Former Los Alamos Fire Chief Doug Tucker, left, and Los Alamos Police Chief Wayne Torpy were honored as “Heroes of the Year” by the New Mexico Rotarians at the District 5520 Annual Banquet held Friday at the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History. Tucker and Torpy received special medals and honorary Rotary pins at the event recognizing their outstanding leadership during last summer’s Las Conchas Fire in protecting homes and keeping the community safe. Photo by Linda King Read More
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County Seeks Los Pueblos Residents’ Feedback
COUNTY News:
Courtesy photo
Los Alamos County’s Parks Division is seeking feedback from Los Pueblos residents about possible uses for a parcel of land commonly referred to as Los Pueblos Park.
The parcel is included in the adopted Parks Master Plan, which envisioned limited, low-impact improvements be made to the parcel.
Several neighbors indicated during Master Plan meetings that they desired little or no improvements be made to the parcel.
Recently, a group of citizens has requested that the County install a new dog park at this location.
The Parks Division is interested in gathering feedback Read More
Fire Recovery is a Spectacular Site
Fire recovery is abundantly evident from these lush and vibrant photos shot in and around Las Conchas and Cerro Grande over the weekend. Photo by N.S. Mills
Photo by N.S. Mills
Photo by N.S. Mills
Photo by N.S. Mills
Bandelier Closure for Bridge Installation is Thursday
BANDELIER News:
Superintendent Jason Lott of Bandelier National Monument, just announced that the main Visitor Center area in Frijoles Canyon will be closed Thursday, May 24, for installation of a temporary bridge across Frijoles Creek.
This closure had originally been expected to occur today or tomorrow.
“The bridge is being brought from Michigan, and we now expect it to be ready to install on Thursday, May 24,” Lott said. “Other parts of the park, including the Tsankawi section and trails that begin at locations outside of the canyon, such as Burnt Mesa and Cerro Grande, will remain open for Read More
Los Alamos Daily Post Providing Complete Election Night Coverage
The Justice Center lobby will remain open 7-9 p.m., during the June 5 Primary Election for the public to gather and watch as the Los Alamos County Clerk posts election results. For those community members unable to attend, the Los Alamos Daily Post news team will be out in force providing complete election night coverage live from the Justice Center.
Find up to the minute election results, photos and candidate interviews on video, which will be broadcast throughout the evening on ladailypost.com.
NNSA Training Attracts 27 Countries
NNSA News:
Members from the NNSA’s Office of Emergency Operations and the Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) from the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) continue to conduct consequence management training around the globe. Most recently the RSL and NNSA team conducted training for the international community with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria. Courtesy/NNSA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced that the NNSA Office of Emergency Operations is conducting an International Consequence Management Read More
Early Voting Underway Throughout County
Residents turned out this morning at the Community Building at 20th Street and Central Avenue for early voting, which continues 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday for the June 5 Primary Election. Photo by Greg Kendall.ladailypost.com
Preview Sample Ballots:
Republican – All Precincts (1-17): www.losalamosnm.us/clerk/Documents/Sample%20Ballot%20REP.pdf
Democrat – Senator District 5 (Precincts 7-17): www.losalamosnm.us/clerk/Documents/Sample%20Ballot%20DEM%20Senator%205.pdf
Democrat – Senator District 6 (Precincts 1-6): Read More
Local Door to Door Campaining in Full Swing
Los Alamos High School graduate Patty Plank Maki with her husband Butch campaigned around Los Alamos Saturday for their son, Danny Maki, who is running for a seat on the Public Regulation Commission. He is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C. and worked with Rep. Ben Ray Lujan both in Washington and when the congressman chaired the PRC. Residents are seeing more and more candidates coming to their door as the June 5 Primary Election draws near. Courtesy photo Read More
Animal Advocates Gather at Coffee Booth
Representatives from the Animal Protection of New Mexico organization made a presentation at the Coffee Booth Saturday to a group of people interested in protecting and caring for animals. Board President Anne Coller, right, with Los Alamos animal advocate Amy Storey. Anne explained that because of the recent announcement by the National Institutes of Health to accept the results of an independent report requested by Sen. Tom Udall and Sen. Jeff Bingaman, the use of chimpanzees in research will stop. The senators are asking NIH to move the surviving chimpanzees at the Alamogordo Primate Read More
Chamisa Students Host Leadership Assembly
Chamisa Elementary School Student Leader Robyn Hollis passes out bracelets to students and adults gathered in Chamisa’s Gymnasium for a leadership rally Monday spotlighting awareness that all students have amazing potential. Photo by Karyl Ann Armbruster
By Karyl Ann Armbruster
Living Skills teacher Jennifer Keiltyka at Chamisa was given a grant from the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation to eradicate the “R” word.
With the help of the 6th grade leadership group composed of Sean Collins, Priyanka Velappan, Jenny Paige, Colin Hehlen, Youssef Amin and Robyn
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