Zia Credit Union Employees Donate $1,045 To United Way!
Zia Credit Union employees collected $1,045 through the Zia CU Employee Giving Campaign and donated all of it to the United Way of Northern New Mexico. Employees gathered for a check presentation Monday morning at Zia CU at 1001 Central Ave., from left, Valerie Martinez, Robert Valerio, Baby Matousek and Natalia Tretiak and United Way Executive Director Cindy Padilla. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
About ZIA CU
In 1955, a group of approximately 200 individuals from Zia Company, support contractors for the Los Alamos National Laboratory, organized and founded Zia Credit Union as Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: March 26-April 1
PAC 8 News:
During the COVID-19 global pandemic, PAC 8 Community Media Center is available by appointment for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing and pick-up and drop-off of videos and other items.
For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for March 26 through April 1:
Friday, March 26, 2021
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Tom Hartman Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Meeting Replay
- 2:45 p.m. — Meet the Farmers
- 3 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 4 p.m. — Rising Up with Somali
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES –
Pre-Order To Pick Up Curbside At Farmers Market Thursday
Six Los Alamos High School Students Qualify For International DECA Competition
Ella Hailey
LAHS News:
Six Los Alamos High School students have qualified to participate in the International DECA competition.
Logan Black, Cassidy Jimenez, Joshua Moulton, Ella Hailey, Alexander Usov, and Nicholas Usov will compete in the National DECA Testing Event in April at the International Career Development Conference. All six of these students ranked in the top three scores in their category in the New Mexico State DECA Competition.
Ella Hailey won first place in the State in the Food Marketing Series category. Alexander Usov won first place in the State Team event, Buying and Read More
Right To Earned Sick Leave Heads To Governor’s Desk
Rep. Christine Chandler
STATE News:
…Guarantees all New Mexicans access to a healthy workplace and paid time off when sick
SANTA FE – The right to earned sick leave for all New Mexican workers will now head to the governor’s desk to be signed into law, after the House voted 41-26 today to concur with amendments made in the Senate.
House Bill 20: The Healthy Workplaces Act is sponsored by Rep. Christine Chandler (D-Los Alamos), Rep. Angelica Rubio (D-Las Cruces), Senate President Pro Tempore Mimi Stewart (D-Albuquerque), Rep. Daymon Ely (D-Corrales), Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero (D-Albuquerque) Read More
Ringside Seat: Proposed 99 Percent Interest Rate Gums Up Lending Reforms
Rep. Eliseo Alcon
By MILAN SIMONICH
SFNM
Lobbyists for storefront lenders in New Mexico have left no doubt about their awesome clout.
They are skillfully maneuvering to preserve the state law that permits installment loan companies to charge obscene interest rates — as much as 175 percent. It’s a system that enslaves the neediest people in a life of debt.
Just when it looked promising for Senate Bill 66, which would cap interest rates at 36 percent, the lobbyists delivered for their out-of-state corporate clients.
Rep. Eliseo Alcon, (D-Milan), pushed through an amendment in the House
Community Invited To Clean Up Los Alamos Day April 24
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Environmental Services and the Environmental Sustainability Board invite the community to participate in the 18th Annual Clean Up Los Alamos Day Saturday, April 24.
Clean Up LA Day is where residents and businesses volunteer to pick up litter throughout the County. Volunteers are encouraged to pick a location around the community to clean up and make beautiful. Locations can range from a favorite park, walking trail or around the neighborhood.
During this event the County reminds volunteers to follow the State mandated COVID-19 safe practices. Participants Read More
Council Forgoes Purchase Of CB FOX And Reel Deal
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
In a 5-2 vote, Los Alamos County Council passed on the opportunity to purchase the CB Fox and Reel Deal Theater properties during its Tuesday night work session.
Councilors Sara Scott and David Izraelevitz cast the two opposing votes. They proposed extending the due diligence period on the purchase agreement for 30 days to continue investigating the potential purchases, but that motion failed to pass in the 2-5 vote.
While the majority on council disagreed with the County purchasing the properties, there was a consensus that Read More
Los Alamos County Facility Rentals Now Available
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County has several facilities and rooms available to reserve for meetings and events. Due to COVID-19 restrictions last year, these amenities were not made available.
However, in light of the Turquoise level, room and facility rentals will resume April 5, while following the current state mandated COVID Safe Practices for all customers using the facility.
Note: While rooms are available for reservation, the current guidelines state that occupancy is restricted to 33 percent maximum occupancy level.
Room Rentals are available for the following locations, room Read More
Ribbon Is Cut On Daphne Weir, Inc., Open House Until 4 P.M.
The Chamber of Commerce Ribbon hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony this afternoon for Daphne Weir, shown here preparing to cut the ribbon on the new office location for her accounting business Daphne Weir, Inc. Council Chair Randall Ryti and Weir’s daughter Daphne Renee Harris hold the ribbon. Weir specializes in working with small to medium sized businesses for all their accounting needs. They offer bookkeeping, payroll and contract CFO/Controller services, as well as new business setup, accounting software conversions, individual & business taxes, small business consulting and Read More
