County-Pajarito Astronomers Dark Night At Spirio Soccer Fields At Overlook Park Tonight!
Pajarito Astronomers News:
Los Alamos County Parks, Recreation and Open Space Divisions have partnered up with the Pajarito Astronomers for the Dark Night program.
Anyone with an interest in star gazing and the chance to look through a telescope is invited to come out to Spirio Soccer Fields tonight, July 15, at Overlook Park in White Rock.
Volunteers from the Pajarito Astronomers Club will be present with telescopes starting about 8:30 p.m. until at least 11 p.m., and as late as midnight if there is continued interest.
Sunset is at 8:23 p.m., so it won’t be dark until about 9:20 p.m. However, Read More
ScienceFest Play Crawl: STEAM For Adults July 15
Los Alamos MainStreet & Creative District News:
The public is invited to participate in a new ScienceFest event Saturday, July 15, 2023.
From 6-8 p.m. Play Crawl: STEAM for Adults will be activating Central Park Square with math games, engineering and art activities, science experiments, root beer floats, beer, raffle prizes, and trivia for ages 18 and up.
“We felt it was important this year to offer activities targeting a variety of ages and interests. We think of this event as a counterpoint to our incredibly successful family-friendly & youth-focused, Discovery Day, which took Read More
Board Of Public Utilities To Meet July 19, 2023
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Board of Public Utilities will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 in Council Chambers and virtually on Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public.
Find the agenda to this meeting here.
Find the link to this meeting here.
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Two Little Mermaids Spotted At Leisure Lagoon
Two little mermaids, Olivia and Sophia, were spotted flipping their pretty tail fins Thursday at the newly reopened Leisure Lagoon adjacent to the Aquatic Center alongside their mother Erika Shaw. Photo by Gretchen Mills Read More
Scenes From Reuse Center Ribbon Cutting In White Rock
Los Alamos County Sustainability Manager Angelica Gurule, center, gets ready to cut the ribbon for the new Reuse Center Wednesday at the Overlook Convenience Center in White Rock. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Sustainability Manager Angelica Gurule speaks to the crowed during the ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday in White Rock. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
COUNTY News:
Every household has stuff. Sometimes it is wanted and sometimes it isn’t. But reconsider tossing undesirable items in the trash can; it might be just what someone else needs. Plus, Read More
Wayne Kohlrust Retires After 24 Years At Los Alamos County
Retiring County Project Manager Wayne Kohlrust surrounded by his family from left, daughter Cecilia and son-in-law Hung Pham, Kohlrust and wife Cathy, and son T.J. daughter Caryn Saeger and grandchildren from left, Nathaniel Pham and Joe, Cianna and Chloe Saeger gathered for the retirement event last Friday at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Manager Steven Lynne expresses appreciation to retiring County Project Manager Wayne Kohlrust, second from right, for his 24 years of dedicated service to the County, during a retirement event held Friday Read More
Community Services Corner: Get Outside To Celebrate Parks And Recreation Month
By CORY STYRON
Community Services Department Director
Los Alamos County
July is Parks and Recreation Month and what better place to get outside and celebrate than in Los Alamos County. This national designation reminds us that parks and recreational activities are essential in positively impacting our community’s physical, mental, and economic health.
This month’s editorial is the perfect time to highlight the Recreation Division under the Community Services Department (CSD) and the wide range of services and programs it offers to get you and your family outside.
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Los Alamos County Airport Manager Bobbi Huseman Brings Experience And Energy To The Job
Los Alamos County Airport Manager Bobbi Huseman poses for a quick photo during a recent open house at the airport. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
After spending 28 years working for the City of Santa Fe, the last four of which were spent at the Santa Fe Regional Airport, Bobbi Huseman assumed management of the Los Alamos County Airport on March 27.
Moving from a regional airport to a smaller one where the manager is the sole employee is certainly a change of pace, but Huseman said the job is not without its challenges or perks. Read More
Council Action Taken Tuesday July 11, 2023
Staff Report
A resolution designating Election Day polling places for all statewide and special elections conducted in 2024 and 2025 and establishing the County Canvassing Board through the end of 2025 was passed during Tuesday night’s Los Alamos County Council meeting, but not unanimously.
The resolution passed 5-1, with Councilor David Reagor opposed and Councilor Randall Ryti absent.
Reagor asked County Clerk Naomi Maestas if Republicans were boycotting the canvassing board. Maestas said she hadn’t heard that. Reagor also questioned if canvass members were not allowed to look at Read More
County: Mesa Library Presents 2nd Annual Atomicon Aug. 5
Scene from a life drawing session during Atomicon 2022. Photo by Melissa Mackey
COUNTY News:
Mesa Public Library is presenting the second annual Atomicon: a Comic-Con-inspired event for all ages, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5.
