Take A Break: Learn About Children’s Mental Health
COUNTY News:
Have you ever felt like an imperfect parent in a community of perfect parents? Does it sometimes seem like you HAVE to be a perfect parent because the stakes are so high?
Join Los Alamos County 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25 at SALA’s Parallel Cinema, for a free event to discuss children’s mental health. Door prizes and light refreshments will be provided. Free childcare for kids ages five and up will be offered at nearby STEAM Lab beginning at 5:30 p.m. and ending when the presentation concludes. Register at www.losalamosjjab.com/events.
Come take a breather during this crazy time Read More
Op-Ed: Drag For Kiddies?
By ANDY FELTON
Los Alamos
I was recently made aware of the Los Alamos County Library’s Drag Story Hour, featuring plans to host “Lil Miss Hot Mess” and the reading of If You’re a Drag Queen and You Know It. The event is sponsored by the Institute for Research on Male Supremacism, a so-called feminist organization that “expose[s] the danger of misogynist ideology and mobilization.”
In the spirit of exposing misogyny, we should first recall what the term means. Misogyny derives from the Greek terms Misos, meaning “hatred,” and gunē, meaning “woman.” Therefore, the functional definition would Read More
Cone Zone: Week Of May 8, 2023
COUNTY News:
The projects listed in this section are being managed by County Public Works staff through contractors. For more information, email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150 or visit the “Projects/Public Works” link at www.losalamosnm.us.
Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Please note the below information is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.
Public Works Projects:
33rd / 34th St. Road and Utility Improvements
TLC Plumbing and Utility will continue working on the utility portion of the Read More
Los Alamos Police Conducting Sobriety Checkpoints
Los Alamos Police conducted a sobriety checkpoint, saturation patrol, and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoint Friday night on Diamond Drive. LAPD joins state police efforts across New Mexico working to bring awareness to the dangers of drinking and driving. State police say these checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, adding that hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the right decision not to drive impaired. Read More
Annual Bike To Work Day Wednesday May 17
Los Alamos Bomb Squad Renders Suspicious Package Safe
Members of the the Los Alamos Police Department Bomb Squad arrived at the scene of a suspicious package this morning near Metzger’s at 15th Street and Central Avenue. The Bomb Squad rendered the item safe after determining it was a lunch box someone left behind. The Los Alamos Bomb Squad is an FBI Certified Bomb Squad. Membership in the bomb squad is voluntary and applicants must undergo a rigorous competitive testing process prior to being selected for service on the squad. Cmdr. Preston Ballew commands the LAPD Bomb Squad. LAPD Bomb Technicians receive training and certification at the FBI’s Read More
County To Host Public Meeting To Present Draft Of Los Alamos Short-Term Rentals Program May 17
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Community Development Department (CDD) will host a public meeting to solicit feedback on the first draft of its Short-term Rental (STR) Program 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 17 at the White Rock Fire Station #3 at 129 N.M. 4.
The public is encouraged to attend a presentation by the Project Team (CDD staff, Wilson & Company consultants, and Steering Committee members) and a Q&A session planned for 6:15-6:45 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
Short-term rentals, also known as vacation rentals, are now a mainstay in most communities and Los Alamos is Read More
Styron: An Overview Of Community Services Department
By CORY STYRON
Director
Community Services Department
When considering the various integral County departments contributing to the quality of life we enjoy in Los Alamos County, the Community Services Department (CSD) might not be the first department that pops into your head. However, once you understand CSD’s full scope of services and programs, it is hard to imagine life here without it.
We want to take this opportunity to share with you a brief introduction and overview of the divisions that make up CSD, as well as the broad range of resources available.
Our mission is to enrich the lives Read More
DPU And County Libraries Team Up To Provide Hands-On Lesson About Energy Sustainability
DPU Water and Energy Conservation Coordinator Abbey Hayward shows off the Resource Conservation BINGO card as well as the energy sustainability resources available to check out through the Library of Things. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
One of the best ways to learn is to experience things first-hand and through the collaboration between Los Alamos County Library System and the Department of Public Utilities (DPU), residents are being given a great lesson on energy sustainability.
DPU Water and Energy Conservation Read More
Los Alamos Police Issue Missing Person Alert For Mandy Rebecca Smith
LAPD News:
The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) has issued a Missing Person Alert for 46-year-old female and Los Alamos resident Mandy Rebecca Smith.
Smith was last seen near Alabama Avenue in Los Alamos County late Wednesday evening May 3. Smith is 4 feet, 11 inches, 160 pounds, and is wearing a pink hoodie with a pink backpack and grey leggings.
“The Los Alamos Police Department is actively searching for Ms. Smith,” Deputy Chief Oliver Morris said. “We ask the public, if they observe Ms. Smith to please contact LAPD dispatch at 505.662.8222 or dial 9-1-1.” Read More
Council Action Taken May 2, 2023
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
In its ongoing effort to pump economic vitality and housing into the downtown areas in Los Alamos and White Rock, Los Alamos County Council acted on two ordinances during its regular meeting Tuesday night.
