Scenes From Ranch School Nights Celebration
A musician provides some tunes during the Ranch School Nights Celebration Thursday night at Fuller Lodge. The event, which is part of the Sciencefest festivities, celebrated the 100th anniversary of Los Alamos Ranch School. It featured dinner, drinks, music, campfire stories and songs, rootbeer floats and s’mores as well as a live auction of props from WGN’s Manh(A)ttan TV show. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Clockwise from the right: Kristin Henderson, her mother, Margaret Coel, cousin Theresa Fedel and State House Representative for District 43 Stephanie Garcia Richards Read More
Peterson Brothers Band Plays Ashley Pond Friday!
The Peterson Brothers Band performs Texas blues rock at 7 p.m. Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy photo Read More
Take A Free Ride On Summer Concert Bus Friday!
ScienceFest Schedule: Thursday July 13
ScienceFest News:
RANCH SCHOOL NIGHTS CELEBRATION SOLD OUT!
Fuller Lodge
The most anticipated party of the year. Join us for an old fashioned Ranch School evening at Fuller Lodge and Lawn to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Los Alamos Ranch School. Dinner, drinks, music, campfire stories and songs, root beer floats and s’mores. Live auction of props from WGN’s Manh(A)ttan TV show.
6-9pm
Tickets in advance only
FLIGHT OF THE ORIGAMI CRANES!
Los Alamos History Museum
Each year the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum receive thousands of donated Read More
County Launches Free Public WiFi For Public Use At Ashley Pond Park And Fuller Lodge Area
COUNTY News:
In support of new tourism initiatives surrounding promotion of Los Alamos as the home of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, Los Alamos County has installed free WiFi for the public to use at Ashley Pond Park and nearby Fuller Lodge, including the eastern Fuller Lodge Lawn, and the Library overflow lot (used Thursdays by Farmer’s Market). Residents and visitors can search WiFi options for “LA Discoveries” on any WiFi enabled device to access the service.
“As we begin to enhance the visitor experience with more digital technology or apps for our historic district, having Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: June 28 – July 11, 2017
LAPD News:
The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department. Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.
PHILIP SWAZO
SHERRY LYNN FRANCISCO County Seeks Permanent Solution For Sheriff’s Office
Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero attends Tuesday night County Council meeting to ask for his office’s budget and staff to be restored. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
In regard to the issues surrounding the Los Alamos County Sheriff’s Office, the consensus during the Tuesday’s regular County Council meeting was clear: everyone wants the issues resolved and a permanent solution put in place.
What exactly that solution will be is still to be decided. The County Council is holding a special meeting at 6 Read More
COUNTY: Rocket-Fueled Family Fun Night Friday!
County Gets Jump On Algae In Ashley Pond
A County crew member recently working to fish the algae out of Ashley Pond. Photo by Greg KendallWith its cascading waterfall, flowering plants and swimming ducks; Ashley Pond is a picture-perfect postcard of serenity.
But there has been some trouble brewing beneath its waters. If walking on one of its curved wooden boardwalks, you can see the culprit to this trouble wafting lazily in the current. Algae has infiltrated the pond and the County is working to combat it.
Parks Superintendent Jeff Humpton said the warm summer temperatures Read More
Sewer Line Repairs Completed On Trinity Drive
Trinity Drive between 4th Street and DP Road reopened Wednesday morning after being closed for the repair of a failed sewer line. The work began July 5 and was completed by crews from the County Department of Public Utilities and the Public Works Department. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Scene when Trinity Road was closed and construction was underway up until Tuesday night. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Scene when Trinity Road was closed and construction was underway up until Tuesday night. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Scene when Trinity Road was closed and construction Read More
2017 Los Alamos Business Recycler Of The Year
PEEC Executive Director Katie Bruell, left, and Los Alamos County Environmental Services Manager Angelica Gurule hold up the 2017 Business Recycler of the Year Certificate awarded to PEEC. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Chamisa Elementary School Principal Suzanne Lynne, left, and Los Alamos County Environmental Services Manager Angelica Gurule hold up the award Chamisa Elementary received. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
COUNTY News:
Chamisa Elementary School and Pajarito Environmental Educational Center (PEEC) win 2017 Business Recycler of the Year Read More
Today’s ScienceFest Schedule
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FLIGHT OF THE ORIGAMI CRANES!
Los Alamos History Museum
Each year the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum receive thousands of donated paper cranes from around the world. Create YOUR crane to send to Japan at Culture and Collaboration: The Los Alamos/Japan Project, an exhibit on display at the Los Alamos History Museum until July 20. The Los Alamos History Museum will deliver community cranes to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August. For more information, contact Museum Director Read More
Community Kick-Off Gathering ‘Where Discoveries Are Made’ July 19 At Fuller Lodge
James Lind Charged With Fourth Offense DWI
By MAIRE O’NEILLJames K. Lind, 50 of Los Alamos was arrested July 8 and charged with fourth offense driving under the influence after Los Alamos Police officers responded to two calls reporting a reckless driver coming up the main hill road driving 10 miles an hour.
The same vehicle had been called in to LAPD Dispatch earlier driving on N.M. 4 and Rover Boulevard in White Rock.
Cpl. Jaime Gonzales spotted the vehicle parked just north of the intersection of Diamond Drive and Sandia. As he approached the truck, the driver allegedly attempted to leave until Gonzales activated Read More
Phillip Swazo Charged With Fourth Offense DWI
By MAIRE O’NEILLPhillip Swazo, 28, of Santa Fe was arrested July 4 after the fireworks display in White Rock and charged with driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs – fourth or subsequent offense, driving while license is suspended or revoked, open container of alcoholic beverage – third offense and display of registration plate sticker other than one validated for the current registration period.
Los Alamos Police Cpl. Jaime Gonzales was on bike patrol passing vehicles when he observed Swazo bring a large bottle of liquor up Read More
Notice Of Possible Quorum For ESB
COUNTY News:
Members of the Environmental Sustainability Board may attend ScienceFest 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Ashley Pond Park.
A quorum may be present but no business will be conducted. Read More
Trinity At 4th And DP Road Reopening Wednesday
A dump truck was used Monday to help lay asphalt on the closed section of Trinity Drive at 4th Street and DP Road, which should reopen Wednesday morning. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
COUNTY News:
Anticipating no further sewer line issues will occur overnight, the Los Alamos County Traffic and Streets Division crews plan to arrive and pull traffic control devices between 4th Street and DP Road in both directions shortly after 6 a.m. Wednesday.
Trinity Drive traffic should be unimpeded both east- and west-bound for the morning commute. Read More
Council Quorum Notice For Manhattan On The Mesa
COUNTY News:
Members of the Los Alamos County Council may attend Manhattan on the Mesa: Manhattan Project Park Properties at Los Alamos at 4 p.m. Friday at the Bradbury Science Museum.
A quorum may be present but not action will be taken.
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Planning and Zoning Commission Meets July 12
COUNTY News:On The Job In Los Alamos: At Mesa Public Library
On the job in Los Alamos at Mesa Public Library from left, Ying Meng, Audra Short and Bonnie Frogget. Meng has worked for the County library system for almost two years while Short has worked in the library system for 18 months and Frogget for more than two years. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
