Los Alamos Youth Food Project Seeks Volunteers
YMCA News:
The first volunteer meeting for the Los Alamos Youth Food Project (LAYFP) will take place 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20 at PEEC, 3540 Orange St. in Los Alamos.
The group will brainstorm ideas, projects and its collective vision for the LAYFP as the spring growing season begins.
Future volunteers will learn about opportunities within the Los Alamos Youth Food Project, including helping to build the garden infrastructure, planning fundraiser dinners and events, school outreach (classroom activities and teacher trainings), coordinating or facilitating community Read More
Craig Martin Experience Jazzing Up Final Beer and Band Event
The Craig Martin Experience playing at the Dixie Girl in Los Alamos. Photo by Greg KendallStaff report
The final Pajarito Mountain Beer and Band event of this season will be noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at the Pajarito Mountain Ski Area.
The beer will be from Marble Brewery and the band will be the Craig Martin Experience.
The Craig Martin Experience (CME) came together in late 2010 as a loose assemblage of musicians interested in sharing ideas on jazz performance.
CME’s repertoire is an eclectic mix of about 60 tunes from the 1930s to the present.
“We like to play a mix of songs that the audience Read More
House of Representatives Highlights March 15
STATE News:
New Mexico House Highlights:
On the Floor in the House
House Bill 550 (“Raise Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees”), sponsored by Rep. Phillip Archuleta (D-Doña Ana-36), passed the House by a vote of 34-31. It increases the minimum wage for tipped employees (like waiters and waitresses) from $2.13 to $3.25 to ensure that tipped employees make a fair wage.
House Transportation & Public Works Committee Substitute for House Bill 672 with emergency clause (“Public Peace, Health, Safety & Welfare”), sponsored by Rep. Bobby Gonzales (D-Taos-42), passed the House by a vote of Read More
OBITUARY: Selma M. Dion April 8, 1918–April 8, 2012
Selma M. Dion April 8, 1918–April 8, 2012
Selma M. Dion (nee Bakunas) was a Los Alamos resident from 1951 until moving to Cleveland Heights, Ohio in 2002.
She is survived by her son Paul, grandchildren Lorelei, Angelee, Noah and Sarah, and by great grandchildren Lucinda and Miranda.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph, and daughter, Judith.
Memorial service and burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday, March 25, 2013 at Guaje Pines Cemetery in Los Alamos. Friends are welcome. Read More
Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: March 15
This week's preview sponsored by www.fyila.com
We Who Are Clay Opening 5 p.m. Friday, March 15 at Fuller Lodge Art Center (2132 Central Ave.)
Adobe Exhibit Opening 4 p.m. Friday, March 15 at Los Alamos Historical Museum
Celebrate the opening of the new "Adobe" exhibit. The Los Alamos Historical Society is working in collaboration with Cornerstones of Santa Fe to feature the photography of Jim Gautier and the process behind adobe preservation.
Belisama Irish Dance 7th Annual ‘Rhythm of Fire’ 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 15 at the Lensic
20th Annual Empty Bowls Project Read More
Comet Pan-STARRS Illuminates Clear Sky
Finally, a clear Western horizon! Great view of the naked eye Comet Pan-STARRS! Nikon D600, 200 mm, f/2, ISO 800, 1/2 second exposure, 8:13 p.m. Thursday, March 14 from Pajarito Acres in White Rock, New Mexico. Photo by Glen Wurden Read More
AARP Hosts Coffee Friday Morning
AARP News:
Local AARP Chapter 492 will host a coffee at 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 15, in the classroom at the Betty Ehart Senior Center, 1101 Bathtub Row.
A welcome to new retirees and ideas for future programs will be part of this informal gathering.
For more information, call 662-8920. Read More
County Officials Cook for Winning Firefighters
Lunching today on meatballs over polenta in red sauce, from left, Los Alamos County Deputy Administrator Brian Bosshardt, Firefighter Robert Fuselier, Fire Cadet Nick Bever, County Environmental Specialist Tom Nagawiecki, Fire Chief Troy Hughes, Capt. James Pepe, Firefighter Sean Henry, Firefighter Michael Lewis and County Administrator Harry Burgess. Bosshardt prepared the meal, assisted by Burgess as a way to reward the firefighters at Station 4 on Diamond Drive near the golf course for being the top energy savers in the County’s Energy Conservation Competition over the last Read More
Hilltopper Hockey Team Shines at State
Los Alamos Hockey Team. Courtesy/LAHS
LAHA News:
By Rubber Hockey
Two New Mexico state high school champions were crowned March 10 at the Genoveva Chavez Community Center, including one in dramatic fashion.
New Mexico awards championships in two divisions – composite and pure.
Composite teams consist of players from different schools within the same district, while pure teams are comprised of players from only one high school.
In the pure championship game, Taos jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead, but Los Alamos roared back, scored the tying goal in the final minute of the third period and then won Read More
Los Alamos Teens Offered Grief Support
LATC News:
The Los Alamos Teen Center is offering a grief support group at 3:30 p.m. today, March 14, in the upstairs area (Kelly Hall) of the building at 3900 Trinity Dr.
Candles will be provided for lighting to celebrate the life of Los Alamos High School student Isaac Hayden, 16, who died Tuesday night.
