Road Crew Restripe Central In Downtown Los Alamos
Workers restripe the center line on the roadway Monday from 15th Street along Central Avenue to the Central/Trinity intersection. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Workers restripe the roadway along Central Avenue from 15th Street to the Central/Trinity intersection Monday afternoon in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
More Scenes From Los Alamos ChamberFest 2015
With dark skies looming on the horizon Saturday morning, children stay busy on the sand pile provided by Los Alamos National Bank, an annual sponsor of ChamberFest in downtown Los Alamos. A storm finally closed down the event at about noon Saturday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The crowd on Central Avenue begins to thin Saturday as thunder and lightning fill the sky. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
A trio passes out goodies at the LANB booth. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The Del Norte Credit Union mascot was busy giving out hugs during Saturday’s event. Read More
Scenes From Safety Town Underway At Mountain School
Los Alamos Police Sgt. Jordan Redmond instructs kindergarteners in ways to manage anger as part of this week’s Safety Town program underway until noon today at Mountain Elementary School. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
LAPD Sgt. Jordan Redmond also shares a video on managing anger featuring McGruff the Crime Dog. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Cpl. Robert Stephens organizes a trip to Safety Town, where the students are taught how to follow traffic lights, stop signs, and how to get to their destination safely. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.comScenes From Saturday’s Los Alamos ChamberFest
The community braves wind, rain and chilly weather, which closed Saturday’s Chamberfest at about noon in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com 
Ling Sullivan at the Positive Solar Energy booth at Chamberfest Saturday in Central Park Square. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com 
Dawn Marie Maldonado and her son, Ray, of Victors Lawns Landscaping provide information about their business during Chamberfest. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com 
Participants at Chamberfest visit the Exterior SolutionsCo+op Market Is 2015 Business Recycler Of The Year!
Los Alamos Co+op Market Interim General Manager Triny Vigil, center, receives the news that the Co+op is named the 2015 Business Recycler of the Year from Environmental Sustainability Board Chair Stephen Boerigter as Environmental Services Manager Angelica Gurule presents the award today in Central Park Square during ChamberFest. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladaily/post.com
From left, Environmental Services Manager Angelica Gurule, Co+op Interim General Manager Triny Vigil and Environmental Sustainability Board Chair Stephen Boerigter. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladaily/post.com Read More
Storm Cuts Short Los Alamos ChamberFest
Today’s storm drives ChamberFest participants under tents and into cars and ultimately causes the event to close down at about noon. (Check back for scenes from the event). Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
A family squeezes under a small unbrella during the rainstorm today at ChamberFest in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Participants huddle under tents as dark and rainy skies cover Central Park Square today during ChamberFest in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
State Tourism Officials Tour Los Alamos; Share Marketing Insights
Los Alamos Historical Society Executive Director Heather McClenahan shares Los Alamos history with visitors from the New Mexico Tourism Department Thursday, from left, Audry Herrera-Castillo, Heather Briganti, Maggie Nation of Talweg Creative and NMTD Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Latham. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
NMTD Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Latham speaks to the audience Friday morning at the Los Alamos County Council Chambers. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comTourism Secretary Rebecca Latham and the Read More
New Cover Photo For LA Vision 2020 Facebook Group
Los Alamos County Council Vice Chair David Izraelevitz just selected this as his cover photo for his Los Alamos Vision 2020 Facebook Group. He explained that he decided to use a current photo of Ashley Pond (snapped Friday by Los Alamos resident Karen Kendall).‘showing it as the jewel of a park enjoyed by every resident of Los Alamos, juxtaposed with the iconic picture of the pond as the center of wartime Los Alamos.’ He also is using an older photo of the pond. ‘I think the metamorphosis of Ashley Pond from a fire-fighting water reservoir during a desperate effort to end a global Read More
Open Forum: What Do You Think The County Should Do About ADA Access To The Fuller Lodge Second Floor?
COUNTY News:
Early this morning, Los Alamos County issued a new Open Forum topic: What do you think the County should do about ADA access to the Fuller Lodge second floor?
The current elevator at Fuller Lodge does not meet ADA standards, cannot accommodate wheelchairs, and is quite small. With the anticipated increase in visitors to Los Alamos due to the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, the County wants to explore options to provide access to the second floor of the Lodge to all visitors.
Log into the Open Forum topic, read the discussion and provide your input here.
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Governor Appoints Los Alamos Sheriff Marco Lucero To State Search And Rescue Review Board
Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has appointed Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero to the State Search and Rescue Review Board.
Lucero has been a law enforcement officer since 1988, he attended the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and is serving his second term as sheriff of Los Alamos County.
When the Search and Rescue Act was put into law in 1978, the Act created the New Mexico Search and Rescue Review Board. A Governor-appointed board that evaluates the operation of the New Mexico Search and Read More
Cone Zone: Week Of June 15
COUNTY News:
Here is the Road Construction Update in Los Alamos County for the coming week.
