Los Alamos Pilot Takes Belgium Exchange Student on Flight
Los Alamos Rotarian Gary Derosier of First National Bank of Santa Fe pilots his own plane and Aug. 28 took Belgium exchange student Thomas Routiaux on a flight around the area. Photo by Lisa Harris
Gary Derosier, left, and Thomas Routiaux prepare to board the plane for their morning flight. Photo by Lisa Harris
Staff Report
When Belgium exchange student Thomas Routiaux spoke to the Los Alamos Rotary Club recently, a member asked him “what can we do for you?” Routiaux asked members to take him with them to gain new experiences.
“How would you like to take a plane ride,” Read More
NM Public Education Secretary-Designate Hanna Skandera to Speak at Los Alamos Community Dinner
GOP News:
The Los Alamos Republican Party is sponsoring a community dinner emphasizing public education in New Mexico.
New Mexico Public Education Department Secretary-Designate Hanna Skandera is the guest speaker for the event set for 6 p.m., Sept. 11 in the large conference room at the Los Alamos Research Park, 4200 West Jemez Road.
Skandera has served as a senior policy advisor and deputy chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Education. During former President George W. Bush’s Administration, she assisted Secretary Margaret Spellings with policy development and implementation, Read More
Join These Community Members in Supporting UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
The UNM-LA special election ballots were delivered this week to registered voters. As a mail-in election, there will not be a polling location and every voter must return their ballot to the County Clerk’s Office by 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17. We encourage you to carefully consider the question and exercise your vote.
The following community members invite you to join them in supporting UNM-LA by voting yes!
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Marv & Rosemary Alme Karyl Ann Armbruster John Arrowsmith Ellen Ben-Naim Fran Berting Alan Bishop Judy Bjarke-McKenzie Steve & Kathy Boerigter Nona Bowman Art Brown |
Letter to the Editor: Open Letter to Middle School Parents
By Dr. Gene SchmidtI am pleased to share the exciting news that middle school students and staff will move into their new school on Tuesday, Sept. 17. In sharing this wonderful and long anticipated news, I begin by thanking voters for approving the 2009 construction bond that funded our beautiful new school.
I also thank taxpayers throughout New Mexico for providing an additional $5.2 million in Public School Capital Outlay Council matching funds. But most of all, I thank our community for its patience during the construction of the building. The completion of the Read More
Explore Red Rocks and Jemez Pueblo Culture Sept. 7
Hikers explore red rock country at Jemez Pueblo. Courtesy/PEECPEEC News:
When taking the “back road” from Albuquerque to Los Alamos through the Jemez mountains, stunning red rocks appear as if out of nowhere, on Jemez Pueblo land.
On a guided hike organized by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) Saturday, Sept. 7, there is the opportunity to explore these rock formations and learn about the history and culture of the Jemez people who have lived there for centuries.
Mary Pecos, a guide at the Walatowa Visitor Center, will lead the group on a 1.5 mile hike through the beautiful landscape Read More
Middle School Students Begin Calendar Countdown
Los Alamos Middle School students Sophia Sivils and Aidan Beevers meet with school staff to plan the move into their new school. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
Sophia Sivils and Aidan Beevers, both members of the Los Alamos Middle School Student Council, point to Sept. 17 as the targeted day to move into their new school.
“Stating it’s time to get the move going,” the students met with LAMS Principal Rex Kilburn, Assistant Superintendent Gerry Washburn and Bond and Construction Coordinator, Herb McLean to plan the calendar countdown for the move into the new middle school.
“Students are really excited Read More
UNM-LA Mil Levy Ballots Pour Into Clerk’s Office
Senior Deputy Clerk Adrianna Ortiz, left, and County Clerk Sharon Stover today looked over hundreds of ballots that have poured into the Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office since mailed out to registered voters Monday for the UNM-LA mil levy. The Clerk’s Office mailed out 13,831 ballots and 650 have been returned of which three were unsigned. The postmaster returned 200 as undeliverable. Ballots must be physically received in the County Clerk’s Office by 7 p.m., Sept. 17 to be counted. Postmarked envelopes do not count. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Governor Announces Stipends for Teachers
STATE News:
- Up to 400 Teachers Could Earn Additional $5000
SANTA FE – Gov. Susana Martinez announced Wednesday that a new education reform initiative will pay 400 New Mexico teachers an additional $5,000 to work with students in struggling schools or to help students earn Advanced Placement (AP) credits.
The first step in the initiative will reward 100 teachers who agree to move from a school with a grade of an A or B to a school with a D or F grade. Teachers must commit to a minimum of two years at the struggling school in order to receive the stipend.
Additionally, 300 teachers—currently instructing Read More
Letter to the Editor: NO! to the Mil Tax Increase
By BRADY BURKEEvery year, one organization or another posts the day of the year that we all work to just to pay our taxes. With the proposed Mil Tax, property owners can add another two days of work to that date to pay the Mil Tax increase. That’s two days you work and pay taxes on that income, just to send the rest to your local government in the form of another tax. I, for one, am tired of government organizations overspending and otherwise mismanaging their monies and then putting their hand in my pocket to make up for it.
The University of New Mexico has many channels for raising money. They Read More
PEEC Offers Reptile and Amphibian Guide
‘Reptiles and Amphibians of the Pajarito Plateau’ is PEEC’s latest publication. Courtsey photo
PEEC News:
As you are out enjoying your hike or walk around the neighborhood, a medium-sized lizard skirts your path and disappears under a rock. Was it a Tree Lizard, or more likely, the common Eastern Fence Lizard?
