Youth Matters: Why Pay Attention to Attendance?
Youth Matters
Why does your child miss school? Ask parents this question and you might be surprised at the variety of answers you receive.
- “He needs a break and a day off once in a while.”
- “She has so much to do, she needs to stay home to catch up.”
- “He has a lot of trouble getting up in the morning.”
- “She’s only a third grader. Surely she won’t miss much.”
- “He isn’t feeling well. And he really hasn’t been acting like himself lately.”
A day off here, a few tardies there – these absences may not seem like much, but according to Attendance Works (a website Read More
Saturday: Udall to Discuss Toy Safety
STATE News:
- Udall, CPSC, UNM to provide tips to help parents avoid hazards, keep kids safe during the holidays
ALBUQUERQUE – As the holiday shopping season begins, parents across New Mexico will head to the stores to buy children’s gifts. Saturday, Nov. 30, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall will hold an informational news conference at UNM Children’s Hospital to announce tips that will help parents ensure the toys they buy are safe for their kids. Joining Udall at the event will be Commissioner Marietta Robinson of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Dr. Loretta Cordova de Read More
Looking for Something to do with Visitors or Family? Visit Bradbury Science Museum FREE!
BSM News:
The Bradbury Science Museum https:////www.lanl.gov/museum at 1350 Central Ave., in downtown Los Alamos is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m,. Tuesday to Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. Sunday and Monday.
The museum is closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Admission is FREE and photography is allowed.
Find more information about museum events at https:////www.lanl.gov/museum/events/calendar.shtml. Read More
Governor Proposes $450,000 for Water Emergencies
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
Plan Will Help Struggling Communities Ensure Safe and Secure Water Supply
SANTA FE – Gov. Susana Martinez has announced plans to include in her budget recommendation two new state funds that will support local communities dealing with water emergencies, and help struggling communities come up with sound technical plans for projects and upgrades to prevent such emergencies. Martinez’s proposal seeks to establish a Dry Community Water Emergency Fund and a Technical Assistance Planning Fund.
The Dry Community Water Emergency Read More
Los Alamos County Ice Rink Presents Skate with Santa and Elves Dec. 14-15
Images courtesy of R. Cowdry
COUNTY News:
Santa Clause is coming to the ice rink and taking time during his busy holiday schedule to bring his elves to help him greet boys and girls and hand out candy canes. Santa and his elves will 
pose for pictures on and off the ice.
Come visit Santa and his elves 4-6 p.m., Saturday Dec. 14 and 3-5 p.m. Sunday Dec. 15. Admission for the event is $6.50 at the door, $2.50 for children under 5. Admission includes skate rental. Passes will not be accepted for this special event.
For more information about “Skate with Santa and his Elves,” visit https:////www.losalamosnm.us/rec/rink Read More
Letter to the Editor: Save The Trail Train
Inez Ross hops aboard Southwest Chief. Courtesy photo
There is a threat, that unless the states of Colorado, Kansas and New Mexico share funding to repair the rails, the route of the Southwest Chief Amtrak train, will be re-routed south, eliminating passenger access for towns between Newton, Kan. and Albuquerque.
Whoa New Mexico! Lamy is the gateway to Santa Fe, and Raton is the Boy and Girl Scouts’ access to the National Scout Camp at Philmont, plus the terminal for the Amtrak bus connecting passengers to Denver and the California Zephyr.
The route of the Chief
‘Thankful Dinner’ Served at Barranca Mesa Elementary
Resource Teacher Dawnmarie Shipley’s 6th grade students participate in a ‘Thankful Dinner’ during lunchtime Monday at Barranca Mesa Elementary School. Twenty-one attendees were treated to a bountiful of homemade traditional Thanksgiving food. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Utilities’ Charter Review Recommendations Go Before Council Dec. 3
COUNTY News:
The portion of the Los Alamos County Charter related to the Department of Public Utilities’ functions, roles and responsibilities will be the main topic of discussion at the Tuesday, Dec. 3 Council meeting at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers, 1000 Central Ave.
The Council’s appointed Charter Review Committee gave Council its recommendations on this part of the Charter earlier this fall and the Board of Public Utilities recently discussed its recommendations.
At the Dec. 3 meeting, the Council may consider all input and make a decision about proceeding with an election to make changes Read More
Sheriff’s Posse Flips Seasonal Surprise Pancake Sunday
SHERIFF’S POSSE News:
When Sunday rolls around, you will no longer have to be cooking for your Thanksgiving guests. The Los Alamos Sheriff’s Posse will be serving up the monthly cowboy pancake breakfast 7-11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 1 at the Los Alamos Sheriff’s Posse Lodge at 650 North Mesa Road..
Fluffy hot pancakes in a wide variety of flavors, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, juice and hot coffee will be served just in time to help entertain your holiday crowd. In addition to plain pancakes and perennial favorites such as blueberry, banana, and chocolate chip, the kitchen will be flipping Read More
Food on the Hill: Savory Monkey Bread
This Week’s Recipe: Savory Monkey Bread
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comIngredients:
Directions:
Take each piece of dough and split it in half. With your thumb make a well in the center of each piece. Put a little bit of the crumbled pieces of bacon in the Read More
Shop on the Corner Offers Christmas Bargains
SOTC News:
The annual Shop on the Corner Christmas Sale will offer holiday bargains on Wednesday, Dec. 4. The thrift shop sale is 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and includes both brand new and gently used items, which the volunteers set aside all year.
