Atomic City Transit Route 3 Suspended – Staffing Issues
COUNTY News:
Atomic City Transit (ACT) Route 3 is suspended today, Nov. 2, due to staffing issues.
Bus Stop # 570 Entrada Dr & Camino Entrada & Bus Stop # 571 Entrada & Camino Entrada will be serviced by Route 1 with on-request service.
Customers who need to be picked up from these locations can contact the administrative office at 505.661.7433.
ACT apologizes for the inconvenience this may cause.
Please call their office at (505).661.RIDE (7433) for any additional information or use the ACTracker to locate your bus route in real-time.
For the specific route service schedules, visit Read More
Free Breakfast For Veterans & Active Military Nov. 11
Kolache Factory News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Nov. 11, Kolache Factory stores nationwide are offering free breakfast to all veterans and all those who are actively serving in the U.S. armed forces.
All veterans and servicemen and women are invited to come in and enjoy a free kolache and a cup of coffee — on the house.
Kolache Factory owners want to recognize members of the military who have sacrificed holidays, birthdays, and personal freedoms so that we might enjoy freedom and live in the greatest country in the world.
“We hope all members of the military will come out and enjoy a kolache and coffee on us Read More
UWNNM Hosts Appreciation Lunch For County Workers
UWNNM hosts a frito pie lunch Friday for Los Alamos County employees. Photo by Jenn Bartram
UWNNM News:
The United Way of Northern New Mexico (UWNNM) hosted a thank you lunch Friday, Oct. 28, for its annual Employee Giving Campaign at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building.
UWNNM’s goal to raise $500,000 for next year’s nonprofit grantees has been greatly influenced by the generous donations from workers around Los Alamos and has reached more than $430,000 thus far.
The Employee Giving Campaign lunch was a way for UWNNM to give back to workers who have donated money through the automatic deduction Read More
Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary Christmas Arts & Crafts Fair To Feature Over 35 Vendors At IHM Parish Hall Nov. 19
Cone Zone: Week Of Oct. 31, 2022
COUNTY News:
Note: This is the final Cone Zone publication for the season. Cone Zone will start up again in the spring of 2023.
Public Works Projects:
The projects listed in this section are being managed by County Public Works staff through contractors.
For more information, please e-mail lacpw@lacnm.us, call 662.8150, or visit “Projects/Public Works”.
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.
Canyon Road Reconstruction
TLC Plumbing Read More
Fr. Glenn: Valuing The Valuable
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Wow. What a tempest in a teapot this whole Elon-Musk-buying-Twitter thing has stirred up. For some it seemed as joy-filled as the Second Coming, and to others like the end of the world.
Hyperbole and overreaction seem to be the order of the day these days, or at least what’s reported in the media. Of course, most people fall between the extremes—of left and right, of “liberal” and “conservative”, etc.—somewhere along “the average” in ways of looking at things—having a more reasoned and open-minded view. Most people realize that any good idea or theory must not be protected from Read More
Posts From The Road: Animas Forks, Colorado
Duncan House: The Duncan house in Animas Forks, Colo. was the nicest home in town when Animas Forks was a thriving mining community. The two story house was restored during a restoration process in 2013-2014. Visitors can tour the home when Animas Forks is open. The area is open in summer months usually from June through September. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
Since this is the ghostliest week of the year, I think it is appropriate to feature a tiny ghost town in Colorado. Last week’s Post From the Road featured the scenic beauty Read More
Interfaith Los Alamos Ramps Up Donation Drive After Thieves Steal Thousands Of Dollars In Winter Coats
COMMUNITY News:
Interfaith Los Alamos has ramped up its winter coat drive underway for refugees recently resettled in New Mexico after thieves stole thousands of dollars in winter coats and hygiene products Oct. 2 from a warehouse in Albuquerque.
Lutheran Family Services (LFS) is the only organization licensed by the US State Department to resettle refugees in the state. More than 100 families have been newly resettled during this past year alone, many from Afghanistan.
LFS has asked Interfaith Los Alamos and the community to help provide new coats of various sizes for men and women, boys and Read More
Knights Of Columbus Host Bingo Fundraiser Night Nov. 11
State Police To Conduct Checkpoints & Saturation Patrols In Counties Across New Mexico In November 2022
NMSP News:
New Mexico State Police (NMSP) is conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of November 2022.
