Los Alamos Middle School student Nate Delgado was recently awarded third-place honors by Rotary District 5520 at its annual convention May 19 in Albuquerque. The eighth grader was recognized for his winning essay in the Four-Way Test Essay Competition, which is conducted annually throughout New Mexico and West Texas. The Four-Way Test is based on the principles of truth, fairness, good will, and friendship. Delgado is pictured with his parents, Patti and James Delgado and sisters Elise and Katie. Delgado is a student of Lorene Beckstead; the essay committee was led by Rotarian Linda King. Read More
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Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fire Information – 5/25/12 AM Update
NEW MEXICO STATE FORESTRY News
Situation: Incident Command Post relocated to the Reserve Fairgrounds on Thursday. Phone numbers for fire information will be changing and an updated number will be posted as soon as possible. In the interim please call the Reserve Ranger District at (575) 533-6231 for fire information.
The Whitewater Fire (detected on Wednesday, May 16) has merged with the Baldy Fire (detected on Wednesday, May 9), and is now being called the Whitewater-Baldy Complex. The fire has now come out of the Gila Wilderness and on to the Gila National Forest in the Willow Creek Subdivision Read More
Senators Engage Air Force on Aggressive Kirtland Fuel Spill Cleanup
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall are asking the Air Force to partner with county and state authorities to “conduct further scientific and technical analysis” to determine the scope of the Kirtland jet fuel leak and develop contingency plans for the continued safety of the drinking water.
The Senators, who met with Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Terry Yonkers in Washington last week for an update on the plume, wrote to him today in support of the Air Force’s goal to cleanup the spill and ensure the area continues to meet federal drinkingClark & Kendall’s – Weekend Preview – May 24, 2012
The Los Alamos Daily Post's events calendar webcast, "Clark & Kendall's Weekend Preview." Carol A. Clark and Greg Kendall co-host this weekly program, which previews each upcoming weekend's events scheduled for Los Alamos, White Rock and beyond. To compile the list of events, the Los Alamos Daily Post checks the event calendars found in the right hand sidebar and we sample the posters on the front window at Aspen Copies. We cover events that are of interest to the general public.
The RAW list:
The Red Elvises – Los Alamos Summer Concert Series on Friday, May Read More
Learn to Manage Chronic Disease
Los Alamos Cooperative Extension Service News:
Are you an adult with an ongoing health condition? Join a free 2-and-a-half hour “MyCD Workshop” sponsored by the Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization, Los Alamos Cooperative Extension Service and the Family Y.
You’ll get the support you need, find practical ways to deal with pain and fatigue, discover better nutrition and exercise choices, understand new treatment choices, and learn better ways to talk with your doctor and family about your health.
If you have conditions such as diabetes, arthritis, high Read More
Bestsellers at Otowi Station Bookstore the week of May 13-19, 2012
OTOWI STATION BOOKSTORE News
Bestsellers at Otowi Station Bookstore the week of May 13-19, 2012
- Baby Peekaboo! Dawn Sirett
- Steps of Courage, Bettina Hoerlin
- Los Alamos: Beginning of an Era, LANL*
- 109 East Palace, Jennet Conant
- Los Alamos Trails, Craig Martin*
- Shaping Destiny, Destiny Allison*
- Fifty Shades of Grey, E. L. James
- Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins
- Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins
- The Making of the Atomic Bomb, Richard Rhodes
*local or regional author
Read More N.M. House District 43 May Update
Column by House District 43 Representative Jim Hall
This is the third in my monthly series on “doings” in District 43.
It will be brief since I submitted previous articles on two major issues this month — Opioid Abuse and on Forest Restoration.
Other activities since the middle of April included a meeting with the Northern New Mexico branch of the National Association of Women Small Business Owners.
I heard many inspiring stories of successful startups in Northern New Mexico, usually at the cost of many, many hours and great financial risk.
This was followed by meetings Read More
Letter to the Editor: LAPS Foundation Says Thanks
Good community citizens are not hard to come by in our small town.
We have those who care for the elderly and those who care for the very young.
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation wishes to express its sincere thanks to the long-time proprietors of Central Avenue Grill, Min and Monica Park.
In a final act of kindness and with their eye on the many students and teacher in our fine public school system, the Parks invited everyone in the community for a delicious array of appetizers and beverages asking only that those in attendance donate $5 to the LAPS Foundation.
Donations Read More
Eclipse Shots From Overlook Park
The moon initially appears cloudy Sunday as the eclipse event gets underway at Overlook Park. Photo by Brian McCool
Brian McCool and his family purchased the optics in phases off eBay for less than $100. The rest of the telescope was built with parts from local hardware stores. It isn’t much to look at, but that isn’t important, he said.
The telescope used to take this group of shots of Sunday’s eclipse from Overlook Park is a home-built 8-inch reflector on a Dobsonian mount. Photo by Brian McCool
A bit of cloud remains. The man at right looks through a pinhole camera. Photo by Brian Read More
Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fire Update
STATE FORESTRY News:
Situation: Extreme fire behavior has caused the Whitewater and Baldy Fires to combine, creating the Whitewater-Baldy Complex.
Evacuations of the Willow Creek and Mogollon are still in effect.
Smoke from these fires is clearly visible from the Silver City area and is affecting much of the southern third of New Mexico.
The fire has now come out of the Gila Wilderness and on to the Gila National Forest in the Willow Creek Subdivision, crossed State Road 159 at Silver Creek Divide and is working its way into Mineral Creek.
- Incident Name: Whitewater-Baldy Complex