YMCA News:Have some fun and burn some calories with The Family YMCA fitness instructors during a free Thanksgiving Day fitness class.
The class is open to the public and will be held 9-10 a.m., Thursday in the Y gymnasium on Iris Street.
The Y is closed for all other activities. Water bottles will be given to the first 50 participants. Ages 12 and up. Read More
Christmas Trees go on sale Friday. Courtesy photo
LOS AMIGOS News:
Swimmers competing. Courtesy photo
MOUNTAIN CLUB News:
The Mountain Club is a member of USA Swimming.
The mission of the Club is to provide an opportunity for all ages to engage in physical fitness, proper conditioning, and recreational activity, to provide an environment for participant to effectively learn swimming skills and compete in organized swimming competitions, and to encourage young students to achieve the excellence in swimming as well as academics.
The Mountain Club is a relatively new swimming club in Los Alamos. But, during the three years of its history, its head coach Anna Read More
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BANDELIER News:
Bandelier National Monument has announced its schedule for the upcoming holidays, and also two special events.
Saturday, Dec. 13, Bandelier’s Artist-in-Residence, well-known photographer David Halpern, will be offering a photo hike in Frijoles Canyon. Numbers are limited, so anyone interested in attending must call the park Visitor Center at 505.672.3861 x 51 to sign up. There is no charge for the walk beyond the park entrance fee. Then Sunday, Dec. 21, there will be the annual Winter Solstice Sunrise Walk, meeting at 7:15 a.m. at the Visitor Center. Read More
Mid day Awards Ceremony. Photo by Martha Hutchens
Contenders wait in the wings. Photo by Martha HutchensLASG News:
The Los Alamos School of Gymnastics (LASG) played host to eight other teams Nov. 8 for its annual Veterans Day Patriotic Invite at which 192 gymnasts competed from three Albuquerque teams (AGS, Gold Cup, and Precision), two Rio Rancho teams (Rio and Eagle Ridge), Zia of Santa Fe, Katz of Clovis and High Altitude of Taos.
Los Alamos’ Ashley Bustos had the highest all-around total of the day with a personal best of 36.925. Bustos, who competed in the older platinum Read More
Denali, the highest peak in North America. Courtesy photo
Climbers assend Mt. Denali. Courtesy photoDenali, aka Mt. McKinley, is the highest peak in North America. More than 20,000 feet tall, with temperatures framed by its proximity to the Arctic Circle, winds that can top 10 miles per hour, and an unforgiving landscape of glaciers and crevasses, Denali, of course, is a siren song to adventurers and mountaineers.
At the November meeting of the Los Alamos Mountaineers, Josh Payne will provide a first-hand account of his 22 days on the mountain Read More
COUNTY News:
The project at the Walkup Aquatics Center was originally planned to reopen to the public in mid-November. The pool is not ready yet but will reopen soon.
The pool closed Aug. 17 after the Los Alamos Triathlon for this project. The $2.2 million project replaces the 26-year-old boilers and HVAC for the entire building.
The major equipment is installed in the building and final connections and controls programming are now taking place. As soon as the system demonstrates proper operation and the State construction and pool inspections are complete, the reopening will Read More
Runners start the half marathon Saturday in the 2014 Jemez Mountain Trail Runs. Photo by John SarracinoPEEC News:
When the organizers of the JMTR (Jemez Mountain Trail Run) approached the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) last spring about volunteering to manage the Pipeline Road aid station, PEEC staff and volunteers jumped at the chance to help out such a worthwhile cause.
The JMTR is a non-profit organization, with race proceeds donated each year to other local organizations. JMTR had offered to donate up to $1,000 to PEEC, also a non-profit organization, as a thank you for Read More
