Scenes From ChamberFest 2023
Hillstompers wow the crowd during ChamberFest Saturday in downtown Los Alamos. Along with live music, local businesses hosted booths, children played in the popular sand pile sponsored by Enterprise bank & Trust and enjoyed the bouncy houses by Party to Go!, pets cooled off in doggie pools and the crowd lined up for lunch provided by local food vendors. The annual event wrapped up a bit early due to a fierce thunderstorm that doused the crowd with rain and hail. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Children play in the sandpile, a staple of ChamberFest, during the event Saturday in downtown Read More
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Community Invited To Celebrate ChamberFest Today!
A scene from a previous Chamberfest. Courtesy/Chamber
A scene from a previous Chamberfest. Courtesy/Chamber
ChamberFest News:
The community is invited to join in the annual ChamberFest fun and celebrate small businesses and organizations with live music, food vendors with lots of festivities for the kids!
Sponsored by Enterprise Bank & Trust and Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Community Partnerships Office, ChamberFest is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, June 3 slong Central Avenue. The sand pile, a ChamberFest favorite tradition, will be in the middle of Central Avenue for the kids to enjoy! Read More
Zia Credit Union Invites Community To Free Security Webinar
Zia Credit Union News:
Are you concerned about cybersecurity, phone and/or text fraud, and protecting your financial accounts? It’s a hot topic, and fraudsters are only getting more sophisticated. In fact, New Mexico victims reported losing $12.7 million in 2021, according to a news release from the FBI’s Albuquerque office.
Zia Credit Union invites the community to attend a free online webinar 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, to hear some real-life examples and learn easily actionable tips for protecting yourself.
This webinar, which is being presented in partnership with Read More
Los Alamos Newcomer Meetup 5:15 PM Monday June 5
The monthly Los Alamos Newcomers Meetup that is organized by the Chamber, MainStreet and projectY cowork space and sponsored by Zia Credit Union, is 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 5, at 150 Central Park Square. These meetups are held the first Monday of every month, or the second Monday if there is a holiday. The Meetup is at projectY where folks can meet other newcomers and chat with some locals to get insider information about living in Los Alamos. Then the group moves across to the Tub where organizers buy the first round. This is a great resource for new hires, or anyone new to town. Learn more here. Courtesy/LACDC Read More
Los Alamos Chamber: 2023 Business Of The Year Recipients
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
Eight local businesses have been voted the favorite in their category by the community through the annual Chamber Business Awards program:
- 2023 Best New Business of the Year Award: SALA Los Alamos Event Center;
- 2023 Family-Friendly Business of the Year: Little Studio on the Mesa;
- 2023 Financial Institution Business of the Year: Del Norte Credit Union;
- 2023 Non-Profit of the Year: PEEC – Los Alamos Nature Center;
- 2023 Restaurant of the Year: Muy Salsas;
- 2023 Retail Business of the Year: Pet Pangaea LLC;
- 2023 Service Business of
Petree Garden And Los Alamos Landscaping & More Team Up To Beautify Community
Petree Garden Center and Florist General Manager Laural Hardin, left, and Los Alamos Landscaping & More Co-Owner Rachel Wehner stand below the hanging flower baskets that the two businesses teamed up to provide to the community. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Craig and Rachel Wehner, owners of Los Alamos Landscaping & More, ran into an unpleasant surprise in February. Their grower, who was contracted for the flowers and plants to fill the hanging baskets that decorate the lampposts in downtown Los Alamos Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: June 2-8, 2023
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for June 2-8, 2023:
Friday, June 2, 2023
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Tom Hartman Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Meeting Replay 5-23-23
- 3 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — Short Term Rental Public Meeting
- 7 p.m. — Society of Catholic Scientists
Owners Continue Operating Party To Go! LLC Through End Of 2023 To Train New Owners Who Take Over January 2024
By VaLynn PurvisBLM New Mexico Oil And Gas Lease Sale Nets $78,844,369
BLM News:
SANTA FE — The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office has conducted a lease sale offering 45 parcels totaling 10,123 acres within Cheyenne County, Kansas and Eddy, Lea, and Chaves counties in New Mexico, on public lands managed by the Roswell Field Office, Carlsbad Field Office and Oklahoma Field Office.
In total, 37 parcels totaling 8,596.25 acres sold for a total of $78,844,369.
Links to the environmental assessment, maps, parcel lists, Notice of Competitive Lease Sale, and proposed lease stipulations are available at the BLM ePlanning website.
This BLM lease sale includes Read More
