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Scenes From 2026 Elks & Freedom Church Easter Egg Hunt

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Children charge down a grassy slope to collect Easter eggs Saturday morning during the Elks and Freedom Church Easter Egg Hunt at Ashley Pond Park. The event featured 20,000 plastic eggs filled with 35,000 pieces of candy and toys. Volunteers spent six weeks filling the eggs. The Easter Egg Hunt has had a long history in Los Alamos; it started in the early 2000s. In its earliest days, kids collected real, hard-boiled and hand-dyed eggs. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Dayni Bearground, left, and Evangalena Pena check out their loot after participating in the Elks and Freedom Church Read More

Fire/Emergency Response And Planning Meeting For Livestock Owners Monday At Posse Lodge

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By WENDY BURKE-RYAN and LISA READER
LASOA

Hey, livestock owners! Do you know what’s required by New Mexico to move your horses, bovines, pigs, llamas and goats in case of evacuation due to wildfire? Do you know exit strategies, options, and rules? 

Come to a Fire/Emergency Response and Planning Meeting for livestock owners, at 6 p.m. Monday, April 6, at the Posse Lodge.

Los Alamos Wildland Fire Chief Van Leimer and Los Alamos Deputy Emergency Manager Cody Ulrich will present to us and answer questions about Emergency Planning and Fire Preparedness and Response. 

Los Alamos Stable Owners Association Read More

Topper Tennis Team Has Strong Performance At Academy Invite Tournament This Weekend In Albuquerque

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The Los Alamos Topper Tennis team with their runner-up trophy won at this weekend’s Academy Invite Tournament, from left, Coach Timur Khazratkulov, Cullen McLean, Zach Gibson, Levi Gibson, Logan Swickley, Mike Witkowski, Luke Gibson and Coach Travis Gibson. Courtesy photo

Freshman Levi Gibson prepares to rip a forehand at this weekend’s Academy Invite Tournament. Courtesy photo

Senior Olivia Hamilton smacks a forehand during this weekend’s Academy Invite Tournament. Courtesy photo

SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos Hilltoppers Tennis team competed at the Academy Invite Tournament this Read More

Posts From The Road: Jackrabbit Trading Post On Route 66

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HERE IT IS: The famous bright yellow sign with the black rabbit and the large red letters alerts travelers that they have arrived at the Jackrabbit Trading Post. This sign was used in the Pixar movie ‘CARS’ giving the trading post additional notoriety. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Trading Post: The Jackrabbit Trading Post is housed in an old railroad building. The train tracks are on the other side of the road, running parallel to Route 66. The face of the building is painted with various southwestern figures and designs, making it impossible to miss when driving by. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.co Read More

‘I Voted’ Sticker Design Contest Deadline Extended

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COUNTY News:

The 2026 “I Voted” Sticker Design Contest is in full swing, and the deadline has been extended to April 14.

The contest is open to students in grades pre-K through 12 to inspire creativity and share the importance of voting and civic participation.

Students must submit their designs to the Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office no later than April 14, 2026.

Each design must include ONE of the following phrases:

  • “I Voted”
  • “I Voted Early”
  • “Future Voter”

Learn more here. Read More

Scenes From Elks & Freedom Church 2026 Easter Event

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Scene from the Los Alamos Elks and Freedom Church 2026 event following their 2026 Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday around Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com

Scene from the Los Alamos Elks and Freedom Church 2026 event following their 2026 Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday around Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com

Scene from the Los Alamos Elks and Freedom Church 2026 event following their 2026 Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday around Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com

Scene from the Los Alamos Elks and Freedom Church 2026 event following Read More