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Santa Fe Community College To Host New Mexico’s First Nutritious Food Pantry Certification Ceremony June 24

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The SFCC Campus Cupboard provides fresh produce from SFCC’s greenhouse. This past year Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute has also helped expand access to fresh, high-quality produce as it did at the SFCC Pathways to Care: Allied Health Fair in September 2025. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) will host New Mexico’s First Nutritious Food Pantry Certification Ceremony 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, in the Campus Center, 6401 Richards Ave. The certification recognizes the SFCC Campus Cupboard Food Pantry funded primarily through SFCC Foundation and operated Read More

Los Alamos Middle School Student Qualifies To Compete At Worlds Largest Junior High Rodeo June 21-27

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Los Alamos Middle School eighth-grade student Paige Trujillo will represent New Mexico in girl’s goat tying at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo June 21-27 in Guthrie, Okla. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

DENVER — Los Alamos Middle School eighth-grade student from Paige Trujillo has earned the opportunity to represent New Mexico on the National Junior High Rodeo Team at the 21st Annual National Junior High Finals Rodeo (NJHFR) on June 21-27 in Guthrie, Okla. The prestigious event will bring together more than 1,200 of the nation’s top junior high rodeo athletes from across the United Read More

PEEC: ‘The Little Things That Run The World’ June 25

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PEEC News:

In celebration of National Pollinator Week, the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will host a free screening of the 2025 documentary, “The Little Things that Run the World” from 6-7:45 p.m. on Thursday, June 25 at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium.

This powerful film explores the dramatic global decline of flying insects: an animal group that makes up three‐quarters of all species on Earth and plays an essential role in holding ecosystems together. Through interviews with scientists, gardeners, farmers, and passionate bug enthusiasts, the documentary Read More

Scenes From Corpus Christi Procession June 7, 2026

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Scene from the third annual Eucharistic Procession on the Feast of Corpus Christi on Sunday, June 7, 2026, hosted by Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church (IHM). The procession began at IHM at 3700 Canyon Road, proceeded up Canyon Road and Central Avenue to Ashley Pond Park for Benediction at an Altar of Adoration, then returned to the church for second Benediction. Photo by Tomas Redondo/ladailypost.com

Scene from the Eucharistic Procession to Ashley Pond Park on the Feast of Corpus Christi June 7, 2026. The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic celebration of the real presence of Jesus Christ
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Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum: Dr. James Carroll June 10

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Dr. James Carroll

LAFSF News:

The Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum (LAFSF) 2026 Summer Series presents ‘Introduction to Religious Studies from a Scientific Perspective’ by Dr. James Carroll Wednesday at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church (TOTH), 3900 Trinity Dr.

A light meal will be served at 6 p.m. The presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. It will be recorded and streamed on Zoom at https://losalamosfaithandscienceforum.org.

Religion is often a subject of faith. But given that it is a thing that “people do”, the scientific method can be brought to bear as an approach to studying it, which Read More

Chamisa Elementary School Principal Craig Washnok Retires

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Principal Craig Washnok and the coalition of Cheetahs at Chamisa Elementary School. Courtesy photo

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos

Any educator worth their weight in salt deserves an article about their contributions to our children. A view at the end of that journey is especially meaningful when it has molded a portion of America’s future for 31 years. You see, salt was once the thing that allowed a civilization to expand for preservation. A good educator can expand a mind to further their own preservation or mold a mind, which could in turn mold the future itself.

On May 27, Chamisa Elementary Read More

RPLA To Hold Silent Auction Fundraiser Dinner June 18

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By LISA SHIN
Chair
Republican Party of Los Alamos

Congratulations to our local and state-wide Republican candidates who will now advance to the General Election. Our Council candidates, Jason Chappel and Eric Stromberg, are counting on your support and help!

Please join us for our Silent Auction Fundraiser Dinner at 5 p.m., Thursday, June 18, 2026, at SALA Event Center. I am thrilled to announce that we will have two honored guest speakers: Didi Okpareke, candidate for New Mexico Congressional District 1, and Gregg Hull, candidate for New Mexico Governor. Online registration at this link. Read More

Send Mail For Troops And Vets With Pets To Say ‘Thank You’

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Cards for Vets. Courtesy photo

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
Champions of Youth Ambitions

At ChamberFest this Saturday, we connected with more local Veterans for our celebration of America’s 250th birthday. We still need many cards, but if you’d like to submit one without even leaving your home. Send a thank you, thinking of you, or any other happy, little card to us by July 22 and we will get them mailed right away.

Our address is PO Box 4741 White Rock, NM 87547 or if you have a large work or civic group willing to collect from your co-workers or club, we will arrange to pick them up.

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