See Autumn Constellations at Final Dark Night of 2013
PA News:
The Pajarito Astronomers will hold the final County-sponsored Dark Night of 2013 at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at Spirio Soccer Field in Overlook Park.
Weather permitting, the public is invited to come out, wander among the telescopes and star gaze. The planets Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus will be visible. There will be a tour of the autumn constellations, and there will be telescope views of double stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies.
The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Viewing will end before midnight. Call Steve Becker, 662-3252 Read More
Los Alamos and Sarov Officials Meet as Part of Sister City Program
From left, Los Alamos Fire Chief Troy Hughes, County Administrator Harry Burgess and County Council Chair Geoff Rodgers meet with leaders of Sarov, Russia. Courtesy photo
From left, LASSCI Board Member Paul White, interpreter Tatiana Klimov, Los Alamos Fire Chief Troy Hughes, County Administrator Harry Burgess, County Council Chair Geoff Rodgers and at far right, Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider, meet with leaders of Sarov, Russia. Courtesy photo
A delegation of Los Alamos leaders is meeting in Sarov, Russia, the Sister City of Los Read More
Two Los Alamos Businesses Garner New Mexico 20/20 Awards
NNM20/20 News:
SANTA FE – The most recent class of high-growth companies honored with the Northern New Mexico 20/20 Campaign awards include:
- Don Quixote Distillery; and
- GeoEnergy Monitoring Systems.
Both Los Alamos businesses were among eight New Mexico businesses recognized.
The Regional Development Corporation of Española launched the campaign in 2012, which aims to develop at least 20 companies who are on track to double their workforce and/or revenues before the year 2020. Key partners in the Campaign are Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Bank, the Regional Economic Read More
National Forensic League Recognizes Hilltalkers
LAHS News:
Los Alamos High School Principal Sandy Warnock congratulates Margo Batha, Janet Newton and the LAHS Hilltalkers for earning significant recognition by the National Forensic League. Students earn points and degrees in the NFL honor society based on competitive and service related activities – ranging from the Degree of Merit with 25 or more points to the Degree of Premier Distinction with 1,500 or more points.
FBI Offers $1,500 Reward for Man Wanted in Shooting of Woman on Navajo Indian Reservation
Patrick Lynn Benally
FBI News:
The FBI is offering a $1,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Shiprock, N.M., man wanted for the October 10, 2013, shooting of a woman at a housing complex on the Navajo Indian Reservation.
A federal arrest warrant charges Patrick Lynn Benally, 25, with assault resulting in serious bodily injury; assault with a dangerous weapon; use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of a violence; and offense in Indian Country.
Benally is accused of shooting a woman in the face in Fruitland, N.M. The woman was treated at a hospital, but her identity Read More
Los Alamos YAFL I 6-8 Year Olds Win Chile Bowl Championship!
Young American Football League front row from left, Quinn Boyer, Zack Levine, Tomas Martinez, Joshua Duran, Devin Lopez and Akim Leija. Second row from left, Brandon Page, Jeremiah Martinez-Herrera, Jonah Johnson, Kevin Erives, Jeremiah Hartzol, Cade Van Etten, Jimmie Hicks and Melaki Archuleta. Third row from left, Zach Schwarzkopf, Luke Gonzales, Lucas Maestas, Zach Gonzales, Tyler Locke, Isaiah Hartzol and Jack Fisher. Back row from left, (Coaches) Johnny Smallwood, Reggie Page, Mark Gonzales, Kane Fisher and Tim Locke. Photo by Don Taylor
By Kane Fisher
The Los Alamos X-treme YAFL Read More
Santa Fe National Forest Prescribed Burns Next Week
SFNF News:
SANTA FE—Starting Monday, Oct. 28, fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest plan to conduct several prescribed fires across the forest to reduce hazardous fuels, improve wildlife habitat, and reduce overcrowding of vegetation.
Through hand ignition firefighters will burn slash piles and conduct broadcast burns (burning surface fuels in a mosaic pattern). The start dates and duration of the burns are subject to change depending on favorable burning conditions. Smoke could possibly settle into drainages and valley bottoms at night but should lift by mid-morning. Read More
15th Street Lane Closures Starting Oct. 28
The week of Oct. 28, RMCI will be repairing an existing storm drain that has failed under 15th Street near Nectar. This work will require lane closures and flagging operations.
Work is expected to be completed within the week. The County thanks you in advance for your patience and understanding. Direct questions to the Public Works Department office at 662-8150. Read More
Tour Top Open Houses This Weekend!
REAL ESTATE News:
Tour the top open houses scheduled for this weekend throughout the area!
The Los Alamos Daily Post features a weekly section highlighting the open houses throughout Los Alamos, White Rock, Jemez Springs and Santa Fe.
Photographs, details and a map depicting the location of each open house are included in this weekly section.
Click on the map to read details about the featured homes. Print out a copy of the map before heading out to tour the open houses or pull up the map on a smart phone or ipad from the road!
Click on the Real Estate Section “red button” near the top of Read More
Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: Oct. 25
Pumpkins light up the lawn outside of Fuller Lodge during last year’s Pumpkin Glow. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Sponsored by www.fyila.com
Friday, Oct. 25
Trick or Treat 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 at the Los Alamos Medical Center (3917 West Road)
Trick or Treat on Mainstreet – Halloweekend 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 Downtown Los Alamos
High-Tech Halloween 4 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 at Bradbury Science Museum
Stop by for science activities and demonstrations
Seventh Annual Los Alamos Hallowiener Parade Friday, Oct. 25.
