Letter to the Editor: Illegal Dumping on Esperanza Causes Close Call in Friday’s Rainstorms
By ELLEN WALTONOn Friday morning we woke to heavy rains and news of region wide flooding. My husband and I have never had flooding before on Esperanza and thought we were safe.
But not this Friday the 13th. The water rose and flowed over the sidewalk and down the steps leading to our front door. As the water came closer to our door, I called the County for help, but there was nothing they could do.
When I looked to the street and up the hill, it dawned on me what was happening. The pile of illegally dumped gravel that had been blocking the right side of the road for three weeks was now washing Read More
School Board Green Lights Landscaping, Parking Lot Installation at LAMS
From left, Los Alamos School Board President Jim Hall, Vice President Judy Bjarke-McKenzie and Secretary Matt Williams say the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of Friday’s Special School Board Meeting. Courtesy photoLAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board held a Special Meeting Friday, Sept. 13 to discuss school construction projects.
Board President Jim Hall, Vice President Judy Bjarke-McKenzie and Secretary Matt Williams were in attendance at the meeting held in the newly constructed Los Alamos Middle School. This marked the first official use of the facility.
The Read More
Food on the Hill: Green Chile Chicken Lasagna
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comDirections
Fry chicken pieces in a little olive oil on medium heat. After you flip the pieces to cook the other side, put in Read More
Solo Traveler: Themed Travel – Fountains
Solo Traveler: Themed Travel – Fountains
When on a long trip, I’ve discovered that I don’t get terribly excited about visiting a place until I actually put feet on the ground. Then the smells, sounds, the struggle to understand and be understood, all conspire to light a fire in my heart and make me want to explore.
I read about the Trevi Fountain in Rome and wanted to see it, but I wasn’t savvy enough at the time to use my iPad’s map functions nor had I discovered the iPad’s GPS. Plus, I went to Rome with two other women who had their own agendas about what to see.
After their
PEEC Talk: Birds, People, Places and Cultures of Columbia and Bolivia
Biologists Vanessa Sandoval of Bolivia and Jaime Garizábal of Colombia pose with a feathered friend. The two will give a presentation at PEEC Sept. 25. Courtesy photoPEEC News:
Biologists Vanessa Sandoval of Bolivia and Jaime Garizábal of Colombia have spent the summer thousands of miles from home, banding birds as part of the Park Flight program at Bandelier.
The pair will give a presentation about the birds, people, places and cultures of their respective countries at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) on Orange Street.
Garizábalis a biologist Read More
Fun in Leaps and Bounds at Dog Obedience Classes
Kayleen Lederman and Owen doing an agility course. Courtesy photo.LADOC News:
Do you have a couple of youngsters in the house with energy to burn? Is one of them a dog? If so, the Los Alamos Dog Obedience Club has a couple of great classes to engage them both.
For kids just starting out with dog training, the “Parent Free” class is a great choice. As the name suggests, this is a kids-only class that teaches responsible dog ownership, basic manners (for the dogs), dog handling and other fun activities.
For youngsters with more experience, there is a new “Introduction to Agility” class, where kids and Read More
Registration for Flag Football Now Open
Raise Some Dough for Los Alamos Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Military and Veterans’ Appreciation Day at State Fair to Honor Korean War Veterans
NMDVS News:
The New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services, the New Mexico Department of Military Affairs and the New Mexico State Fair are teaming up to honor New Mexico’s military veterans and active-duty personnel on Sept. 18 for Military and Veterans’ Appreciation Day at the State Fair.
Admission is free for all veterans who show their New Mexico Veterans-Designation Driver’s License, a VA Medical Center ID card, a copy of their DD-214, or other official proof showing veteran or retiree status—and for all active-duty military personnel either in uniform or showing their DoD/military Read More
Skandera Details State’s Educational Direction During Talk at Los Alamos Community Dinner
New Mexico Secretary of Education-Designate Hanna Skandera lists her five strategic levers of change for the state’s K-12 grades and outlines her vision for improving education across the state. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Local Republicans and other community members and civic leaders listen to Secretary Skandera speak about the importance of elevating education in New Mexico from the lower end of national lists. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Hanna Skandera. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
White Rock Visitor Center Earns Special Recognition From AIA New Mexico
White Rock Visitor Center. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
AIA News:
AIA New Mexico Recognizes 2013 Achievements in Architecture
The White Rock Visitor Center, earned Special Recognition from AIA New Mexico (American Institute of Architects) during a ceremony Saturday, Sept. 14 in Las Cruces.
During the event, AIA New Mexico recognized its 2013 architectural design and honor awards recipients at its biennial state convention at the Las Cruces Convention Center. AIA members and other design and construction industry professionals from New Mexico attended Read More
Bear Cub Separated from Trapped Mother Still at Large
Panchita and her cub Penelope in happier days. Photo by Elly Edelmann
Penelope attempts to reach her mother who is inside the bear trap in the driveway of Elly and Paul Edelmannn’s home on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Elly EdelmannStaff Report
At approximately 11:30 a.m. Sept. 10, a large bear reported to be about three years old entered a home on El Nido on Barranca Mesa in Los Alamos.
