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Vivien Chen Seeds Endowment To Support UNM-Los Alamos Faculty Professional Development

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Vivien Chen’s early years as a Biology teacher at Hong Kong Christian College inspired her to create a new endowment to support UNM-LA Faculty. Photo courtesy of Vivien Chen

LACF News:

Vivien Chen, MPH, PhD, is no stranger to life as a university instructor. During her accomplished career in epidemiology, Chen served the faculties of Tulane University and as a department head at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans.

Chen’s teaching career began in her home of Hong Kong after earning a biology degree, but she soon realized she wanted to continue her studies in public Read More

Proud Family Announces Tabatha Ann Joyce Vargas’s Graduation With AAS In Respiratory Care

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Tabatha Ann Joyce Varga with her children. Courtesy photo

By SOPHIA CHAVEZ-COLLINS

With overwhelming love, admiration, pride, and joy, her children Jazmine, Isaiah, Tyler, and Alexander; her mother Eva; sisters Erica, Kristal, Cassandra, Samantha, Matilda, and Sophia; her many nieces and nephews; cherished friends who became family; and every person blessed enough to be part of her support system are deeply honored to announce that Tabatha Ann Joyce Vargas has officially earned her Associate of Applied Science in Respiratory Care. And as if this accomplishment was not already extraordinary Read More

Christian Youth In Action To Lead Bible Club, Vacation Bible School In June & July

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Christian Youth in Action group at Aspendale Camp. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Twenty-one teens from Northern New Mexico are attending a Christian Youth in Action summer missionary training camp the first week of June. Then, they will be teaching six Vacation Bible Schools and one 5-Day Bible Club in June and July.  

The Clubs are free and open to children ages 4-12. They will feature Bible and missionary stories, songs, games, snacks, crafts, Scripture memory, contests and prizes.  

Upcoming Vacation Bible School and Bible Club Events:

  • 2–4 p.m., June 8-12: 5-Day Bible Club at Ashley Pond
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Hilltopper Girls Track & Field Finishes 2nd At Class 4A State Championship; Boys Finish 4th

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The Class 4A State Runner-Up Hilltopper Girls Track & Field Team and coaches! Courtesy photo

Sarah Martis was State Champion in the discus, with a throw of 126′ 3″. Photo by Blake Wood

By BLAKE WOOD
Assistant Coach
LAHS Track and Field

Carried by many excellent individual and relay performances, the Hilltopper Girls Track & Field team finished in the runner-up position at the Class 4A State Championship at the UNM track on Friday and Saturday, May 15-16.  The Girls competition was dominated by a strong Albuquerque Academy team which accumulated 127 points to the ‘Topper’s Read More

Scenes Of Bear & Cubs Spotted Sunday On Big Rock Loop

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A bear and her three cubs are spotted Sunday on Big Rock Loop. Photo by Paya Pavlikova/ladailypost.com

Another scene of a bear and her cubs Sunday on Big Rock Loop. Photo by Paya Pavlikova/ladailypost.com

Another scene of a bear and her cubs Sunday on Big Rock Loop. Photo by Paya Pavlikova/ladailypost.com

Another scene of a bear and her cubs Sunday on Big Rock Loop. Photo by Paya Pavlikova/ladailypost.com Read More

Baggage Claim Kicks Off Co-op Summer Showcase Series

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Local rock band Baggage Claim kicked off the inaugural Co-op Summer Showcase at 6 p.m. Friday, May 15. The concert was held at Los Alamos Co-op Park, adjacent to Los Alamos Schools Credit Union at 1010 Central Ave. This free concert was the first in the new series, which offers music from local musicians at this outside venue as opening acts for the main Friday night summer concert series. This is a true community concert series that features only local musicians. The purpose of this series is to build community spirit and to raise awareness for a new non-profit organization that will bring local Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of May 18, 2026

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COUNTY News:

TLC Plumbing and Utility will continue working on Pueblo Drive and 36th Street.

NOTE: Vehicles shall be removed from these roads during construction activities. (7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday)

Construction operations

Pueblo Drive

  • Crews will finalize grading the roadway.
  • Crews will continue to place curb and gutter.
  • Crews will begin to remove drop inlets and install new drop inlets.

36th Street

  • Crews will begin to remove drop inlets and install new drop inlets.
  • Crews will finalize grading the roadway.

Traffic control

  • During construction, road closures, lane restrictions,
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Posts From The Road: Big Texan Steak Ranch

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Big Texan: The Big Texan Steak Ranch can not be missed as you travel through Amarillo on I-40. The big bright yellow building is the first thing you see but several other ‘attention getting’ features await visitors as they arrive at the Big Texan. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

World Famous: The entrance to the Big Texan is flanked by a stretch limo with Texas Longhorns mounted on the hood and a big Route 66 Shield painted on the walkway into the facility. In Big Texan fashion, the door handles to open the front doors are pistols mounted at an angle to create door handles. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com Read More

Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board To Meet At Noon Tuesday

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board is scheduled to meet from noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave., and via Zoom.

Members of the public are encouraged to attend the Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board meetings and provide public comment either in person or over Zoom.

About the Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board:

The Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board is established to advise the County Manager and Council on the expenditure of funds authorized by NMSA 1978, § 3-38-22 for advertising, publicizing, and promoting Read More