Los Alamos Police Set to Host ‘Prescription Drug Take Back Day’ April 27
Courtesy/DEA
LAPD News:
Det. Sgt. Oliver Morris and his team at the Los Alamos Police are set to host a “Prescription Drug Take Back Day” between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., April 27 in the east parking lot of Los Alamos Medical Center, 3917 West Road.
The local event is being conducted as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s national “Prescription Drug Take Back Day.”
This is a great opportunity for citizens who have accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs, to safely dispose of those medications.
In the four previous Take-Back events, DEA in conjunction Read More
Los Alamos County Fire Stations Significantly Reduce Energy Usage as a Result of Energy Conservation Competition
Los Alamos Fire Department Flyer: An example of one of the fliers posted in the participating fire stations to promote energy conservation. Courtesy/LAC
Fire Energy Competition Scoreboard: The scoreboard that was posted in each fire house, from early in the competition. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
After a six-month fire department energy conservation competition that approached the heat and intensity of a five-alarm fire the winner is … Fire Station 4!
Fire Station 4 on Diamond Drive near the Los Alamos County Golf Course, reduced its electricity usage an average of 30 percent per Read More
Help Plan Senior Appreciation Night
COUNTY News:Fuller Lodge Transformer Installation Set For March 16-17
DPU and County Facilities crews conduct preliminary work Monday afternoon for the installation of a new transformer on the Fuller Lodge grounds to correct a long-standing problem with the main power feed to the building. Photo by Carol A Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A Clark/ladailypost.com
COUNTY News:
This weekend, March 16-17 Fuller Lodge, the adjacent Art Center, the Community Building and Ashley Pond Park will be without electricity as County crews begin the first phase of major improvements planned for Fuller Lodge over the summer.
Department of Public Utilities and Facilities Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Feb. 28 To March 6, 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.
ROWENA MACDONALD
Feb. 28 at 3:10 p.m. / Police arrested Rowena MacDonald, 46, of Los Alamos on Trinity Drive on an outstanding warrant from the State of Missouri.
LARRY BOBO
Feb. 28 at 2:47 p.m. / Police arrested Larry Bobo, 37, of Los Alamos near Diamond Drive and Ridgeway Drive and charged him with driving without headlights, driving with an obstructed windshield and DUI.
Community Broadband Network Business Plan Presentation Tuesday
COUNTY News:
Tuesday March 12, Los Alamos County Council will hear a presentation on the Community Broadband Network project; a last-mile, open-access, fiber optic network project under consideration by Los Alamos County.
The project team will focus the presentation on the business plan and its recommendations, including a proposed increase in gross receipts tax to finance the project.
Digital copies of the presentation and handouts are available at the Los Alamos County Council website under the Agenda and Minutes section.
In addition, an Open Forum is available at www.losalamosnm.us Read More
Russian Delegation to Visit Los Alamos March 25
LASSCI News:
Los Alamos–Sarov Sister City Initiative (LASSCI) is preparing to host a Russian Delegation from its Sister City of Sarov March 25 through April 3.
The visit will involve a VNIIEF Group Leader who is also an elected member of the Sarov Duma (analog of a U.S. County Council), a local journalist, an English teacher, and two persons involved with human resources in Sarov and VNIIEF.
The delegation will have opportunities during their visit to meet with media representatives including those from the Los Alamos Daily Post to learn how media work in a community like Los Alamos – how Read More
Work Continues Along East Road
Workers were busy recently digging holes near the Fire Station on East Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Community Broadband Network Project Team to Make Presentation to Council March 12
COUNTY News:
The Community Broadband Network project team will make a presentation to the Los Alamos County Council at its work session at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 at Fire Station # 3 in White Rock.
The presentation will be informational only. If you are unable to attend the meeting, you can listen to it live on KRSN AM1490.
The meeting is open to the public.
Helpful Links
- The CBN project website can be found here…
- The staff report, presentation and supporting documentation can be found by clicking here…
- An Open Forum is available for County citizens to express their opinion on the project. The forum
EGGSTRAVAGANZA Rolls Out March 31 at Golf Course!
Sheer bliss ensued as kids took off to collect Easter eggs scattered across the Los Alamos Golf Course during last year’s Eggstravaganza. Courtesy photo
Staff report
It is that time of year again and everyones invited to the annual EGGSTRAVAGANZA at the Los Alamos Golf Course!
Over the past several years, the popular event has grown from participation of 500 kids to well over 800 last year.
It has become a huge community event, with participation from surrounding cities.
