Recreation

Duplicate Bridge In Los Alamos: Oct. 27, 2025

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BRIDGE News:

We held a Club Appreciation game on Oct. 27 and participated in the ACBL-wide Instant Matchpoint game on October 29.

Martin Cooper and Jerry Fleming were open winners on Monday, and Jan Barnes and Reggie Fuchs were 1st in flight B. Steve Kemic and Jennifer Young were 1st locally in the Wednesday game.

This is board #21 from our October 27 game.  North is the dealer and N/S are vulnerable.

Today’s hand is challenging to both sides.  North is the dealer and I like a 1♦ opening. Why?  Although there are only 11 high card points (HCP), there is a 5th diamond, a good spade suit and a singleton Read More

Los Alamos Ski Club To Host Annual Premier Of Warren Miller Movie At Duane Smith Auditorium Nov. 21

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Los Alamos Ski Club News:
The Los Alamos Ski Club will host the Annual Premier of the Warren Miller Movie Nov. 21 at Duane Smith Auditorium.
Door Prizes will be given out during intermission and Pajarito General Manager Jasen Bellomy will participate in a Q&A Session.
Tickets are only $15 and must be purchased online at https://warrenmiller.com/events/duane-w-smith-auditorium.
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Duplicate Bridge In Los Alamos: Oct. 22, 2025

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BRIDGE News:

Bridge players at our October 20th game were introduced to the new Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization (LARSO) Executive Director Ramon Garcia. The Senior Centers and the bridge club have had a close relationship since the mid-1980s.

Open winners of this week’s Sectional Tournament at Clubs (STAC) games were Jennifer Young and Steve Kemic, John Ruminer and Earle Marie Hanson.  Strat B winners were Jack  Stafurik and Sam Borkowsky, and Strat C winners were Neill Goltz and Helen Butler.

This is board #19 from our October 22 game. South is the dealer and E/W are vulnerable. Read More

Posts From The Road: Wimberley Glassworks In Texas

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Shaping the Glass: Glassblower Wes Sweetser rolls a glass piece across the marver. The glass is attached to the blowpipe and rolled across the surface to create symmetry. After a short time, the piece is warmed again to keep the glass soft and pliable, which gives the artist more time to refine the process. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

The Blowpipe: The blowpipe is an essential tool for glassblowing. The tool is designed to gather the liquid glass from the furnace. The artist then blows through the pipe to form the initial bubble of glass. The blowpipe is long enough to allow the glassblower Read More

Open Boating At Aquatic Center 7:10-8:10 PM Oct. 28

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COUNTY News:

Open boating practice time for boaters using canoes, kayaks, and rafts is 7:10-8:10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the Aquatic Center, 2760 Canyon Road.

The doors open half an hour earlier for boat cleaning before entry. All watercraft must be rinsed off on the patio prior to pool entry.

Boaters must provide their own boats. All participants must have a wristband from the front desk before entering the pool. Life jackets are recommended for participants. Read More

Mountaineers: Get To Know The Santa Fe To Taos Thru-Hike With Author Pam Neely Presentation At Oct. 28 Meeting

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Pam Neely’s Thru-Hike guidebook. Courtesy/LAM

By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaneers 

The Oct. 28 Mountaineers meeting will feature a talk by Pam Neely, the creator of the Santa Fe to Taos Thru-Hike. In this presentation, she will introduce this new hike, which has been over a decade in the making.

We call all adventurers to learn about this new long-distance trail in New Mexico. The Santa Fe to Taos Thru-Hike goes from Santa Fe Plaza to Taos Plaza – 132 miles over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

The route is now extensively documented in a new guidebook. Come find out more about the trail and

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2025 Los Alamos CROP Hunger Walk & Turkey Trot Nov. 23 – Save the Date!

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COMMUNITY News:

  • Local interfaith event mobilizes to keep food on tables and sustain global lifelines amid deep cuts to SNAP/Medicaid and foreign assistance.

The Los Alamos CROP Hunger Walk & Turkey Trot will take place on Sunday, Nov. 23, this year to help neighbors facing hunger around the block and around the world. With recent cuts to federal nutrition, healthcare, and humanitarian aid programs, organizers say this year’s Walk is more urgent than ever.

The planning team hopes to surpass their goal this year of 100 Walkers and $10,000 raised. A portion of funds will support L.A. Cares Read More

Op-Ed: A Bike Park Is A Smart, Community-Inspired Investment In Los Alamos’s Future

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By JAMES WERNICKE 
Bike Park Working Group Member

Outdoor, all-ages, all-abilities recreation that fosters physical health and social connection is as much a part of Los Alamos’s identity as its scientific legacy.

We are a community that plans and deliberates carefully—perhaps to a fault—and consistently expresses that we value our natural assets, quality of life, fiscal responsibility, and operational excellence.

While some may view it as “excessive”, the proposed North Mesa Bike Park represents a fiscally prudent, environmentally responsible, and community-supported Read More