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Today's News

  • Boys soccer: LA takes 2nd at Cernicek Invite

    Getting there was two-thirds of the fun.

    Unlike the hosts of most tournaments, the Los Alamos Hilltopper boys soccer team feels fortunate when it makes it to the finale of its home tournament.

    After a year absence, Los Alamos did just that in this weekend’s Louie Cernicek Memorial Tournament, squeezing by Goddard and Farmington before running into Class AAAAA contender Rio Rancho in Saturday’s final at Sullivan Field.

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  • KELLY

    Robert Emmett “Bob” Kelly, 78, of Los Alamos, New Mexico died peacefully on August 25, 2008, with family by his side.   

    Bob was born on November 26, 1929, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to Robert Emmett Kelly Sr. and Gladys Faye Adams Kelly.  On June 6, 1962, he married Sarah Grace Combs of Inverness, Mississippi.  

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  • Brent Sweet

    Brent Sweet, cherished and loved by many, is presumed passed away in a swimming tragedy in the Puget Sound of Seattle Washington.  After finishing his spring semester at the University of Montana he embarked on a soul search to strengthen his spiritual relationship with God, and focus his life on helping the less fortunate people he encountered.

    In May he packed up his truck with his camping and climbing gear and unicycle and went for this selfless search of freedom.

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  • Repairs to be done on 'Grandmother's Joy'

    The sculpture titled "Grandmother's Joy," located in front of the Betty Ehart Senior Center will receive a face lift for the second time in about three years.

    It was recently noted that the patina, or oxidized finish on the bronze piece, was coming off in some places. There was a large area that was identified, in addition to some smaller areas.

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  • Lunch with Leader program

    The Los Alamos League of Women Voters Lunch with a Leader program will host speaker Tony Mortillaro, assistant County administrator at 11:45 a.m. in the Chama Room of the La Vista Restaurant at the Best Western. Please join us for a lively conversation. RSVP to Anne Nobile at braziliandeck@yahoo.com.

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  • Senior Olympics: Local athletes shine at state

    Athletes from Los Alamos earned 14 slots to the National Senior Games earlier this month.

    Local residents were among the leaders in numerous categories at the state Senior Olympics Games. Those placing in the top three in their age group in events earned a trip to the National Senior Games, which will be held August 2009 at Stanford University in northern California.

    In all, 20 Los Alamos seniors competed in the New Mexico Senior Olympic Games July 30-Aug. 3, which were held at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.

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  • Help build hope in Mexico

    The House of Hope Women invites women of Los Alamos and the surrounding areas to join them in their next house-building trip to Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, Oct. 10-12.

    This upcoming visit marks the fourth year that this all-women construction team, which encompasses women from other churches and communities, will be making the trip to the border town to build a home for a family who would otherwise have little hope of permanent stable housing.

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  • Volleyball: LA, St. Pius go to wire

    ALBUQUERQUE — It was within one point of being a comeback for the ages.

    It had all the earmarkings of being a very short night for the Los Alamos Hilltopper volleyball team in its opener Wednesday at St. Pius X. Los Alamos dropped the first two sets to St. Pius’ Sartans and was within four points of being swept by the bigger and more experienced squad.

    Instead, Los Alamos rallied in the third set to keep itself alive, rallied again late in the fourth set, fending off two match points and led 14-13 in the final set.

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  • Boys soccer: Cernicek Invite has another solid field

    The Los Alamos Hilltopper boys varsity soccer team will open its season hosting the 12th annual Louie Cernicek Memorial Tournament.

    The eight-team tournament starts Friday and continues through Saturday. Games are scheduled for both Sullivan Field and Dara Jones Field in White Rock.

    After a scheduling conflict with a pair of teams dropped the tournament down to six squads in 2007, the 2008 tournament returns to an eight-team format.

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  • Boys soccer: Youthful Toppers like their chances in 2008

    Virtually everyone around the Los Alamos Hilltopper boys soccer team is hoping 2008 is the start of something good.

    There is a gaggle of young talent around the squad and once the youngsters can get their feet wet, there are high hopes that the program can return to its glory days.

    But with youth comes inexperience, so for the early part of the 2008 season, the team may have to curb its enthusiasm.

    Los Alamos has four sophomores joining its squad this season, along with four juniors that weren’t on the senior-laden 2007 squad.

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