Greg Fisher takes the podium during his introduction to the community Tuesday. The county council introduced newly hired Economic Vitality Administrator Greg Fisher to the community at the start of Tuesday’s council meeting. Fisher officially began his work Monday.He is tasked, among other tings, with implementing the county’s Economic Vitality Strategic Plan. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailyposttest.ortizaudio.net Read More
Jan McDonald/Courtesy
Things will swing at the Blue Window Bistro on Saturday, Feb 11 when the restaurant hosts a Jazz Night featuring the Jan McDonald Jazz Trio.
The Trio will perform from 7- 9 p.m. with Donna Smith on piano, Richard Snider on bass and Jan McDonald on trumpet and flugelhorn. Tickets are $15 per person and dinner reservations are required at 662-6305.
The regular dinner menu will be offered from 5-9 p.m. All menus are posted at labluewindowbistro.com. Walk-ins will be accommodated if possible.
Santa Fe resident Jan McDonald is recognized nationally as an accomplished jazz trumpeter. Read More
Engineering Manager Kyle Zimmerman during a previous presentation. Photo by Carol A. Clark
More than one resident and councilor speaking during public comment at Tuesday night’s county council meeting praised County Engineering Manager Kyle Zimmerman for devising a “win-win” option on the emotionally charged N.M. 502 corridor project between DP Road and Airport Road.
County council voted 6-1 to approve Option 1 for the N.M. 502 design option project. Councilor Vincent Chiravalle cast the sole no vote.
“Kyle Zimmerman really saved the day with his Option 1 compromise solution,” Read More
Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC will offer their popular class “What’s That Bird in my Backyard?” from 7-8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 15.
Individual registration is $10 or $9 for PEEC members and family registration is $20 or $18 for members.
Veteran birder Dave Yeamans will offer guidance on recognizing the most common winter birds in Los Alamos and White Rock.
Yeamans uses photos, books and websites to help participants get started with basic birding, or increase intermediate expertise. He will teach tips for recognizing birds by their colors, silhouette, behavior and feeding habits.
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By Kirsten Laskey
In honor of Valentine’s Day, the Los Alamos Historical Society is inviting the community to “Make a Date with History.”
Dr. James Hopkins chats with students. Courtesy/LA Historical Society
Dr. James Hopkins, a professor at Southern Methodist University, will continue the Historical Society’s lecture series with his talk, “Oppenheimer and his Colleagues at Los Alamos” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at Fuller Lodge.
So what attracts people to J. Robert Oppenheimer?
Hopkins said, “Oppenheimer is a familiar and affecting figure to anyone interested in the Manhattan Project but it Read More
Team AQLUB from Tokyo Japan will train at the Larry R. Walkup Aquatic Center Feb. 16-March 8 because of this year’s Olympic Trials. This is a great opportunity for local residents to visit with and watch an extremely competitive team train. Contact the Los Alamos Aquatic Center at 662-8170 for details on the team’s arrival and schedule.
The Aquatic Center is a world-class facility that offers diverse activities to users of all age, income, fitness and interest levels.
The facility offers affordable recreation, instruction, fitness, competitive programs, and therapeutic programs for all Read More
Parents are invited and encouraged to come to the annual Heart Month Seminar at the First Baptist Church Feb. 16.
This is a free event that includes a light supper of wraps and sweet potato salad from the Los Alamos Cooperative Market.
Photo/Courtesy Scott Doebling
Now in its second season, the Los Alamos U12 Girls hockey team has improved substantially over its inaugural season. This group of 16 girls will face Gunnison at home Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 11 and 12.
In the 2010-11 season, the Los Alamos Hockey Association formed this team comprised of girls ages 12 and under. The team was young, drawing from three different hockey age groups to roster enough girls to play. In that first season, the team played and lost 15 games against other girls’ teams in the Mountain States Girls Hockey League. For the entire season, three girls Read More
Dr. Paul Daly. Courtesy Photo
Dr. Paul Daly, a Family Practice physician with Medical Associates of Northern New Mexico in Los Alamos, recently returned from his fourth mobilization as an Army Reserve medical officer. During this deployment, Dr. Daly was assigned to the 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) Brigade as their Command Surgeon.
The 310th ESC is based out of Indianapolis, Indiana, but draws soldiers from several neighboring states. The function of an ESC is to provide combat services support. This entails assuming command and control of smaller logistics units, Read More
Band member Jeff Favorite blows his whistle as the Hill Stompers entertain the crowd last weekend in Durango.
Photo by Jean Gindreau/For ladailyposttest.ortizaudio.net.
The Hill Stompers, an award winning jazzy street band that formed in 2000, spent last weekend playing music and dancing in the Snowdown Light Parade in Durango, Colo.
It’s Durango’s only nighttime parade where light-bedecked floats create a dazzling delight in Durango’s most spectacular and entertaining procession along the banks of Main Avenue.
The Hill Stompers will next play at the Mardi Gras Pub Crawl Tuesday, Read More