Tiger Trot Raises Nearly $10,000 for Aspen Elementary
Duncan Fuehne and Thomas Chadwick. Courtesy Photo“Thanks to Los Alamos National Bank, Charla Glasco, CB Fox, Home Run Pizza, Bob’s Bodacious BBQ, The Coffee House, Papa Murphy’s Pizza, Reel Deal Cinema, REMAX, Metzger’s, Pyramid
First of its Kind Northern New Mexico Birth Summit Nov. 30 – Dec. 2
NNMBS News:
The Northern New Mexico Birth Summit and related events are this weekend, Nov. 30 through Dec. 2.
This first-ever event of its kind will offer a unique opportunity to explore birth and early parenting issues affecting Northern New Mexican birthing families and those who work with them from cultural, social and policy perspectives.
The public is invited to be a part of this unique experience and enjoy an inspiring and informative weekend. Be part of the change you want and hope to see.
Space is limited. Pre-registration for the Summit itself is strongly encouraged to save your spot Read More
Everything Christmas Sale Dec. 5
UNITED CHURCH News:
An Everything Christmas Sale is set for 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5.
The WCSS of the United Church is sponsoring the holiday event in Graves Hall on Rose Street.
Items available for purchase include:
- Christmas lights;
- Christmas trees;
- Decorations;
- Wreaths;
- Cookie Cutters; and
- Ornaments;
- Trash to Treasures gently used items donated specifically for holiday giving; and
- Bake Sale full of yummy Christmas goodies.
Christkindlmarket at Winterfest Dec. 8
DWM News:
Denver Wealth Management is hosting a Christkindlmarket in conjunction with Winterfest in the parking lot at Central Avenue and 15th Street.
The Christkindlmarket will run 5-9 p.m. Saturday Dec. 8 with vendors from all over Northern New Mexico showcasing a wide array of products available for purchase..
There will be several different styles of artists and jewelers, jams and jellies, craft foods, wood and metal works, clothing and accessories, arts and crafts and German style food and drink.
Everyone is welcome to come enjoy a brisk evening of festive atmosphere. There will be door Read More
Santa Fe National Forest Fire Management Notification
Observing a prescribed fire’s progress from the top of an amphibious vehicle. Courtesy/USFWS
SFNF News:
Beginning tomorrow through Friday, as conditions are favorable, fire managers plan to begin the Mesa Camino and Southeast Barbero Prescribed Burns.
Prescribed burns are conducted when specific conditions and criteria align to allow fire managers to safely conduct the burn, while achieving desired objectives.
Conditions include: temperature, humidity, wind, moisture of the vegetation and conditions for effective smoke dispersion.
Coyote Ranger District, Mesa Camino Read More
Rotary Club Student of the Month: Marcus Gutierrez
Marcus Gutierrez. Courtesy photo
Marcus Gutierrez, a senior at Los Alamos High School (LAHS), was honored as Rotary Student of the Month for October.
Gutierrez is the son of Melinda and Joaquin Gutierrez and brother of Deanna and James Gutierrez.
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, Read More
Cowboy Breakfast Set for Sunday
Cobalt Discovery Replaces Precious Metals as Industrial Catalyst
Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Transforming the chemistry of catalysis
Cobalt, a common mineral, holds promise as an industrial catalyst with potential applications in such energy-related technologies such as the production of biofuels and the reduction of carbon dioxide.
That is, provided the cobalt is captured in a complex molecule so it mimics the precious metals that normally serve this industrial role.
In work published Nov. 26 in the international edition of the chemistry journal Angewandte Chemie, Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists report the possibility of replacing the Read More
CB Fox Breaks Single-Day Sales Record!
Courtesy/CB Fox
CB FOX News:
Small Business Saturday, coupled with CB Fox’s donation of part of its profit for the day to Los Alamos United Way, plus a bonus offered to American Express card holders, produced by a wide margin the largest single-day sales in CB Fox’s 32-year history.
“A great many shoppers went out of there way to tell us that the small business idea, plus the cardholder bonus, plus our donation to United Way made a difference in the way they decided to spend last Saturday ‘in town,'” co-owner Dave Fox said. “Virtually every shopper voiced encouragement. Read More
Researchers Test Novel Power System for Space Travel
John Bounds of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Advanced Nuclear Technology Division makes final adjustments on the DUFF experiment, a demonstration of a simple, robust fission reactor prototype that could be used as a power system for space travel. DUFF is the first demonstration of a space nuclear reactor system to produce electricity in the United States since 1965. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Joint DOE and NASA team demonstrates simple, robust fission reactor prototype
A team of researchers, including engineers from Los Alamos National Laboratory, has demonstrated a new concept Read More
Truck Engine Ignites at White Rock Baptist Church
Los Alamos firefighters snuffed out an engine fire that ignited under the hood of a 1978 GMC K-1500 in the White Rock Baptist Church parking lot on N.M. 4 this morning. Kevin Carpenter of NGC Painting and Decorating lives next door to the church. He had borrowed the truck from his dad and was trying to roll start it because a thief had broken into it and damaged the key device. Carpenter noticed smoke so he raised the hood and discovered the engine covered in flames. He guessed an electrical spark ignited gasoline, he said, adding that firefighters arrived quickly and knocked out the blaze in a couple Read More
Beware of Door-To-Door Magazine Crews
Staff Report
It’s that time of year when magazine peddlers descend on White Rock and Los Alamos neighborhoods.
