COUNTY News:
Join Los Alamos County and other partnering organizations Aug. 2-4 for exhibits, the Friday Night Summer Concert, parade, a fair at Ashley Pond Park, the Rodeo at Brewer Arena, and much more!
The County Fair exhibits, organized by the NMSU Co-operative Extension office will kick off the weekend from 3-8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 2 at the Mesa Public Library. Then plan to head over to Ashley Pond Park for the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series, featuring Sim Balkey! The Summer Concert series starts at 6 p.m. with opening acts and runs until 9 p.m.
Saturday morning of Aug. 3 is full of activities starting at 9am with the fair at Ashley Pond. Don’t forget to claim your spot on Central Ave. for the Parade, hosted by Los Alamos County, which starts at 10 a.m.
This year’s Grand Marshal is Steve Lynne who just recently retired this July after working for Los Alamos County for the past 28 years. He moved to New Mexico in 1994 and then to Los Alamos in 1996.
Lynne and his wife Suzanne raised their kids here in Los Alamos. As a resident and a public servant, he believed it was his job to enhance the quality of life in Los Alamos.
“I knew that Los Alamos was different, but it did not take long for me to recognize just how lucky I was be to living and working here,” Lynne said. “And now that I am at the end of my career with the County, I can look back and say that all these years I have been Roping the Dream. Los Alamos is amazing!”
The Northern New Mexico Royalty Court competition was held in June of this year and judged by Courtney Gurule and former New Mexico State Fair Queen Tonantzin Candelaria.
This year’s Royalty Court is Queen Belita Martinez, Princess Jewel Jaramillo, Sweetheart Lilyanne Montoya and Jr. Sweetheart Ashleigh Enriquez.
To complete your Saturday, fill the afternoon with the Rodeo starting at 2 p.m. at Brewer Arena on North Mesa and conclude the evening with the Cowboy Dinner and Dance starting at 5 p.m. at the Los Alamos Sheriff’s Posse Lodge, also on North Mesa.
Rodeo Weekend continues starting at 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 4 with Stroll the Stables, at the North Mesa Stables. And the Rodeo continues at 1 p.m. Are you tough enough to wear pink? Well, the cowboys who enter the Rodeo on Sunday are wearing pink, so don’t forget to wear your pink for the day to show your support!
Additional information and a schedule of events are available on the Los Alamos County Recreation Programs and Events website, in the Summer Activity Guide, the Los Alamos County Community Services Facebook Page, and flyers at the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series, and various booths over the Fair and Rodeo weekend.
