Topper Girls Varsity Volleyball ‘Dig Pink’ Game Against Taos Tigers Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness
Hilltoppers players received roses in recognition of family members impacted by breast cancer. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Keira Battle serves the ball. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
SPORTS News:
The Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers Varsity Volleyball Team hosted the Taos Tigers in a ‘Dig Pink’ game to promote Breast Cancer Awareness Tuesday night at Griffith Gymnasium.
The district matchup started with a special breast cancer awareness tribute to Hilltoppers who have a loved one impacted with cancer.
The first set was a nail-biter with the Toppers narrowly losing Read More
Summit Garden Club Presents 2024 Pat Edmonds And Sue Graves Memorial Scholarship To Malachi Laskie
Summit Garden Club presented its $1,000, 2024 Pat Edmonds and Sue Graves Memorial Scholarship to Malachi Laskie. During his years at Los Alamos Middle School and Los Alamos High School, Laskie was strong not only in academics but also in sports. He is attending Fort Lewis College in Durango as a pre-med major. Laskie is the son of Eric Laskie and Keisha Cardon. Courtesy/SGC Read More
LADA To Host Open House To Celebrate Dyslexia Awareness Month Sunday Oct. 20 At Urban Park
By ANDREW ZOBAY
Los Alamos Dyslexia Advocates
In celebration of Dyslexia Awareness Month, the Los Alamos Dyslexia Advocates (LADA) is hosting an Open House 3-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 at Urban Park.
LADA is a group of parents supporting parents.
We would like to invite anyone who has an interest in dyslexia, reading difficulties and progress, or even special education and 504s. We are primarily a parent group that have one thing in common—we love exceptional children. We are here to help each other navigate the changing and diverse landscape before us.
Your children do not need a diagnosis for you
Registration Now Open For Upcoming ‘For Older Adult Wellness Summit’ At SALA Event Center
By KIAH McCONNELL
LARSO Marketing & Program Coordinator
Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization and Los Alamos Social Services are offering a free Older Adult Wellness Summit 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at SALA Event Center.
Registration is now open. Space is limited, so sign up early by clicking here. People can also get a registration form by stopping by the front desk at the Betty Ehart or White Rock Senior Activity Centers or email adminasst@losalamosseniorcenter.com to receive a form.
This summit includes nine presentations on older adult wellness and two keynote speakers. Coffee, Read More
Topper Volleyball Girls Play ‘Dig Pink’ Games This Evening!
Hilltopper Paula Marti-arce playing in a previous ‘Dig Pink’ game in Griffith Gymnasium. Courtesy photo
The Los Alamos Fire Department will have t-shirts available for purchase at the ‘Dig Pink’ games this evening in Griffith Gymnasium. Courtesy photo
BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos
It is great when a community engages in an issue that is close to the heart. It is even more meaningful when that issue hits close to home. Tuesday, Oct.15, the community is invited to attend a special Los Alamos High School Volleyball game called “Dig Pink”.
The Hilltoppers (C team, JV and Varsity) will face off Read More
Hilltoppers Girls Soccer To ‘Kick For The Cure’ Oct. 19
LAHS News:
The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Girls Soccer games Saturday Oct. 19 at Sullivan Field will be a “Kick for the Cure” cancer fundraiser. The public is invited to attend and support the teams as they compete to win against cancer.
Both the 11 a.m. Junior Varsity game and 1 p.m. Varsity game against the Aztec Lady Tigers will raise funds for breast cancer through raffles and a chance at halftime to shoot on the goalkeepers. Funds will be raised via cash donations and Venmo donations to LAHS girls soccer.
Los Alamos County Council issued a proclamation on Sept. 24, declaring October as Breast Read More
Robinson: We Must Take Care Of Our Rural Hospitals
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
Last year three small New Mexico hospitals had only enough cash on hand to last a few days. That situation has improved a bit, said Troy Clark, president and CEO of the New Mexico Hospital Association, but four hospitals still have just 20 days of cash on hand. Others are losing money.
“We must take care of our rural facilities,” he said.
Patients in rural areas are older, poorer and sicker; their hospitals rely more on Medicaid than on private insurance or other sources, and Medicaid reimburses them below cost.
Legislators threw rural Read More
Deer Practice Social Distancing On Lawn At LAMC
Several deer practice social distancing while lounging on the lawn this afternoon at Los Alamos Medical Center. Photo by George Martinez Read More
One Circle Village Of Motherhood Meets Wednesdays
Self Help Launches Los Alamos Mental Health Website Upgrade On World Mental Health Day
SELF HELP Inc. News:
Self Help, Inc. (Self Help) will launch the redesigned and enhanced Los Alamos Mental Health website Oct. 10, which is World Mental Health Day. The website was originally created by Self Help and the United Way of Northern New Mexico in 2016 to promote access to mental health resources for the Los Alamos community.
It continues to serve as a central hub for mental health information and provides a list of local therapists. Self Help collaborated with the Los Alamos County Social Services Department on this project as it aligns with the County’s Comprehensive Health Plan.
