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Nearly 600 Entrants in Jemez Mountain Trail Runs

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A massive registration for today’s Jemez Mountain Trail Runs took place Friday at the Crossroads Bible Church in which nearly 600 runners signed up for the race. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By Carol A. Clark

The Seventh Annual Jemez Mountain Trail Runs got underway early this morning at the Posse Lodge on North Mesa.

This growing international event drew nearly 600 runners, 40 percent of whom traveled from British Columbia, Mexico and 29 U.S. states beyond New Mexico.

The event consists of three races: half-marathon, 50K (31 miles) and 50 miles.

“The longest distances Read More

House Passes Luján’s Lab Mission Amendment

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NNSA News:

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District offered an amendment Friday to the National Defense Authorization Act, which in response to recent reports, calls for a study about broadening the mission of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) national laboratories.

The amendment passed with unanimous support.

“Our national labs provide a tremendous resource that is essential to our efforts to spur innovation and economic development, but multiple reports have called attention to the need to expand the labs’ mission in order Read More

Youth Set Record for Business Grant Applications

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LACDC News:

Youth interested in starting a summer business this year have set a record for the Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation’s annual Youth Business Grant Program (YBGP.)

This year, 25 youth have submitted applications to the program, including 14 applicants from Los Alamos, nine from Espanola and two from Pojoaque.

The YBGP provides grants of up to $400 to youth, ages 13-19, who want to experience the rewards of starting a summer business.

The program has provided more than 240 young entrepreneurs with grants since 1985.

Past participants report learning valuable Read More

DALA’s Dazzling Dress Rehearsal

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Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) held its dress rehearsal Thursday night for its annual Spring Show Performance. DALA’s older dancers performed Friday evening and will perform again at 7 p.m. this evening at Duane Smith Auditorium. DALA’s younger dancers will have their own matinee performance at 2 p.m. today. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
 
Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
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Sen. Martinez Thanks the League

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By Sen. Richard Martinez

I want to express my gratitude to the League of Woman Voters from Los Alamos for inviting me to participate in the forum sponsored by them last night (Thursday) and also to the members of the Los Alamos community who were in attendance.

It gave me pleasure to have the opportunity to participate and I sincerely enjoyed meeting with you to discuss some of the important issues that we are faced with finding solutions for.

I share the same concerns about our valuable resources: water, the environment and the education of the youth in our district and state.

During my tenure, I have Read More

Pay Raises Approved for Local Teachers and Staff

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Board President Kevin Honnell and Secretary Melanie McKinley, seated, board member David Foster board member Judy Bjarke-McKinsey and board member Dawn Venhaus, not shown, unanamously approved a 3 percent pay hike for teachers and staff during Wednesday’s school board meeting. Courtesy/LAPS

By Kirsten Laskey

Teachers and staff at Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) can expect bigger paychecks during the 2012-2013 school year.

The Board of Education unanimously approved a 3 percent pay increase totalling $850,000 during a Special Board Meeting Wednesday night.

Along with the pay Read More

Los Alamos Infant is in ICU

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Police report this morning that the 11-week-old infant whose father admitted injuring him on Wednesday when he wouldn’t stop crying, is in the Intensive Care Unit at UNM Children’s Hospital.

Police also said this morning that the total extent of the infant’s injuries have not yet been determined.

The baby’s father is locked up in the Los Alamos County Detention Center on a $100,000 bond issued by Los Alamos Magistrate Court Judge Pat Casados.

Below is the story detailing the events involved in the arrest of the infant’s father:

Los Alamos Police have arrested Read More

Cone Zone: Road Construction for Week of May 21

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COUNTY News:

Public Works Projects:

Eastern Area 2 Concrete, Paving & Utility Project – Phase 1

Expect shoulder work on Canyon Road between Manhattan Loop east and Nugget. Contractor will be potholing to verify utility locations in advance of actual construction, which will begin the week of May 28. If the potholing blocks the sidewalks, a pedestrian pathway will be provided. No traffic delays are anticipated.

N.M. 4 Improvements Project

Traffic continues to be on the south side of N.M. 4 between Rover Blvd and Grand Canyon/Pajarito Road. Speed limit within the construction area is 30 Read More

SFI Presents Evolution on ‘Realistic’ Landscapes Tuesday

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SFI News:

Peter Schuster of the University of Vienna and Santa Fe Institute external professor will present the talk, Evolution on “Realistic” Landscapes at 12:15 p.m., Tuesday May 22 in the Medium Conference Room at the Santa Fe Institute.

Abstract: Ever since Sewall Wrights publication of the landscape metaphor in 1932 evolutionary optimization is visualized as hill climbing on a rugged landscape. It took more than 50 years before the first reliable data became available that gave an idea how these evolutionary landscapes might look like and only this year the first large Read More

Udall to Help Break Ground at Los Alamos Energy Facility

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall will speak at 4 p.m. today at a groundbreaking ceremony for the New Mexico Consortium (NMC) Biological Research Laboratory at 95 Entrada Dr. near the Los Alamos Cooperative Market.

Construction of the laboratory, and the ensuing research, is the product of a partnership from Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos County and NMC.

The new lab will be utilized by Dr. Richard Sayre and his growing team of researchers.

Sayre is director of the Biofuels Project at NMC and chief scientist for the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (NAABB).

Their research

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