Learn how to identify the salamanders, frogs, toads, lizards and snakes found around Los Alamos in the Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s newest publication, “Reptiles and Amphibians of the Pajarito Plateau.” The booklet was written by Jennifer Macke Read More
New Season of Teen Café Scientifique NM Launches Sept. 5!
Students learn about robotics from LANL post doc Steve Anton during a Café last year. Courtesy photo 
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Dr. Steven Brumby of Los Alamos National Laboratory, who studies neuroscience models for computer vision and develops computer codes to simulate vision, will present “Can You See Me Now? Teaching Computers to See.”Public Art Installation,’The Power of Code,’ Unveiled at UNM-LA
UNM-LA faculty, staff and community members gather before the ribbon cutting ceremony for ‘The Power of Code,’ the new public art project on the UNM-LA campus. Photo by Vint Miller
Santa Fe artist Nicolas Gadbois cuts the ribbon on his new public art piece, ‘The Power of Code’ at the UNM-LA campus Tuesday. Photo by Bonnie J. GordonBy VINT MILLER
It’s been nearly eight years in the making, but The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) finally dedicated the new public art piece, The Power of Code, Tuesday at a gathering of students, staff and community Read More
Letter to the Editor: Support a Community Treasure
By ROBYN SCHULTZ, ChairThe Democratic Party of Los Alamos County joins Chairman Gibson and other local Republicans in support of the UNM-LA Mil Levy.
When I graduated from high school in upstate New York, I chose to attend the local community college for my first two years. Classmates came back from their far flung institutions with exciting tales of huge lecture halls and the anonymity of being at a large school. More than a few returned prematurely from their college experiences, not yet ready for such dramatic changes.
In contrast, my experience was one Read More
Letter to the Editor: Look at UNM-LA Tax Proposal on Its Own Merits
By ROBERT GIBSON, Chair,Los Alamos voters have a rare opportunity to consider a tax increase proposal that actually has sound justification, the UNM-LA mil levy increase.
No community owes more to education nor values it more highly than ours. UNM-LA is an important local educational resource. It does its job well. Its graduation and job placement rates far exceed state averages.
UNM-LA’s operating mil levy has not increased since its founding 30 years ago. Alone, that is not a valid argument for the proposed hike. Their revenue from the existing levy has increased Read More
Los Alamos Rotary Sponsors Student From Belgium
Thomas Routiaux is a Los Alamos Rotary Club exchange student from Belgium attending Los Alamos High School this year. Routiaux gave a presentation to the Rotary Club Tuesday at the Dixie Girl Restaurant about his life in Neupré, Liege, Belgium. Since its founding 47 years ago, the Los Alamos Rotary Club has sponsored 44 foreign exchange students and 50 outbound students from Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Belgium exchange student Thomas Routiaux describes his life back home and told Rotary Club members Tuesday that he likes to eat just about all foods but does not care for Read More
Students and Staff Honor Beloved Teacher Marilyn Fabry
Students and school staff walked to Los Alamos High School math teacher Marilyn Fabry’s house to honor her and to support her in her fight against cancer on Marilyn Fabry Day, Tuesday, Aug. 27. They wore Fabry’s favorite color, orange. Courtesy photo
Students and staff recognized Marilyn Fabry’s 38 year teaching career and 19 years of service with the Los Alamos School District during Tuesday’s event. Courtesy photoLAPS News:
Los Alamos School Board President Jim Hall and School Board Vice-President Judy Bjarke-McKenzie joined with students and Read More
Letter to the Editor: Response Regarding the Funding of the Art Work at UNMLA
By LISA J. WISMERInitiated in 2005, UNM Los Alamos was able to secure capital improvement funding for some small projects from the 2006 GO Bond and also the 2008 Severance Tax allotments. Combining all the resources to meet the designated capital improvements resulted in the construction of Wallace Hall and the complete renovation of the Flo Science wing.
As required for all capital improvement projects, 1 percent of funding was automatically earmarked for Art in Public Places. This amounted to $12,500 and not enough to make a big impact Read More
School Board Proclaims Today Marilyn Fabry Day
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public School Board met in special session Monday, Aug. 26 to take action on a proclamation to honor Marilyn Fabry.
Fabry was recognized for her 19 years of dedicated service as a teacher at Los Alamos High School.
The Board invites students, staff and community to celebrate today, Aug. 27 as Marilyn Fabry Day. Read More
Incentive Program Helps Recruit and Retain Teachers
Staff Report
ALBUQUERQUE ─ Gov. Susana Martinez announced that more than 100 teachers statewide will receive a $5,000 stipend this year for teaching at ‘hard-to-staff’ schools across the state.
The initiative, announced by the governor in January, is designed to attract and keep highly qualified math and science teachers in schools that have experienced serious challenges in hiring teachers in these fields.
Teachers in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) were identified by local school administrators to receive the incentive by either transferring Read More
Pierotti’s Clowns’ Lou Pierotti to Speak at Pinon School
‘Tribute to Pierotti’s Clowns’ mosaic by Susan K. Dailey, commissioned by the Los Alamos County Art in Public Places Board and installed in front of Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos. Courtesy/LAC
Staff Report
Lou Pierotti of the famed Pierotti’s Clowns fast pitch softball team is set to speak to 4th-6th graders at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11 at Pinon Elementary School in White Rock.
About the Clowns…
In 1953, Lou Pierotti formed the Pierotti’s Clowns, the only 5-man fast-pitch softball team in the nation. This team was sponsored by the Los Alamos Kiwanis Read More
