LOS ALAMOS COUNTY COUNCIL News:
Joyce Nichols and her grandson chat with County Council Chair Sharon Stover at the Farmer‘s Market in June. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com.
Staff report
Several Los Alamos County Councilors will be at the Farmer’s Market from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, to visit with citizens about current projects, issues, and other topics.
The market is located downtown, in the library overflow parking lot just north of Ashley Pond Park on Central Avenue.
By Richard NebelWe have tried raising apples without using pesticides for more than 25 years in Los Alamos. We haven’t been very successful.
The primary problem we’ve had is with codling moths. Almost every apple we have produced has worms in it.
However, this year we have a noticeably improved apple crop. This was especially true with our early apples.
We still have some worms, but there aren’t as many of them as in years past. I’m curious if other Los Alamos residents have noticed this as well.
Initially, this struck me as being a little odd. We had a mild winter last year so winter kill Read More
White Rock artists Petr and Louise Jandacek set up their easels at Anderson Overlook on the Front Hill Road Friday to record another magnificent New Mexico evening. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Louise Jandacek works on the painting she started last winter as evidenced by the snow on the Sange de Christo peaks on her canvas. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Petr Jandacek lays on more paint. He says he is primarily a sculptor and his wife Louise is the painter in the family. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
The Family YMCA offers healthy eating and physical activity tips to help residents live healthier. Courtesy/FYMCA
FAMILY YMCA News:
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. The Family YMCA — a leader in youth development and healthy living — wants to help families understand the risks of childhood obesity and how to incorporate regular physical activity and healthy eating into their lives.
Childhood obesity rates have soared over the last few decades. Nationally, one in three children is obese or overweight, and in New Mexico 32.7 percent of children are affected by this Read More
Los Alamos Elks Lodge. File photo
By Carol A. Clark
The New Mexico Environment Department is investigating the source of an intestinal sickness that struck 27 Los Alamos Firefighters Saturday night.
The firefighters fell ill after eating a roast pork dinner provided to them by the Los Alamos Elks Lodge #2083 at 1601 Trinity Dr.
“The Elks invited firefighters and police officers as a way to thank us for the work we did during the Las Conchas Fire,” Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider said in an interview today with the Los Alamos Daily Post. “The Elks were a tremendous supporter of Read More
From left, Rotarians Alison Walters, Chris Sierk and Linda Hull sell flower bulbs for a Club fundraiser Friday at Los Alamos National Bank. The Club will sell bulbs again from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 in front of CB FOX on Central Avenue and from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 21, 27 and 28 and Oct. 5 at LANB. Flower bulb selections include mixed crocus, grape hyacinths, daffodils, red tulips and pink tulips. Proceeds benefit year-end Los Alamos High School student awards. Photo by Gil Butler Read More
Courtesy/LAAC
LAAC News:
The Los Alamos Arts Council will host the third Sec Sandoval Chalk Walk Sept. 15, “where the sidewalk ends … and your imagination begins.“
The event is a festival and celebration of chalk drawing, the artistic process and, of course, all the local, creative, talented individuals who make Los Alamos an unusual and quietly exotic place to call home.
Join the LAAC for a celebration of art and community on the sidewalks behind Fuller Lodge in collaboration with The Next Big Idea.
Special prizes will be awarded to an entrant in each category selected by Read More
Los Alamos residents Earl and Linda Hoffman leave with their purchase Saturday from the Book Fair at Fuller Lodge sponsored by the Los Alamos Historical Museum and its publishing arm, Bathtub Row Press. More than 20 book publishers and authors from throughout the state participated in the event. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Historical Society Executive Director Heather McClenahan and Board President Ron Wilkins welcomed nearly 200 community members to Saturday’s Book Fair at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Saturday’s Book Fair Read More
Cyndi Wells of Los Alamos at the Ironman in Madison, Wis. finish line, which she will compete in tomorrow, raising money for the Los Alamos Friends of the Shelter. Courtesy photo
Staff report
Sunday, Sept. 9, Cyndi Wells of Los Alamos will compete in the Ironman in Madison, Wis. (https:////ironmanwisconsin.com/). The race will likely take her more than 15 hours to finish, she said.
Wells explained that it has been a hard summer with the loss of her beloved dog, Hana Dog, and too much work at her store, Pet Pangaea, to train properly.
“In remembrance of our former CCO Hana Dog, some great Read More
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