Los Alamos Fire Station 6 Undergoes Makeover
Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Tips For Emergency Preparedness
COUNTY News:
A great publication to help you prepare yourself and your family for disasters is FEMA’s Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness (publication IS-22.)
Along with its sister DVD, “Getting Ready for Disaster,” both provide a step-by-step outline on how to prepare a disaster supply kit, emergency planning for people with disabilities, how to locate and evacuate to a shelter, and even contingency planning for family pets. Naturally occurring events as well as man-made threats from hazardous materials and terrorism are also covered in detail.
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Work Underway to Improve Ashley Pond
COUNTY News:
Work gets underway this week for improvements to Ashley Pond Park. The site will be marked for underground utilities, irrigation heads will be relocated, two trees will be transplanted and the contractor’s site construction fencing will be installed.
The emptying of the pond will begin by pumping the water out of the pond for irrigation of the surrounding park area. Any standing water remaining in the bottom of the pond will be pumped onto nearby turf areas using pumps provided by the County.
The County will meet with the selected contractor, RMCI, this week for a pre-construction Read More
County Reminds Public: Sign Up for Code RED Emergency Notifications to Cell Phones
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County would like to encourage the public to sign up for Code RED emergency notifications for their cell phone.
The mobile app is especially useful for commuters or students working in Los Alamos this summer.
Anyone in an effected geographic area for an alert will immediately receive a notification, providing the user with both a text and a voice file of the alert.
Sign up for Code RED emergency notifications online at www.losalamosnm.us under the “Public Safety” link.
Council Approves FY 2013 Year End Budget Revisions
Los Alamos Deputy County Administer Steve Lynne presents details of the FY 2013 year end budget revisions to Council this evening. PrintScreen photo
Staff Report
Los Alamos County Council voted 6-0 to approve FY 2013 year end budget revisions. Councilor Fran Berting was absent.
The approved revisions include the following:
Refunding and Bond Issuance Costs – This budget revision is for past Council action which authorized the refunding and refinancing of the Gross Receipts Tax Improvement Bonds, Series 2008. The amount will be invested in an irrevocable escrow that will be used to pay debt Read More
County Council Imposes Fireworks Restrictions
Ash and scorched pine needles fall from the smokey sky looking west over the Gold Street Apartments and throughout Los Alamos today. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Smoke fills the sky looking west just past the White Rock ‘Y’ today. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com WHEREAS: the weather in North Central New Mexico, including Los Alamos Read More
Bandelier Vies for Votes as ‘Eighth Wonder of the World’
The climb to Alcove House at Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy/BNMBANDELIER News:
Bandelier National Monument is among more than 200 landmarks worldwide vying for the VirtualTourist.com’s quest to crown the “Eighth Wonder of the World.”
Public voting for the “Eighth Wonder of the World” began Monday, June 3 and continues through Sept. 30 at VirtualTourism.com, a leading travel research website and community that is part of TripAdvisor Media Group.
“It’s wonderful to have a nomination from every corner of the world so we are thrilled to receive landmark as a nomination from nominator,” Read More
Alert: County Is Under Stage II Fire Restrictions
COUNTY News:
Effective Wednesday, June 5, 2013 and in concert with the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service and Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos County is under Stage II Fire Restrictions.
The following acts are prohibited until further notice:
- Building, maintaining, attending or using an open fire, campfire, charcoal or wood stove on all Los Alamos County lands including fires in developed campgrounds or improved sites.
- Smoking is prohibited except within an enclosed vehicle or building.
- Discharging of firearms except at designated shooting ranges
- Fireworks
Sod Installed Along Myrtle Street and Canyon Road
Following recent ground work in the area, landscapers on Friday began resodding the green area between Myrtle Street and Canyon Road. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
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Airport Manager to Discuss Air Service To Albuquerque
New Mexico Airlines’ Cessna Caravan. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
BESC News:
Los Alamos County Airport Manager Peter Soderquist will talk about the new air service to Albuquerque at noon Friday, June 7 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center.
Soderquist will discuss valuable information about the airline, its services and answer questions.
Learn about the new flight schedule, which begins June 10. A tour of one of the planes will be given at 1:10 p.m. after the talk for those interested.
Those attending the talk are invited to have lunch at 11:30 a.m. Call for reservations at 662 -8922. Read More
Fall / Winter County Field Users Meeting
COUNTY News:
The annual Fall and Winter County Field Users Meeting is set for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 26 at the Aquatic Center Training Room, 2760 Canyon Road.
