Money IQ: Consider a Safe Deposit Box
Money IQ
By Fidel L. Gutierrez
Consider a Safe Deposit Box for Valuables and Digital Media Storage/Computer Back-up
As the old saying goes “you cannot put a price on peace of mind.” In today’s complex world, one of the oldest banking service that is often overlooked is the good old fashioned safe deposit box.
I still remember as a kid going into the bank lobby with my mom and being in awe of the massive bank vault door.
With the proliferation of on-line banking (virtual bank branch) and “mini” branches (including grocery store branches), I find that Read More
Power Outage Planned Thursday for Part of North Mesa
DPU News:
Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities announced today that weather permitting, a brief power outage is planned for a portion of North Mesa.
The 10 to 20 minute outage is planned for 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27. The area affected is east of the Hawk Drive/San Ildefonso Road intersection, not including the Del Norte and Del Sol areas.
Electric line crews will reconfigure the three phase power in these North Mesa neighborhoods to optimize electric loads and reduce possibility for future power outages in the area.
Customers are reminded to shut down or Read More
Food on the Hill: Caesar Salad Dressing
“Food on the Hill” by Sue York
This week’s recipe:
Caesar Salad Dressing
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
ingredients
- 1 cup mayo
- 1/4 cup egg substitute
- 1/2(+) cup good grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup of regular Parmesan cheese (Kraft)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1to 1 1/2 tablespoon anchovy paste
- 6-8 cloves garlic, pressed
- 3/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes,crushed
directions
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
PEEC Offers Class on Life in Complex Soil Ecosystems
Los Alamos Historian Dorothy Hoard and student. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Come to the Pajarito Environmental Education Center, 3540 Orange St., from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 12 to learn about life in complex soil ecosystems from Leslie Dendy.
This informative and interesting class will look at pocket gopher teeth, earthworm hearts, and a cricket gizzard, and use microscopes to see the tiniest organisms that live underground.
Learn about how our lives depend on bacteria and fungi, what ants are good for, and who lives in all those holes!
Leslie Dendy has her Ph.D. in Biology and Read More
Los Alamos County Ice Rink Offers Holiday Activities
Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Ice Rink on West Road has announced the following holiday schedule:
Wednesday, Dec. 26
- Noon – 6 p.m. Public Skating
- 6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Ice Resurfacing
- 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Adult Hockey
Thursday, Dec. 27
- 6 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Holiday Hockey Festival
- 1:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Public Skating
- 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. Holiday Hockey Festival
Friday, Dec. 28
- 6 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Holiday Hockey Festival
- 1:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Public Skating
- 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. Holiday Hockey Festival
Saturday, Dec. 29
- 6 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Holiday Hockey Festival
- 1:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Public Skating
- 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Season’s Greetings From YMCA
YMCA News:
Wishing you health and happiness this Holiday Season and prosperity in the New Year.
We value our relationships and thank you for being part of the YMCA family.
We look forward to continuing our partnership in the coming year.
Holiday Hours:
- Dec. 26 / 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Dec. 31 / 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
- Jan. 1 / Closed
Merry Christmas Los Alamos!
For the 13th year in a row, Santa Claus delighted local residents and guests when he appeared Christmas Eve in front of the Marr family home at 113 El Gancho on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Jean Marr
Santa handed out candy canes to children young and old before dashing off to parts unknown. Photo by Jean Marr
Perhaps these spectacular Christmas decorations draw Santa Claus to stop by the Marr family home at 113 El Gancho on Barranca Mesa each Christmas Eve. Photo by Jean Marr
Police Chief Shares Holiday Greetings
Chief Wayne Torpy
Los Alamos Police Chief Wayne Torpy is home from the hospital and told the Los Alamos Daily Post that he is mending well.
“I want to thank everyone and express my deep appreciation for all of the cards and notes and letters of support that I have received during my stay at the hospital,” Torpy said. “I just want to let everyone know that I am home now and doing well and I want to wish everyone in the community happy holidays.”
T’was a Great Concert at IHM!
Christmas Tubas in concert at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Los Alamos last Saturday night. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Kip Bishofberger was the Guest Percussionist on the Little Drummer Boy piece. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Concertmaster Jerry Morzinsky announces the high school students in the ensemble. Starting at the left and standing, Sally Grindstaff; Louisa Singleton; and to her left and partially standing, Sean Dunham. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
A tuba by itself is a work of art and/or a plumber’s nightmare!UNM-LA Students Venture Beyond Classroom
‘Cloud Dance’ by Pablita Velarde at Golden Dawn Gallery. Courtesy/UNM-LA
By Bonnie J. Gordon
For students in American Studies 252, “The Native American Experience,” the emphasis really was on experience. The class included four all-day field trips as well as film, Internet and printed materials, and classroom discussion.
“Our first field trip was to the Tewa Basin pueblos and was led by Porter Swentzel from Santa Clara Pueblo,” Instructor Carol Noones said.
