Kirsten Laskey (ladp admin)

Great Basin Team 1 Public Information Officer Mary Cernicek Shares Experience Covering Cerro Pelado Fire

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Great Basin Team 1 Public Information Officer Mary Cernicek, right, during an interview Monday by Los Alamos Daily Post Reporter Kirsten Laskey. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

There is nothing predictable about a wildfire; the Cerro Pelado Fire is proof of that. The fire, which as of Wednesday morning is burning more than 43,000 acres five miles east of Jemez Springs, seven miles west of Los Alamos and right on the Valles Calera National Preserve’s doorstep, is in constant motion. It is always changing, evolving and Read More

Community Meeting On Cerro Pelado Fire Brings Good News And Addresses Challenges Ahead

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Los Alamos Fire Chief Troy Hughes speaks during the community meeting on the Cerro Pelado Fire Monday evening in Griffith Gymnasium at Los Alamos High School. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos County Emergency Manager Beverley Simpson addresses the crowd gathered for Monday’s community meeting in Griffith Gymnasium. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

The community was given something like a breath of fresh air during Monday evening’s community meeting on the Cerro Pelado Fire, which was a piece Read More

Ryti: Cerro Pelado Fire, County Enters Ready Phase

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By RANDALL RYTI
Los Alamos County Council Chair 

Los Alamos County has officially moved into the Ready phase of the Ready, Set, Go Program. The Ready phase is to make everyone in the community aware of the dangers associated with the Cerro Pelado Fire based on the current and projected conditions for fire ignition and spread.

Please sign up for the CodeRed emergency notification system (https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/B5B7BFCA53CA). This way you will get updates on this and other emergencies sent to your phone and email. Please reach out to those who might have difficulty signing Read More

The 26th Annual Los Alamos Photographers’ Show Runs Through May 26 In Step Up Gallery

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COMMUNITY News:

The Los Alamos Photography Club is hosting its 26th Annual Show through May 26 in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library.

The exhibit includes a wide variety of subjects, ranging from expansive landscape vistas to wild animals, exotic vegetation and flowers, international portraits, and airshow action photos.

The photographers exhibiting in the 26th Annual Show include: Eric Bjorklund, Beverly Cooper, Martin Cooper, Michael Devereux, Jenn Donley, Bert Harry, Patricia Hensley, Leigh House, Steven Howard, Kenneth J. Johnson, Andi Kron, Peter C. LaDelfe, Stephen Ledoux, Read More

N.M. 4 To Reopen To Local Traffic At Noon Today

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N.M. 4 is will be reopen to traffic starting at noon today. Pictured here is N.M. 4 at mile marker 30 and mile marker 50, where it intersects with West Jemez (back gate), which was closed due to the Cerro Pelado Fire burning in the Jemez Mountains. Courtesy/LANL

USDA News:

N.M. 4 will open to local traffic effective noon today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this morning. Motorists should drive slowly along the highway with headlights on. Fire equipment and firefighters will travel along N.M. 4 and accessing the fire, especially at intersections with Forest Service Road 10 and Forest Read More

Council Tentatively Approves ‘Parking Lot’ Budget Options

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Los Alamos County Community Development Department Director Paul Andrus discusses what the duties would be for the proposed Business Assistance Coordinator during tonight’s FY23 Budget Hearing. The Business Assistance Coordinator position was one of several proposed budget options placed on the ‘parking lot’  during last week’s Budget Hearings for further discussion this week. The Business Assistance Coordinator position was approved 7-0. Council also tentatively approved 5-2 a budget for two additional FTEs positions for the police department. Councilors David Izraelevitz Read More

McQuiston: How To Mitigate New Driver Insurance Costs

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By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Agency
Serving Los Alamos since 1963

Anyone who has had a child of driving age knows all too well the substantial cost surrounding their child’s newfound four-wheeled freedom. Young drivers can be significantly more expensive to insure due to their inexperience.

After all, young drivers make mistakes and when driving a vehicle, those mistakes can be costly. With that said, there are a variety of ways to help mitigate the cost of adding your young driver to your insurance policy.

Advanced Driver Training – These types of programs go beyond what new drivers learn in typical Read More

Scenes From 2022 Easter Celebration At Ashley Pond Park

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Marianne and Seth Blackwell and sons Silas and Simon pose with the Easter Bunny during the Elks annual Easter Egg Hunt and Freedom Church Easter Celebration today at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Jacob Schellebo and his daughter Taylor get ready to hunt some eggs during the Elks Easter Egg Hunt this morning at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Junior Firefighter Orion Johnson, 3, at the Los Alamos Fire Department Wildfire Day held today in conjunction with the Elks annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Pond. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More

Oppenheimer Is Back! JROMC Exhibit Hosts Opening Reception Thursday In Step Up Gallery

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The 2019 JROMC scholarship winners are joined by lecturer Kip Thorne, back row, third from left, Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thom Mason, back row, last on right, and JROMC Chair Alison Pugmire, front row, first on left. Courtesy photo

STEP UP GALLERY News:

The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) is delighted to open its multi-faceted 50th anniversary exhibit with a reception 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Step Up Gallery inside Mesa Public Library. The reception is free and open to the public.

Titled “A Legacy of Learning,” the exhibit will be shown Thursday through April Read More