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Today in History for May 18th
Slideshow: Los Alamos Monitor 50...

The weather was near-perfect for the Los Alamos Monitor’s 50-Fest celebration Saturday afternoon at Fuller Lodge. The festival was staged as a thank you for Los Alamos in recognition of the news organization’s 50th anniversary. The event featured a number of activities for young and old alike including two bands, lots of birthday cake, and a number of businesses and other organizations exhibiting on the lawn and nearby Central Park Square. Look for more photo coverage at LAMonitor.com and next week in the Los Alamos Monitor. 

Shelter report 05-19-13

 

The Los Alamos Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, 662-8179, has a great selection of adoptable pets just waiting for their forever home. 

Be sure to visit the Friends of the Shelter website: lafos.org, where you can get more information about volunteering, adopting, and donating. Also check out our Petfinder page for pictures and to learn more about all of our adoptable pets at petfinder. com/shelters/friendsoftheshelter.html. 

All adoptable pets are microchipped, spayed or neutered, and up-to-date on vaccinations. 

DOGS

LA girls track and field team...

 

ALBUQUERQUE – There was a huge target on the collective back of the Los Alamos Hilltopper girls track and field team this season.

It would be the Aztec Tigers that would find the mark.

The impressive four-year reign of the Hilltoppers at the Class 4A state meet came to an end Saturday at the University of New Mexico Track and Field Complex. The Tigers, the first team in many years to rival the Hilltoppers’ roster depth, claimed the 4A state title with a total of 76 points.

The Hilltoppers managed a total of 59 points, not enough to hang on to their title.

Hope springs anew in Los Alamos

In case you’re a little slow to emerge from your cave after a long winter’s nap, spring has sprung in Los Alamos. 

Leaves are back on the trees, flowers are blooming and a young man’s thoughts turn to downtown revitalization and sprucing up the look of the town… Huh?

Well, there are things going on that give one a sense of renewed hope and optimism for the future of Los Alamos. 

The current composition of the county council gives the sense that it may be more forward-leaning or a bit more activist in its approach to some of the nagging problems that seem to be holding the town back. 

‘Build It’ launches this summer
News for retirees 05-19-13 thru...

 

May 19-25, 2013

For information, call the Betty Ehart Senior Center (BESC) at 662-8920, the White Rock Senior Center (WRSC) at 662-8200 and “Day Out” (adult day care, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.) at 661-0081. Reservations must be made by 10 a.m. for daily lunches.

Betty Ehart

MONDAY

8:45 a.m. Cardio

10:30 a.m. LARSO Advisory Council

11:30 a.m. Lunch: Spaghetti and meatballs

USMC honors Hudson with...

 

Los Alamos resident Bill Hudson and his son, Ty, attended the 51th annual United States Marine Corps Scholarship Ball, which took place in April at the Grand Ballroom of the New York City Hilton Hotel. 

Hudson, a Marine Corps Iwo Jima veteran, and his deceased wife, Maureen, were honored by Col. (Ret.) Jim Pritzker with a $10,000 memorial scholarship given to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation in their name. 

Since 1962, the Foundation has awarded more than 30,000 scholarships, valued at over $70 million. For the 2012-2013 academic years, the Foundation has awarded over $6 million to 1,909 recipients. In addition, through the “Heroes Tribute Scholarship Award,” the Foundation has contributed a total of $30K to the children of Marines killed in the global war on terror.

When cat hairballs become a...

 

By Angela Clendenin

Many pet owners love their feline friends, and will do whatever it takes to keep them relaxed and happy. This makes it especially alarming for pet-owners to witness their cat suffer from the discomforting symptoms that come with hairballs.

Knowing how to prevent this common problem and how to treat it when it occurs is essential to keeping your cat healthy.

“A hairball is an accumulation of hair in the GI tract,” James Barr said, associate professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.” It simply accumulates together and is usually contained within the stomach.”

Oxbow upends Orb in Preakness

 

BALTIMORE (AP) — Oxbow put D. Wayne Lukas in the record books again with an upset of Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving the Hall of Fame trainer his 14th win in a Triple Crown race.

Kentucky Derby winner Orb was unable to find his rhythm after breaking from the rail, and never challenged in finishing fourth. The loss ended any chance of a Triple try at the Belmont Stakes in three weeks, extending the drought to 36 years since Affirmed in 1978 became the 11th horse to sweep the Derby, Preakness and Belmont.

"I get paid to spoil dreams," the 77-year-old Lukas said. "Unfortunately we go over here and you can't mail 'em in. It's a different surface and a different time. You gotta line 'em up and win 'em."

Lukas won his sixth Preakness to move one behind Robert Wyndham Walden for most wins in the second leg of the Triple Crown.

The victory was a long time coming for the dean of trainers. The last time he won a Triple Crown race was the 2000 Belmont with Commendable. And before that, he was a regular in the winner's circle after classic races. At one point, he ran off six in a row — from the 1994 Preakness through the 1996 Derby.