Los Alamos Retail Stores Reopening With Limits Saturday!
BUSINESS News:
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday that New Mexico’s emergency public health order, set to expire May 15, will be extended through May 31 and modified to allow most retailers to operate at 25 percent of their maximum occupancy as determined by fire code.
Other public health emergency changes include a requirement, beginning Saturday, that everyone wear face coverings in public, with exceptions for eating, drinking and exercising.
The changes are part of New Mexico’s phased plan for a safe and gradual reopening based on “gating criteria” that show a generally Read More
LAMC CEO: We Are Open, Safe And Ready To Serve!
Los Alamos Medical Center CEO John Whiteside issued the following message this morning to the community regarding the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic: ‘When this started we were here for you and we’re here for you now. We are open. We are safe. We are ready to serve.’ Courtesy photo
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The New Norm … Face Masks Spotted Everywhere
A face mask is spotted hanging from the rear view mirror of a vehicle this morning at Smith’s in White Rock. The driver was wearing a mask, so this must be a ‘back up’ … great idea now that face masks are required for almost everything. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
New Mexico Congressional Delegation Announces More Than $77 Million For COVID-19 Testing And Contact Tracing
NEW MEXICO DELEGATION News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.), announced Thursday that the state of New Mexico will receive more than $77 million for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The funds are from the $25 billion for national testing and contact tracing, funding for national health care providers and hospitals and small business relief package that Congress passed Read More
Chart 61: COVID-19 In New Mexico May 14
Statewide counts. Shown are the cumulative numbers of tests, diagnoses, recoveries and deaths in New Mexico. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
Daily diagnoses in Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Taos counties. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 5,503 With 11 More Deaths And 1,576 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 143 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 6 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update includes 11 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 25 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 7 new cases in Cibola County
- 10 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 3 new cases in Eddy County
- 1 new case in Grant County
- 52 new cases in McKinley County
- 1 new case in Otero County
- 2 new cases in Rio Arriba County
Los Alamos Community Howl 8 P.M. Today!
UNM-LA News:
At 8 p.m. today during the Los Alamos Community Howl, in addition to honoring medical workers and others, UNM-LA asks for an extra Lobo howl for graduating UNM-LA students.
Many of these graduates will be joining the front lines in the fight against COVID-19.
UNM-LA is so proud of them! Read More
Back On The Job In Los Alamos: Staff At Arthur B. Montoya Jr Dentist Office On Trinity Drive!
Back on the job in Los Alamos today and welcoming patients is the staff at Arthur B. Montoya Jr DDS PC, at 2610 Trinity Dr. #3. They are wearing new surgical hats made for them by their patient Terry Foxx. For more information, click here and to schedule an appointment, call 505.662.5666. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos/Rio Arriba Medical Society Seeks Applicants For Scholarships From Students Enrolled In Medical Schools
Dr. Michael Leslie of White Rock, here with his wife Emily, graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in May 2019 and went on to his Emergency Medicine Residency at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME. His enthusiasm for medicine has continued to grow, and he is incredibly thankful for the support he received through the John and Willie Mae Helm Scholarship Fund administered by the Los Alamos Medical Society. Courtesy photo
LA/RAMS News:
The Los Alamos/Rio Arriba Medical Society invites medical students enrolled in medical schools in the fall of 2020 to apply for scholarships. Read More
Operation Bandana NM Seeks Los Alamos Donations
OBNM News:
Operation Bandana New Mexico (OBNM) is collecting needed items to deliver to the people and clinics of the Pueblos and The Navajo Nation.
OBNM will be in Los Alamos to collect needed items 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily May 14-19 and 10 a.m. to noon May 20 at the Pueblo Gym, 1900 Diamond Dr.
The following items are needed:
- Bottled Water – gallons or cases;
- Canned Goods: vegetables, tomato sauce, fruit, beans, broth, soups, evaporated milk;
- Dry Goods: beans, rice, flour, sugar, oil/shortening/lard, pasta;
- Household items: cleaning supplies, bleach, hand soap, sanitizer, feminine hygiene
County Enacts Strict Precautions For Voters Amid Pandemic
While submitting an absentee ballot is encouraged, residents are able to vote in person for the June 2, Primary Election. Voting is underway at the Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Social Distancing is in place as voters cast ballots Tuesday at the Municipal Building. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
The effects of the coronavirus can be felt and seen everywhere. Locally, one of the more recent areas impacted by the effects of the pandemic is voting.
