Rotary Club November Student of the Month: Toni Batha
Toni Batha. Photo by Tara Key
ROTARY News:
Toni Batha, a senior at Los Alamos High School (LAHS), was recently honored as Rotary Student of the Month for November.
Batha is the daughter of Margo and Steve and sister of Benjamin Batha.
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos selects one student each month of the school year to honor as a Student of the Month. In addition to high school seniors, high school juniors are now eligible for the recognition. Students are nominated by their teachers and chosen on the basis of their academic achievement, extra-curricular activities, and, in particular, their service Read More
El Ilumindo Shines Light on Past
Review by Kirsten Laskey
It is easy to leave the past in the textbooks and some musty corner of a public library. But what happens when a piece of history sneaks its way into the present?
Writer Ilan Stavans and Illustrator Steve Sheinkin explore this phenomenon in their graphic novel, “El Iluminado.”
The book begins with a suspenseful and spine-tingling scene. In the dead of night a man, Rolando Perez, is being chased to the edge of a cliff in some lonely spot of the New Mexico desert. Rolando’s pursuer, a villainous silhouette, is demanding something but Rolando insists he does not have it. As he Read More
Los Alamos Police Save Suicidal Man
Isaiah Cisneros
By Carol A. Clark
Seizing literally a split-second opportunity, Los Alamos police officers were able to tase a suicidal man, lunge across the room and snatch his gun away before he could kill himself.
For reasons unknown, Isaiah Cisneros, 26, of Los Alamos threatened to shoot himself on Nov. 24. A woman in his home on 35th Street alerted police.
Cpl. Eric Wilhoit and Ofc. Oliver McCartney responded to the residence and Sgt. Jeremy Duran arrived shortly thereafter.
The woman directed the officers to a bedroom in which they found Cisneros sitting cross-legged on the floor and facing Read More
Money IQ: Thinking Ahead for 2013
Money IQThinking Ahead for 2013
Hard to believe, but 2012 is almost behind us and 2013 is just around the corner.
The time between Thanksgiving Day and New Year’s Day presents a wonderful opportunity to assess the financial positives and negatives of the past year and to plan for improvements in the New Year.
Before we head into 2013, there’s still time to make last minute adjustments for 2012. With taxes potentially rising for the next year, it is a good time to consider a few tax saving ideas:
- Capital Gains rates are scheduled to rise. If you are considering selling a security you have
Driver Cited in Latest Vehicle Rollover
Sunday rollover on N.M. 4. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Staff Report:
Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office has cited the driver of a Dodge Ram pickup that went off the road on N.M. 4 Sunday, Dec. 2 and rolled over on the embankment.
Dusty Keane, 18, of Los Alamos was cited for failure to maintain her lane, said SFSO Maj. Ken Johnson during a telephone interview with the Los Alamos Daily Post late Tuesday.
Keane was transported to Los Alamos Medical Center following her one-vehicle rollover Sunday afternoon.
Johnson reported that Keane suffered “scrapes and bruises from the Read More
I-25 / St. Francis Drive Update
NMDOT News:
NMDOT is shutting down detour lanes at the I-25 / St. Francis Drive interchange this afternoon and diverting traffic back on to I-25.
Traffic will be funneled into single lanes on northbound and southbound I-25. Open and closed lanes may alternate as the project winds down.
All lanes on I-25 at this key interchange in Santa Fe should be re-opened by Christmas, weather permitting. The $6.1 million rehabilitation project will enhance public safety and prolong the life of four bridges on I-25 and one bridge on the St. Francis Drive northbound off-ramp.
NMDOT urges motorists to proceed Read More
Celebrate Holiday and Holy Day at TOTH
TOTH News:
Puppeteers will present a short play about the Apostle Paul’s shipwreck called “Trusting in God” at 6 p.m. Dec. 9 at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, Canyon Road at Diamond Drive.
Join us early for a great free dinner at 5:17, then for our contemporary service with puppeteers and our live praise band.
God’s great gift to us, at Christmas and throughout the year, is that He is with us always, even in the darkest hours of our lives.
When we struggle in our lives, God is there. Christians celebrate Christmas as the day God lovingly gave the gift of Himself in human form to us. Since then, we Read More
Tom Udall Op-Ed: ‘Constitutional Option’ will fix Senate
- Filibuster abuse has prevented us from tackling important issues facing our nation.
Sen. Tom Udall
Debate and deliberation are rare in the Senate these days. Unprecedented abuse of the filibuster and other procedural rules has prevented the Senate from tackling important issues facing our nation.
Since Democrats became the majority party in the Senate in 2007, we have faced the highest number of opposition filibusters ever recorded. Lyndon Johnson faced one filibuster during his six years as Senate majority leader. In the same span, current Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has faced Read More
FBI Seeks Public’s Help
Illustration: YUGO M-90 5.56mm assault rifle. Courtesy/ WSS Firearms
FBI News:
The Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations and the FBI are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Nov. 30 at the Sonic Drive-In in Shiprock.
Shortly after midnight, two individuals dressed in black and with blue bandanas over their faces entered the restaurant on Highway 491.
Witnesses said one of the robbers carried an AK-style assault rifle.
The suspects took an undisclosed amount of money and may have gotten into a silver or white four-door sedan.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked Read More
Second Edition of ‘Los Alamos Place Names’ Is Here
Author Craig Martin
Book News:
Trinity Drive. Peggy Sue Bridge. Bathtub Row. The history of Los Alamos is written it the names given to locations around town.
The origins of those names and many more are discussed in the long-awaited second edition of Place Names of Los Alamos by local author Craig Martin.
“The first edition has been out of print since 2002 and I’ve been promising the Los Alamos Historical Society an update since 2005, so it’s about time,” Martin said.
