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Topper Girls Varsity Volleyball ‘Dig Pink’ Game Against Taos Tigers Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness

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Hilltoppers players received roses in recognition of family members impacted by breast cancer. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Keira Battle serves the ball. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers Varsity Volleyball Team hosted the Taos Tigers in a ‘Dig Pink’ game to promote Breast Cancer Awareness Tuesday night at Griffith Gymnasium.

The district matchup started with a special breast cancer awareness tribute to Hilltoppers who have a loved one impacted with cancer.

The first set was a nail-biter with the Toppers narrowly losing Read More

Summit Garden Club Presents 2024 Pat Edmonds And Sue Graves Memorial Scholarship To Malachi Laskie

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Summit Garden Club presented its $1,000, 2024 Pat Edmonds and Sue Graves Memorial Scholarship to Malachi Laskie. During his years at Los Alamos Middle School and Los Alamos High School, Laskie was strong not only in academics but also in sports. He is attending Fort Lewis College in Durango as a pre-med major. Laskie is the son of Eric Laskie and Keisha Cardon. Courtesy/SGC Read More

LADA To Host Open House To Celebrate Dyslexia Awareness Month Sunday Oct. 20 At Urban Park

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By ANDREW ZOBAY
Los Alamos Dyslexia Advocates

In celebration of Dyslexia Awareness Month, the Los Alamos Dyslexia Advocates (LADA) is hosting an Open House 3-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 at Urban Park.

LADA is a group of parents supporting parents.

We would like to invite anyone who has an interest in dyslexia, reading difficulties and progress, or even special education and 504s. We are primarily a parent group that have one thing in common—we love exceptional children. We are here to help each other navigate the changing and diverse landscape before us.

Your children do not need a diagnosis for you

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Registration Now Open For Upcoming ‘For Older Adult Wellness Summit’ At SALA Event Center

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By KIAH McCONNELL
LARSO Marketing & Program Coordinator

Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization and Los Alamos Social Services are offering a free Older Adult Wellness Summit 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at SALA Event Center.

Registration is now open. Space is limited, so sign up early by clicking here. People can also get a registration form by stopping by the front desk at the Betty Ehart or White Rock Senior Activity Centers or email adminasst@losalamosseniorcenter.com to receive a form.

This summit includes nine presentations on older adult wellness and two keynote speakers. Coffee, Read More

Topper Volleyball Girls Play ‘Dig Pink’ Games This Evening!

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Hilltopper Paula Marti-arce playing in a previous ‘Dig Pink’ game in Griffith Gymnasium. Courtesy photo

The Los Alamos Fire Department will have t-shirts available for purchase at the ‘Dig Pink’ games this evening  in Griffith Gymnasium. Courtesy photo

BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos

It is great when a community engages in an issue that is close to the heart. It is even more meaningful when that issue hits close to home. Tuesday, Oct.15, the community is invited to attend a special Los Alamos High School Volleyball game called “Dig Pink”.

The Hilltoppers (C team, JV and Varsity) will face off Read More

Hilltoppers Girls Soccer To ‘Kick For The Cure’ Oct. 19

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LAHS News:

The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Girls Soccer games Saturday Oct. 19 at Sullivan Field will be a “Kick for the Cure” cancer fundraiser. The public is invited to attend and support the teams as they compete to win against cancer.

Both the 11 a.m. Junior Varsity game and 1 p.m. Varsity game against the Aztec Lady Tigers will raise funds for breast cancer through raffles and a chance at halftime to shoot on the goalkeepers. Funds will be raised via cash donations and Venmo donations to LAHS girls soccer.

Los Alamos County Council issued a proclamation on Sept. 24, declaring October as Breast Read More

Robinson: We Must Take Care Of Our Rural Hospitals

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

Last year three small New Mexico hospitals had only enough cash on hand to last a few days. That situation has improved a bit, said Troy Clark, president and CEO of the New Mexico Hospital Association, but four hospitals still have just 20 days of cash on hand. Others are losing money.

“We must take care of our rural facilities,” he said.

Patients in rural areas are older, poorer and sicker; their hospitals rely more on Medicaid than on private insurance or other sources, and Medicaid reimburses them below cost.

Legislators threw rural Read More

Self Help Launches Los Alamos Mental Health Website Upgrade On World Mental Health Day

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SELF HELP Inc. News:

Self Help, Inc. (Self Help) will launch the redesigned and enhanced Los Alamos Mental Health website Oct. 10, which is World Mental Health Day. The website was originally created by Self Help and the United Way of Northern New Mexico in 2016 to promote access to mental health resources for the Los Alamos community.

It continues to serve as a central hub for mental health information and provides a list of local therapists. Self Help collaborated with the Los Alamos County Social Services Department on this project as it aligns with the County’s Comprehensive Health Plan.

The Read More