Recreation

Ribbon Cut on New Multi-Use Covered Arena

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Molly Blair enjoys a cookie at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new multipurpose arena Friday. Molly's miniature horse Bella hopes for a bite of Molly's cookie. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

County Council Chair Geoff Rodgers and Los Alamos Pony Club Leader Lisa Reader prepare to cut the ribbon for the new arena. Photo by Greg Kendall/Ladailypost.com

By GREG KENDALL
Los Alamos Daily Post

A crowd gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday afternoon, March 22 for the newly completed multi-use covered arena in the North Mesa neighborhood of Los Alamos.

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Hike Burnt Mesa Pueblo with Dorothy Hoard

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Hikers explore Burnt Mesa. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Join PEEC on a historical hike of Burnt Mesa Pueblo led by Los Alamos Living Treasure, author and local historian Dorothy Hoard.

Hoard will lead this popular hike to spectacular viewpoints starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 6.

In the 1290s, the ancestral Pueblo people built several villages across the Pajarito Plateau of a special design that archaeologists came to call “plaza sites.” 

Room blocks were built in a tight square around a plaza with only one narrow entrance. The room blocks were multi-storied, Read More

Much Anticipated Mud Kitchen Coming to PEEC!

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Young engineers construct a fort at the PEEC Nature Play area. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The weather is warming up and that means it’s time to build more forts at PEEC where fort-building area now includes a mud pie kitchen, complete with mud muffin tins, shovels and spatulas.

Whether you are an architect or mud chef, plan to be at PEEC from 3:30-5 p.m. Friday, April 5 for First Friday Forts.

PEEC’s Nature Play area is fun for kids of all ages. Preschoolers come during field trips to explore and find insects while older kids watch their little seedlings turn into vegetable-producing plants.

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Smithsonian Magazine Ranks Los Alamos #8 of 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2013

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Bandelier. Photo by Scott S. Warren/SM

 

SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE News:

Los Alamos comes in number 8 of the 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2013, according to Smithsonian magazine.

In its April 2013 edition, the magazine states:

“What makes a small town big on culture? For the second year running, we sought a statistical answer to this question by asking the geographic information company Esri to search its databases for small towns and cities—this time, with populations of less than 15,000—that have exceptional concentrations of museums, art galleries, orchestras, theaters, historic Read More

Valles Caldera: Elk Hunting Lottery Closes March 20

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Courtesy/VCNP

VCNP News:

The Valles Caldera National Preserve is one of New Mexico’s premier elk hunting locations with between 2,500 and 3,500 elk occuping the Preserve for breeding, calving and foraging.

Hunts on the Preserve are designed to pay homage to man’s oldest relationship with animals by providing the public with a hunting experience that otherwise would be prohibitively expensive.

At the mandatory hunt orientation session, hunters will be assigned a hunting unit within the Preserve. These hunting units are 3-6,000 acres in size and are comprised of forest and grasslands. Read More

March Events at Bandelier

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Pika. Photo by Sally King/BNM

BANDELIER News:

March Events at Bandelier

The skies are blue, the sun is shining, and the warm weather make it a perfect time to explore Bandelier National Monument. 

Join us for fun and exciting activities in the month of March:

March 18-24 – National Wildlife Week

  • During National Wildlife Week, learn more about the unique wildlife that call Bandelier home. A series of special programs will be offered throughout the week. 

March 23 – Survivor Bandelier

  • Join a ranger for a how-to guide on why animals live at Bandelier and how they adapt to a dynamic environment.
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Followup to Lost Treasure Hunter at Bandelier

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BNM News:

Saturday March 9, search and rescue personnel found a missing hiker in good condition after she spent a freezing night hiking through difficult terrain in and adjacent to Bandelier National Monument.

The Carrolton, Texas woman had been searching for the buried treasure of multimillionaire Forrest Fenn.

The search and rescue operation involved three aircraft, dog teams and more than 40 volunteers and staff from the National Park Service, the U.S. Department of Energy, New Mexico Search and Rescue, Los Alamos Police Department and the Los Alamos Fire Department.

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Mountaineers’ March 20 Talk: Alpine Adventures in Patagonia

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Climbing partners Doug Shepherd and Jared Vilhauer on a Patagonian summit. Courtesy/LAM

Cerro Torre, the rightmost of the sharp teeth in this Patagonian skyline, is one of the classic climbs of the Americas. Doug Shepherd will tell of his climbing adventures at the March 20 meeting of the Los Alamos Mountaineers. Courtesy/LAM

 

Alpine Adventures in Patagonia
By BILL PRIEDHORSKY

Patagonia, windswept and wild, will be the subject of the March meeting of the Los Alamos Mountaineers.

Speaker Doug Shepherd is both a sponsored athlete (Mammut, Sterling Ropes, Cilogear Backpacks) and a postdoc Read More

YMCA Express Officially Opens For Fitness!

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Community leaders, Chamber officials, Y Board members and staff gather together Monday to cut the ribbon on the new YMCA Express at 140 Central Park Square. Photo by Karen Kendall/ladailypost.com

YMCA Board President John Wolfe cuts the ribbon on the new YMCA Express Monday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Nearly overcome with delight about her first workout at the brand new YMCA Express Monday, Lyla Lo, 17 months, shares a laugh with her father Chienchi Lo. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Prime examples of how fit people become who workout at the YMCA, from left, United Way Read More

Mountain Fifth Graders Tackle Skiing and Snowboarding

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Pajarito Mountain Ski School instructors take students through their paces. Courtesy photo
 
Fifth graders who participated in the Mountain School skiing and snowboarding program at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy photo
 
 
Mountain Elementary students ride the chair lift at Pajarito Mountain. Courtesy Photo
 
LAPS News:
 
Thanks to generous support from Pajarito Mountain Ski Patrol and Ski School, the 5th grade students from Mountain Elementary School were able to participate in a four-week ski and snowboard program.
 
Students were bused up to
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