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Scenes From The Family YMCA 2025 Firecracker Fun Run

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Palmer Chapman glides through the finish line with a smile on her face and assistance from her father, Wesley Chapman, this morning during The Family YMCA 2025 5K Firecracker Fun Run in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Brodey Lu sprints to the finish line during The Family YMCA 2025 5K Firecracker Fun Run this morning on Iris Street. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

From left, Bella Blair, Katie Gattiker, Beth Dermer and Annamarie Hernandez help out this morning at The Family YMCA 2025 Firecracker Fun Run. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com 

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New Hours For Myrtle Street Pickleball Begin July 7

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Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

As pickleball continues to grow in popularity, Los Alamos County “kindly asks all players to be mindful of noise levels on and around the courts”. 

To ensure a fun and organized playing experience for everyone, please note that the official hours of operation for the Myrtle Street Pickleball Court start on Monday, July 7.

Myrtle Street Pickleball Court New Hours of Operation:

  • Monday – Sunday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Courts are available on a first-come, first-served basis unless reserved.
  • Courts will be closed and locked at 6 p.m. daily.

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Marshall Has Perfect Prediction In Weekly Pace Race

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Scene from the ACRR weekly pace race held Tuesday in the Quemazon Complex. Courtesy/ACRR

Scene from the ACRR weekly pace race held Tuesday in the Quemazon Complex. Courtesy/ACRR

ACRR News:

Sydney Marshall, 10, had a perfect prediction of 12:00 minutes for her time to finish as well as the top finisher in the 1-mile Atomic City Road Runner (ACRR) weekly pace race held in the Quemazon Complex. Other accurate predictors were Priscila Rosa with a 7 second differential; Hal Marshall at 12 seconds off and the best male finisher on the 1-mile course at 12:04; Jan Velechovsky with a 30 second difference; Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: June 30, 2025 

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post 

This past week marked the beginning of our so-called monsoon season. During the middle of the week there were frequent showers. Some areas around Ruidoso in the Sacramento Mountains experienced flash flooding.  

The weekend saw the weather turn hot and mostly dry. A similar weather pattern appears to be taking shape for the upcoming week. 

Be sure to pack some rain gear when you head out on a fishing trip this time of year.  

The State Game and Fish Department stocked sterile brook trout into Placer Creek this past week. Placer Creek flows Read More

Pages Of Our History: Los Alamos Ranch School’s Bill Veeck

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Former Los Alamos Ranch School student Bill Louis Veeck, born Feb. 9, 1914 in Chicago, IL, died Jan. 2, 1986 in Chicago, IL. Courtesy photo 

By SHARON SNYDER
Los Alamos

Baseball enthusiasts will no doubt recognize the name Bill Veeck, one-time owner of the Chicago White Sox. However, he wore a different uniform as a student at the Los Alamos Ranch School in 1931-1932.

Bill was born in 1914 in Chicago, Ill. He attended Phillips Academy in Andover, but with his father once president of the Chicago Cubs, he eventually chose to take a career path in baseball. After observing with the Cubs, he took on a partner, Read More

Max Davis Top Predictor In ACRR Pace Race June 25, 2025

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Scene from a rainy Atomic City Road Runner’s Weekly Pace Race Tuesday in Rendija Canyon. Courtesy/ACRR

ACRR News:

The Atomic City Road Runner’s weekly pace race held Tuesday in Rendija Canyon was hampered by rain approximately halfway into the race and the predict slips were not usable for accurate predictions.

In the 1-mile distance Max Davis, 3, was the top finisher at 12:35 and the first female was Aster Zavoria, 2, with a time of 26:13.

Madeline Harms was the best finisher in the 2-mile race, recording a 19:12 and Warren Scoggins was the first male finisher at 23:22.

On the 3-mile course Kyle Read More

Albuquerque To Host Senior Softball Championships

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VA/ASC News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque will host the 2025 Senior Softball – USA Land of Enchantment Championships from June 24-29 at the Los Altos Softball Complex and Tingley Field.

This year’s tournament will bring more than 1,100 athletes and their families to the city, representing over 75 teams from states including Hawaii, Florida, Utah, and throughout the Southwest. Local teams such as Los Toros (Men’s 60+ division) and the NM Wolfpack (Men’s 65+ division) will return to defend their championship titles. The event is projected to generate more than $1.3 million in direct spending. Read More

Sipapu Ski & Summer Resort To Build Two-Person Chairlift

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Sipapu News:

VADITO — Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort announced that it will build a new two-person chairlift to replace an iconic detachable surface lift that’s been transporting skiers at Sipapu for nearly half a century.

The new Lift 3 will give skiers and riders of all abilities, especially beginners and the more than 2,000 students taught annually in Northern New Mexico ski school programs, faster and easier access to terrain that Sipapu’s general manager, John Paul Bradley, describes as nothing short of “magical”.

The current 47-year-old platter lift is advanced and has been particularly Read More

New Mexico Pro Hockey Club Announces Three Finalists For ‘Name The Team’ Contest

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NMPHC News:

RIO RANCHO — Following a strong response from the community, the New Mexico Pro Hockey Club (NMPHC) has announced the three finalists for its official team name.

The “Name the Team” contest generated nearly 2,000 submissions from fans across the state and beyond.

The following names have been selected as finalists:

  • Cutthroats — A nod to the native Rio Grande cutthroat trout, New Mexico’s state fish, known for its aggressive nature and striking colors.
  • Goatheads — Inspired by the goathead thorn – a relentless desert weed that’s nearly impossible to kill – and the wild Ibex
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