Recycling Extraordinaire Presentation Thursday
Pile of recycled trash. Courtesy/Freidman Recycling Company
COUNTY News:
Join the Environmental Sustainability Board for a presentation by recycling extraordinaire, Mike Smith, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 in the Municipal Building, Room #110.
Special guest speaker, Mike Smith, of Freidman Recycling Company (the County’s recycling contractor) will discuss how Los Alamos County residents and businesses can improve their recycling efforts, and will answer the public’s recycling questions. Smith also will discuss the global recycling market and how it directly impacts Read More
Community Invited To Meet & Greet For Rep. Saira Blair At UNM-LA 1-3 p.m. Saturday
Rep. Saira BlairThe Republican Party of Los Alamos and the Los Alamos Federated Republican Women invite the community to attend a Meet & Greet for West Virginia House Rep. Saira Blair 1-3 p.m., Saturday at UNM-LA Student Center, Building 2. Refreshments will be provided.
Rep. Blair is the youngest elected state legislator in the U.S. In November 2014, at the age of 18, Blair defeated an incumbent to win a seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates from the state’s 59th District. She won her primary election at the age of 17, before she was eligible to vote.
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Traffic Changes On Sherwood In White Rock Scheduled For Sept. 15
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Public Works Department and contractor RMCI Inc. have announced a lane closure and detour on Sherwood Boulevard will go into effect as early as Tuesday after the morning rush hour, shortly after 8 a.m.
The northbound lane will be closed at Aztec Avenue while the southbound lane will remain open. To accommodate construction operations and equipment, the southbound lane will shift to the far eastside of Sherwood Boulevard, then again to the center.
Access to local businesses will remain, and detour signs will be in place to help guide northbound motorists back to Read More
Lift Station Renovation Begins On Karen Circle
COUNTY News:
Construction activities are getting started next week on Karen Circle in White Rock and are anticipated to continue through October.
Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities’ contractor, RMCI will be upgrading and renovating a sanitary sewer lift station that services 25 customers on Karen Circle.
The project footprint is in the County right-of-way in front of properties 13 and 14 Karen Circle, where the existing lift station facility is sited. Additionally a temporary by-pass pumping system will be constructed to ensure continued sewer service to customers without Read More
Award-Winning Author Sharman Russell Speaks At PEEC Tuesday
Sharman Apt Russell
PEEC News:
Revolution. renaissance. transformation: these are the words of Sharman Apt Russell, an award-winning New Mexican author, as she describes the exploding world of citizen science.
Russell will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15. She will share her stories, knowledge and passion for being a part of the world where thousands of volunteers contribute to cutting edge science: monitoring climate change, tracking bird migration, watching clouds for NASA, or excavating mastodons.
Her most recent book, Diary of a Citizen Scientist: Chasing Tiger Beetles and Other Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Sept. 3 to Sept. 9, 2015
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.
Sept. 3 at 8:32 a.m. / It was reported that a 5-year-old girl was the victim of criminal sexual contact with a minor under 13. The matter is under investigation.
Sept. 3 at 9:15 a.m. / A 65-year-old woman reported she was the victim of unreasonable animal noise on Catherine Avenue.
ERNESTO MARTINEZ
Sept. 4. At 9 a.m. / Police arrested Ernesto Martinez, 18, of Alcalde at 2500 Trinity Dr. Read More
Ceremony Held For New LAPD Public Service Aide Alysha Lenderman
Judge Pat A. Casados swears in Alysha Lenderman as new Public Service Aide in Los Alamos County. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
New LAPD Public Service Aide Alysha Lenderman signs official documents this morning with Magistrate Court Judge Pat Casados. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
From left, Deputy Police Chief Jason Wardlow-Herrera, Public Service Aide Supervisor Robert Aragon, new Public Service Aide Alysha Lenderman and Police Chief Dino Sgambellone, stand for a group photo. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
New Los Alamos County Bear Sought In Attack On Los Alamos Man
The entrance to the area where a bear attacked a Los Alamos man Wednesday on the Canon de Valle Trail is closed today while officers from New Mexico Game & Fish sassisted by Los Alamos police and LANL earch for the bear. The public is asked to stay away from the area. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
NMG&F vehicles are at the scene of Wednesday night’s bear attack on a 56-year-old Los Alamos man on the Canon de Valle Trail. The man arrived at the Los Alamos Medical Center Emergency Department where he was treated, stabilized and transferred by Classic Air Medical to ChristusCounty DWI Planning Council Meets Thursday
COUNTY News:The DWI Planning Council meets at 8 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 10, in Room 110 at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave.
Atlas Advertising Selects Los Alamos Brand Strapline Options For County Council Consideration
COUNTY News:
At the conclusion of a meeting Friday, Sept. 4, with the Los Alamos Branding Review Committee, Atlas announced the two brand straplines for which they will develop complementary logo concepts, plus a stand-alone logo without a strapline, for presentation to County Council at the Nov. 17, 2015 meeting:
- “Where Discoveries Are Made”; and
- “All the Elements of Imagination”.