Holiday decorations, festive and new clothing, toys and games, books and music, linens, china and glassware, jewelry, leather goods, and gifts are some of the items that will attract scores of bargain hunters, collectors, and hobbyists.
Shop on the Corner thrift store is in the lower level of Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, off Canyon Read More
Man With Gun Robs Santa Fe Credit Union
FBI News:
The FBI and Santa Fe Police Department are looking for a man who used a handgun to rob Del Norte Credit Union at 510 N. Guadalupe St. in Santa Fe on Nov. 25.
The suspect in the robbery of the is described as a Hispanic male in his mid-30s, approximately 6’0″ tall, with a medium build and weighing about 180-200 pounds. He wore a black down jacket with a fur hood, sunglasses, white gloves, and a blue bandana that covered his face.
Witnesses say the man entered the bank at approximately 9:34 a.m., showed a gun to a teller, and demanded money. The teller handed over an undisclosed amount of money Read More
Celebrate Green Friday in Los Alamos!
ART CENTER News:
Feel like shopping a bit on Black Friday, but don’t want to brave the crowds, long drives, and craziness?
Why not shop locally instead and celebrate Green Friday? Of course we encourage you to start with the 2013 Affordable Arts here at Fuller Lodge Art Center, and then move on to explore some of the “hidden” options for local holiday shopping in Los Alamos: the Co+op, PEEC, the Historical Museum gift shop and more.
The Art Center’s Affordable Arts show is a local holiday tradition. The Gallery Gift Shop spreads into the Exhibition Hall to create Read More
Los Alamos Triatomics Club 2013 Christmas Lights Runs Take Off Dec. 2
TRIATOMICS News:
The Los Alamos Triatomics Club 2013 Christmas Lights Runs begin Dec. 2. Here’s an opportunity to check out the Christmas lights around town and get in a little exercise to burn off that extra slice of Thanksgiving pie.
Runners will wind through Los Alamos neighborhoods to check out the holiday lights. The routes are mostly on quiet residential streets to avoid the noise and smell of traffic. Non club members are welcome to join in the runs, which are scheduled every Monday and Wednesday night until Christmas or there are ice patches on the streets.
This year, Monday nights will Read More
Pajarito Mountain Edges Closer to Opening
Courtesy/PMSH
PAJARITO MOUNTAIN News:
Pajarito Mountain received about five inches of snow Sunday, which totals about a foot out of the recent storm. Over the weekend, Manager Tom Long and his staff have been track packing the area and evaluating the conditions. They will begin tilling and grooming if enough snow exists to support that activity.
They will begin making snow now to cover some thin places. There is not quite enough snow to open, but it’s getting close.
Check back for updates and the opening day announcment anticipated soon. Read More
Rotarian Gary DeRosier Served Air Force One
Los Alamos Rotarian Gary DeRosier Served Air Force One for Presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com“I was with President Nixon, then Ford, then President Carter. Also some Heads of state,” DeRosier said during his presentation at Tuesday’s Rotary Club meeting. “I worked the planes for the Queen of England, Ministers
Los Alamos Boys Basketball Cancelled Today
LAHS News:
Tonight’s boys basketball game at Los alamos High School is cancelled. Kirtland Central does not feel comfortable driving home this evening.
A make-up date has not been set yet. Read More
Los Alamos Golf Course Parking Lot Re-opens
Courtesy/LAGC
LAGC News:
The Los Alamos Golf Course parking lot has re-opened. To get to the golf shop once you’ve parked your car, walk toward the 9th green (located on the east end of the parking lot) then follow the signs around the building to the entrance.
The driving range will close down for a few days beginning as contractors begin work on the new drainage line. The weather may delay this process so there may be days the range will be open.
Contact the golf shop for updated information before going out to practice at 505.662.8139.
It’s that time of year when players Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Nov. 14 to Nov. 20, 2013
The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.
Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.
DANIEL YAMADA
Nov. 14 at 12:01 p.m. / Police arrested Daniel Yamada, 31, of Los Alamos at 118 Central Park Square and charged him with child abuse.
Nov. 15 at 3:10 p.m. / A Los Alamos woman, age unknown, reported that someone damaged her property on 45th Street. The estimated loss is less than $1,000.
AARON EVEN
Nov. 15 at 4:41 p.m. / Police arrested Aaron Even, 25, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Read More
Crowd Supports Troop 22 Activities
Sunday’s annual Boy Scout Troop 22 Turkey Roast was held at the 50’s diner on Trinity Drive due to snow and ice conditions in the area. American Legion Post 90 offered the troop the use of the 50’s Diner for the event, which raises funds for the troop. Despite the stormy weather, a crowd turned out to eat turkey and all the trimmings and help out a worthy cause at the same time. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Boy Scouts help prepare Sunday’s noontime feast. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Hungry turkey eaters fill the 50s Diner Sunday. Photo by Leland Read More
