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Today's News

  • Shop till you drop this weekend

    The original Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair is here and it will be better than ever.

    A Los Alamos tradition for 41 years, the annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair will be held from 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Los Alamos Middle School.

  • Pion gets a sweet deal

    According to Petr Jandacek’s philosophy, when life hands out lemons, make lemonade and when life hands out willow trees, make willow wizards.

    This philosophy was put into practice when a willow tree at Piñon Elementary School, where Jandacek works as an art teacher, had to be cut down because its roots were damaging sewer lines.

  • PEN&INKee^POSSIBILITIES: There’s no shame in getting a little help from friends

    When I was in high school, my mother and I attended almost every traveling Broadway musical show that came to Denver. She bought the tickets as Christmas or birthday presents but there was another gift, the opportunity to share the show with her.

    I always remember our car rides back home; we would talk about the show the whole way.

  • Festival of Trees to take root at the Betty Ehart Senior Center

    The annual Festival of Trees will kick the holiday season into high gear Saturday.

    The jam-packed event, held each year from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Betty Ehart Senior Center, is a fundraiser for the Community Health Council and Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization (LARSO).

    “I was amazed by how many trees we got this year,” said Michelangelo Lobato, Community Health Council coordinator. “They are all beautiful, and we are fortunate to be in a community where so many people will take the time to participate.”

  • Armed robber hits local dry cleaners

    A clerk was robbed at knife point while on duty Saturday afternoon inside Mountainair Cleaners  at 147 Central Park Square.

    "It’s very upsetting,” said Dina Quintana who co-owns the business with her husband Richard Beaudoin. “In my opinion, he had a plan and he was able to penetrate protective measures that had already been in place.”

    The young man was not injured and was able to call to report the robbery.

  • Football: LA taking on its toughest opponent in quarterfinals

    A team that has on its roster the leading rusher in the state is a team to be leery of. So is a team with the leading passer in the state.

    The Aztec Tigers have both.

    Saturday, the Los Alamos Hilltopper football team will face an offensive juggernaut in the Aztec Tigers. The two face off in the Class AAAA quarterfinals at 2 p.m. The game will be held at Fred Cook Stadium in Aztec.

  • Cross country: LA teams will travel to Arizona for NCN regional

    For those who didn’t get their fill of the rivalry at the Class AAAA state championship two weeks ago, fear not. The second round of what has turned into one of the best prep rivalries in New Mexico will be held Saturday.

    As if New Mexico wasn’t big enough to contain it, however, the venue will shift to Tempe, Ariz.

    The Los Alamos Hilltopper boys cross country team will square off against arch-rival Albuquerque Academy at the Nike Cross Nationals Southwest Regional Saturday in Tempe.

  • Football: Toppers sweep All-District honors

    Los Alamos football stars Raul Rodriguez and Zach Mang were named the top players in District 2AAAA this season, and head coach Bob Scott was named top coach for 2008.

    Rodriguez, a senior running back, earned District Offensive Player of the Year honors when All-District awards were announced this week.

    Meanwhile, the District Defensive Player of the Year honors went to Mang, a senior safety for the Hilltoppers.

  • Skate park real plus!

    Dear Editor,

    Amidst all the build-up to the elections we had a glorious moment in Los Alamos. It took place on Oct. 29th right in the middle of our community with quite a few onlookers and quite a lot of participants. That moment happened when a ribbon was cut and a mass of our residents, ages 4 to 40, poured onto the sculptured curves and smooth surfaces of our new skateboard park. Instantaneously, there was a tsunami wave of joy washing over those on wheels AND those on the sidelines.

  • Be safe and smart on a bike

    Dear Editor,

    Returning from a road trip on Monday evening, I was waiting cued up behind another car about to make a right on red from Central onto Diamond. At the last minute, the lead driver stopped short, and I saw two dark shadows zip past on Diamond heading north – bicyclists riding in the dark. The lead cyclist had no lights at all, and the second one had a tiny, nearly worthless and dim light.

    Frankly, I’ve been keeping a mental tally lately of nighttime cyclists and have seen about ten lightless cyclists for every one I’ve seen lit up.