Anyone interested in reserving a County field should bring their schedule requests and liability of insurance documents to the meeting. Those individuals unable to attend should designate someone in their place as requests will be granted with first priority going to those individuals who attend the meeting.
Direct questions to Kim Trujillo at 662-8173.
Animal Shelter Seeks Owner of Lost Cat
Los Alamos Police Blotter: May 23–May 29, 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.
May 23 at 9:26 a.m. / Los Alamos Public Schools reported that someone sprayed graffiti at Los Alamos High School, 1300 Diamond Dr. The estimated loss is less than $1,000.
May 23 at 10 a.m. / Los Alamos Police charged a 16-year-old Los Alamos boy with spraying graffiti at Los Alamos High School. He was referred to the juvenile probation officer.
May 24 at 10:08 a.m. / A 57-year-old Los Alamos man in Read More
White Rock Visitor Center Welcomes Record Numbers
Visitors board the Bandelier Shuttle. Photo by Katy KorkosLAMVB News:
Breaking all previous records, 1,917 people visited the White Rock Visitor Center over Memorial Day Weekend.
The Los Alamos Meeting and Visitor Bureau reports that the confirmed tally includes visitors who used the facility between May 24 and May 27. The busiest days were Sunday and Monday with 670 people visiting the facilty on Sunday alone.
“It was an unbelievable experience,” said Mike Lippiatt, Los Alamos meeting and bureau manager. “There were times when we had 40 or more visitors in the center and at the same Read More
Cone Zone: Week of June 3
COUNTY News:
Road Construction Update: Week of June 3
Public Works Projects:
For more information about the projects listed below, please e-mail lacpw@lacnm.us, call
662-8150, or visit the “Projects” link at www.losalamosnm.us. Please slow down and use caution as you travel through these construction areas.
Eastern Area 2 Concrete, Paving & Utility Project – Phase 2:
RMCI continues to use a 15-passenger van to transport pedestrians through the Canyon Road construction site. The van circulates every 5 to 7 minutes while RMCI is working, typically 7 a.m. to 5-7 p.m. depending on the job Read More
Driver Cited in Crash with Atomic City Bus
Police cited the driver of this Toyota Corolla a short while ago today for pulling out in front of an Atomic City Transit Bus and causing a collision. No injuries were reported at the scene near Trinity Drive and Central Avenue. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Damage sustained to the left front fender area of the Atomic City Transit Bus. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
The driver of the Atomic City Transit Bus was not cited in today’s crash near Trinity Drive and Central Avenue. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com Read More
Letter to the Editor: County Parks Division Rocks!
By RUTH WILLIAMSONWhat a joy it is to see the baskets of flowers on the lamp posts in the downtown area!
Letter to the Editor: Greater Concern With Well Project
By REID PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos
Most of the discussion of the county’s proposed well project has focused on wellhead impacts. However, I believe there is a greater concern: potential impact to the springs in White Rock Canyon.
This project is designed to extract ground water before it becomes surface water flowing into the Rio Grande. Ground water becomes surface water by emerging through springs. Therefore, by definition, some springs somewhere must be affected; the only question is which ones and how much. The county’s explanation that “experts with knowledge of the Read More
Kendall: Driving Steve Stoddard
U.S. troops advance toward Fontainebleau en route to Paris. (National Archives)
Column by GREG KENDALL
Los Alamos Daily Post
Steve Stoddard and I were founding board members of the Los Amigos de Valles Caldera (Friends of the Valles Caldera National Preserve organization.)
Steve was in an electric wheelchair at the time and I offered to drive his specially outfitted van to the Amigos board meetings in Santa Fe each month. During these drives, Steve would tell me wonderful stories about his time in Los Alamos and about his military experiences.
I loved his stories about his Read More
Los Alamos Police Run Underway for Special Olympics
Los Alamos police officers, staff and family members joined Special Olympians this morning at the police station to begin their annual Special Olympics Torch Run. Runners will carry the torch in relays all the way to Jemez Springs. Funds raised from their efforts will benefit the Special Olympics. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
From left, Jordan Tyler Herrera, 4, LAPD Special Olympics Torch Run Chair Sgt. Oliver Morris, and Special Olympians Katie Weinland, 22, Addy Montoya, 18, and Shaylene Stephens, 33. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Special Olympian Katie 
