Today's News

More than 450 students graduated at Eastern New Mexico University’s 124th Commencement Convocation Saturday. 

Three Los Alamos students received their degrees. Vanessa Espinoza, has earned a BS in Biology. Christina Flavin, has earned a BS in Mathematics. Allison Washburn, has earned a MED in Education.

After a long hiatus and 13 years since their last studio album, Suicidal Tendencies is back. 

The band performed for scores of fans at the Sunshine Theater May 9, with the same intensity that have kept concert-goers coming back for more than 20 years. 

Their new album, release in March is called “13,” appropriately so.

The hard-core punk group has gone through a revolving door of band members over the years but always kept front man Mike Muir, who formed the band in 1981. The current members are Dean Pleasants on lead guitar, Eric Moore on drums, Nico Santora on rhythm guitar and Tim “Rawbiz” Williams on bass guitar. Santora and Williams offered riveting solos to get the crowd riled up for more moshing. 

Two-man shows can be a bit of a drag, especially if the story is uninteresting. Constant character changes between the duo make it nearly impossible for the audience to get sidetracked and still understand what’s going on.

Christina Martos and John Cullinan found themselves in that very situation — constantly switching characters — as they portrayed a total of 15 players in Los Alamos Little Theatre’s production of “Stones in His Pockets.” However, the show was anything but a drag.

Written by Marie Jones, directed by Chris Monteith and produced by Jess Cullinan, the show is set in County Kerry, Ireland and tells the tale of Charlie Conlon and his friend Jake Quinn. 

The Jemez House Thrift Shop in White Rock is celebrating its 45th year. It is, and has been, a valuable resource and contributor to the community. The store has always been manned by volunteers. 

The store provides a base for recycling useable goods, clothing, housewares, toys, games, books, electronics, furniture, low priced goods to Northern New Mexico, as well as providing scholarships for young people who would otherwise might not have an opportunity for advanced education. 

The thrift stores were open in 1991, to support the ranch. The Española store eventually became too costly to operate, and it was shut down in 1996. 

“The economy was getting bad and other thrift shops were opening it up,” said Nancy Nunnelly, board member of Jemez House in White Rock.