Numerous restrictions and Read More
County Council Chair Sara Scott Issues COVID-19 Update
By Chair Sara Scott
Los Alamos County Council
As we enter a new phase of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, I hope this note finds you, your families and friends well.
The County Council and Manager have very much appreciated all of the ideas coming from community members regarding how to take care of our most vulnerable citizens, how to support businesses adjusting to new operational requirements, and how we should consider potential future openings of facilities and programs in our community.
As we reflect on the anniversary of the Cerro Grande Fire while the risk from the virus remains high, Read More
An Open Book: COVID And Cerro Grande
By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ
Los Alamos
How is one to honor an event that marked one generation in the midst of another that will equally be sealed in the memory of the next? Maybe it is to remember that while time does not heal all wounds, but that painful memories gain, in time, the blessing of distance and perspective. As the Cerro Grande Fire was a defining moment in my life in Los Alamos, and now, twenty years later, we look back and remember and learn, so let us hope that the same will be for our children who see, in these times, their own defining crisis.
Unlike many friends, our loss in the fire was trivial; Read More
Laura Montoya And Operation Bandana New Mexico Partner To Help Native American Communities At Ground Zero
Navajo Chapter visit. Courtesy/OBNM
Lyanbito Chapter visit. Courtesy/OBNM
National Guard assists with distribution of needed items to pueblos. Courtesy/OBNM
OBNM News:
Laura M. Montoya and Operation Bandana New Mexico in collaboration with the National Guard, several Navajo Chapter leaders and Operating Engineers Local 953, traveled to seven Navajo Chapters and four hospitals in McKinley and San Juan Counties.
Chapters visited were Iyanbito, Pinedale, Church Rock, Tohatchi, Sheep Springs (distribution site for 10 chapters), and Newcomb. Shiprock, Upper Fruitland, Nenahnezad, Read More
New Mexico Emergency Public Health Order Modified May 16
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced late this afternoon that New Mexico’s emergency public health order, set to expire May 15, will be extended through May 31 and modified to allow most retailers to operate at 25 percent of their maximum occupancy as determined by fire code. Screenshot/LADP
STATE News:
- Retailers will soon be permitted to operate at limited capacity;
- State continuing to move forward safely as virus risk remains high.
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state health officials late this after announced New Mexico’s emergency public health order, set to expire May 15, Read More
Peterson: Nerve Flossing – Yep It’s Really A Thing
By KREIG PETERSON
Medical Massage Therapist
Keep in mind that these articles are greatly simplified to help you understand the basics of human movement and how to maintain a degree of health and comfort as far as our muscles are concerned. They are in no way intended to diagnose specific problems you might be having.
So, what is nerve flossing anyway? We have two areas of our nervous system that we will discuss. The central nervous system and the peripheral nerves. The central nervous system is our brain and spinal cord, while the peripheral nervous system is the nerves that branch off the spine and Read More
Chart 60: COVID-19 In New Mexico May 13
Statewide counts. Shown are the cumulative numbers of tests, diagnoses, recoveries, and deaths in New Mexico. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
Change in the number of new diagnoses over a two week period by county. The percentages indicate change in number of diagnoses during April 29-May 12 as compared with April 15-April 28. Counties with less than 10 diagnoses are not shown. Statewide, the number of diagnoses increased by 68 percent to 2,389 over the past two weeks from 1,407 over the preceding two weeks. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 5,364 With 12 New Deaths And 1,515 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 155 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 6 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update includes 12 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 16 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 2 new case in Chaves County
- 4 new cases in Cibola County
- 2 new case in Curry County
- 4 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 53 new cases in McKinley County
- 1 new case in Roosevelt County
- 3 new cases in Sandoval
Technological Advances Assist Los Alamos County Finance Department In Working Remotely During COVID-19
County CFO Helen Perraglio
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Finance Division’s recent changes in the way that they conduct business have paid off during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing staff to work remotely from home while still keeping finance operations running smoothly.
“Like many other employees, we began working at home in mid-March,” said CFO Helen Perraglio, “however, thanks to Enterprise Bank & Trust and the efforts of our accounts payable and procurement team, we were able to quickly implement electronic payments to vendors, eliminating the need for paper checks to be mailed. Read More
New Mexico Congressional Delegation: $6.6 Million In Grants To 16 Community Health Centers For COVID-19 Relief, Testing
DELEGATION News:
U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $6,626,899 to 16 New Mexico community health centers, Tribal health centers and Urban Indian Organizations to expand COVID-19 testing capacity and procure medical supplies.
The funding will be used to acquire additional personal protective equipment (PPE), train staff, purchase and administer coronavirus tests, and other Read More
