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PEEC To Host Spring Wildlife Tracking Program With Certified Specialist Ann Hunkins May 1

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Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will offer Discovering Wildlife Through Tracks and Signs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Friday, May 1, 2026, beginning at the Los Alamos Nature Center.

This immersive, field‐based program invites participants to explore the Spring landscape through the perspective of a wildlife tracker, uncovering the subtle clues and stories left behind by animals active in the warming season.

Led by Certified Wildlife Tracker Ann Hunkins, the outing introduces participants to far more than footprints. Attendees will learn to recognize Read More

SFCC Splash Spring Glass Club Sale April 29-30

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A selection of glass artwork from a previous SFCC Glass Club Sale. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) Splash Spring Glass Club Sale is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., April 29 and April 30. 

This student sale features functional bowls, platters and vessels, jewelry, games, outdoor accent pieces and sculptures.

Exhibiting artists include Barbara Bloomberg, Bob Carson, Luetta Donalds, Gurudaya Khalsa, Nina Mastrangelo, Diana Shepherd, Yahne McLemore, Jayne Nordstrom, Andrea Polli, Ellen Premack, Fred Roensch and Leslie Walker Hirsch.

This free event is in the SFCC Main Hallway Read More

County Board Of Public Utilities To Meet April 15

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Board of Public Utilities will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 15, in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave.

Members of the public may view proceedings online or attend and provide public comment in person or via Zoom.

The agenda has been published and the complete packet is available here.

To watch BPU meetings, click here. Read More

RDC To Host Business Booster Workshop At SALA April 14

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From Regional Development Corporation:

Los Alamos and surrounding area businesses—we hear you! Join us from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, at SALA Los Alamos Event Center for a free Business Booster Workshop Intensive & Networking Lunch to boost your business.

Workshop topics:

  • Getting Seen: Marketing Workshop
  • Business Chops: Business Workshop
  • Success Stories: How Did They Make It Happen?
  • Networking Lunch with Key Resource Partners

Registration: www.rdcnm.org/events-1

More information: www.rdcnm.org/business-booster-workshops Read More

Update: Lunch With A Leader Robert Gibson April 16

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LWV News:

The League of Women Voters of Los Alamos (LWV) invites the community to its Lunch with a Leader event, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 16, at the Unitarian Fellowship Hall on Sage Loop.

This month’s leader has changed to Los Alamos County Board of Public Utilities (BPU) Chair Robert Gibson, who will be discussing local issues with public utilities in light of recent changes.

Gibson served on the BPU 20 years ago, between serving terms on the County Council. He has also served on several other public boards and committees and as a bill analyst at the New Mexico State Legislature.

Gibson Read More

PSLA Launches Digital Hub For Area Outdoor & Trails

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From Places & Spaces Los Alamos:

Did you know that our area trail systems are managed by six different jurisdictions? Places & Spaces Los Alamos (PSLA) is proud to announce the launch of the Pajarito Trails Series (PTS) website – www.pajaritotrails.us, a first-of-its-kind digital portal designed to serve as the “front door” for all six of our area’s great trail systems.

While the Pajarito Plateau and Eastern Jemez Mountains boast hundreds of miles of trails managed by six different jurisdictions, navigating the outdoor events and activities has historically been a challenge for Read More

All Shall Be Well: Easter Is A Season!

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Clergy from left, Deacon Amy Schmuck, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, and The Rev. Mary Ann Hill. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By Deacon Cynthia Z. Biddlecomb, (ELCA) retired

Happy Easter! You might, unless you are Christian Orthodox, say “but that was a week ago”. In many of our churches, Easter is celebrated for 50 days, until the Day of Pentecost, which means “Fifty”. Among us, Easter is a season!

In this Easter Season, we tell the gospel stories in which the resurrected Jesus came to be among his apostles. He first needed to calm them down with the words, “Peace be with you”, here Read More

2026 Los Alamos Film & Culture Festival April 17-19

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By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos

After Mikheil Gabadize went on from the 2025 Los Alamos Film and Culture Festival to win two additional awards, it demonstrated that a small, local event had inspired people in several countries.

The volunteer-run and lead non-profit hopes to set the same good fortune in motion for 2026, once again at the spectacular SALA Los Alamos Event Center April 17-19.

SALA’s owner Allan Saenz  is honored to be hosting it at the event center and excited to partner with Sandy Jones again for this third-year festival that brings films from many different countries.

“What Read More