Calling all daschshunds. Come in costume Read More
School Board Hears Variety of Topics
The Los Alamos School Board got its first look at budget estimates for fiscal years 2015-2019 at a Board Work Session Thursday at Los Alamos Middle School. The figures were part of the Strategic Plan Report presented by Superintendent Gene Schmidt. Projections were made for declining student enrollment of two, three and five percent. This year, enrollment declined by nine students compared to this time last year. The Board will be looking at ways to address budget shortfalls in the coming weeks.
Joan Ahlers, asset manager for Los Alamos Public Schools, presented a proposal to developLANL: Nanoscale Engineering Boosts Performance of Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diodes
The quantum dot device structure shown with a transmission electron microscopy (TEM) image of a cross-section of a real device. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Making the light at the end of the tunnel more efficient
Dramatic advances in the field of quantum dot light emitting diodes (QD-LEDs) could come from recent work by the Nanotechnology and Advanced Spectroscopy team at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Quantum dots are nano-sized semiconductor particles whose emission color can be tuned by simply changing their dimensions. They feature near-unity emission quantum yields and narrow emission Read More
Local Bridge Players Achieve Life Master Status
Marge Agnew, left, Ann Marie Graves and Joe Bergstein have achieved Life Master status in the American Contract Bridge League. This photo was taken at a recent Los Alamos Bridge Club party in their honor. Courtesy photoThree Los Alamos bridge players recently achieved Life Master status in the American Contract Bridge League. In a recent regional tournament held in Taos, attended by nearly 600 players from all over the US and Canada, Marge Agnew, Ann Marie Graves and Joe Bergstein won events that enabled them to earn the final gold masterpoints they Read More
Conflict Resolution in The Workplace Class at UNM-LA
Courtesy/UNM-LA
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Community Education department will host the class, “Conflict Resolution in the Workplace,” 6-8:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Nov. 5-Dec. 3, in room 627 on the UNM-LA campus.
Students taking this class will learn about the different roles individuals play in conflicts, the conflicts of values and behaviors that can occur, and the strategies for managing and minimizing conflict. Instruction will include discussion, videos, and role-playing to build an understanding of both the conflict and the resolution Read More
PEEC Volunteer Melanie Boncella Loves Working With Animals
Melanie Boncella at PEEC with Foxxy, the hognose snake. Courtesy photo
PEEC News:
Melanie Boncella was one of the youngest Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) volunteers when she first became involved with PEEC around four years ago. Now she is 18, a senior at Los Alamos High School, and getting ready to go off to New Mexico Tech next fall to study some form of biology – ecology or perhaps genetics.
In the meantime, Boncella can be often found at PEEC, where she volunteers mostly with the animals. PEEC sat down with Boncella to find out more about her and her experience at PEEC.
PEEC: How Read More
SFI’s Clio Andris Presents Dr. Strangelove
Courtesy/SFI
SFI News:
The popular Science On Screen series continues with Santa Fe Institute (SFI) Postdoctoral Fellow Clio Andris presenting Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 dark comedy Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
The presentation begins at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 at the CCA, 1050 Old Pecos Trail in Santa Fe. Advance tickets are recommended. For tickets and prices, call the CCA Box Office at 505-982-1338.
The legendary Peter Sellers stars in Kubrick’s satire of Cold War-era mutually assured destruction, nuclear hysteria, and U.S.-Russian relations. Read More
NMSA Theater Department Presents En Punto de Mis Ojos
NMSA News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico School for the Arts (NMSA) Theater Department presents En Punto de Mis Ojos … an original, site-specific performance that takes place at NMSA.
NMSA is in the former St. Francis Cathedral School, 275 East Alameda in Santa Fe.
Audience members will travel throughout the two-story school building, where they will be immersed in the history and myth of one of the 16th century’s most controversial couples: Hernan Cortez and Malinal, later to be known as La Malinche.
Originally a slave, La Malinche became Cortez’s consort and bore him the first mestizo, Read More
Annual County Employees Arts and Crafts Fair Nov. 2
LANL Holds Public Meeting on Proposed Open Burning Unit
LANL News:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS), have submitted a Class 3 permit modification request to modify the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Hazardous Waste Facility Permit. The modification requests an Open Burning Unit at Technical Area 16.
A public meeting on this issue is 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 at Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave. in Los Alamos.
The public meeting will include a description of the programs that generate explosives waste, how that waste is treated, and various alternative treatments that were tested to Read More
Atomic City Children’s Theater Holds Car Wash and Bake Sale
The actors and actresses of Atomic City Children’s Theater. Courtesy photo
ACCT News:
The talented and award winning actors and actresses of The Atomic City Children’s Theater are hosting a car wash to raise money for their upcoming field trip to the Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta, Ga., in January 2014
Once in Atlanta, these bright young students will perform excerpts from Disney Mulan Jr. as a part of their adjudicated performance in front of Broadway producers, directors, choreographers and actors. Please come out and support their cause.
The car wash will take place 12:30-4 Read More