The book chronicles the stories behind about 500 names, and the second edition includes two dozen new places that have acquired Read More
LA High Flyers Gymnasts Shine at State Meet
Top row from left, Amaya Coblentz, Sofi Vandenkieboom, Emme Mooday, Bella Garcia, Heidi Johnson, Sarina Borden, Savannah Brown and Lily Houghteling. Bottom row from left, Ella Gaffney and Jillian Puckett. Team members not in photo are Sarah Worley, Brittany Nguyen and Alexandra Hinckley. Courtesy/LAHFG
LAHFG News:
The girls of Los Alamos High Flyers Gymnastics traveled to Rio Rancho to take on the teams from around the state last weekend.
High Flyers is in the middle of its competition season and did extremely well at the competition. High Flyers entered nine girls in the level Read More
County to Host Small Business Assistance Q & A
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County’s Economic Development Division will host a question and answer session for area businesses from 10 a.m. to noon, Dec. 12 in the Nambe Room of historic Fuller Lodge (2nd floor.)
Business owners and representatives are encouraged to bring their questions and comments regarding issues facing the small business sector. In turn, the County will present its small business assistance programs, services and funding.
“Small businesses form the backbone of any vibrant community and we realize the unique challenges faced by small business in Los Alamos and want to help,” Read More
Local Businesses Light Up The Holidays
A Los Alamos landmark and annual tradition, Los Alamos National Bank, 1200 Trinity Dr., lights up Tuesday night’s sky with its tall rooftop Christmas tree created out of white bulbs and capped off with a shining star. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Lights decorate the trees and posts in front of Ruby K’s Bagel Cafe, 1789 Central Ave., and line the windows adorned with Christmas scenes Tuesday night. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LAHS Staff Receives Royal Feast
Illustration
By Maire O’Neill
Los Alamos High School staff was treated to a magnificent feast for lunch on Friday catered by members of the Topper Parent Organization (TPO.)
Some 30 parents prepared everything from posole to some delicious, decadent chocolate mousse concoction containing fudge and Heath bars. Several parents were on hand to set up the luncheon and serve the staff.
PTO president Janine Tulenko has been involved in her son Jack’s schools as a parent volunteer since he was in second grade at Aspen Elementary School. This will be the last year on the committee for Tulenko, Read More
Council Approves Formation of Five-Person Committee to Review Utilities Department/Charter Issue
Members of the Los Alamos County Council voted 6-1 to appoint a five-person committee to delve deeper into the issues of liability, accountability and responsibility in the relationship between the County and the Department of Public Utilities and its Board. From left, Councilor Fran Berting, Councilor Mike Wismer – not seated, Council Vice Chair Jeff Rodgers, Council Chair Sharon Stover, Councilor Vincent Chiravalle, Councilor David Izraelevitz and Councilor Rick Reiss – who voted against appointing the committee during Tuesday’s Council meeting. On the table Read More
Los Alamos County Council Honors Kevin Smith
Los Alamos County Councilor Vincent Chiravalle, right, on behalf of the Council, presents Los Alamos Site Office Manager Kevin W. Smith with a gift of a framed photograph of aspen trees by Leslie Bucklin in recognition of his service to the County. The DOE/NNSA recently announced that Smith will be departing Los Alamos in January to become the manager of the Office of River Protection. Smith came to Los Alamos in June 2010 as LASO manager, and has worked with the County Council, County Administrator and various department directors on a number of projects and joint initiatives in the last two years. Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Police Capture Burglary Suspects
Skylar B. Smith. Courtesy/LAPD
Detectives from the Los Alamos Police Department’s Investigations Division, working in conjunction with the Albuquerque Police Department’s Auto Theft Division, have apprehended a man suspected in the recent rash of auto burglaries in Los Alamos.
Skylar B. Smith, 20, of Rio Rancho, who previously lived in Los Alamos, was arrested Monday, Dec. 1 on a Los Alamos warrant for auto burglary and theft of credit cards.
Coady Richards. Courtesy/LAPD
Smith’s arrest comes after Read More
Public Invited to Valles Caldera Trust Board Meeting
VCT News:
Jemez Springs – The Valles Caldera Trust Board of Trustees will conduct a meeting in public scheduled from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6 at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Spa in Albuquerque.
The meeting agenda will include a year-end budget update for Fiscal Year 2012, a report on the State of the Preserve, a presentation on restoration and stewardship projects, and a review of the 2012 livestock program and public visitation.
Public comments will be heard after the last report with adjournment scheduled immediately thereafter. Links to the agenda and map to the Embassy Suites are posted Read More
New Social Group Forming in Town
LA FRIENDS News:
A new social group is forming in town called “Los Alamos Friends” for people new to Los Alamos, single or who just want to make some friends and have a little fun.
While some folks in town were born and raised here, most are transplants from all over the U.S. and the world. Many come here alone, and without family and support, and Los Alamos can be a lonely place.
This group will help to fill the void, introduce members to new people and guide them to resources around town.
Once membership grows, Los Alamos Friends will begin regularly scheduled meetings such as coffee get Read More
SFI Seminar: Reconceptualizing Cultural Evolutionary Typologies
Peter N. Peregrine
SFI news:
SFI Seminar: Reconceptualizing Cultural Evolutionary Typologies
Wednesday, Dec. 5 • 12:15 p.m. • Medium Conference Room
Peter N. Peregrine, Professor of Anthropology, Lawrence University and External Professor, Santa Fe Institute
Abstract: Typological approaches to understanding cultural evolution have been utilized, and strongly criticized, for more than a century (Sanderson 2007.)
Some of my own work has been a part of that long critique. But recent statistical analyses of cultural evolution suggest that there are patterns of punctuated equilibrium, Read More
