A full moon and lightning illuminating the sky over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains was captured on camera during an evening walk along the Canyon Rim Trail across from the Los Alamos Cooperative Market Thursday. Photo by Karen Kendall Read More
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Lone Ranger Movie Shoots Scenes at Valles Caldera
The Lone Ranger film set stretches along the main road into the Valles Caldera Preserve Thursday. The visitor center is off the picture to the right. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
A mock Indian Village, complete with Teepees is barely visible in the History Grove of Ponderosa Pines on the far side of the Valles Grande. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Johnny Depp as Tonto. Tweet photo
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer tweeted the first official picture of Disney’s The Lone Ranger.
The Lone Ranger’s struggles have been well documented: after shuffling from studio to studio Read More
Tony Chan Brings Home Senior Olympic Gold
Tony Chan of the Los Alamos Rotary Club with the Gold and Silver medals he won at the Senior Olympics in Las Cruces during two gruling days of table tennis competitions. Chan won the gold in mens doubles and the silver in mens singles. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Dave Jones, steward of The Hive presented a talk to the Los Alamos Rotary Club gathered Tuesday at the Dixie Girl about the unique facility he operates in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Santa Fe CEO John R. Rice, left, speaks with Dave Jones of The Hive in White Rock following Jone’s Read More
Spectacular Clouds Form During Monsoon Season
Interesting cloud formations hover above Los Alamos Wednesday. Photo by Leland S. Lehman/ladailypost.com
Photo by Leland S. Lehman/ladailypost.com
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Suzette Fox of Los Alamos MainStreet Presents Talk at Statewide Conference in Clayton
Los Alamos MainStreet Manager Suzette Fox addresses a gathering of New Mexico MainStreet members at a statewide conference this morning in Clayton. Photo by Kevin Holsapple Read More
Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: Aug. 2, 2012
Los Alamos Daily Post Publisher Carol A. Clark and Webmaster/Reporter Greg Kendall. Photo by Karen Kendall
The week’s preview is sponsored by www.fyila.com.
Fort Building 3:30–5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3 at PEEC
Come to PEEC and get building! On the first Friday of every month, join other kids who like building forts (and their parents) to build, play, and hang out in your new place you created! Parents must stay and supervise their children. Free. No registration required.
Enchanted Parks Photographic Exhibit at Mesa Public Library
Exhibit runs Read More
Los Alamos Bridge Club Hosts Regional Tournament
LOS ALAMOS BRIDGE CLUB News:
The Los Alamos unit of the American Contract Bridge League held its annual sectional bridge tournament July 27-29 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. There were 148 tables in play over the three day event, 19 tables better than 2011. Of the 154 participants, 117 came from out of town including 44 from Santa Fe, 37 from Albuquerque, 14 from Taos, 10 from Texas, six from Arizona, four from Colorado and two from California. Cliff Rudy was tournament chairman. Gary Zeiger from Phoenix directed. Courtesy photo Read More
Mountain Lion Expert Comes to PEEC
PEEC News:
Internationally recognized cougar expert Ken Logan of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife division will talk at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12 at PEEC about his years of research on these beautiful and elusive animals. The talk is free and open to the public.
The focus of Logan’s career has been on the science of the cougar, and on putting that scientific information into a format that will inform decision makers and citizens as they consider mountain lion management and conservation.
Logan was the lead researcher for a 10-year, $1.4 million study of mountain lions
‘Scale of Justice’ Sculpture Installed at Justice Center
“Scale of Justice” sculpture by Troy Williams of Jemez Springs. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Staff report
The “Scale of Justice” sculpture created by Jemez Springs artist Troy Williams was installed today in front of the Justice Center at 2500 Trinity Dr.
The Arts in Public Places Board (APPB) and Los Alamos County plan to hold an official dedication of the sculpture at 3 p.m., Aug. 22.
This sculpture displays 12 jurors from all walks of life, based on actual community members. They are made of steel as is the scale on which they stand.
The APPB distributed Read More
YMCA Gym Divider Helps to Double Space
FAMILY YMCA News:
The Family YMCA completed the installation of a gym divider curtain this month, which was partially funded by targeted donations from last year’s annual campaign for the improvement project. The curtain will enable smaller programs to run at the same time, such as wrestling and open gym, or bumpers volleyball and iCare Wednesdays. Courtesy/YMCA Read More