¡Fiesta Los Alamos! Fundraiser Draws Sell Out Crowd
Speaking from the heart, Los Alamos Rotary STARS members Michael Erickson and Laura Loy thank the sold out crowd at Satuday’s ¡Fiesta Los Alamos! fundraiser at Fuller Lodge. Proceeds will provide shelter for parents of children receiving medical treatment in Cd. Juarez. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Members of the El Camino Real Rotary Club of El Paso share in the festivities at Saturday’s event. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
A sold out crowd of more than 220 people gathered Saturday evening at Fuller Lodge for the ¡Fiesta Los Alamos! Read More
Final Week Of Summer Reading Challenge
LAPS News:
On June 20, the Los Alamos School Board announced additional student incentives to help address the “summer slide” in reading skills.
This is the final week for participation.
The idea began at an Aspen Elementary School kickoff when Gov. Susana Martinez announced a statewide reading challenge encouraging students to read more books over the summer break.
Reading is the foundation for learning and when students read well, they are better positioned to succeed academically, in the workplace, and in life.
Los Alamos Public Schools, Los Alamos County, Los Alamos Commerce Read More
Luján On Death Of Navajo Code Talker Kee Etsicitty
Navajo Code Talker Kee Etsicitty
STATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement on the recent passing of Kee Etsicitty, a Navajo Code Talker from Chichiltah, N.M.:
“As a young man more than 70 years ago, Kee Etsicitty joined the Marine Corps to help fight the forces of tyranny that were waging war across Europe and in the Pacific. Mr. Etsicitty proudly answered the call when his country needed him, serving in the battles of Guadalcanal, Guam, and Iwo Jima.
“As a member of the Navajo Nation, Mr. Etsicitty joined with his fellow Read More
Reminder From Bandelier: It’s Flash Flood Season Again
Major flash flood Sept. 14, 2013 at Bandelier. Courtesy/NPS
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IRS Spotlights Benefits For ADA 25th Anniversary
IRS News:
PHOENIX — Sunday, July 26 is the 25th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Internal Revenue Service is marking the occasion by spotlighting a number of tax benefits and services that can help taxpayers with disabilities.
Achieving a Better Life Experience or ABLE Accounts
This new program was passed by Congress in Dec., 2014. Under the law, states can offer specially designed, tax-favored Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts (click here) to people with disabilities who became disabled before age 26. Recognizing the special financial Read More
Oppenheimer Lecture: Alan Guth Talks Cosmic Inflation And The Multiverse
Alan Guth will deliver the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Lecture Monday. Courtesy photo
Alan Guth is not just one of the leading cosmologists in the world; he is widely viewed as a rock star cosmologist in a time of revolutionary advances. The distinguished Victor F. Weisskopf Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Guth is best known for his leading role in developing the theory of inflationary cosmology.
In 1979, he had what he labeled in a note to himself, a “spectacular realization” about the birth of the universe. Since Read More
San Ildefonso Pueblo Gov. James R. Mountain Visiting Los Alamos Rotary Aug. 11
San Ildefonso Pueblo Gov. James R. Mountain in his office Thursday afternoon. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
The Los Alamos Daily Post visited San Ildefonso Pueblo Gov. James R. Mountain, a 1990 graduate of Los Alamos High School, Thursday at his office.
Mountain was elected in December to serve a three year term and took office Jan. 2. He spoke Thursday about his initiative to promote the culture and history of his pueblo and his desire to be a good regional partner with his neighbors throughout Northern New Mexico.
The San Ildefonso Pueblo comprises approximately Read More
New Mexico Teacher Of The Year Debra Minyard Participates In Annual Event In Washington, D.C.
New Mexico Teacher of the Year Debra Minyard of White Rock stops to pose with with a military band recently while in Washington, D.C. for the annual Education Commission of the States event. Photo by Joshua Minyard
New Mexico Teacher of the Year Debra Minyard of White Rock poses with other 2015 Teachers of the Year from across the nation recently while in Washington, D.C. for the annual Education Commission of the States event. Photo by Joshua Minyard Read More
New Mexico’s Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail Front-runner In USA Today Contest
STATE News:
New Mexico is known as the epicenter for green chile and its most beloved culinary treasure, the green chile cheeseburger.
USA Today announced the 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards, and the New Mexico True Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail is a front-runner. The New Mexico Tourism Department is asking that residents display their pride and vote for New Mexico’s beloved Cheeseburger Trail.
With more than 100 stops on the Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail it is truly a one-of-a-kind destination for travelers. Green chile cheeseburgers are featured from across the state ranging from local Read More
African Prince Visiting Los Alamos: ‘Elders Are Revered’
Prince ‘Zuko’ Jongisilo Pokwana ka Menziwa and his wife Nosizwe visit Chimayo. Courtesy photoLos Alamos attracts international attention as well as visitors from around the world. One of those individuals who recently crossed oceans and time zones to visit the town was Prince “Zuko” Jongisilo Pokwana ka Menziwa and his wife Nosizwe from the AmaZizi Tribe of the AbaThembu Kingdom in South Africa.
Originally, Zuko planned to perform at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, as well as Los Alamos’ ScienceFest this weekend, Read More
