Scenes From Booths At 2022 Los Alamos County Fair
From left, County Council Chair Randall Ryti, Visual Information Specialist Leslie Bucklin, Visual Information Specialist Vint Miller and County Councilor Sara Scott gather at the County Booth at the Los Alamos 2022 County Fair Saturday Aug. 13 at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/LAC
Residents check out information provided at the County booth at the Los Alamos 2022 County Fair Saturday Aug. 13 at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/LAC
The Hillstompers performing Aug. 13 at the Los Alamos 2022 County Fair at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/LAC
Pie baking winners show off their ribbons Aug. 13 at the County Read More
Nakhleh: Our Trails Need Love
View of Kwage Mesa Trail overgrown with ragweed and kochia. Courtesy/Stephanie Nakhleh
Fortified by summer rains, ragweed and kochia are overgrowing Kwage Mesa Trail. Courtesy/Stephanie Nakhleh
By STEPHANIE NAKHLEH
Los Alamos
Our trail network, more than any other recreation amenity in town, is the most popular and serves the most people. Surveys have shown this. What’s curious is that so little effort is put into maintaining this beloved resource. I served on the Parks and Rec Board for several years and remarked on it then, and notice it still: we do not put our budget, or our elbow grease, Read More
Los Alamos County Council Upholds P&Z Approval For Worms And Wildflowers Daycare Special Use Permit
After deliberating in closed session for several hours Friday, Los Alamos County Council approved 6-1, with Council Vice Chair Denise Derkacs opposed, to ‘find that the decision of the Planning and Zoning Commission was in accordance with adopted County plans, policies and ordinances and that the facts on which the decision was based are supported by the record and that the decision was not arbitrary, capricious, or a manifest abuse of discretion.’ Furthermore, the council affirmed the decision of the Planning and Zoning Commission in Case No SUP-2022-0020 and Case SUP-2022-0021. The Read More
Drive Less Los Alamos: Walk, Bike, Ride, Carpool
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COUNTY News:
Now that the Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) are back in session and construction is underway on Canyon Road, Los Alamos County officials suggest that commuters consider taking advantage of other options to get to and from work or school.
Carpooling, riding the Atomic City Transit, biking, or walking even just one day a week reduces the number of cars on the road during peak hours which can alleviate traffic congestion. Commuters who drive less save money, improve the environment and make new friends. Additionally, those who choose to bike or walk can expect better Read More
County: COVID-19 Rapid PCR Testing Now Available
COUNTY News:
…Curative and Pathology Consultants testing sites change locations and hours
Curative will move Tuesday, Aug. 23 from the Los Alamos townsite to White Rock to begin offering Rapid PCR COVID-19 tests with results in two to three hours.
The Pathology Consultants of New Mexico (PCNM) COVID-19 standard PCR testing site will relocate Monday, Aug. 22 from White Rock to the Los Alamos townsite.
On Monday, the PCNM new testing location will be at the Mari Mac Village shopping center parking lot at 759 Central Ave. in Los Alamos. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Read More
NMDWS: New Mexico’s July Unemployment Rate 4.5%
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STATE News:
The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) has announced that New Mexico’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.5 percent in July, down from 4.9 percent in June and down from 7.0 percent in the previous year.
The national unemployment rate in July was 3.5 percent, down from 3.6 percent in June and down from 5.7 percent in July 2021.
Total nonagricultural payroll employment grew by 31,700 jobs, or 3.9 percent, between July 2021 and July 2022. The majority of gains came from the private sector, which was up 31,500 jobs, or 4.9 percent. The public Read More
Local Democratic Party Hosting Yard Sale Saturday
DPLA News:
The Democratic Party of Los Alamos County (DPLA) is holding a yard sale to raise funds for the Party.
The event is 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 20 at 20 Bonito Place (1 mile down Los Pueblos from Barranca.
This yard sale will take place rain or shine. Read More
Rumours … Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show Performs Summer Concert At Ashley Pond Park Friday
Rumours, The Ultimate Feetwood Mac Tribute Show, headlines the Summer Concert Friday at the Pond. Courtesy/Sancre
New Taos-based rock band StoneDaddyStone opens for Rumours, The Ultimate Feetwood Mac Tribute band at the Summer Concert Friday at the Pond. Courtesy/Sancre
Summer Concert News:
Rumours – The Ultimate Feetwood Mac Tribute Show, will be headlining this Friday’s second to last Los Alamos Summer Concert for the 2022 Series presented by Toyota of Santa Fe.
Rumours has meticulously put together a show that spares no detail. Recreating the band’s legendary persona, in Read More
Parks And Rec Board Recommends Design Concept Option A For Los Alamos County Golf Course
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
With its smaller price tag, quick timeline and strong support from the Los Alamos Golf Association (LAGA), during its meeting on Aug. 11 the Parks and Recreation Board approved recommending to Los Alamos County Council design concept option A as part of a second phase of future improvements to the golf course. .
