on budget and is especially designed for the school’s project-based learning.
The new rooms include up-to-date technology to enhance the learning process.
The two-story building includes a new lobby which gives the school a single point of entry for enhanced security. Part of the remodeling Read More
Robinson Talks About Bears At Rotary Meeting
County Councilor James Robinson, co-founder of Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation, talks bears at the Tuesday Rotary Club meeting. Photo by Linda HullMcQuiston: School Is Back In Session So Drive Safely
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
The Jemez Agency
It’s back to school time and for many children, school is already in session.
This is the time of the year when we say goodbye to the leisurely summer traffic, and start sharing the road with hurried parents, new teen drivers, student pedestrians, and school buses. Not only do we want to send our kids off to school safely each day, but it is equally important that each of us make it to and from work safely. Why not start this school year by sharing the following safety tips from the National Safety Council:
Be extra vigilant in school zones and residential neighborhoods, Read More
Third Annual Bear Festival At Nature Center Aug. 24
Celebrate Bear Festival Saturday, Aug. 24 at the Los Alamos Nature Center with PEEC and LEWF. The event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and features hands-on activities and education for all ages. Plus, join them the evening before at 6 p.m. for the ‘Eat Like a Bear’ buffet dinner. Courtesy/PEEC
Scene from a previous Bear Festival. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
This month, the Pajarito Environmental Education Center and Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation are once again partnering to present an annual, one-of-a-kind celebration of black bear neighbors at the Bear Festival.
The event is now in its Read More
PEEC: Haaland To Speak On Green New Deal Aug. 21
U.S. Rep. Deb HaalandSchool Starts Thursday … Motorists Urged To Be Extra Cautious In School Zones And Crosswalks
LAPD News:
Los Alamos Public Schools is starting its 2019-2020 school year Thursday, Aug. 15.
This means school buses and numerous juvenile pedestrians and bicyclists will be out on sidewalks and roadways before and after school.
Please be extra cautious in school zones and around crosswalks. Remember to obey traffic laws regarding school buses and speed regulations when school zone signs are flashing: Do not pass school buses with flashing lights and stop arms extended out.
The Los Alamos Police Department will be out in full force monitoring school bus routes and school zones to ensure the Read More
Invitation To Informational Meeting For Upcoming Los Alamos School Board Elections
Members of the 2017 School Board from left, Vice President Steve Boerigter, Andrea Cunningham, Secretary Jenny McCumber, President Ellen Ben-Naim and Bill Hargraves. Courtesy photo
Courtesy photo2019 Hilltopper Golf Tourney Saturday Sept. 14
Lead Director Of Special Olympics Seeks To Focus On Character Qualities Of Its Global Athletes
CMRW News:Udall Thanks Los Alamos Native For Internship
Los Alamos High School graduate Miriam WallstromEspañola YMCA Teen Center Awarded $25,000 Gift For Tutoring & Development
Scene from activities at the Española YMCA Teen Center. Courtesy/YMCA
Scene from activities at the Española YMCA Teen Center. Courtesy/YMCA
YMCA News:
Española ― Christmas came in July for the Española YMCA Teen Center in the form of a $25,000 grant award from the Lineberry Foundation.
“The Lineberry Foundation support has been instrumental in helping the Española YMCA Teen Center provide teen programming that helps youth be creative, innovative, and driven to make positive choices for their success,” EYTC Director Ben Sandoval said.
The Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Sheri Foley Of Gadgets
On the job in Los Alamos last Tuesday is Manager Sheri Foley of Gadgets, the gift shop inside the Bradbury Science Museum at 1350 Central Ave. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com New Mexico Governor Names Education Secretary
New Cabinet Secretary of Education Ryan StewartLAPS: New Family Orientation Aug. 14
LAPS News:
Anyone new to Los Alamos, or with a student attending one of the Los Alamos Public Schools for the first time, is invited to attend the New Family Orientation noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14 in the gymnasium Aspen Elementary School.
This is an opportunity to learn more about the schools, the community and local organizations and meet school district leaders and community partners.
The orientation includes time for questions.
Lunch will be provided beginning at 11:30 a.m., ahead of the orientation.
For more information, call 505.663.2222 or email d.larson@laschools.net Read More
LANL Donates Working FERMIAC Replica To Bradbury
People can see the original 1947 FERMIAC at the supercomputing exhibit at the Bradbury Science Museum, but it’s safely behind glass. Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Office of Experimental Sciences has donated a replica of the FERMIAC – a mechanical device for tracing out neutron transport paths on a table-top blueprint – to the Bradbury Science Museum. Enrico Fermi built the original after the end of the Manhattan Project. It was used for a few years, then found, two decades later, in the dusty corner of an office, explained Todd Urbatsch, leader of the Radflow