The Read More
New Mexico Department Of Finance And Administration Files Response To Judicial Employee Leave Policy Lawsuit
DFA Secretary Wayne Propst
DFA News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) filed a response to the Administrative Office of the Courts’ (AOC) lawsuit against the agency. DFA’s response aims to protect the Legislature’s exclusive power over the expenditure of public funds and the constitutional authority of checks and balances, while respectfully requesting a fair tribunal.
The lawsuit stems from DFA’s declining paid time off (PTO) payouts on the grounds that the policy violates legislative restrictions on the expenditure of public funds. The decision Read More
Skolnik: New Mexico’s Healthcare Workforce – Clever Ads Are Not Healthcare Policy
By RICHARD SKOLNIK
White Rock
In September 2023, the Albuquerque Journal published an article I wrote called Dear Red State Physicians, Please Move to New Mexico (link).
Thus, I was pleased to see the Governor launch in August 2024 an advertising campaign along the lines of my article.
My article was written in a somewhat humorous style, since I understand there are a number of critical policy constraints that discourage physicians from wanting to practice in New Mexico. Unhappiness over a physician’s ability to practice in Texas or elsewhere according to the standards of care of her field will Read More
Los Alamos Public Schools Joins Nationwide Celebration Of Unity Day … Key For National Bullying Prevention Month
LAPS News:
On Oct. 16, Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) will join schools nationwide in celebrating Unity Day, a key event during National Bullying Prevention Month.
Unity Day sends a clear, powerful message: by wearing orange, we stand together in kindness, acceptance and inclusion, helping to create a safer, more supportive environment for every student.
Unity Day also reaffirms our school district’s strategic goal to ensure 100% of students develop the skills and values necessary to be productive, responsible citizens. By uniting against bullying, we are building a culture where students Read More
St. John’s College Santa Fe Awarded Suicide Program Funds
St. John’s College News:
SANTA FE – St. John’s College has been awarded a three-year $306,000 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to strengthen the college’s behavior health infrastructure especially for suicide prevention efforts on its Santa Fe campus.
The program will support a comprehensive public health and evidence-based approach to behavioral health, including suicide, depression, serious mental illness and substance abuse.
“We know that increasing mental health challenges, including risk of suicide, and, more generally, increased Read More
In Person Grief Support Group In Los Alamos On Tuesdays
National Bullying Awareness Month: 5 Crucial Facts To Know
From ‘Stand for the Silent’:
Oklahoma City – October is National Bullying Prevention Month, making it an ideal time to examine some of the crucial factors surrounding this hot-button issue. Bullying touches families from coast to coast and in all demographic areas. The more we can shed light on it and learn to understand it, the better equipped we will be as a nation to help prevent it from happening.
“Bullying is an issue that most of us have had to deal with at some point, in one way or another,” says Kirk Smalley, co-founder of Stand for the Silent. “We need to learn more about it and do what we can to Read More
Robinson: How Do We Attract Doctors And Healthcare Workers? Think Tank Has A Plan
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
©2024 New Mexico News Services
How long does it take you to get an appointment with your doctor? If your answer is weeks or months, or “What doctor?” Think New Mexico has you in mind.
The nonpartisan think tank recently published a plan to solve New Mexico’s healthcare worker shortage. The group has done its usual thorough work of defining the problem and presenting a potentially do-able solution.
Most riveting, I thought, is the part about reforming the state’s medical malpractice act. This 48-year-old law, its changes and loopholes are a giveaway to malpractice Read More
Catch Of The Week: UMC Ransomware Attack
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
Nobody likes going to the hospital, but what if you became seriously ill or injured and the hospital had to turn you away at the door?
That’s exactly what happened at University Medical System (UMC) in Lubbock, Texas after they recently suffered a ransomware attack and had to divert incoming patients to other hospitals.
What is ransomware?
Ransomware is a malicious software designed to block access to computer systems until a sum of money is paid. The first documented ransomware attack occurred in 1989 when attendees of the World Health Read More
Denish: Abortion, A Personal Story
By DIANE DENISH
Corner to Corner
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
On August 8 in a press conference, Donald Trump said he believed abortion has become “much less of an issue” and that it would be a “very small issue” in the general election. He is wrong.
Just a reminder: Donald Trump appointed justices committed to ending a woman’s right to make her own healthcare decisions. He is proud of getting Roe v. Wade overturned. As a result, almost half the states now either ban or severely restrict women’s right to abortion and reproductive care.
Trump has forgotten about the women of my generation who were Read More
Scenes From LAMC’s Free Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinic
Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) Nurse Karen administers a free flu vaccine this morning as Vickie Martinez prepares a Band-Aid to apply afterward during LAMC’s Free Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinic underway until noon today. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Vehicles line up this morning at LAMC’s Free Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinic underway until noon today. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
RN Nurse James administrators a flu shot this morning during LAMC’s Free Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinic underway until noon today. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Welcoming drivers this morning Read More