Atlas based its selection on discussion with the Los Alamos Branding Review Committee, community input, and the strapline’s encapsulation of Los Alamos’ unique assets, and the ability to use it as a springboard Read More
County Awards Ice Rink Parking Lot Improvement Project To GM Emulsion
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County has awarded construction services for the Ice Rink Parking Lot Improvements Project to GM Emulsion.
GM Emulsion LLC is a family owned and operated business based in Santa Fe with projects throughout the state.
GM Emulsion has been in the construction business since 1997 and has a combined experience in of more than 30 years, according to its website.
GM Emulsion’s provides construction and road maintenance to the following:
- New Mexico DOT;
- New Mexico County Road Departments;
- New Mexico City Street Departments;
- New Mexico Municipalities;
- New Mexico Federal
Praise For Los Alamos County PW Employees
Los Alamos County Public Works employees have completed this street project on Zuni. Photo by Joel M. WilliamsIt gives me a great deal of pleasure to write this letter, especially since it IS labor-day weekend!, in praise of the effort that Los Alamos County Public Works (Philo Shelton, Daniel Erickson and their staff) put forth in seeing that our cul-de-sac roadway was properly installed with quality attention. 
I have included a list of those who labored before our very eyes to accomplish the extensive remedial action (the roadway was essentially dirt, Read More
Rodent Causes Friday Power Outage
Rodents wreck havoc on electrical wires. Courtesy/americanpest.net
COUNTY News:
A rodent caused a power outage affecting 537 Department of Public Utilities customers late Friday morning.
The outage began at approximately 10 a.m. when the animal got inside an electric switch cabinet at the Airport entrance and damaged a switch.
Parts of the Los Alamos business area on Trinity Drive blinked, while customers North of Central to Canyon and east toward the airport lost power for a longer duration of time. Electric linemen were able to restore power by 10:22 a.m. to Read More
Scenes From Final Summer Concert Of 2015
Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series promoter Russ Gordon huddles under a large green unbrella with local dancer Annie Bard waiting for Friday’s final concert of the season to begin at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Concert goers begin to gather for Friday’s final concert of the season at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Howard the Chinese Shar Pei attends Friday’s final concert of the 2015 season, which was sponsored by the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Eddy Partridge of the Nomads.Bathroom Excitement Sparks Mock Ceremony
Concert promoter Russ Gordon, local dancer Annie Bard and Nomads’ tenor sax player Matt Gibbs are so happy with the new restroom facilities at Ashley Pond Park that they held an impromptu dedication ceremony Friday evening before the final summer concert of the season. They utilized toilet paper for the traditional ribbon cutting segment of the ceremony. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Eddy Partridge of Eddy and the Nomads breaks into song as he exits the boys room at Ashley Pond Park Friday saying ‘the new restrooms rock’. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
2015 Summer Concert Series Wraps Up With Nomads And DK & The Affordables At Ashley Pond Tonight
Eddy Partridge of the Nomads, left and DK Warner of DK & the Affordables on stage with Russ Gordon, center. Courtesy photoEddy Partridge & the Nomads play at 7 p.m. today at Ashley Pond Park. DK & the Affordables follow around 8:45 p.m. This concert is the last show of the 2015 Summer Concert Series.
The Nomads from Los Alamos are one of the community’s all-time favorite bands. They play popular music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. Songs like Richie Valens’ “La Read More
Cone Zone: Week Of Sept. 7
COUNTY News:Western Area Improvements Phase 3:
Roadwork continues on 43rd Street north. Expect flagging operations during Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Aug. 28 To Sept. 2, 2015
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.
JAVIER MEDRANO‑DUARTE
Aug. 28 at 7:58 a.m. / Police arrested Javier Medrano-Duarte, 32, of Los Alamos near Barranca Road and El Conejo and charged him with concealing his identity.
Aug. 28 a 4:36 p.m. / Police arrested Koby Leeches, 18, of Los Alamos a 751 Trinity Dr., and charged him with shoplifting and issued him a summons to appear in court. The estimated loss is less than $100. Police Read More
Los Alamos County Fire Department Awarded International Accreditation
At the awards banquet Thursday in Atlanta from left, CPSE Technical Advisor Gerard Kay, Deputy Chief Justin Grider, Fire Chief Troy Hughes, CFAI Commission Chair Steven Westermann, County Manager Harry Burgess, CPSE Technical Advisor Team Lead Gary Aleshire, IAFF President Bert Quintana and EMS Battalion Chief Ben Stone. Courtesy/LAFD
During the accreditation hearing last week in Atlanta, from left, County Manager Harry Burgess, Gary Aleshire, Chief Troy Hughes, Deputy Chief Justin Grider and EMS Division Chief Stone. Courtesy/LAFD
Five Minute Power Outage In White Rock 2 p.m. Today
COUNTY News:
The Department of Public Utilities reminds residents that there is a 5-minute power outage planned at 2 p.m. today in White Rock.
Direct questions and concerns to the DPU 311 from a landline if in Los Alamos or 505.662.8333 from a cell phone. Read More
