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Senior Appreciation Night Packed with Fun

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Alicia Bowyer and Kurt Schramm duke it out in the bouncy ring during Senior Appreciation Night at the Family YMCA on Iris Street. Photo by Salvador Zapien

Students who graduated from los Alamos High School Saturday morning were invited along with their friends to celebrate begining at 6 p.m., the 30th year of Senior Appreciation Night (SAN.)

The event began with a BBQ at Fuller Lodge and ended Sunday morning with breakfast at the Senior Center.

The Los Alamos Recreation Division and the Family YMCA co-chair the annual celebration.

Chris Calhoun tackles the rock wall at the Family Y during Senior Read More

Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fire Update

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NEW MEXICO STATE FORESTRY News:

Fire Facts:

Date Started: 05/16/2012 Number of Personnel: 907 personnel including
Location: Approximately 15 miles E of Glenwood, NM 11 hotshot crews, 10 hand crews
Cause: Lightning Equipment: 39 Engines, 19 Water Tenders, 6 Dozers
Size: 122,388 Aircraft: 5 Helicopters
Percent Contained: 0 Injuries to Date: Five

Special Announcement The Gila National Forest has reported a new fire approximately 15 miles northeast of Reserve near Aragon, N.M.

Fire crews and helicopters are providing assistance with initial attack efforts on the Wagon Tongue Fire.

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CCW Keeps Bad Guys Guessing

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By Carol A. Clark

As strange as it may seem, walking down Central Avenue carrying a loaded pistol in plain sight is perfectly legal. It only becomes illegal if the bearer holsters that gun beneath an overcoat or otherwise hides it from plain view.

New Mexico is an “Open Carry State,” meaning it is legal to carry a loaded weapon as long as it is not concealed.

At the same time, New Mexico law does allow a person to conceal a loaded firearm in his or her vehicle, including motorcycles and bicycles, according to the New Mexico Department of Public Safety.

In New Mexico, a person’s car Read More

Rotarian to speak about South Africa Trip

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The Rotary Club of Los Alamos currently meets at 11:45 a.m., Tuesday’s at Fuller Lodge.

Contact Linda at 662-7950 to make lunch reservations. Everyone welcome!

May 29: Christina Kraemer will speak about her recent Rotary-sponsored 4-week trip to South Africa.

June 5: LAHS Student Award recipients will tell about their future plans.

June 12: TBA

June 18: Linda Deck, director of the Bradbury Science Museum.

June 25: No lunch meeting; Club awards banquet. Read More

Los Alamos High School Graduation Day

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Staff Report

Los Alamos High School held its annual Commencement Ceremony at Griffith Gymnasium. Following the ceremony, graduates gathered with friends and family outside the gym for congratulations and pictures.

Madalina “Ada” Ciuca and Aidan Bradbury-Aranda. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

Jin Park with proud parents, Min and Monica. Photo by Karen Kendall/ladailypost.com

Happy graduates. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

The field outside Griffith Gym was crowded with graduates, friends and family. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

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PERA’s $5 Billion Hole Draws Member Concern

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A room full of PERA members pack into Monday’s meeting in Santa Fe. Courtesy photo

By Carol A. Clark

People jammed into the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) meeting in Santa Fe Monday with many more turned away for lack of space.

The agenda item that drew the massive crowd is proposed cuts and changes to the retirement plan affecting thousands of employees across the state and hundreds in Los Alamos.

PERA’s assets declined by a staggering $6 billion during the global financial market downturn of 2008-09.

Although PERA’s assets have increased since the downturn – a $5 billion Read More

School Board Selects LAMS Project Contractor

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Los Alamos Middle School project rendering. Courtesy/Dekker/Perich/Sabatini

By Kirsten Laskey

The days of cold classrooms in 1960-era buildings are coming to an end at Los Alamos Middle School.

With the Board of Education’s approval of a contractor during Thursday’s special board meeting, LAMS $18.5 million makeover will begin this summer.

Eight contractors initially showed interest in the project and ultimately three returned proposals.

After holding interviews May 13, the evaluation committee decided on McCarthy, a builder out of Albuquerque with offices across Read More

Sen. Richard C. Martinez Speaks to Constituents

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Column by Sen. Richard C. Martinez

I want to thank all of my constituents living in Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and Santa Fe counties for the warm receptions I received along the campaign trail. 

I have been ill recently, so I will probably not be able to see a lot of you who live in the areas I planned to visit before election day.

As I met with some of you, we talked about topics related to our daily lives and we shared ideas about them.

As we move forward in the next few years, we will need to find solutions for issues like:

  • ­       Balancing environmental concerns
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Candidates Address the Issues

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County Council candidates discuss the issues during a forum Thursday at the Los Alamos Research Park hosted by the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce and the Monitor. From left, Vincent Chiravalle, Marc Clay, Kristin Henderson, Ken Johnson, Pete Sheehey and Roger Waterman. Courtesy photo 

House District 43 candidate Stephanie Garcia Richard, at left, was among audience members at Thursday’s forum. Monitor Publisher Keven Todd, at right, served as moderator. Courtesy photo   Read More

Evacuation of Mogollon Underway

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NEW MEXICO STATE FORESTRY News:

Situation:  An evacuation of Mogollon has been ordered by the Catron County Sheriff’s Office effective noon today.

Evacuees will be sheltered at the Glenwood Community Center located on Community Center Road with their small pets.

Large animals can be relocated to a temporary animal collection center at the residence of County Commissioner Hube McKeen.

Tony Sciacca’s Southwest Type 1 Fire Management Team has assumed command of the complex as of this morning.

The Incident Command Post is now set up and located at the Reserve Fair Grounds. Read More