Solo Traveler: From Riches to Rags
Solo Traveler: Riches to RagsAfter a three-month trip to Europe, I told my sister I needed to buy some new clothes. “Halleluiah,” she cried.
She thinks that wearing the same clothes over and over is a sad state of affairs and she loves to shop. She’s convinced shopping will be the cure to my obsession with not having things.
You see, I’ve gone from riches to rags – literally – in my sister’s opinion. I’ve joined the small but growing number of people who want a simpler life.
Simple living begins with having as little as we can get away with and continues with not letting more Read More
Don’t Miss a Thing With Library’s ‘Wowbrary’ Alerts
MPL News:
The Los Alamos County Library System is excited to offer its patrons free “Wowbrary” email alerts that showcase the library’s newest items ordered each week.
The alerts feature the latest bestsellers, movies, music CDs, audio books, children’s titles, cookbooks, mysteries, travel guides, health books, science fiction and more, purchased by the library.
It’s so easy to sign up. Go to www.wowbrary.org to sign up or learn more. You’ll get emails each Saturday listing all the new items ordered so you can place a hold right away for your favorites.
“This Read More
Share Thoughts With Councilors Saturday at County Fair Booth
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Councilors will host a booth this Saturday during the County Fair at Ashley Pond Park.
The booth will be open after the parade until 2:00 p.m. and citizens are invited to stop by and chat with the Councilors.
Your Money: Do You Have A Social Security Strategy?
Your Money: Do You Have A Social Security Strategy?Last month, I wrote about several Social Security rules or factoids that tend to be widely misunderstood.
The rules themselves can be confusing enough, which is why it’s a good idea to consult a financial planner for some input. By law, employees of the Social Security Administration cannot give advice for your individual situation. Likewise, stockbrokers are largely unfamiliar with these nuances, as they get paid to trade stocks and sell financial “products,” rather than do comprehensive financial planning in their customers’ Read More
Celebrate Opening of Affordable Green Housing Development
Los Alamos Gearing Up for Relay For Life
Young Guns Shooting Program Holds Raffles
Young Guns practice at the Los Alamos Sportsman’s Club in Rendija Canyon. Courtesy photoYOUNG GUNS News:
Los Alamos Sportsman’s Club Young Guns, the club’s youth shooting development program, is holding two raffles to raise funds for their activities.
Young Guns was established three years ago by Mike O’Neill and Rex Crooks, and currently has 28 active male and female members, ages eight to 18. More than a dozen coaches work with the young shooters at their practices.
The Young Guns have won state level competitions for the last two years in trap, skeet, Read More
Game Warden Shares Bear Stories Aug. 20 at PEEC
Courtesy photo
PEEC News:
“Everyone has a bear story or at least has heard a bear story,” said Manny Overby, an instructor at the Advanced Training Bureau of the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy. “Often times these stories are of a brief sighting in the forest or perhaps a camping trip encounter. More and more these stories consist of bears in our neighborhoods, our backyards or digging through our trash.”
Overby will share his stories of handling hundreds of bears in New Mexico and speak about what to do if encountered by a bear in a presentation at 7 p.m., Aug. 20 at the Pajarito Environmental Education Read More
Letter to the Editor: UNM-LA a Great Resource for Seniors
UNM-LA a Great Resource for SeniorsI am a believer in the value of education. I am going to support the upcoming UNM-Los Alamos mil-levy, and I have been encouraging the people I meet to join me in this effort.
Why do I support the mil-levy increase for UNM-LA, and how have I benefited directly from UNM-LA?
About six years ago I registered (at the $5 Senior Rate) to audit a class in Native American Film Studies. I was a little timid about who my classmates would be, and how they would feel about an almost 70 year old in their class.
Well, it was a memorable experience. We enjoyed Read More
Public Invited to Tour Little Forest Greenhouses
Los Alamos High School Volleyball Gears Up
LAHS News:
Volleyball Open Gym will be held 5:15-7:15 p.m. at Griffith Gym during the week.
Tryout paperwork may be submitted 5:15–5:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7.
Los Alamos High School Girls’ Volleyball Program tryouts for the Fall 2013 Season will be 5-8 p.m., Aug. 12 in Griffith Gym.
Tryouts are open to any girl entering grades 9-12 and parents are welcome to stay and watch. All necessary paperwork will be required prior to participation and may be turned in during open gym Aug. 7 or on the first day of tryouts Aug. 12.
For more information, contact Head Coach Robin Reynolds at (505) Read More
Reconciliation Ceremony Marks Anniversary of Hiroshima
Los Alamos students participate in today’s Peace Ceremony at Fuller Lodge Art Center marking the anniversary of Hiroshima. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Students were asked to turn out and look at the adults as part of today’s ceremony. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Students joined adults at a reconciliation ceremony and reception at Fuller Lodge Art Center commemorating today’s anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan.
The Peace’s New Century Project is a collaboration between Betsie Miller-Kusz of the Jemez Read More
Update To Accident on Main Hill Road
Photo by Katy Korkos
UPDATE: This morning’s accident near East Gate on the Main Hill Road took about 25 minutes to clear. Minor injuries were reported but no one was transported to the hospital. Citations are pending further investigation.
An accident with minor injuries has brought traffic to a standstill on the Main Hill Road this morning.
Check back for more details as they become available. Read More
DPU CRC Seeks Public Feedback Aug. 12
COUNTY News:
At its next meeting Monday, Aug. 12, the Department of Public Utilities Charter Review Committee will present an overview of its findings regarding possible charter language changes or other recommendations to the public and then open the floor to public comment.
The meeting will be 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the new Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave. This public meeting Monday will wrap up five months of Committee work and more than a dozen meetings that have been held to allow members to explore options and possible solutions for a variety of suggested changes to the Read More
Shelter Holding Mobile Adoption at County Fair
SHELTER News:
Adopt a dog or cat at the Los Alamos Friends of the Shelter Mobile Adoption 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 near the Community Building at Ashley Pond.
Brighten your life and theirs!
Friends of the Shelter is sponsoring a Mobile Adoption as part of the County Fair. Stop by the tent to see some terrific dogs who are really hoping to find a home.
There will also be posters of adoptable feline friends on display. If you fall in love with their photo, they would love to meet you in person at the shelter. Read More
Funnel Cloud Spotted Over Los Alamos Monday
This funnel cloud was about twice as long when first spotted but started retracting before the photo could be taken from West Jemez Road across from the entrance to Technical Area 16 Monday evening. Photo by Karl ManessLocal Firefighters Train in High Angle Rescue
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Firefighters with the Los Alamos Fire Department spent several hours Monday training with experts from a private Arizona company in advanced high angle rescue.
The training was conducted in White Rock Canyon. High angle rescue operations involve unique hazards and require special training and equipment to be able to perform them safely. Rope rescue operations are frequently defined in terms of the type and steepness of the terrain they are to be performed in.
The steeper the ground, the more difficult Read More
NNSA Conducts International Radiological Response Training in Vienna
NNSA News:Letter to the Editor: We Are Using Too Many Pencils
We Are Using Too Many PencilsHow many pencils do we use in each school and how many pencils do we need?
On this year’s school supply list, third graders were asked to bring 48 pencils. Is that too much? I think so!
I think we could each use just two pencils and sharpen them when they get dull. I wonder, how many trees can be saved if each student would bring only two pencils to school rather than 48.
You can make about 300,000 pencils out of one tree. If there are 400 students in a school and each brings 48 pencils, that is 19,200 pencils Read More
Food on the Hill: Steamed Mahi Mahi with Coriander-Sage Butter
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Butter (make ahead of time)
