NM 4/East Jemez Road Intersection Upgrade Begins Soon
NNSA News:
Preparations are scheduled to begin this month for improvements to the intersection project at N.M. 4 and 501/East Jemez Road, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) as part of a settlement agreement with the State of New Mexico.
There should be no traffic impacts for this phase of the project. The major construction activities will begin in Spring 2023.
The NNSA and New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) partnered to redesign and rebuild the intersection. NMDOT competitively selected and awarded the construction Read More
Unitarian Church To Host Forum On Ukraine Sunday
Unitarian Church News:
The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos will sponsor a 45-minute forum at 11:45 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 in the sanctuary.
The forum is open to the public following the Sunday service. The topic is ‘Ukraine: The sixth month of a three-day war’, presented by Vitaliy Gyrya.
Gyrya grew up in Kharkov, Ukraine where he still has friends and family. He has lived in the U.S. for more than two decades and lived and worked in Los Alamos for the last 10 years.
When Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he sought up-to-date information but said that he found the news media seriously uninformed Read More
An Open Book: The Big Momma Tent
By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ
Los Alamos
I have constructed and updated spreadsheets for every upcoming and possible money-related life-cycle decision. I have to consult Consumer Reports and online reviews for any substantial purchase, which by my definition is anything over $50. Someone who agonizes over such monetary matters is, almost by definition, not an impulse buyer. Yet, it was an impulse purchase thirty years ago that has provided me with some of my most cherished memories. I thought I was getting a good buy; I didn’t realize just how valuable it was.
My wife and I have enjoyed the outdoors since
NMDOT And Partners Promote Traffic Safety On Opening Day At New Mexico State Fair Today
Transportation Secretary Ricky Serna
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation Traffic Safety Division in partnership with Safer New Mexico Now, Motorcycle Rights, Motorcycle Safety Foundation, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving will host multiple booths at Expo New Mexico today, Sept. 8 on Main Street in front of the agriculture building during Law Enforcement Day.
Representatives from each organization will be on hand to promote safe driving practices.
Expo New Mexico gates open at 10 a.m. and opening day of the 2022 New Mexico State Fair honors all members of law Read More
Home Country: Flip You For It
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
The evening was one of those that come back to you time after time, year after long year.
It comes back and whispers of how good life can be when you’re well fed, enjoying life, and a good friend shares the front porch with you on a summer’s evening.
It was that way with Doc and Steve the other night. Doc thought he might have to do a scientific paper on the soporific effects of iced tea, fried chicken, and corn on the cob. As long as it didn’t take any effort.
So, when this huge meal had been bull-snaked down, the two grinning friends came out to the porch to watch the sun go down behind Read More
Weekend Water Line Work Scheduled On Trinity Drive
Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Water line work will slightly divert traffic traveling east on Trinity Drive. (N.M. 502) this weekend while water main connections for The Hills Apartments are tied into Los Alamos County water lines at Trinity Drive and 35th Street.
The work is scheduled to occur between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The work will take place on the southern edge of Trinity Drive near 35th Street for about 400 feet. Traffic will be diverted from the eastbound lane closer to the center of the road.
Engineering staff from the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) encourage Read More
USDA Rural Development Increases Grant Fund Limits For Those Homes Damaged By Forest Fires In New Mexico
Director Patricia Dominguez
USDA News:
ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Director Patricia Dominguez announced today the department will be increasing grant funding to those areas in New Mexico receiving a presidential disaster declaration because of this summer’s forest fires.
“This funding will help offset the cost to repair homes that were damaged by wildfires that we saw ravage our state this summer,” Dominguez said. “The once in a lifetime grant will increase from $10,000 to $36,520 for those elderly low-income residents living in rural Colfax, Lincoln, Read More
Fresh Produce At Los Alamos Farmers Market Thursday
Rotary Club Of Los Alamos Hosts ‘Meals Of Hope’ With Kiwanis & Lions Clubs At Crossroads Bible Church Sept. 17
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos welcomes the community to pack meals Saturday, Sept. 17 at Crossroads Bible Church to help alleviate hunger in Northern New Mexico. Volunteers needed! Courtesy photo
By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
The community is cordially invited to join the Rotary Club of Los Alamos once again to pack thousands of meals to help alleviate hunger in Northern New Mexico.
In celebration of Rotary International’s Service week, Sept. 11-17, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos has invited our local Kiwanis and Lions clubs to join us in an even broader community-wide Read More
Early Evening Storm Clouds Gather Above N.M. 4
Storm clouds gather early in the evening recently above N.M. 4 heading toward White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Learn About Scouting At Open House At IHM Sept. 13
Local scouts at a recent recruitment event at Los Alamos High School. Courtesy photo
Scouting News:
Interested families of Los Alamos and White Rock are invited to an Open House to see if Scouting is a good fit.
The Open House is an informational night, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the Parish Hall at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Los Alamos.
Representatives from various scout units in Los Alamos will be on hand to answer questions and also connect folks with other scouting organizations that are not Scouts BSA.
