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Today's News

  • Girls tennis: Toppers close out Tigers early to win 2AAAA title

    TAOS — Going into the District 2AAAA girls tennis championship, the eight-time defending champion Los Alamos Hilltoppers were plenty wary of the Taos Tigers.

    In the Hilltoppers’ and Tigers’ first two meetings of the season, they’d split the three singles matches right down the middle.

    Before Saturday’s 2AAAA team final, however, Los Alamos head coach Bruce Cottrell challenged his team to do better than split, and they responded.

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  • Boys tennis: LA rolls to win in 2-4A tourney

    TAOS — It was a big weekend all around for the Los Alamos Hilltopper boys tennis team.

    Los Alamos, competing at the District 2AAAA championship tournament, not only took top honors in the 2AAAA team tournament, downing the hosting Taos Tigers, but will send at least two and possibly three players to the Class AAAA individual tournament.

    The Hilltoppers downed the Taos Tigers in the district championship match Saturday morning 6-0, and going into the afternoon, three Hilltopper singles  were still alive for three spots in the individual tournament.

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  • LA County to get DWI funds

    In an ongoing effort to further prevent DWI in communities throughout New Mexico, The state’s Department of Finance and Administration has awarded $17.4 million in Local DWI Grant funds to New Mexico’s local governments.

    Of the $17.4 million being awarded, Los Alamos County is slated to receive $61,000. Police Chief Wayne Torpy said the grants are ongoing and this is simply the next funding cycle.

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  • No need to share this time! LAHS band becomes state champs

    Last year, the Los Alamos High School band had to settle for a tie. This year, the victory was solely theirs.

    The band earned themselves the title of state champions April 24 at Los Lunas High School.

    Fifty-two student musicians from LAHS competed against six other schools in the Class AAAA division during the New Mexico Activities Association State Concert Band Contest.

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  • Board agrees to shrinking school budget

    Vowing not to get into such a tight position again, the Los Alamos School Board made ends meet on their operational budget for next year.

    They voted unanimously during a lunchtime meeting in the district board room Thursday to take a little more than $1, million out of their “leased facilities” account to cover what remained of a projected deficit.

    The total budget and revenue will be more than $36 million next year, a decline of more than $1 million from this year.

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  • Stimulus money coming and coming

    Gov. Richardson’s announcement that Los Alamos County was getting $1.96 million for the Diamond Drive Phase III project and that Los Alamos Schools was going to get $807,000 for its special education program was good news – and bad depending on how you look at it.

    Add this to the millions in federal stimulus monies that Los Alamos National Laboratory is getting and so far we have done pretty well.

    The problem is that if you do not think the federal program is good at all, then this is not so good.

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  • Running: Williams makes spotless prediction

    For the second time in three weeks, there was a perfect prediction at the pace race.

    Ted Williams finished Tuesday’s 3-mile course calling his finish time perfectly.

    Tuesday’s pace race, held at Cañada del Buey Trail in White Rock, attracted 24 runners and walkers. Pace races are held weekly during Daylight Savings Time hours and are organized by the Atomic City Roadrunners.

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  • Bell tower to be blessed Sunday

    On Sunday, following Divine Liturgy, Father John Hennies, the community and friends of Saint Dimitri Orthodox Church, will gather for the blessing of the new bell tower at 2270 39th St.

    The bell tower grew out of a desire to improve the building’s identification as well as to simplify giving directions on how to reach the church.  

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  • Unitarian Church to honor 23 years of service

    The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos will honor Director of Religious Education Joyce Zaugg, who is retiring after more than 23 years of service. Zaugg will be honored during worship services and with an appreciation luncheon Sunday.

    Zaugg began work at the church in January 1986, leading the congregation’s Religious Education program for a small number of children. The program has since grown to more than 70 children taking part in Sunday school classes, youth groups, children’s worship and social activities.

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  • Getting along at the skate park

    The recent story concerning a monitor and fence at the skate park and skater “etiquette” courses for the skaters who use the park near the library was ironic in light of the controversy over its location last year. I think most dissenters over the location at that time were not against skaters but recognized that the sensitivities of library patrons and skate park patrons would be in conflict. These steps towards overseeing the park and separating the groups certainly seem to prove that view.

    Paul Richardson

    White Rock

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