Carol Noones
The group visited Santa Clara Pueblo, then San Ildefonso Pueblo where they Read More
Participate in LALT’s New Year’s Eve Tradition
This is at the very start of scene one. Richard Nixon (Grady Hughes) is preparing to give his resignation speech. Behind and to the right of Nixon is Manolo Sanchez (John Phillips), Nixon’s loyal personal aide, helping to give light readings. To the left of Nixon is a makeup assistant (Claire Singleton) touching up the president so as to mask his ever-present perspiration. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
By Kate Ramsey
What makes Los Alamos Little Theatre so special? Why spend an evening at the theatre? There are two reasons: family and tradition.
The New Year’s Eve performance is Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Dec. 13 to Dec. 19, 2012
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.
Dec. 13 at 12:52 a.m. / Police arrested Jordan Agoyo, 24, of Santa Fe on an outstanding Magistrate Court Warrant. No photo available.
Dec. 13 at 10:50 a.m., / Police charged a 16-year-old El Rancho boy with possession of drug paraphernalia at Los Alamos High School. Police referred him to the juvenile probation officer and released him to his parents.
SAMANTHA DUTRA
Dec. 13 at 8:07 p.m. / Police Read More
James Chrobocinski Opens Zia Realty Group with a Mission
Owner/Broker James Chrobocinski of Zia Realty Group in the reception area of his offices on Trinity Drive near 15th Street Thursday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Owner/Broker James Chrobocinski of Zia Realty Group stands in front of his new offices at 15th Street and Trinity Drive Thursday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
After losing his mother last February and grandmother in 2010, James Chrobocinski decided it was time to come home.
Chrobocinski, 40, spent the last 26 years living in Corpus Christi, Texas. He had moved there Read More
Perch Paperie Open All Day!
The Perch Paperie will be open today from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. for shoppers in need of any last minute gifts. Stop by the shop at 13 Sherwood Blvd., around the corner from Jemez House Thrift Store in White Rock. Free paper butterfly demonstrations will take place all day today. This technique can be used to make ornaments, embellish cards or be placed on gifts. Courtesy/The Perch Paperie Read More
NM 599 Interchange Now Open
The new roundabout at the junction of N.M. 599 and County Road 62 in Santa Fe. Courtesy/NMDOT
The new roundabout at the junction of N.M. 599 and County Road 62 in Santa Fe. Courtesy/NMDOT
NMDOT News:
NMDOT District Five is proud to announce the opening of a new interchange at the junction of N.M. 599 and County Road 62 in Santa Fe.
The newly constructed bridge, ramps and roundabouts give motorists a new and safer way to cross N.M. 599 to reach neighborhoods and facilities on the west side of the city.
The roundabouts are located on each side of the overpass on County Road 62, also known as Caja del Oro Grant Read More
LANL Employees Spread Holiday Joy
Holiday Project Coordinator Ed Vigil from Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Community Programs Office on Tuesday with several of the Christmas presents LANL employees purchased to brighten the holidays for more than 1,000 children and seniors in Northern New Mexico. CPO Director Kurt Steinhaus commended the project team, LANL employees and the project partner agencies who helped identify those in need and are delivering the gifts throughout Northern New Mexico. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LANL employee Kristen Honig helps process the massive amount of Christmas Read More
Robotics Team Takes Another Plunge
ASME presents Los Alamos Team 4153 with a $10,000 check in front of the team’s 2012 robot that shoots basketballs. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Team 4153 member Tiffany Anton accepts a $10,000 check from Anthony Puckett of the local chapter of ASME as Partha Rangaswamy of the chapter and Robotics team members look on. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.comStaff Report
Los Alamos Team 4153, comprised of students in grades 9 through 12, is planning to build another robot for the 2013 competition.
The team this year has 23 students including 16 boys and seven girls as well Read More
K-Kids Club at Aspen School Helps Needy
The brand new K-Kids Club at Aspen School just finished a holiday food drive for LA Cares. The club has 25 active members in grades 1-6 with more joining every week! Students decorated collection boxes, wrote and made daily announcements, and hauled a lot of bags and boxes of food to help those in need in our community over the holidays. Photo by Sharon Allen IHM Catholic Church Continues Christmas Tradition
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church parishioners continue their Christmas tradition this year of taking gift tags from their Angel Tree responding to needy children’s and senior’s Christmas wishes. This year they gathered more than I,000 gifts including numerous bicycles. This is just another example of the generosity of the Los Alamos community. Photo by Kenneth Lee Read More
The Five Largest Landowners in America
A ranch in Wyoming. Courtesy/MSNBC
REAL ESTATE News:
The five largest landowners in America include:
1. John Malone: The cable tycoon has 2.2 million acres stretching from Wyoming to Maine. One of his crown jewels is the Bell Ranch, a 290,100-acre cattle empire.
2. Ted Turner: The media magnate has 2 million acres in Nebraska, New Mexico and other states. He is a strong advocate of wildlife conservation.
3. The Emmerson family: This low-profile family holds 1.8 million acres through Sierra Pacific Industries, the nation’s second largest lumber producer.
4. Brad Kelley: The reclusive Read More