The first annual Atomicon was held at Mesa Public Library in July of last year. The inaugural event was attended by an estimated 1,500 fans – proof that Los Alamos is a small town with a mighty love of comic books, superheroes, gaming, anime, movies and fandoms.
This year, to better accommodate large crowds the event will include two additional locations:
- The Fuller
First Ever Nuevo Mexico Night Featuring Hispano Band Of The Year Los Blue Ventures At Friday’s Summer Concert!
From Sancre Productions:
The 2023 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series presented by Toyota of Santa Fe, continues to be the Best Free Summer Concert Series in the State! This week, the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series is piggy backing off the success of a record crowd of 8,500 that showed up last year for the Blue Ventures De Louise Sanchez Concert. We have decided to theme the night Nuevo Mexico Night where we will ALL celebrate the incredibly unique Hispano history and culture of our state.
We are asking that people bring out their New Mexico flags, T’s and any other NM cultural pride paraphernalia-including Read More
County Electric Crews Respond To Two Outages
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos utility customers on Circuit 13 experienced an outage early this morning after an overhead line failure. Circuit 13 includes the Western Area and neighborhoods aligning Trinity Drive from Diamond Drive to Timber Ridge Road.
The outage occurred shortly before 6 a.m. While restoration occurred around 7:15, a short, secondary outage was necessary to conduct the full repair.
The secondary outage affected customers along the Trinity Drive portion of the circuit between Diamond Drive and Timber Ridge. Full power was restored at 8:45 a.m. While initially thought to be Read More
Parks Division Kicks-Off Stable Lots Reallocation Draw
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Parks Division kicks-off its 2nd North Mesa Stables lot reallocation draw process today, July 12, 2023. The random draw selection process includes a registration period, followed by the draw itself.
The North Mesa Stables area is public land owned by Los Alamos County. Separate stable lots are individually licensed to residents on an annual basis, but the improvements on each lot are owned by the licensee.
Los Alamos County has two lots – 48 and 143 – for which improvements and associated lot licenses will be made available through the draw process.
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LAFD Issues Order That Supersedes Previous Restrictions
LAFD News:
In response to very high weather conditions and elevated fire danger, Los Alamos Fire Department (LAFD) has implemented the following fire restrictions within the county boundary. Effective as of 2 p.m. today, Tuesday July 11, 2023, the below fire restrictions are in place.
This Order supersedes any previously announced fire restrictions.
Pursuant to Section 22-33(e)(2) of the Los Alamos County Code, the following are PROHIBITED:
- Any fire permits for recreational fire devices issued prior to the imposition of these fire restrictions are suspended.
- The use of outdoor cooking
Video: 2023 Kiwanis Fireworks Spectacular At Overlook Park
Video of the 2023 Fourth of July Spectacular show at Overlook Park in White Rock provided by the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos. Video by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos ScienceFest Events, SALA Oppenheimer Festival
Los Alamos MainStreet & Creative District News:
Los Alamos ScienceFest, produced by Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District, continues through next Tuesday, July 18. Check out upcoming events as well as information about SALA’s Oppenheimer Festival!
Los Alamos ScienceFest Events for Tuesday, July 11
Tuesdays at the Square – Central Park Square, TONIGHT 6-8 pm
Los Alamos Jazz Project headlines our ScienceFest-themed Tuesday concert.
The Night Sky in July – Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium, 7pm
Hear about what you can see in the night sky during July! Register on the Read More
Los Alamos National Laboratory Schedules Emergency Preparedness Exercise For Wednesday July 12
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has scheduled an emergency preparedness exercise for Wednesday, July 12.
The exercise will test the preparedness of personnel who would respond in the case of an actual emergency. The exercise will begin at 8 a.m. and last approximately 7 hours. The event is only an exercise.
Some elements of this exercise may be observable to the public, such as increased emergency vehicle traffic, workers in protective equipment performing simulated activities and “exercise in progress” signage.
The Laboratory’s Emergency Management Division Read More
Los Alamos DPU To Dump Trash Bag Sales
COUNTY News:
Due to customer demand, trash bags have been sold through the Customer Care Center (CCC), a division of the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) since curbside bins were rolled out to the public almost 20 years ago.
DPU will discontinue the offering once all existing inventory is depleted.
Trash bags can be purchased for $18.50 per box of 200 while supplies last.
The CCC is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday on the ground floor of the Los Alamos County Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave. Read More
Scenes Of Discovery Day At Los Alamos ScienceFest 2023
A young scientist turns the crank on a Van de Graaff generator at the LA Bootery and Mesa Top Games booth. A Van de Graaff generator is an electrostatic generator, which uses a moving belt to accumulate electric charge on a hollow metal globe on the top of an insulated column, creating very high electric potentials. It was invented by American physicist Robert J. Van de Graaff in 1929. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
The solar powered car race was exciting as young racers started the cars they built and got to see whose was the fastest. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
More than Read More
County Council Will Meet In Regular Session July 11, 2023