Last year 10,000 goody-filled plastic eggs were spread over the Los Alamos Golf Course and more than 800 kids ages 12 Read More
Burgess Delivers ‘State of the County’ Address
Attendees listen to County Administrator Harry Burgess discuss the ‘State of the County’ during Thursday’s Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast at UNM-LA. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Administrator Harry Burgess delivers his ‘State of the County’ report to Chamber of Commerce members at Thursday’s breakfast meeting. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/losalamosdailypost.com.
Los Alamos County Administrator Harry Burgess presented his “State of the County” report at Read More
Which Norris and Lois Bradbury Sculpture Should Be Placed at New Municipal Building?
See all three sculpture proposal options below:
COUNTY News:
The Art in Public Places Advisory Board has posted a new question on the County’s “Open Forum” webpage: Which Norris and Lois Bradbury sculpture should be recommended to the County Council for fabrication and installation at the new Los Alamos County Municipal Building?
The Board is seeking public comment on proposals received for this next set of historical sculptures. These sculptures of the Bradburys, the third and fourth in the series after Oppenheimer and Groves, represent the Cold War Era, and will be located in front of the Read More
Community Invited to Grand Opening for Multi-Purpose Covered Arena
COUNTY News:
The construction of the new Multi-Purpose Covered Arena near the North Mesa Stables is now complete.
The community is invited to join the Los Alamos County Council as they host a Grand Opening event for the new arena at 4 p.m., March 22 at Brewer Arena, 750 North Mesa Road.
A project website has been established to provide updates about this project at www.losalamosnm.us and click on “Projects.” The website will be updated whenever new information becomes available.
The public may e-mail questions or comments to cpfd@lacnm.us.
The Los Alamos Pony Club submitted a Capital Read More
Underground Cable Short Caused Tuesday Power Outage
DPU News:
An underground cable termination caused Tuesday afternoon’s power outage that lasted nearly two hours and affected a portion of North Mesa.
Reported at 2:05 p.m., approximately one third of the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities’ customers were without power on San Ildefonso Road beginning at and including the Del Norte/Del Sol neighborhoods and continuing east out to Big Rock Loop. DPU’s electric line crew repaired the cable and restored electricity by 3:50 p.m. Tuesday.
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) operates the county-owned electric, gas, water & wastewater Read More
LAPD Seeks Citizen Volunteers
LAPD News:
The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) is looking for citizens for a variety of tasks, as they seek to expand a successful existing volunteers program into new police administration areas.
The goal of the department is to call upon citizen volunteers to help with daily non-emergency response tasks in order to allow police officers more time in the field concentrating on police enforcement and pro-active community outreach programs or services.
LAPD is seeking volunteers to assist in three areas:
- Fingerprinting services;
- Data entry; and
- Food preparation in the detention center’s
LAPS Board Meets Tuesday, March 12
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board will hold its Regularl School Board Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 in the Los Alamos High School Speech Theatre.
The agenda for the meeting will be posted at the District Office the Thursday before the meeting.
If special accommodations are required, notifiy the secretary to the superintendent 72 hours before the meeting at 663-2230. Read More
Governor Calls Out Rep. Garcia Richard
Gov. Susana Martinez
This morning on the KRSN AM 1490 morning show, Gov. Susana Martinez accused Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard of breaking her campaign promise to voters in Los Alamos with regard to driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants (House Bill 606.)
Garcia Richard is on record during her campaign for favoring the repeal of the current law, which grants driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, saying “It’s a bad law that needs to be changed.”
It appears Garcia Richard was trying to do just that through her vote yesterday. Read More
Shelter Searching for Owner of Cat Found at Ski Hill
Council Creates DPU Charter Review Committee
From left, Councilors Fran Berting, Steve Girrens, David Izraelevitz and Council Chair Geoff Rodgers in Council Chambers discuss the DPU Charter Review Committee during this evening’s County Council meeting. Print Screen Photo
Staff report
With a series of motions, the Los Alamos County Council appointed five people to the Department of Public Utilities Charter Review Committee.
The new DPU Charter Review Committee members are David Powell (DPU Board Member), Councilor Steve Girrens, Susan O’Leary, Kirk Christensen and Ed Birnbaum.
The Committee is tasked with looking Read More
Council Approves Fire Administration Move to 999 Central
Fire Chief Troy Hughes answers Council Council questions about the new lease. Print Screen Photo
Staff report
County Council approved a new lease for Los Alamos County Fire Administration at 999 Central Ave. effective May 1.
Councilor Rick Reiss recused himself due to being a party to the lease. The Fire Department has been at its current location in the TRK Building (195 East Road) since 1994.
Reiss is the managing member and has a 25 percent ownership interest in 999 Central Ave.
Both the County Procurement Code and the New Mexico Governmental Conduct Act recognize that conflicts of interest Read More