The motions made on both ordinances passed 6-0; Councilor Keith Lepsch was absent.
The first ordinance addresses the maximum building height in Chapter 16 of the County Code allowed south of Trinity Drive. Originally, the maximum height for a building in this area was 45 feet, but the newly approved maximum height is 54 feet Read More
Council Vice Chair Theresa Cull Recaps May 2 Meeting
Los Alamos County Council Vice Chair Theresa Cull presents an update on actions taken at the Tuesday, May 2 council meeting during an interview Wednesday morning at the Los Alamos Daily Post Newspaper Office. Video by Clara Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Board Of Public Utilities Location Changed For Tonight’s Closed Session To Suite 130
COUNTY News:
The Board of Public Utilities will hold a CLOSED SESSION and a WORK SESSION this evening, May 3. The Closed Session will begin at 5:30 p.m. for one hour.
The public Work Session will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers.
Members of the public may view proceedings online or attend and provide public comment for the Work Session in person or via Zoom.
The agendas for both sessions are attached and the complete Work Session packet, Zoom link, Webinar ID and call-in mobile/phone numbers are available online: https://losalamos.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Read More
Scenes From DPU Hosted Emergency Exercise April 26
Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities (DPU) contractor Ascenttra led players from DPU, fire, police, Public Works and Los Alamos Public Schools through an emergency exercise April 26 in which a fictional contractor hit a natural gas main in front of Aspen Elementary School. The exercise scenario was planned as a circumstance of the 33rd/34th Street Roadway Infrastructure Improvement Project to make it more realistic for players. The players talked through the circumstances, actions they’d take, expectations, etc. The exercise, including the hot wash at the end, lasted for Read More
County To Host Public Meeting On Rose Street Reconstruction Project Thursday May 4
COUNTY News:
The Transportation Board and Public Works Department will hold a public meeting Thursday, May 4 to discuss the reconstruction improvements on Rose Street (Central Avenue to Peach Street).
The project consists of a full reconstruction including drainage and ADA safety improvements of Rose Street between Central Avenue and Peach Street. The scope of work includes removal and replacement of asphalt surface, new curb and gutter, drainage inlets, sidewalk, ADA ramps and detectable warning surfaces, drive pads, utilities valve adjustments, and sewer manhole cover adjustments, Read More
Ozment: Who benefits?
By CAT OZMENT
Los Alamos
Who benefits from development policy that allows for increased building heights and decreased parking requirements?
Even the “intellectual and skilled human capital the lab needs” will benefit from service industry and retail staff, County employees, mechanics, teachers, health care providers, and other critical members of the fabric of our community having the option to live in the same town where they work.
Instead of worrying that some people may have to choose between their “toys” and their extra car, I am worried about those in town who right now have to choose Read More
Chandler: Let’s Push Back…
By GEORGE CHANDLER
Los Alamos
When I came to the Lab 49 years ago, a popular aphorism posted on the walls in group offices where reports and documents were put into final form by overworked typists said, “A failure to plan on your part does not constitute a crisis on my part.” Los Alamos County might post such a sign on the Omega Bridge.
The 2016 Comprehensive Plan notes a housing shortage and anticipates population growth driven by the laboratory. The unilateral decision by NNSA to turn a scientific laboratory into a manufacturing plant has accelerated that growth to wholly unanticipated levels. Read More
Op-Ed: Modern Climate Science Is Junk Science
By Stephen McLinMost of us are keenly aware of numerous climate prophecies appearing in the media. In some ways they are recycled versions of the old doom-and-gloom outlook borrowed from economics. These climatic predictions are based on computer simulations that have enormous shortcomings, including a glaring lack of agreement with long-term climatic observations.
Kevin Trenberth, former head of modeling at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., has implied on numerous occasions that these modeling simulations contain significant uncertainties Read More
Local Democrats Participate In Clean Up Los Alamos 2023
Standing from left, County Assessor George Chandler, Janet Harris, Terry and David Izraelevitz, County Council Vice Chair Teresa Cull and Councilor Randall Ryti and local Democratic Party Ward Chair Michael Dolejsi. Courtesy/DPLA
DPLAC News:
Several local Democrats answered the call to civic service during Clean Up Los Alamos 2023 and spent this morning picking up trash around the Los Alamos Coop Market, N.M. 502, and local trails.
Interesting items picked up included a discarded Manhattan Project National Historical Park large car magnet. Read More
County COVID-19 Community Newsletter: April 28, 2023
The Epidemiology Corner – COVID-19 Update; ‘Ask An Epidemiologist’ Q&A Link; News from the White House, CDC & NMDOH; COVID-19 data; and more. Visit https://conta.cc/44fbtkq Read More