In the words of Baden Powell, the founder of the modern Scouting movement, Read More
Posts From The Road: Manito Park And Botanical Gardens
Duncan Gardens: The Duncan Gardens is the most impressive garden at Manito Park and Botanical Gardens. The formal English Garden is a lush display of manicured grass and a colorful display of annual bedding plants. Shown is a visitor entering the gardens on the left while two gardeners work on one of the beds on the right. A beautiful water fountain is set in the center of the garden. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Flowering Onion: A group of colorful flowering onion blooms stand out against the green foliage backdrop. The flowering onion blooms in May and June at Manito Park and Botanical Read More
Fort Union Hosts First Fort And Arsenal Site Tours Sept. 10
Fort Union National Monument will host its annual First Fort and Arsenal site tours Saturday, Sept. 10. Courtesy/NPS
NPS News:
WATROUS — Fort Union National Monument invites the public to join their annual First Fort and Arsenal Tours Saturday, Sept. 10.
The First Fort and Arsenal sites are open to the public only once a year, and these will be guided tours only.
First Fort and Arsenal tours will be departing from the Monument visitor center at 9:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. Reservations are not necessary. Visitors should arrive at the visitor center 15 minutes before start times for an introduction Read More
Fr. Glenn: Laboring For Success
Fr. Glenn Jones:
Well, here we are at Labor Day again, when many take a holiday from … labor. Hmmm … seems a little strange. Not that I’m complaining. 😉
Of course, Labor Day was founded “to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States.” (Wikipedia). Hopefully our labor contributes to the benefit of not only ourselves and families, but of society as a whole. We labor with the aim of being “successful”.
But that begs the question: What is success?
Of course, many view success as the attainment Read More
Cone Zone: Week Of Sept. 5, 2022
COUNTY News:
Public Works Projects:
The projects listed in this section are being managed by County Public Works staff through contractors.
For more information, email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit “Projects/Public Works”.
Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones.
Note: the below information is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.
Courtesy/LAC
Drive Less Los Alamos!
Whether you commute to Los Alamos from Santa Fe, Española, or live here locally, Los Alamos County asks you to change your Read More
NM Congressional Democrats Welcome $2.5M In Federal Investments For Española, Santa Fe, Albuquerque Airports
Congressional News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Reps Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) are welcoming $2,568,244 in federal funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to three New Mexico airports.
“Airports are pillars of opportunity – and that’s exactly what this federal funding is going to bring. Opportunities to improve the air quality around the Albuquerque Sunport with zero-emissions technologies. Opportunities to renovate aging infrastructure at the Española Municipal Read More
Scene: Emergency Response To Gas Leak On Canyon Road
The scene of a hazmat truck, police, firefighters and an ambulance responding to a gas leak caused by a contractor breaking a pipe during road construction Friday on Canyon Road near Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Police instructed people at the church, Los Alamos High School and Gold Street Apartments to shelter in place until gas to the area could be shut off, which took just a few minutes. Photo by Amy Birnbaum Read More
NMSP Conducts Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement Operation In Española & Taos; Results In 133 Citations, 2 Arrests
NMSP News:
TAOS & ESPAÑOLA — The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Bureau conducted a five-day CVE operation in Taos and Española.
The operation ran Aug. 22-26 and was aimed at making sure commercial motor vehicles (CMV) operating on the roadways of northern New Mexico were in proper working order.
CMV safety inspections ensure that commercial vehicles are safe and compliant with Department of Transportation and other federal safety regulations. These inspections are essential because they provide safety not only to the CMV drivers but also other Read More
Scenes From 420 TeaTime Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
420 TeaTime LLC celebrates its grand opening Thursday with a Chamber Ribbon Cutting ceremony. Courtesy/Chamber
Inside view of 420 TeaTime LLC at 35 Rover Blvd., Suite G in White Rock. Courtesy/Chamber
CHAMBER News:
420 TeaTime LLC opened its doors Thursday, Sept. 1 in White Rock with a Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting ceremony.
Owner Christa Tyler said she is excited to have opened the new cannabis retail, edible lounge, and tea shop to serve White Rock and Los Alamos.
Located in the former Pig + Fig Café space at 35 Rover Blvd., Suite G, the interior has been fully remodeled to accommodate Read More
New Mexico Transportation Commission Dedicates NM 522 To Late State Sen. Carlos R. Cisneros
Sen. Carlos R. Cisneros Memorial Highway dedicated Monday in Questa to honor the late senator. Courtesy/NMDOT
NMDOT, elected officials, close friends and family of the late Sen. Carlos R. Cisneros, gathered Monday in Questa off N.M. 522 to officially dedicate the entire length of the state road from its junction with U.S. 64 in Taos County to the New Mexico/Colorado state line as the ‘Sen. Carlos R. Cisneros Memorial Highway’ . Courtesy/NMDOT
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT), elected officials, close friends and family of the late Sen. Carlos R. Read More