While some may represent legitimate companies – many do not.
A local resident contacted the Los Alamos Daily Post this morning to say she had been duped:
“Please post to let residents beware. The shady mag crews are in town again. We had one at our door yesterday. I was not aware of this ‘scam’ that goes around and I wrote a check for $66 for a magazine subscription. After I went inside, my 19-year-old daughter explained to me who these young kids really are Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Nov. 15 to Nov. 21, 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.
Nov. 15 at 7:06 a.m. / A 43-year-old Los Alamos man reported that he was the victim of larceny in the 300 block of Rover Blvd. The estimated loss is unknown.
Nov. 15 at 9:21 a.m. / A 50-year-old Los Alamos man reported that he was the victim of larceny in the 100 block of Shirlane Place. The estimated loss is unknown.
Nov. 15 at 9:29 a.m. / A 70-year-old Los Alamos man reported that someone burglarized Read More
Funeral Mass Wednesday for Nikolas Ventura
Friends painted the rock in White Rock in memory of Los Alamos High School student Nikolas Rian Ventura-Arencon, 14, who died in a car crash Nov. 21 near the White Rock ‘Y’ on N.M. 4.
Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Los Alamos.
In lieu of flowers, the family is asking people to make a donation to Los Alamos National Bank to the Nikolas Ventura-Arencon Memorial Fund. The family will be donating all monies received to the Wounded Warrior Project on Ventura-Arencon’s behalf. Photo by Carol Read More
Hike Ancho Rapids to Red Dot Dec. 1
Ancho Canyon. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Join Paul Arendt for a winter hike in White Rock Canyon 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1.
Hikers will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the bottom of Piedra Loop where hikers park for the Red Dot Trail and car pool to a parking area three miles south of White Rock.
From this second parking area, the hike will proceed eastward – eventually dropping into Ancho Canyon. Hikers will proceed along Ancho Canyon until its terminus at Ancho Rapids in the Rio Grande.
There will be some interesting rock formations to observe in the lower portions of Ancho Canyon, as well as in Read More
Winter Weather Preparedness Tips
Courtesy photo
COUNTY News:
BEFORE the storm:
- Be familiar with winter storm warning messages.
- Service snow removal equipment and have rock salt on hand to melt ice on walkways and kitty litter to generate temporary traction.
- Make sure you have sufficient heating fuel; regular fuel sources may be cut off.
Winterize your home:
- Insulate walls and attic.
- Caulk and weather-strip doors and windows.
- Install storm windows or cover windows with plastic from the inside.
Have safe emergency heating equipment available:
- Fireplace with ample supply of wood.
- Small, well-vented, wood, coal, or camp stove
Bradbury Science Museum Exhibit: Strengthening Global Security
Courtesy/BSMStrengthening Global Security
The central mission of Los Alamos National Laboratory is to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent while reducing the global threat of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons.
As part of that mission, the Laboratory provides the necessary expertise and technology developed here to help the nation respond effectively to significant threats of broad scope and to help make the world a safer place.
Bradbury Science Museum Exhibits:
- Replicas of Little Boy and Fat Man, the first nuclear bombs
- Understanding Nuclear
SFI Colloquium Explores Animal-Human Correlation
Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, left, and Kathryn Bowers. Courtesy photo
SFI Colloquium
Zoobiquity: How Jaguar Breast Cancer, Dolphin Diabetes, and Flamingo Heart Attacks will Transform Human Medicine
Tuesday, Nov. 27 • 3:30 p.m. • Noyce Conference Room, 1399 Hyde Park Road in Santa Fe.
Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCLA Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Kathryn Bowers University of California, Los Angeles.
Abstract: Dinosaurs suffered from brain cancer, arthritis and gout. Koalas catch Chlamydia. Reindeer seek out narcotic Read More
OBITUARY: Nikolas Ventura Dec. 28, 1997–Nov. 21, 2012
Nikolas Rian Ventura-Arencon, 14, is survived by his parents; Jennifer Ventura-Trujillo and Diego Arencon. Step-parents; Vicente Trujillo and Lupe Arencon ; siblings: Adrianna Gatt , Michael Trujillo, Santino Arencon (13), Loliana Arencon, Diego Arencon Jr., Grandparents: Jeanne and David Buck, Ray and Sharon Ventura and Jose and Elizabeth Arencon: Great Grandparents: Jennie Carpenter, Jane Ventura and Phillip and Lucille Sterling; Aunts and Uncles: Rianne and Bernie Herrera, Monica Arencon-Smith and Terrance Smith, and Melanie and Niles Bartram. He was an incredibly loving uncle Read More
Five Generations Gather For Thanksgiving
Five generations gather in Los Alamos over the Thanksgiving holiday including from left, longtime Los Alamos resident Marylee Lehman, 91, (generation one), Greg Salazar of Rio Rancho (generation three), Megan Salazar of Bernalillo (generation four) holding Emma Rae Priest (generation five) and Mary Salazar of Taylor Ranch (generation two.) Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Marylee Lehman, 91, of Los Alamos meets her great great granddaughter Emma Rae Priest for the first time during the Thanksgiving holiday. Megan Salazar is at right. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
