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Board of Public Utilities Meeting Schedule

DPU News:

Smell Gas? Call 662-8333 (M-F) or 662-8222 (after hours)

 

The Board of Public Utilities is scheduled to meet on the following dates and times:

BPU Regular Meeting
(Note the change in meeting date from the regular thrid Wednesday of the month to Thursday, April 19)

  • 5:30 p.m., Thursday, April 19, 170 Central Park Square – DPU Conference Room

BPU Special Meeting – Closed Session
(To discuss limited personnel matters)

  • Noon, Monday, April 30, 170 Central Park Square – DPU Conference Room

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LAPS Fourth Graders Choose LA County Species

PEEC News:

Woodhouse’s Toad has been nominated by some fourth graders to be the Los Alamos County amphibian. This one lives at PEEC.  Photo by Jennifer Macke

The Los Alamos Public Schools elementary librarians and fourth graders, with help from PEEC (Pajarito Environmental Education Center) have been working on a project to research and choose their favorite species for Los Alamos County.

Librarians Beverly Baker, Marilyn Branton, Julie Goen, and Jeffrey Lloyd have guided their fourth grade students in small groups in researching local mammals, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies, Read More

Driveway Temporarily Closed Near Fuller Lodge

 
County News:
 
The driveway from Bathtub Row to the front parking lot of Fuller Lodge will be closed April 12 and 13 for installation of a valley gutter.
 
The work is needed to help with drainage issues on the road, which experiences icy conditions each winter.
 
The road will close at 9 a.m. April 12 and should reopen by9 a.m. Saturday, April 14.
 
Lodge visitors are asked to park in the upper and lower parking lots just west of Bathtub Row during construction.
 
The work is part of a larger project starting on Monday for improvements to the grounds and exterior of Fuller
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LA Summer Concert Series – Not Quite Complete

Editor’s Note: The official “Los Alamos Concert Series” schedule (presented by the County of Los Alamos and coordinated / managed by Russ Gordon) is not available on-line as of April 9th. When it becomes available we will link to the official concert series website. The official concert site is found at: https:////www.gordonssummerconcerts.com/. Below you will find the currently available series information….

 

Russ Gordon and crew are still finalizing sponsors & venues for some of this summer’s series.

This is the 23rd year for this extremely popular Read More

County Administrator Works to Fill Acting Positions

County Administrator Harry Burgess stands in his downtown office near photographs taken by his grandfather. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By Carol A. Clark

The process to fill acting positions at the director level throughout the County is well underway.

County Administrator Harry Burgess described the hring process during an interview at his office Thursday.

“I decided to advertise these positions and that did not reflect on the individuals currently holding the positions. I wanted to give everyone the opportunity to apply … there may be hidden talent,” Burgess said. “It’s Read More

LAHS JROTC Navy Team Places 4th at Championships

The Los Alamos Precision Rifle team comprised of Los Alamos High School studentscompeted in the All-Service JROTC Championships March 24-25 in Anniston, Ala. This championship brought together the top five teams representing the Army, Marine, Navy and Air Force teams from the entire country. As current Navy champion team, the Los Alamos Navy JROTC Team, from left, John Gibson, Tessa Snyder, Jodi Cull-Host and Cory Aslin. They continued as the top Navy team and finished fourth overall in the competition. Cull-Host finished third individually in the two-day competition and received the Read More

Three School Board Meetings Scheduled Next Week

LAPS News:

The Los Alamos School Board has scheduled a Special Meeting for 11 a.m. Monday, April 9 at 2075 Trinity Dr., Suite V to hear a presentation by Dr. Peter Goldschmidt from the Public Education Department on the A-F school grading system.

The Los Alamos School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10 at the Los Alamos High School Speech Theater.

The Los Alamos School Board also is meeting at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, April 12 at the Coffee Booth to review board policies.

These meetings are open to the public. Read More