The board further approved picking design concept A for development of construction documents, including a detailed tree survey mitigation strategy, that would return to the Parks and Recreation Board along with community Read More
Stradling: Punitive Water Rates! Thinking Of The Children
By GARY STRADLING
Republican Candidate
Los Alamos County Council
I appreciate my old friend David Israelevitz’s attempt to legitimize the County’s punitive water rates (Link) in quantitative terms that our math-minded residents can appreciate.
However, it does not take a rocket scientist to see through his argument. Most of us understand rate increases of 6.3 percent and 27.1 percent per gallon for higher usage levels and find them to be outrageous.
Any mom or dad in our community would rightly be up in arms if Smiths grocery store increased prices by 27 percent depending on whether we were Read More
Op-Ed: Water Rates, Cost Recovery, And Fairness
By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ
Los Alamos County Councilor
Over the last few years, most recently last September, a tiered residential water rate was approved by the Board of Public Utilities and subsequently affirmed by the County Council.
There will be upcoming public hearings by the two bodies about revising these rates given increased costs, and the issue of cost recovery vs. financial impact and fairness is a recurring and appropriate concern. Utilities should pay for themselves in some way; if utilities cost X, we should collect a total of X from its user base. The issue of fairness is more difficult Read More
County: Road Closed Today For Water Repairs
A stretch of 33rd and 34th streets is closed to through traffic for emergency water repairs. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
A stretch of 33rd and 34th streets is closed to through traffic for emergency water repairs. The closure began Tuesday and will continue 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, Aug. 17.
The affected portion of the streets is from 34th and Villa to 33rd and Walnut.
Department of Public Utilities water crews will be repairing a leak and restricting traffic in the neighborhood to only those residents who live on that stretch of road. Read More
Chandler: The Los Alamos Underground
By GEORGE CHANDLER
Los Alamos
When I wrote about the proposed new nuisance code the other day, I referred to its impact on the owners and renters of older residences on difficult lots, especially in the government-built sections of town and the mobile home communities. These areas are by no means slums or candidates for urban renewal; many homes in these areas have been renovated or carefully maintained. But many lower income residents live there.
I’ve lived in the Elk Ridge mobile home park or in government-built homes in Eastern Area or North Community for most of the 48 years since I came to Los Read More
County: DPU Water Rate Hearings Postponed
COUNTY News:
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU), has postponed the public hearings for water rate changes by a month. The DPU is proposing water rate adjustments spanning the next four years. Two public hearings for adjustments to the existing tiered water rates are planned.
The first public hearing has been moved to the Sept. 21 Board of Public Utilities (BPU) meeting on Zoom. If the BPU approves the proposed rate ordinance, a second hearing will occur Oct. 18 at the Los Alamos County Council meeting. The rates must be adopted by the County Council before put into place.
The proposed adjustments Read More
Canceled: Lodgers Tax Advisory Board Meeting Today
COUNTY News:
The Lodgers Tax Advisory Board meeting scheduled for noon today is canceled due to lack of quorum. Read More
County Environmental Sustainability Board Meets Aug. 18
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Environmental Sustainability Board (ESB) meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursday Aug. 18.
This is a hybrid meeting and will be held in person and via Zoom.
The meeting is open to the public.
Find the agenda to this meeting here: Aug. 18, 2022 ESB Agenda.
Find the link to this meeting here.
Passcode: Recycle Read More
Scenes: 2022 Los Alamos County Rodeo At Brewer Arena
Scene from Bronc riding event Sunday during the 2022 Los Alamos County Rodeo at Brewer Arena. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Scene from barrel event Sunday during the 2022 Los Alamos County Rodeo at Brewer Arena. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Scene from event Sunday during the 2022 Los Alamos County Rodeo at Brewer Arena. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Scene from event Sunday during the 2022 Los Alamos County Rodeo at Brewer Arena. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Scene from event Sunday during the 2022 Los Alamos County Rodeo at Brewer Arena. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More
Zero Waste Team: A Beginners Guide To Thrifting
Zero Waste Team News:
Zero Waste Tip: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle … by thrifting you contribute to the 3 R’s, reduce, reuse, and recycle to help the planet. You can find great items for a reduced price, make them new to you, and in the long run you can save a lot of money. So, the next time you need clothes, give thrifting a try.
By thrifting you contribute to the 3 R’s, reduce, reuse, and recycle to help the planet. You can find great items for a reduced price, make them new to you, and in the long run you can save a lot of money. So, the next time you need clothes, give thrifting a
Thrifting has a simple definition which Read More
Video: Scenes Of 2022 Los Alamos County Fair & Rodeo
On The Job With Los Alamos Health Providers Roundtable
On The Job at a recent zoom meeting are members of the Los Alamos Health Providers Roundtable, clockwise from top left, Lyn Haval of LA Cares, Jeremy Varela of Las Cumbres Community Services, Ellen Specter of First Born Program, Diana Martinez of The Family YMCA, Devon Hoffman of JJAB and Steve Laurent of Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF). The Los Alamos Health Providers Roundtable is a followup to the original Los Alamos Community Health Council, which disbanded when the council was formalized as a county board and the free-form updates and collaborations became unworkable. In 2011, 
