County Councilors Visiting Farmers Market
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Councilors will host a booth 9-11 a.m., Thursday at the Farmer’s Market.
They’ll be visiting with citizens about current projects, issues and other topics. The market is downtown in the library overflow parking lot just north of Ashley Pond Park. Read More
Ashley Pond Improvement Work Continues
Improvement work continued Monday at Ashley Pond. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com Read More
Sign Remembrance Banner at Friday’s Summer Concert
Community invited to sign the remembrance banner at Friday’s Summer Concert at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos Fire Department is continuing to collect donations for the families of the 19 firefighters tragically killed in the line of duty while fighting the Yarnell Hill Wildfire in Arizona a week ago.
They will collect donations and have the remembrance banner that can be signed at the next Summer Concert this Friday evening at Ashley Pond Park. There also is an account for donations that the County has set up at Los Alamos National Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: June 27–July 2, 2013
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.
June 27 at 8:28 a.m. / A 34-year-old Los Alamos man reported that he was the victim of larceny on Alabama Avenue. The estimated loss is $1,410.
June 27 at 9:11 a.m. / A 24-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that someone burglarized her vehicle parked on 46th Street. The estimated loss is $240.
June 27 at 1:23 a.m. / Police arrested Teresa Rice, 37, of Los Alamos on 42nd Street and charged her with defrauding Read More
Los Alamos Firefighters Help Granite Mountain Hot Shot Crew Families
Los Alamos Firefighters collect donations from community members at Gordons Summer Concert Friday night at the Coop to help the families of the 19 fallen firefighters in Arizona. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Firefighter Cari Mace and fellow firefighters and the rest of the department have raised several thousand dollars for the families of the 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hot Shot Crew who lost their lives battling a horrific wildfire last week in Arizona. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com Read More
Rain Didn’t Dampen Enthusiasm at Friday’s Concert
Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band’s Mary Frances rocks it out as JP Miller makes his guitar sing during Friday’s summer concert at the Los Alamos Food Co-operative Market sponsored by the Co-op, Holiday Inn & Suites and the New Mexico Consortium. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Playing their nu funk style music from left, Derrick Johnson on trombone, Lee Allen on drums and Al Ingram on guitar of Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
The crowd gets in the groove at Friday night’s summer concert featuring Yo Big Fat Mama’s Booty Read More
July Transportation Board Meeting Cancelled
COUNTY News:
The July 11 meeting of the Los Alamos County Transportation Board has been cancelled due to the lack of a quorum.
The next board meeting is 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at the County Municipal Building, Room 110 at 1000 Central Ave. Read More
Public Invited to View Venus, Saturn and Neptune July 13
PA News:
The Pajarito Astronomers will hold a County-sponsored Dark Night at 8:30 p.m. (sunset) Saturday, July 13 at Spirio Soccer Field in Overlook Park.
Weather permitting, the public is invited to come out, wander among the telescopes and star gaze. A crescent moon and the planets Venus, Saturn and Neptune will be visible. There will be a tour of the summer constellations, and there will be telescope views of double stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies.
The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Viewing will end before midnight. Call Steve Becker at Read More
Pet of the Week: Tabby the Cat
Tabby the Cat. Courtesy photo
SHELTER News:
Tabby is a big and friendly, 17 lb. lovely orange and white Maine coon cross neutered male.
He has taken it upon himself to help many of the shyer felines at the shelter become more outgoing and has settled right into a “cat room greeter” role.
Tabby especially likes his head stroked and does not mind belly rubs. His confidence makes him well suited for homes with cat-savvy dogs.
Because he communicates frustration more subtly than other cats, Tabby may not be the best choice for a home with small children.
All adoptable
Toshiba Commercial Shooting in Los Alamos
COUNTY News:
A Toshiba commercial is being filmed in Los Alamos and Ghost Ranch next week.
WHEN: Monday, July 8-9
WHERE: LOS ALAMOS COUNTY LOCATIONS
- Los Alamos County Department of Utilities, EMS Building at Pajarito Cliffs Site;
- Los Alamos County Landfill;
- Smart House;
- Sandia Road at 47th Street; and
- Cheyenne in Tsikimu Village.
Flier notifications have been distributed to all affected neighbors in the Sandia/47th Street neighborhood and the Cheyenne/Tsikimu Village. No interim traffic controls are required.
