Community Bids Farewell to Nikolas Ventura-Arencon
Mourners say goodbye to Nikolas Ventura-Arencon at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church this morning. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Community members, family and friends filled Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church on Canyon Road this morning to say goodbye to Los Alamos High School student Nikolas Ventura-Arencon.
Ventura-Arencon, 14, was a ninth grade student at Los Alamos High School who died in a head-on collision Nov. 21 on N.M. 4 near the White Rock “Y.”
Los Alamos Public Schools is providing grief counseling to students and staff.
The principals Read More
Hilltopper Girls Basketball Loses Opener to St. Mikes 52-46
Toppers surround ball. Photo by Alan Kirk
McKenzie Logan takes shot. Photo by Alan Kirk
Erin Kirk and Marrisa Larribas block shot. Photo by Alan Kirk
Marrisa Larribas scores on post shot. Photo by Alan Kirk Read More
Bradbury Science Museum Director to Address Kiwanis Dec. 4
Linda Deck. Courtesy photo
KIWANIS News:
Bradbury Science Museum Director Linda Deck is the guest speaker at the noon, Tuesday Dec. 4 meeting of the Los Alamos Kiwanis Club.
Deck will speak on the current displays at the Bradbury Science Museum.
Approximately 40 interactive exhibits trace the history of the WWII Manhattan Project, highlight Los Alamos National Laboratory’s current and historic research projects related to defense and technology, and focus on Laboratory research related to national and international economic, environmental, political, and social concerns. Read More
Councilor Rick Reiss Heads For Boot Camp
Newly appointed Councilor Rick Reiss leaves this morning for ‘County Governance Boot Camp.’ Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
The Los Alamos County Council unanimously approved funding to send newly appointed Councilor Rick Reiss to the New Mexico Association of Counties’ “County Governance Boot Camp” at the Sheraton Uptown Hotel in Albuquerque today through Friday. The cost for the boot camp is $145.
The three-day boot camp is administrered through New Mexico EDGE (Education Designed to Generate Excellence in the Read More
Petition to Expand Sheriff’s Duties Falls Short
Sheriff Marco Lucero addressing Council earlier this year. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.comCouncil Approves Artwork For Animal Shelter
During Tuesday night’s meeting, Councilors unanimously approved recommendations from the Art in Public Places Board to purchase a roof-top sculpture, two large acrylic murals and two smaller pieces to decorate the Los Alamos Animal Shelter at 226 East Road. The roof-top sculpture by artist Carrie Quade, illustrated here, will cost $8,500 plus installation charges. The pair of murals and two smaller pieces all painted by artist Melissa Bartlett will cost $2,500 a pair and $400 a pair respectively. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
This 30 X 40 inch canine mural by Melissa Bartlett Read More
Council Approves $51,700 for School Project
County Council voted 7-0 this evening to approve $51,700 in financial support for Los Alamos Public Schools to improve A-15, a seven-acre parcel of land it owns on DP Road, which will generate future income for the schools. The money will come from a fund of more than $1 million that the County set aside to help the schools. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladalypost.com Read More
School Officials Brief Council on DP Road Project
Los Alamos Public Schools Assets Manager Joan Ahlers, LAPS Chief Financial Officer John Wolfe, center, and Deputy County Administrator/Chief Financial Officer Steven Lynne brief Council on a request by the schools for financial support in the amount of $51,000 for a Capital Improvement Project for A-15, a seven-acre parcel of land on DP Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Local Officials and Residents Gather in Council Chambers
Council Chambers is a hub of activity moments before tonight’s County Council meeting gets underway. Local resident Peggy Prendergast, foreground, commends County Administrator Harry Burgess, council members and others for the efficiency with which road work has been carried out of late. She also praised the Department of Public Utilities on its new billing format with its graph and other new features. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Audit of LANL Notes Millions in Unresolved Costs in FY2010
Staff Report
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Inspector General has identified millions of dollars in “Questioned, Unresolved and Potentially Unallowable Costs” incurred by Los Alamos National Laboratory during Fiscal Year 2010 ending Sept. 30, 2010.
In a memorandum released this month to the National Nuclear Security Administration, Rickey R. Hass of the Office of Inspector Geneneral reported specific problems uncovered by an audit of LANL’s FY 2010 financial reports.
