Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center to host Los Alamos town hall
Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center hosted a Los Alamos town hall, putting county service questions in front of one of the area’s busiest senior hubs.
The Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center hosted a Los Alamos town hall, putting county business inside one of the county’s most familiar gathering places for older adults. The choice of venue turned the meeting into more than a routine public session: it placed questions about access, programming and support where many residents already go for meals, activities and information.
The town hall fit the center’s long role in local civic life. A 2020 Los Alamos Reporter item marked Betty Ehart’s 22-year celebration and noted that Betty Ehart was one of the driving forces behind the committee that helped make the senior center happen. Kari Lier and Suzanne Bell were part of that celebration, reinforcing the center’s place not just as a building, but as a project rooted in community effort.
That role has continued to show up in the center’s calendar. On March 28, 2024, the senior center was temporarily closed that morning for plumbing repairs, yet an open house planned for 4:30 to 7 p.m. still was expected to go forward. In 2025, the building kept drawing repeat use for county social life: the Laboratory Retirees Group held its annual meeting there on May 23, with president Morris Pongratz leading the business meeting after lunch, and LARSO used the site for a High Tea Tuesday afternoon event on March 3.
The same year, Betty Ehart hosted a ScienceFest 2025 program on June 22, “Science of Tea: Boston Tea Party,” with LARSO, the Los Alamos Teen Center and Samizdat Bookstore and Teahouse. LARSO later introduced a new art space there on Oct. 17, and the Kiwanis Club brought Breakfast with Santa to the center on Dec. 17. The Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization website continues to list special events and weekly activities tied to both the Betty Ehart and White Rock senior centers.
That backdrop matters because a town hall at Betty Ehart can surface the service questions that affect daily life in Los Alamos County: transportation, meals, programming, social connection and other support that help older residents stay engaged. Families, caregivers and residents who use senior-center services in both Los Alamos and White Rock had reason to pay attention, since decisions made in that room can shape what the county keeps, expands or changes next.
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