The commercial is intended for the country of Japan, in Japanese, and will Read More
Grider and Hughes Win Top Trophy for LAFD at Los Alamos Opera Guild Event
Top chef and Los Alamos Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider, center, with assistance from Fire Chief Troy Hughes emerged the victors at Thursday’s ‘Thrill of the Grill’ Chicken Challenge at Overlook Park in a fierce competition against Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero and his assistant Sandy Lucero. The fire officials received a certificate and special trophy declaring them the 2013 chicken kings and the sheriff received a comical chicken hat. Lucero vowed to avenge his defeat July 4. 2014. The charitable event was sponsored by the Los Alamos Opera Guild to benefit community Read More
Get Funky Tonight with Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band
Straight from Asheville, it’s Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band performing at 7 p.m. today at the Los Alamos Coop Market, 95 Entrada at the entrance to Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
UPDATE: Dick McIntyre’s Retirement Party is Friday
Parks Manager Dick McIntyre. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
COUNTY News:
The public is invited to stop by Fuller Lodge 2-4 p.m. FRIDAY, July 12 to say good-bye to Parks Manager Dick McIntyre, who is retiring after 10 years of service to the County.
Light refreshments will be served at the party being held in his honor.
Background on Dick McIntyre:
Dick McIntyre, a registered Landscape Architect, began his career following his graduate education and training, as a member of the Peace Corps in 1970, designing parks in Iran. When he returned to this country, he put his horticulture expertise Read More
Sheriff Marco Lucero Takes on Fire Officials in Saucy Chicken Cook-Off at 3 p.m. July 4
Sheriff Marco Lucero
LAOG News:
With Police Chief Wayne Torpy on sick leave and staffing issues at the police department, Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero has accepted the invitation to step in and compete in the “Thrill of the Grill” Chicken Challenge 3-5 p.m. July 4 at Overlook Park.
Sheriff Lucero, assisted by his wife Sandy, will take on Los Alamos Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider, assisted by Fire Chief Troy Hughes.
Fire Chief Troy Hughes
Their culinary skills will be determined by a trio of esteemed judges including County Councilor Kristin Henderson, Superintendent Read More
Asphalt Removal Underway on 15th Street
A large machine grinds up old asphalt along 15th Street near Central Avenue Tuesday and deposits it into the bed of a nearby truck. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Battle of the Bands July 4 at Overlook Park
COMMUNITY News:
This week the Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series will be at the Thursday, July 4th Kiwanis Fireworks Spectacular event at Overlook Park in White Rock.
Music for the July 4th festivities includes a Battle of the Bands.
3 p.m. Boo Koo – a Los Alamos roots-reggae-Americana and rock band, Scott Beguin-drums and percussion, Peter Young-guitar/vocals, Greg Mechels-bass.
(3-5 p.m. next to the bandstand – join the crowd for the “Thrill of the Grill” Chicken Challenge Cook-off between Police and Firefighters!)
3:30 p.m. State Road Four – Read More
Ashley Pond Excavation Work Continues
Excavation continued Tuesday at Ashley Pond as part of the renovation project underway this summer. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com Read More
Beat the Heat With Warm Water Weekend
Community members are invited to cap off the upcoming holiday with a Warm Water Weekend at the Aquatic Center. Courtesy photoLos Alamos Firefighters Collect Donations for Families of Granite Mountain Hot Shot Crew
LAFD News:
The Los Alamos Fire Department is collecting donations for the families of the 19 firefighters in the Granite Mountain Hot Shot crew who tragically lost their lives Sunday, June 30 in the Yarnell Wildfire in Prescott, Ariz.
The firefighters defended Los Alamos and Los Alamos National Laboratory from the Las Conchas Fire of June 2011, and more recently from the threat of the Thompson Ridge Fire in the Jemez Mountains west of Los Alamos.
Visit the LAFD table at the Fourth of July event at Overlook Park Thursday to sign a banner for the families with your condolences, or to make a contribution. Read More
Trinity Site Groundbreaking Set for July 23
COUNTY News:
The community is invited to a groundbreaking ceremony for the Trinity Site Project.
Smith’s Market Place president and executive team will attend the event set for 2 p.m., July 23 at the project site on Trinity Drive in Los Alamos.