For more information about the projects listed below, please e-mail lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the “Projects” 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.
Western Area Improvements Phase 3:
40th Street at UNM-LA from the roundabout to the Western parking lot will be open on Wednesday, June 17. Work Read More
Second Public Meeting On Plastic Bag Ban Petition Is At Fire Station 3 In White Rock Thursday
COUNTY News:
This is a reminder that the Environmental Sustainability Board will hold its second public meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 18 at Fire Station #3 in White Rock to review the plastic bag ban petition proposed to Los Alamos County Council during an April Council meeting.
The Board has asked one member of the supporting and opposing parties to present at the meeting. Each presenter will provide a 15 minute structured presentation regarding how the plastic bag ban would align with County Council’s Strategic Leadership Plan.
The Board will then present the results of its local Read More
County Mulls Elevator For Historic Fuller Lodge
County Project Manager Wayne Kolrust explains that this image of an elevator adjacent to Fuller Lodge is intended as a starting point for discussion only and is by no means a final design. Courtesy/LAC
Courtesy/LAC
Staff Rport
Kohlrust reiterated that the elevator depicted in presentation slides is intended as a starting point for discussion and by no means is a final design. He explained that the County is still pursuing other options, including the current elevator’s location inside to see if it can work.
He added that the County has steered away from that as it has always Read More
Community Encouraged To Attend Tourism Secretary’s Presentation About Los Alamos 9-11 A.M. Friday
COUNTY News:
The public is enthusiastically invited to hear the New Mexico’s Tourism Cabinet Secretary at a presentation 9-11 a.m., Friday, June 12 at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave.
Secretary Rebecca Latham and her New Mexico True Team will present their impressions from their tours of Los Alamos today.and discuss how Los Alamos can effectively tie into the Tourism Department’s international advertising campaign.
Officials from Los Alamos County in Los Alamos, New Mexico are preparing to showcase the area’s historical, recreational and scenic offerings Read More
Los Alamos Subway Breaks Opening Day Record!
Subway owner Larry Singh with the giant scissors cut the ribbon this morning on his new Subway store in downtown Los Alamos. Singh is joined by staff, community members and county officials including, front row from center to right, Chamber Manager Nancy Partridge, business owner LeAnne Parsons and County Council Chair Kristin Henderson. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
The Los Alamos Subway opened its doors at 7 a.m. Wednesday and the eatery conducted 786 transactions – making it the largest opening day ever for a traditional Subway of the 400 stores in this region.
The line Read More
Scenes From County’s Annual Spring Fling Event
The annual Los Alamos County Employees Spring Fling event is underway until 1 p.m. today at Fuller Lodge. The County’s Fun Committee is serving up Mary’s Gelato sundaes and conducting a photo booth for employees as a way for the County to say thank you for their efforts throughout the year. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.comLos Alamos Police Blotter: June 4 To June 10, 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.
ZACHARY JONES
June 4 at 2:55 p.m. / Police arrested Zachary Jones, 29, of Santa Fe near Rover Boulevard and N.M. 4 and charged him with driving on a revoked or suspended license.
JOSHUA HOVDA
June 7 at 3:42 a.m. / Police arrested Joshua Hovda, 30, of Albuquerque near Camp May Road and West Road and charged him with DUI.
June 7 at 5:46 a.m. / Police responded to the unattended Read More
Aquatic Center Hosts World’s Largest Swimming Lesson
COUNTY News:
- Walkup Aquatic Center is serving as an Official Host Location
Largest Swim Lesson in 24 Hours Sends the Message: Swimming Lessons Save Lives™ to millions around the globe.
Thursday, June 18, tens of thousands of kids and adults at aquatic facilities around the world will unite for the sixth year in a row to set a new Guinness World Record™.
The global record attempt for The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson™ (WLSL), is 10 a.m. wherever you are. Team WLSL holds the current Guinness World Record™ for the largest simultaneous swimming lesson, which stands at 36,564 participants representing Read More
Second Public Discussion On Plastic Bag Ban June 18
COUNTY News:
The second public meeting for the Environmental Sustainability Board regarding the Plastic Bag Ban discussion is 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 18 in the training room at Fire Station #3 in White Rock.
The public is encouraged to attend. Read More
Faulty Cable Causes Barranca Mesa Power Outage
DPU News:
A faulted underground cable was the cause of Wednesday afternoon’s power outage.
Approximately 95 Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities’ (DPU) customers lost power at about 3 p.m. east of San Juan Road on Barranca Mesa. DPU electric linemen located the fault, made repairs and restored power by 5:35 p.m. to the affected residences.
DPU officials remind Los Alamos citizens of a helpful tool during outages. Updates to power outages affecting approximately 100 or more customers are provided on DPU’s Twitter handle @DPUalerts and Facebook page at www.facebook.com/DPU1968 Read More
