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Friends Of Senior Center Of Los Alamos To Host Fundraiser ‘Curious Legacies’ Sunday May 18 At SALA

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Abbie Johnson as Jamie and Tomas Farish as Grampy rehearse ‘Grampy’s Oatmeal’ for the Curious Legacies performance Sunday at SALA. Courtesy photo

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos playwright Robert Benjamin along with the Friends of the Senior Center of Los Alamos are celebrating Older Americans Month with some theatrical flair.

A fundraiser for the Friends of the Senior Center, Curious Legacies will be held 1 p.m. Sunday at SALA Los Alamos Event Center.

The fundraiser will feature readings from three of Benjamin’s plays:

  • “Grampy’s Oatmeal” directed
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Youth Thank Community For Supporting Yard Sale Fundraiser

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Scene of the April 26 yard sale fundraiser at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Courtesy photo

From the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:

Thank you, Los Alamos!

The Los Alamos youth and leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would like to thank the community for its support and participation in the success of the yard sale fundraiser held April 26, 2025.

The fundraiser brought in enough funds to cover the majority of the upcoming summer camp expenses. Read More

Denish: The Best Of The Billionaires

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By DIANE DENISH
Corner To Corner
diane@dianedenish.com

Recently, Warren Buffett surprised his shareholders by announcing he was stepping aside as the CEO of Berkshire Hathway.

Warren Buffett is not like other billionaires who show off their wealth with rocket ships or spend it buying political favor.

He’s the best of the billionaires. Financial journalist Andrew Sorokin termed him the “conscience of capitalism”.

I’ve been a follower of Warren Buffett for 30 years. One day in 1994, my dad came to my office. He announced he might buy some shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. His only reluctance Read More

County: Faulty Gasket Caused Sinkhole In White Rock

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A crack in this new gasket would have allowed a slow leak in the line to erode the earth around it enough to cause the recent sinkhole in White Rock. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

A new, but faulty, gasket appears to be the cause of the sinkhole that recently appeared on the road near the intersection of N.M. 4 and Rover Boulevard in White Rock.

The water transmission line feeding White Rock and running parallel to N.M. 4 was replaced earlier this year under a Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) project. Contractor Wagner Construction led the effort, which included a section of pipe that crossed Read More

Toll Road Scam Alert: New Mexico Has No Toll Roads

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NMDOT Cabinet Secretary Ricky Serna

NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is warning residents about a widespread scam targeting New Mexicans with fake toll road payment demands.

“These scammers create a false sense of urgency by threatening license suspension or legal action to panic people into making payments,” Sec. Ricky Serna said, NMDOT. “Remember, since New Mexico has no toll roads, any message claiming you owe toll fees in our state is 100% fraudulent.”

This alert comes after a surge in calls from concerned citizens Read More

Fr. Glenn: Of Shepherd And Mothers

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Well, now habemus papam … we have a pope. We Catholics see the pope first in authority in the faith, because Jesus designated Peter as “… the rock upon which I will build my Church” (Matthew 16:18 ) After Jesus’ resurrection, the Eleven chose a replacement for Judas Iscariot the betrayer, following psalm 109:8: “His office let another take.” (Acts 1:20). Likewise, the pope takes the place of Peter as head of the current “apostles”, the bishops. The pope, too, is a bishop—the bishop of the seat of the Church: Rome … Rome being the place of martyrdom of Peter, and of Paul.

 Now, in our Read More

Posts From The Road: Peggy Sue’s Diner

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Peggy Sue’s Diner: Once you spot Peggy Sue’s Diner in Yermo, Calif., you will always recognize it. The large Peggy Sue’s Diner lettering on the building and the colorful facade and entrance to the building set the stage for what is inside. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Barstools and Tables: This small room in Peggy Sue’s Diner featuring the diner bar and bar stools along with a few booths was the original diner. Once open it did not take the owners long to begin enlarging the facility. Today the restaurant has almost 10,000 square feet of space. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

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EAA Chapter 691 To Meet May 17, Feature Pilot Roger Smith Talk On ‘Advanced Techniques For Aircraft Composites’

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Local pilot Roger Smith standing in his Lightning XS, a composite airframe with a Titan IO-340 engine and all Garmin instrumentation. Courtesy photo

Northern New Mexico Chapter 691:

Northern New Mexico Chapter 691 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) will meet Saturday, May 17 at the Los Alamos Airport, and feature a presentation by Roger Smith entitled “Advanced Techniques for Aircraft Composites”.

The meeting, open to all interested, will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the terminal building with coffee, pastries and informal discussion, followed by a short business meeting at 10 a.m. Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of May 12, 2025

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COUNTY News:

Public Works Projects:

Los Alamos County Public Works staff manages the projects listed in this section through contractors.

For more information, email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150 or visit the County Projects page at https://lacnm.com/pw-projects.

Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Note: the information below is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays. 

Bathtub Row Reconstruction Project Updates

Construction crews with TLC Plumbing & Utility continue the Bathtub Row Reconstruction Read More

All Shall Be Well: Mother’s Day

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

By The Rev. Mary Ann Hill
Rector
Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church

Happy Mother’s Day for those of you who celebrate. That qualifier might seem a little odd, but as clergy women, we know that this can be a difficult day for some. We all have parishioners who have struggled to have children, who never had the opportunity, or who are estranged from members of their family. We have some parishioners whose mothers were abusive or never Read More