The monthly Los Alamos County GOP meeting will be held at 7 p.m. April 19 in the third floor conference room of the Hill Top House Hotel.
The topics of the meeting will be the new Los Alamos County polling places, Voter Registration training and meeting the GOP candidates running for local offices.
All registered Republicans are invited to attend. Read More
The League of Women Voter’s is holding its Annual Meeting Saturday, April 14 at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2390 North Rd:
9:30 a.m. Members Meeting
11:45 a.m. Public Potluck Lunch and Talk by Steve Laurent: Anatomy of a Real Estate/Construction Deal
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Kristin Christensen trys to avoid tag by leaping over catcher. Photo by Alan Kirk
Kiana Zerr safe at third. Photo by Alan Kirk
Micala Christensen gets hit by pitch. Photo by Alan Kirk
Ari Larkin hits a double. Photo by Alan Kirk
Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities News:
Multiple positions are available this summer for engineering student interns who have completed a minimum of 30 credit hours in an accredited engineering program at the university level.
Interns will work as part of a team supporting the engineering department, operations staff and administrative functions as a contributing member of the staff.
The diversity of the DPU’s services offers a unique opportunity for an engineering student to gain hands-on experience in a functioning utility.
Examples of possible duties to be performed:
• Assist Read More
HR Basics for Small Business Owners
4/17/12 Thursday 1-3:30 p.m.
Small Business Center Fee: $25
When you hire that first employee, it takes your business to a whole different level. Hiring, training, managing, and firing employees can keep you up at night wondering if you are putting yourself and your business at risk. This workshop can help you figure out what you need to know and when you should ask for help. Come prepared with your own questions—there will be lots of time for answers!
The workshop will include:
•Keeping personnel records that meet compliance requirements
•Setting up and enforcing Read More
YMCA News:
State Rep. Nick Salazar spoke of the difficulty to secure funding from the state for community programs in these economic times. Family YMCA Executive Director Linda Daly. standing, and Rep. Debbie Rodella listen at right. Courtesy/YMCA
ESPAÑOLA–Business leaders, YMCA board members, and elected officials, including U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján, met at the Española YMCA Teen Center Wednesday, April 4, to discuss sustaining the center’s $155,100/year budget.
“When I was last here, I visited with a group of teens and I asked them what they would be doing if the Center was not here,” Read More
Wildfire 2012 – Tomorrow!
Don’t forget to drop by the Community Building on 20th Street to check out all of the information tables – lots of information about creating defensible space around your home, and much more! It’s open from 1 to 5 p.m. and hosted by LAFD. There will not be a panel discussion but the public can ask lots of questions of the officials in attendance. Read the list of exhibits and learn more here: https:////www.losalamosnm.us/news/Pages/Wildfire2012SaturdayApril14.aspx
It’s Spring! Must be time for Budget Season, too!
The County Council Read More
Courtesy/outdoorlife.com
Los Alamos is ranked 28 among the “35 Best Hunting and Fishing Towns in the U.S.,” according to OutdoorLife magazine.
The publication says about Los Alamos: “Stay close to home for walleyes, catfish, bass and trout, in waters like Abiqui Lake, Rio Chama and Rio Grande. The nearby Valles Caldera National Preserve runs a lottery program for monster elk.”
Now in its fifth year, the annual “Best Towns for Sportsmen” feature is an OotdoorLife institution: “Readers love to argue the merits of their burgs based on our rankings; local newspapers Read More
Column by Tom Nagawiecki
During the question and answer session of every presentation given over the last two years, I have been asked why Los Alamos does not recycle glass. Up to this point my answer has always been the same; there are no local markets, thus making glass recycling a high cost and high environmental impact activity.
In a recent visit to the Village of Angel Fire, New Mexico County staff was exposed to a local glass recycling system that is successfully diverting glass from the landfill in a financially and environmentally responsible manner.
In Angel Fire, they are Read More
An underground line fault Thursday morning resulted in a power outage for 75 Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities customers on Canyon Street, Quartz and Rim Road.
The outage began at 5:45 a.m. and electric linemen isolated the fault and restored power at 6:30 a.m. to 21 homes and 9:10 a.m. to the remaining 54 homes.