County Considers Artificial Turf For Athletic Fields
Los Alamos County is considering following Sullivan Field’s footsteps and installing artificial turf at up to five of its athletic fields. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Could the use of grass on athletic fields dry up and die? Los Alamos County’s Community Services Department is pondering this idea through a series of public listening sessions aimed at collecting thoughts from residents and field users about replacing sod with artificial turf on up to five athletic fields around the County.
According to the project’s Read More
25th Annual Cowboy Days Ride Into Town March 7-8 At New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum In Las Cruces
The 25th Annual Cowboy Days is March 7-8 at New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum. Photo by Tira Howard for DCA
Department of Cultural Affairs News:
LAS CRUCES – The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum invites the community to its 25th Annual Cowboy Days event on March 8.
There will be several activities to celebrate New Mexico ranching traditions – including the popular “Parade of Breeds” with the Museum’s cowboys showcase cattle, trick roping and traditional Charreada demonstrations from the Castro Family, working dogs demonstration, and live music. Event goers will have Read More
Atomic Tumblers Host 42nd Annual Snowflake Invitational
Elise Thalacker competing on the beam. Courtesy photo
SPORTS News:
The Los Alamos Atomic Tumblers hosted the 42nd Annual Snowflake Invitational Feb. 1 at the Los Alamos School of Gymnastics. The competition included 119 competitors from New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado. Twenty-eight gymnasts from LASG competed at their home gym in the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Xcel competitions. Elise Thalacker had a great meet on Saturday with an all around score for LASG with 36.75 for second place in the Bronze B. She also earned a gold medal on bars (9.35) and silver on vault (9.1).
Leading the way in Bronze Read More
Hilltopper Swim Team Competes At Tom Casey Memorial
Girls Swimmers (front row left to right): Aleena Rim, Mckenzie Snelson, Julia Zou, Emma Riede, Jade Peterson, Sonya Pakin, Michelle Lo, Deb Brug, Samantha Clayton, Emilie Daligault. Middle Row (left to right): Anna Kerstiens, Grace Evans, Ellie Rosette, Alma Hurlocker, Malin Eidenbenz, Grace Nowell. Back row (left to right): Catherine Price, Sadie Evans, Allie Holland, Nuala Colgan, Sophia Pieck, Lena Ronning, Libby Nolen. Courtesy photo
Boys Swimmers (front row left to right): Sam Nowell, Austin Theye, Thomas Daligault, William Champenois, Ammon Lee, Zach Sestric. Back row: Zane Read More
Legislative Roundup: 46 Days Left In Session
The Santa Fe New Mexican:
Competing budget recommendations: Members of Senate Finance Committee received a crash course in billions of dollars of proposed special, supplemental and deficiency appropriations, as well as recommendations for the Government Results and Opportunity Fund.
The report included the governor’s budget recommendations and those from the Legislative Finance Committee.
“There’s a lot of different moving pieces between the two recommendations,” Legislative Finance Committee analyst Joseph Simon told lawmakers. He presented the Read More