They are bringing awareness to these events to reduce impaired driving-related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.
These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make Read More
Crazy Cat Lady, Sheriff Woody Pride Spotted At Blue Window
A crazy cat lady (also known as owner Melissa Paternoster) is spotted tending to diners early this evening in Blue Window Bistro on Central Avenue during Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Sheriff Woody Pride (also known as Jared Krupp) making sure diners obey the law early this evening at Blue Window Bistro. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Canceled: Knights Of Columbus Haunted House Oct. 28-29
COMMUNITY News:
The Knights Of Columbus Haunted House scheduled for today and Saturday has been canceled. Read More
Streets Closed During Trick-Or-Treat On MainStreet Friday
Oppie and Groves getting into the Halloween spirit in time for Friday’s Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet event in downtown Los Alamos. Courtesy/MainStreetCOMMUNITY News:
Los Alamos MainStreet would like to alert the community to a road closure 4-6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 as part of the annual Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet event.
Due to the nature of the event, a road closure will be in place 3-6:30 p.m. on Central Avenue between 15th and 20th streets, including any side street access.
The event is hosted by Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District, part of Los Alamos Commerce & Development
New Mexico Breaks All-Time Visitation & Domestic Visitor Spending Records In 2021
Cabinet Secretary Jen Paul Schroer
NMTD News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico tourism is officially back on track and realizing record growth.
According to the New Mexico Tourism Department’s (NMTD) annual economic impact study, New Mexico welcomed a record 39 million visitors in 2021. The 2021 visitor volume generated an estimated $7.2 billion in direct spending in 2021, including a record $7 billion in visitor spending by domestic travelers.
In 2021, New Mexico surpassed the 2019 totals for domestic visitors by 1.5 million and domestic visitor spending by $159 million. The estimated spending per Read More
Atomic City Transit Shuttle Service To Overlook Park For Pumpkin Glow & Fireworks Saturday Oct. 29
Los Alamos Sullivan Field Route & White Rock Route. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Atomic City Transit will provide free shuttle service to the Los Alamos Pumpkin Glow & Fireworks event to be held at Overlook Park in White Rock Saturday, Oct 29.
Shuttle service will begin at 3 p.m. from Sullivan Field in Los Alamos and the White Rock Visitor Center. Continuous shuttle service will be provided throughout the event with the last bus leaving Overlook Park at 9:30 p.m.
Paratransit services for certified and registered customers will also be provided, please call County administrative offices Read More
Last Farmers Market Thursday Until December Markets
Atomic City Quilts Participates In Raffle To Support Wheel Chair Ramp Installation At ‘Our Of The Assumption Catholic Church’ In Jemez Springs
A quilt is on display through Nov. 16 at Atomic City Quilts, 1247 Central Ave. in downtown Los Alamos. The store is selling raffle tickets for a chance to win this quilt. Tickets cost $5 each or five for $20. Tickets will be sold through the end of November. Proceeds will benefit Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in Jemez Springs. The church is raising funds to install ramps for wheel chairs to make the church ADA compliant. The quilt, which showcases mission churches in New Mexico, features real turquoise and jewels. Southwest Decoratives in Albuquerque created the pattern, Jemez Springs Read More
Atomic City Transit Resumes Route 3 Bus Service
COUNTY News:
With the opening of Canyon Road to through traffic, Los Alamos County’s Atomic City Transit announces Route 3 service has resumed.
For additional information, call the Atomic City Transit office at 505.661.RIDE (7433) or use the ACTracker to locate bus routes in real time.
For specific route service schedules, visit the Atomic City Transit website. Read More
Atomic City Transit Bus Route 6 Collides With Light Pole
An Atomic City Transit Bus collides with a light pole around 7:15 a.m. today while on route 6 along San Ildefonso Road. No reports of injuries. Photo by Freedom Elliott Read More
Shop On The Corner Focuses On Community & Friendship
Ellie Giovanielli, left, has volunteered at Shop on the Corner for 42 years and is shown here with volunteer Sarah Rochester. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
What is this? Shop on the Corner volunteer Persida Ambarus holds up a unique donation to the thrift store. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
There is far more to be found at Shop on the Corner, located on the bottom floor of the Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, than steals and deals on second-hand clothes or kitchen goods.
One thing that can be spotted is Read More
