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Los Alamos Daily Post Candidate Conversations – Girrens & Henderson

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The Los Alamos Daily Post continues its series of video-taped conversations with candidates running for office in the 2012 election cycle.

Los Alamos County Council candidates Republican Steven Girrens and Democrat Kristin Henderson are featured in this video discussing the issues in a conversational format conducted this Monday at the Los Alamos Daily Post headquarters in the Small Business Development Center in downtown Los Alamos.

The Council candidates were paired at random and answered questions about topics that affect the lives of the people throughout the community. Read More

Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: Oct 3

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This week’s preview is sponsored by www.fyila.com
UPDATED for additional events!

Elk Festival at Valles Caldera. Courtesy Photo

League of Women Voters’ Candidates Forum
6:30 p.m. Thursday Oct 4 at Fuller Lodge
Candidates for County Council and County Clerk
County Charter Amendments Information by John Hopkins and Robert Pelak 

Academy Award Winning Movie – Hugo 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 at Mesa Public Library Upstairs Meeting Room
Winner of 5 Oscars! Set in 1930s Paris, an orhan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father

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Breaking News: Car Fire Near White Rock Y Blocks Traffic Earlier [Photos / Video]

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A car was found on fire approximately 100 feet from N.M. 502 near the White Rock Y underpass.  Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

At approximately 2:50 p.m. today,  Los Alamos Fire Department personnel responded to a vehicle fire near the White Rock Y close to the westbound-to-White Rock underpass. Video from the scene exclusive to the Los alamos Daily Post may be viewed below.

The dramatic rescue of the sole occupant, a 62-year-old man in the car, occurred prior to the car engine compartment bursting into flames, according to radio reports from the scene.

The man Read More

Firefighters Douse Small Brush and Debris Fire

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Staff report

Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

At approximately 6:25 p.m. this evening, firefighters responded to a small brush fire behind the apartments at 3100 Trinity Dr., west of the Reel Deal Theater. Pine needles, a rug, notepaper and other debris were found burning at the scene. The fire was quickly extinguished and the cause of the fire is being investigated. 

Firefighters extinguish the fire. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

Pine needles, a rug, notepaper and debris were found burning when firefighters arrived on scene. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com Read More

County Clerks Office Certifies Voting Machines

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From left, County Council candidates Michael Redondo and Kristin Henderson with Los Alamos Canvasing Committee member Bill McKerley and observer Marie Chiravalle, review voting machine procedures Friday at the Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

Bill McKerley, a member of the Los Alamos Canvasing Committee and Los Alamos County Chief Deputy Clerk Sheryl Nichols stand among voting machines to be certified by the County Clerk’s Office Friday. McKerley stated that he was recently in Starbucks and saw a uniformed soldier. McKerley thanked Read More

Pajarito Mountain Snow, Ullr Fest, Beer Co-op Debut

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By Greg Kendall

Pajarito Mountain Snowmaking to be Limited

Snowmaking will be limited at Pajarito Mountain this season as last year’s water collection proved lack-luster with disappointing snowfall totals and low water density in the snowpack, said Pajarito Mountain’s Clay Paris. 

The new water retention snowmaking pond at the top of the ski hill has been repaired, however, the pond remains at a low water storage level due to the lack of a good spring runoff, Pajarito Mountain General Manager Tom Long said. Long told the Los Alamos Daily Post that the snowmaking pond is “good to Read More

Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview Sept. 28

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This week’s preview is sponsored by www.fyila.com

United Way Youth Team Talent Show, 7 p.m. Sunday Sept. 30. Courtesy

LARSO Candidate Forum 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept 28 Betty Ehart Senior Center
County Council Candidate Forum sponsored by the Los Alamos Retiree and Senior Organization.

Hilltopper Football vs. Belen H.S. 7 p.m. Friday Sept. 28 @ Sullivan Field

Family Strengths Network Home Tour 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday Sept. 29
Tour Starts at Ruby K’s
The Home Tour showcases Los Alamos as a beautiful place to live. The tour will feature eight homes, including a Bathtub Row home, houses with Read More

Rancho de San Juan Closing

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Courtesy photo

Staff report

This morning the Los Alamos Daily Post received word that Rancho de San Juan Resort and Restaurant on the road to the Ojo Caliente Hot Springs, is closing its doors Oct. 12.

Letter informing of the closure:

To: Our close and good friends,

We would really like to tell you this news in person, but as we are all in different places it makes that impossible ( thus the e-mail).

We have recently had to make a very hard decision and have decided to retire from the inn and restaurant business. As you may or may not know, the last five years have been an extremely stressful time for us both, Read More

County’s Economic Vitality Administrator Clarifies Downtown Redevelopment Incentives

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Los Alamos County Economic Vitality Administrator Greg Fisher. Courtesy Photo

By Greg Kendall

After reading last week’s Los Alamos Daily Post story, “County’s Economic Vitality Administrator Discusses Trinity Site Lease Transfer,”  Cyndi Wells, owner of Pet Pangea asked:

“So, what are these millions in redevelopment incentives?  Who are they available to?” 

The Los Alamos Daily Post put the questions to Greg Fisher and what follows is his reply.

Businesses that are expanding and adding new jobs and capital investment. They Read More

Los Alamos Daily Post Facebook Contest Winner Announced

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Acting Deputy Police Chief Randy Foster is awarded a Los Alamos Daily Post cap and T-shirt for coming closest to guessing the date and time in which the Los Alamos Daily Post Facebook Page would hit 800 likes, which occured at 5:01 p.m. Sept. 22. Greg Kendall of the Los Alamos Daily Post awarded Foster his prizes at Fuller Lodge Monday. The Los Alamos Daily Post online newspaper launched March 12 and future contests are in the works as additional milestones are approached. Photo by Karen Kendall Read More