Aimee Schnedler and Michelangelo Lobato will lead the group. It’s free, snacks will be provided and it is a place to talk for any teen that so chooses. Read More
Electric Upgrades Underway on Deacon Street
DPU Work
The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities’ electric linemen will begin trenching on Deacon Street today, March 14, to install new electric lines to upgrade circuit 14.
This circuit services the eastern portion of the Los Alamos townsite.
Crews will trench 120 feet at the intersection of Deacon Street and 17th Street to install the new lines.
Work will continue for several days. No interruption of power is required at this time. Motorists and pedestrians are encouraged to be attentive to the work zone, as work proceeds.
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) operates the county-owned Read More
Los Alamos Geological Society to Feature Dr. Shari A. Kelley
Geologist Dr. Shari A. Kelley is an adjunct professor of geology at New Mexico Tech. Courtesy/NMT
LAGS News:
The next meeting of the Los Alamos Geological Society is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19 at the 1st Christian Church, 92 East Road.
The featured speaker is Dr. Shari A. Kelley, a geophysicist and field geologist at the New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources in Socorro and an adjunct professor of geology at New Mexico Tech.
Kelley received her B.S. in Geological Sciences from New Mexico State University in1979 and her Ph.D. in Geophysics from Southern Methodist University in1984. Read More
Followup to Lost Treasure Hunter at Bandelier
BNM News:
Saturday March 9, search and rescue personnel found a missing hiker in good condition after she spent a freezing night hiking through difficult terrain in and adjacent to Bandelier National Monument.
The Carrolton, Texas woman had been searching for the buried treasure of multimillionaire Forrest Fenn.
The search and rescue operation involved three aircraft, dog teams and more than 40 volunteers and staff from the National Park Service, the U.S. Department of Energy, New Mexico Search and Rescue, Los Alamos Police Department and the Los Alamos Fire Department.
“Before you get Read More
Kendall: Martinez vs. Garcia Richard – Gotcha Politics or SOP?
Column by GREG KENDALLDid State House Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard break her promise to voters? She vowed to help repeal the Richardson era driver’s license law that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain New Mexico driver’s licenses.
Gov. Susana Martinez and anonymous robo-callers would like you to believe that Garcia Richard broke her promise.
Martinez went live on Los Alamos radio station KRSN AM 1490 March 7 to make that claim directly to local voters. But it is not that simple.
House Bill 606, sponsored by Rep. Paul Pacheco (R-Bernalillo & Sandoval-23), Read More
Help With The Hard Stuff: Lawyers Can Be Quite Versatile
Help With The Hard Stuff
I ended my last column asking you to think about what role you wanted the lawyer to have in helping you with your problem, and I suggested there are perhaps 10 different roles.
I use as analogy the roles identified by William Ury in his 1999 book Getting to Peace, later retitled The Third Side, and itself now the foundation of www.thirdside.org, part of the Global Negotiation Project that Dr. Ury directs at Harvard University.
Some of the basic premises Read More
Judge Casados Swears in School Board Members
Judge Pat Casados with new school board members Matt Williams, center, and Jim Hall. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Magistrate Judge Pat Casados administered the Oath of Office Tuesday, March 12 to incoming school board members Jim Hall and Matt Williams.
Shortly after completing their oath, both men were selected by fellow board members to leadership positions. Hall was voted in as president and Williams as board secretary.
In his selection as president, Hall stated he was “humbled and honored to serve on the board.” He went on to share his “dedication to excellence” and how he Read More
Sunday Auction to Fund Mexico Mission Trip
Canine Cruelty Victim Melts Hearts at Roundhouse
David Card and his dog Taffy attended Animal Protection Voters of New Mexico Animal Lobby Day Feb 25 at the Roundhouse. Taffy was rescued after being abandoned and mistreated. Courtesy photoOn Feb. 25, 2013 the Animal Protection Voters (APV) of New Mexico held Animal Lobby Day at the state capital.
APVNM is the first statewide animal advocacy organization in the country.
Canine guest, Taffy, was abandoned and found on the side of the road, scarred on his back, emaciated and blind. No one was ever held responsible for discarding him like trash. Read More
Los Alamos School Officials Express Sadness Over Student’s Death
UPDATE: Los Alamos Police Commander Randy Foster explained that the 16-year-old boy’s mother called police after he would not unlock his bedroom door. Police responded, meeting the boy’s mother in the front yard of her White Rock home. The officers entered the home and used a screwdriver to open the door to the boy’s bedroom where they found him dead from a gunshot wound. LAPD continues to investigate, Foster said.
Acting Los Alamos Police Chief Phil Taylor spoke to the Los Alamos Daily Post this morning about the overnight Read More
‘Habemus papam’ … We Have A Pope!
Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina
Staff report
Top Ranking Cardinal Deacon Jean-Louis Tauran emerged onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome today and confirmed “Habemus papam” (We have a pope.)
The 115 cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church tasked with electing the 266th successor of Peter have named Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as pope to succeed Benedict XVI.
The new pope, born Dec. 17, 1936 in Buenos Aires has taken the name Pope Francis 1. He was ordained for the Jesuits Dec. 13, 1969 during his theological studies Read More
