Animal Control staff and volunteers along with Police Chief Dino Sgambellone and Council Chair Denise Derkacs hold up the proclamation for Animal Control Professional and Shelter Volunteer Appreciation Week. Shown from left, shelter volunteer Theresa Gustafson, Sgambellone, Derkacs and Animal Control’s Theresa Phelan and Fanny Capolungo. Courtesy/LAC COUNTY News: Los Alamos County Council presented April 22 a proclamation to Los Alamos Animal Control staff and volunteers, recognizing April 14-20 as Animal Control Professional and Shelter Volunteer Appreciation Week. Council Read More ..read more

LAPS News: Members of the Los Alamos School Board may attend the Native American Senior Sash Ceremony at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at Cottonwood on the Greens. A Quorum may be present; however, no action will be taken. Read More ..read more

New Mexico Consortium Executive Director and CEO John Engen, standing at center, welcomes attendees to the reception hosted Friday evening at Vanessie Restaurant & Piano Bar in Santa Fe by the New Mexico Consortium ahead its weekend event, ‘Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe’ at SALA in Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com   Dr. Michael Doyle, vice president for Research & Economic Development at New Mexico Tech and Chair of New Mexico Consortium Board of Directors speaks at the reception Friday evening at Vanessie Restaurant & Piano Bar i ..read more

Passover matzah. Courtesy image By Rabbi Jack Shlachter Los Alamos Jews around the world are winding down the last few days of Passover. Passover, which always starts on a full moon in the spring, began this year on the evening of Monday, April 22, and continues through Tuesday night, April 30. On Monday, April 29 at noon, members of the Los Alamos Jewish Center will gather for a half-hour service to remember deceased loved ones as part of the closing out of the holiday. Passover is the most widely observed holiday on the Jewish calendar. The evening home- or community-based talk-feast ceremon ..read more

The Los Alamos representatives at the Key Club convention, front row from left, Ethan Singell, Akshay Swaminarayan, Rebecca Li, Uxue Sansinena, Praveen Swaminarayan and Advisor Morrie Pongratz. Back row from left, Kiwanis District Administrator for Key Club, Karin Church, Deborah Brug, Jonathon Chen, Jinheon Kim, Ewan Arnold and Betsy Hemphill. Key Club Faculty Advisor Shelley Clark not pictured. Courtesy photo LAHS Key Club News: Early this April, accompanied by four chaperones, nine members of the Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Key Club traveled to Tempe, Ariz. to attend the Southwest Read Mo ..read more

LAPS News: Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) has issued a Notice Of Possible Quorum.  Members of the Los Alamos School Board may attend The Bilingual Seal Ceremony 5:30 p.m., April 30, 2024, at Los Alamos High School. A Quorum may be present; however no action will be taken. Read More ..read more

The primary target of a trip last weekend for 15 Los Alamos birders was to see the Lesser Prairie-Chicken, an endangered species with a population of only about 500 birds in New Mexico. Photo by Michael SmithThe male Lesser Prairie-Chicken display in open areas called leks, where the males stomp their feet, puff out their wings, and make high pitched bubbling sounds while inflating their red air sacs. Photo by Michael Smith Lesser Prairie-Chicken females come from the grasslands around the lek to pick out their favorite male to mate with, then disappear back into the prairie to lay eggs. Photo ..read more

COUNTY News: The Los Alamos County Parks and Open Space team is seeking volunteers to help them work to rejuvenate the Pueblo Canyon Rim Trail on May 11 for May Trails Day.  Volunteers will enhance trailhead access, repair eroded sections, build water diversions and clear overgrown vegetation. “Let’s make our trails better together!” Sign up TODAY to volunteer for the May Trails Day – Pueblo Canyon Rim Trail. Find more details about the project location. Read More ..read more

Mystery bird. Photo by Ryan Sanderson Cornell Lab eNews: Here they come! Spring warblers on the move—and this mystery bird – a Nashville Warbler – can show up from coast to coast in North America. Its yellow body, gray hood, and white eyering give it a cheery, hyper-alert look. Find these birds foraging busily in scrubby bushes and tall trees alike The Nashville Warbler is a boisterous yellow songster with a striking, big-eyed look thanks to a white eyering that contrasts sharply with its gray hood. Nashville Warblers are fun to watch as they teeter on the ends of leaves and branches searching ..read more

Zaiden Lopez MAE News: ESPAÑOLA — Zaiden Lopez, a McCurdy Charter School 6th grade student, is now an award-winning filmmaker for his film “Blue Heron”. Sunday, April 7, 2024, Zaiden received the Best Middle School Drama award at the Film Prize Junior New Mexico competition. Zaiden’s film was one of 167 films from 80 schools throughout New Mexico. The award ceremony was held at Albuquerque’s New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center. With a full weekend of events, students could watch other films that were entered and take their moment on the red carpet. Zaiden created a storyboard and concept for R ..read more