The home sits on the edge of a canyon near the east end of Barranca Road.
“The bears are the second and third generations of at least three generations living directly below our house in Barranca Canyon,” homeowner Read More
Sixty-Nine Years Later ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ Back on LALT Stage With LANL Director Playing the Corpse
Martha (Jeanne Adkins) left, Teddy (Larry Gibbons) and Abby (Jody Shepard) hatch a scheme. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Mortimer (Don Monteith) stuggles as Jonathon (Pete Sanford) left, and Dr. Einstein (Brad Lounsbury) share a drink. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
The cast takes a bow from left, Elaine (Crystal Miller), Abby (Jody Shepard), Martha (Jeanne Adkins), Mortimer (Don Monteith) and LANL Director Charlie McMillan who plays the corpse. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Arsenic Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Sept. 4–Sept. 11, 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.
Sept. 4 at 1:46 p.m. / A 39-year-old Espanola man reported that he is the victim of larceny on Central Avenue. The estimated loss is less than $500.
SUSAN REASS
Sept. 4 at 9:33 p.m. / Police arrested Susan Reass, 35, of Los Alamos on Tecolote Street and charged her with DWI and driving with an open container of alcohol.
Sept. 5 at 1:13 / A 46-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that she is the victim of Read More
From Free Bike Helmets to Flu Shots – It’s All Happening at the Health Fair
2012 Health Fair visitor gets a flu shot. Courtesy photoLAHC News:
The Los Alamos Heart Council Health Fair began in 1985 as an idea at a Heart Council meeting proposed by Dr. Carolyn Linnebur and Mahavir Jain.
This first health fair was held at Fuller Lodge. Over the years, it grew to include the Community Building and then moved to Griffith Gym at Los Alamos High School where it is to this day.
The widely attended Health Fair goals are to provide education and information to the general public about the health resources and services available in the community and surrounding areas, and to provide Read More
Letter to the Editor: Appalled at Mother/Baby Bear Separation
By ELIZABETH JACOBI was appalled to have read about the events surrounding the capture and separation of these bears.
Euthanizing? Is this our way of getting rid of a situation that we created? Global warming, burn down their environment, take away their food source, and, when they come to our doorstep because they smell food, we kill them!
De ja vu all over again. We did the same thing to the indigenous peoples of the Americas and proclaimed self righteousness.
Shame on us! Read More
Entire Rio Grande Basin Remains Focus For Potential Flooding
Courtesy/NWS
NWS News:
National Weather Service: The Rio Grande basin, from northern New Mexico to Brownsville remains the focus of concern for potential flooding this week due to three distinct events ongoing in the region:
- The ongoing rainfall over New Mexico;
- Heavy rainfall leading to reservoir releases in the Rio Conchos basin in northern Mexico; and
- Potential impacts from Hurricane Ingrid in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
- In New Mexico, widespread heavy rainfall has ended. However, saturated soils across the region means that only light to moderate amounts of rainfall will produce additional
Yang: Balancing Between Power And Empathy
It turns out that people lose their empathy once they assume a position of power. (Who’d thought?!) This isn’t just based on hunch, or some social/psychological research findings. A recently published neuroscience study demonstrates such a link in one’s brain (https:////www.npr.org/2013/08/10/210686255/a-sense-of-power-can-do-a-number-on-your-brain.) It’s hard to quarrel with physical evidence.
By and large, I seem to be critical of managers; they bear more responsibilities, and therefore need to be judged on higher standards. Read More
Los Alamos Senior Olympians Compete at National Senior Games in Cleveland
Senior Olympians from left, Susan Krohn, Jackie Marr and Inez Ross. Courtesy photo
SPORTS News:
Three local athletes recently competed at the National Senior Games in Cleveland, Ohio.
Susan Krohn and Jackie Marr participated in the swimming events for women in the 70-74 age division and Inez Ross in the 5K Road Race for women in the 80-84 age division.
Results:
Inez Ross:
- 5K Road Race = 4th at 50:12:2 (just 7 seconds behind 3rd place)
Susan Krohn (swimming with a casted broken arm):
- 100 yard back: 26th at 3:49:86
- 50 yard brst: 20th at 1:54:29
- 50 yard free: no time given (5th in her heat, 1/8 heats)
- 100
Calling for Actors: Nana’s Naughty Knickers
LALT News:
Los Alamos Little Theatre Auditions for “Nana’s Naughty Knickers” by Katherine DiSavino will be held 5-7 p.m. today, Sept. 16 at Los Alamos Little Theatre, 1670 Nectar St.
Performance dates are Dec. 31, 2013/Jan. 3, 4, 5, 10 and 11, 2014.
Are you ready to laugh and have fun as you entertain our audiences? Join us for this humorous production. We know you will have a great time working on it.
The Characters for this play are as follows:
- SYLVIA CHARLES – In her early 80s, living like she’s in her early 20s. The mastermind behind Saucy Slips, Etc., and the proud