Here are excerpts from the memorandum:
We identified approximately $50,000 in Read More
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas…
Now that Thanksgiving is over, County workers were out in today’s nearly spring-like weather adding holiday decorations to the light poles along Central Avenue. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Seeing Double on Canyon Road
The County is installing new roadway signs on Canyon Road and hadn’t quite removed the old sign when this photograph was snapped. Photo by Fran Stovall Read More
Today’s Closed Council Session Has Been Cancelled
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Council has cancelled its closed session previously scheduled from 5:30-7 p.m. today, Nov. 27.
Today’s regular County Council meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers in the Community Building at 20th Street and Central Avenue. Read More
Three Generations Construct School Float Structure
Newly elected County Councilor Steven Girrens, left, works in the garage of his White Rock home Friday, Nov. 23 with his son Craig Girrens – home on Thanksgiving break from college in Colorado and father Paul Girrens – visiting from Kansas for the Thanksgiving holiday. The three generations engineered and constructed the base structure for the Los Alamos Public Schools float for next month’s Parade of Lights in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
From left, float builders Steve Girrens, Paul Girrens and Craig Girrens move their project from the Read More
Earth Treasure Show Set for Winterfest Weekend
Smithsonite, New Mexico State Mineral, Kelly Mine, Magdalena, N.M. Courtesy/LAGS
LAGS News:
Don’t miss the 44th annual Earth Treasure Show sponsored by the Los Alamos Geological Society. The show will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9 at the Masonic Temple at the corner of 15th Street and Canyon Road.
The show has been moved one week later than usual to coincide with Winterfest activities around town.
This year’s theme is “Collecting New Mexico.” Activities include unique exhibits, a silent auction, geode sawing, a wheel of fortune and delicious Read More
Letter to the Editor: Thank You Community for Letter Carrier-Boy Scout Fall Food Drive Success
By Bill Blumenthal, Boy Scout Coordinator
Jim Evans, Letter Carriers (NALC-4112) Coordinator
Robert MacFarland/Jean Butler, LA Cares Coordinators
Cheryl Sedlacek, San Martin de Porres Coordinator
First, a big “Thank You” to all the citizens of Los Alamos County who gave generously to the recent Letter Carrier-Boy Scout Fall Food Drive Saturday Nov. 17.
An estimated 18,000 lbs of food and supplies were collected with about 1,000 pounds sent to the San Martin de Porres Soup Kitchen in Espanola.
The remainder was donated to LA Cares for distribution to those in need within our Read More
Food on the Hill: Pear Bread
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com- 1 cup sugar
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cups nuts
- 3 chopped pears
directions
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comJack Richardson to Address SanJuan/Chama Utilization Project
Test drilling in 2002. Photo by Tim Glasco/DPU
SIERRA CLUB News:
The public is invited to hear a talk on the SanJuan/Chama Utilization Project at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5 in the upstairs meeting rooms at Mesa Public Library.
Project Manager Jack Richardson of the SanJuan/Chama Utilization Project will address Los Alamos County’s plans to divert the water from the San Juan/Chama for use in Los Alamos.
The event is a joint presentation by the Sierra Club and League of Women Voters. Read More
LAHS Trumpeter Finalist in Carnegie Hall Program
Aaron Bao. Courtesy photo
LAHS News:
Los Alamos High School trumpeter Aaron Bao has been accepted as a finalist in the honors band for the 2013 American High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall in New York next summer.
Last June, he was selected as a member of the National Association of Music Education National Honor Ensemble and performed at the Kennedy Center.
A senior, Bao has played trumpet since fifth grade. He successfully auditioned for all-state and Southwest Honor Band in 10th and 11th grade.
Other accomplishments include playing with the Los Alamos Community Winds since Read More
New World Cuisine: The Histories of Chocolate, Mate y Más
Photo: La Chocolatera (Chocolate Storage Jar) by Camilla Trujillo and René Zamora
MIFA News:
The Histories of Chocolate, Mate y Más opens Dec. 9 and runs through Jan. 4, 2014 in the Hispanic Heritage Wing at the Museum of International Folk Art.
This exhibition will tell the tale of the earliest cultural mestizaje (mixing) to take place in the Americas through food. The exhibition will highlight foods that originated in the New World and foods that were brought over from Europe via Spain and Asia via the Spanish Manila Galleons.
Several special sections in the exhibition highlight specific food Read More
