Live ducks are coming 6:30 p.m. Tuesday August 7 to PEEC!
Sallye Sibbitt of the Duck Buddies comes to PEEC to talk about ducks: what they eat, how their anatomy helps them swim, their lifespan, their place in the environment and more. She’ll also tell all about the ducks that live at Ashley Pond, and she’ll have hands-on items and projects, and live ducks, too.
Free to member families, $5 donation to Duck Buddies for non-member families. Read More
LOS ALAMOS COUNTY ARTS IN PUBLIC PLACES BOARD
AGENDA
Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012
4:30 to 6 p.m. – Mesa Public Library Upstairs Meeting Room #3
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PUBLIC COMMENT (This section on the agenda is reserved for questions and comments from the public on items that are not otherwise included in this agenda. Speakers will be limited to four minutes each.)
III. APP BOARD BUSINESS
A. Approval of Minutes from July 11, 2012
IV. CURRENT PROJECTS
A. Discuss the Utilities Department “Smart House” Project and Possible Selection of Artwork (Nebel and Bossert)
B. Discussion and Possible Selection of Read More
LOS ALAMOS COUNTY News
Council Meeting on Tuesday
What’s on the agenda? An update on Economic Development projects, budgets and priorities, plus a discussion of options for the Valles Caldera National Preserve’s visitor access…and much more! Attend the meeting at 7 p.m. in Chambers (inside the Community Building), watch it on PAC-8, or stream it live from our webpage. Download the agenda:
https:////www.losalamosnm.us/gov/council/Pages/default.aspx
A Vacancy on County Council
Councilor Ron Selvage resigned on August 2, which leaves a vacancy on the Council. Under Read More
The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos meets noon to 1 p.m. Tuesdays at the Masonic Lodge on Sage, near the intersection of 15th Street and Canyon Road. Guests are always welcome!
Aug 7 – First Vice President Don Casperson will give a detailed report on the Kiwanis International Convention held in late June in New Orleans.
Aug 14 – Debbie Maes and her search-and-rescue dog – one of four Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) certified dogs in the state of New Mexico – will be Kiwanis guests.
Aug 21 – Heather McClenahan, executive director of the Los Alamos Historical Society, will Read More
LOS ALAMOS COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD MEETING AGENDA
5:30 p.m. August 6 at Mesa Public Library
1. Call to order
2. Public comment/correspondence (for items not on the agenda)
3. Presentation on Library Drive and Central/Oppenheimer Intersection Improvements
4. Board Business
A. Review and approval of the minutes of July 2, 2012
5. Chair and Board Members’ Reports
A. Chair’s Report
i. Update on filling of upcoming vacancies
B. Read More
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Los Amigo de Valles Caldera News:
The final of three workshops planned on the tributaries of San Antonio Creek this summer is on the Santa Rosa Creek Aug. 17-19.
Santa Rosa Creek ia a major tributary to San Antonio Creek and is being severely impacted by increased runoff from adjacent slopes burned by the Las Conchas Fire.
During a July workshop, Los Amigo de Valles Caldera members and volunteers completed an array of 26 stone structures that were severely tested in a flood that Saturday evening. The structures came through in flying colors.
Los Amigos is again Read More
TRINITY ON THE HILL News:
Local ladies enjoy a delicious spread. Photo by T.K. Thompson/ladailypost.com.
TOTH News:
Purchasing tickets in advance is strongly encouraged for the High Tea and Fashion Show because this event has sold out the last two years.
The House of Hope ladies’ mission team and the co-ed Trinity Builders team warmly invite the community to join them again this year for a sumptuous tea, followed by a stylish fashion show.
The afternoon’s activities are intended to raise funds for house-building mission trips to Juárez, Mexico.
Smiling faces, beautiful shoes and clothes at Read More
Executive Director Bill Fulginiti of the New Mexico Municipal League with host Lorene Mills of Report From Santa Fe. Courtesy Photo
This week’s guest on Report From Santa Fe is Bill Fulginiti, Executive Director of the New Mexico Municipal League. Fulginiti serves as the Vice Chair of the New Mexico Finance Authority and the Water Trust Board.
Recipient of the Governor’s Distinguished Public Service Award and the New Mexico Distinguished Public Administration Award, Fulginiti’s public service experience also extends nationally with his two terms on the Board of the powerful Read More
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By Russ Gordon
Familiarity breeds a great time when it comes to the Los Alamos rock band, Eddy & the Nomads.
Los Alamos’ favorite band plays this Friday, Aug. 3 at Del Norte Credit Union. The free concert is presented by the sponsors of the Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series.
Please check out our sponsors, photos from past concerts and info on upcoming shows at www.gordonssummerconcerts.com.
Friday’s show starts at 7 p.m. and it’ll be Del Norte Credit Union Night.
The Nomads have been playing Los Alamos concerts for about 30 years. Members have come and gone except for Wilfred Read More